Cabling Of Options Installed In The Xmi Chassis - DEC Rackmount 7000 AXP Installation And Owner's Manual

Option Installation
A.3 Cabling of Options Installed in the XMI Chassis
Perform the following procedure to access the XMI chassis card cage backplane
area to install the option cables:
Before performing this procedure, switch off the circuit breakers
on the back of the XMI chassis and on the power controller.
1. Extend the stabilizing legs at the front of the cabinet (if stabilizing legs are
provided).
Before extending the XMI chassis for service, ensure that the rack
or cabinet is stable and that all provided stabilizing features have
been activated. The stabilizing features for the rack or cabinet
are configuration dependent.
2. Extend the XMI chassis for service (see Section 5.3.2).
3. Remove the bottom cover (see Section 5.3.4).
4. Press in on the left and right slide locks and slide the XMI chassis back into
the equipment cabinet.
5. Access the I/O bulkhead at the rear of the XMI chassis.
6. Remove the number of plate covers from the I/O bulkhead that are required
for the installation of the option's cable assembly plate.
7. Feed the option's cables through the opening in the I/O bulkhead.
8. Attach the cable assembly plate to the I/O bulkhead by using the proper
number of screws.
9. Extend the XMI chassis and route the option cables through the bottom of the
XMI chassis to the card cage backplane.
10. Connect the option cables to the backplane slot that the option is installed
in by following the installation instructions provided with the option being
installed in the chassis (Figure A–2).
A–4 Option Installation
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