Dell PowerEdge PDU Metered LCD Best Practices Guide for Rack Enclosures - Page 16

Cabling with Rear-mount PDUs, Rear-Mount PDU with Adjacent Data Cables

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Figure 15: Cabling with Rear-mount PDUs Another option is to mount one PDU on each side of the rack. This involves a similar routing schemes to the one used above. If there is no need for redundant power hookups, then this scenario is cleanest with no cable crossover point. The system CMAs can be balanced, half mounted on one side, and the other half mounted on the other side of the rack. All cables can then be routed up or down their respective sides. See Figure 16. Figure 16: Rear-Mount PDU with Adjacent Data Cables Dell Inc. | Data Center Infrastructure 16

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Figure 15: Cabling with Rear-mount PDUs
Another option is to mount one PDU on each side of the rack. This involves a similar routing schemes to the one
used above.
If there is no need for redundant power hookups, then this scenario is cleanest with no cable crossover
point.
The system CMAs can be balanced, half mounted on one side, and the other half mounted on the other side of
the rack.
All cables can then be routed up or down their respective sides. See Figure 16.
Figure 16: Rear-Mount PDU with Adjacent Data Cables