Cabling instructions for horizontal-mount pdus – IBM PC Server/Enterprise Racks 42S User Manual

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2.

Reinstall the screw on the cable clamp

c1d and repeat step 1 for the other device if

you installed two devices.

3.

Route the line cords down and toward the rack side braces; then, route the line
cords along the side brace towards the back of the rack cabinet and secure them
with the cable straps that come with this option.

4.

Route the line cords toward a dedicated power source, such as a UPS or electrical
outlet. Use the provided cable straps to secure the line cords along the way. Use
the openings in your rack cabinet, if you must exit the rack cabinet to connect to
your power source.

5.

After you connect the line cords to properly wired and grounded dedicated
power sources, you can turn on the circuit breaker; then, connect other devices in
your rack cabinet to the seven power outlets on the Rack PDU. Route all other
power cables neatly, and use the cable-management bracket to secure the cables
that you plug into the outlets on the Rack PDU.

Figure 66. Connecting and routing other power cables to the outlets

Cabling instructions for horizontal-mount PDUs

If your Rack PDU came with more than one line cord, select either the high-voltage
cord or the low-voltage cord for your installation. Use the following procedure to
connect and route cables for Rack PDUs that you mounted in the horizontal EIA space
of your rack cabinet:

1.

Connect the line cord that comes with this option to the inlet on a Rack PDU; then,
remove the screw on the cable clamp and route the line cord through the clamp.

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