Re: Power 10 maintenance

IBM Does have various length cords available but most partners don't want to work that hard to find them. The old standard '1422' (#14 wire, 22 ft long) was the standby and left *WAYTOOMUCH extra cable everywhere. I hated them.

I ALWAYS use the correct length such that when the server is fully extended the cables just nicely reach the PDUs. I purchase red and blue to distinguish the two supplies for all servers, drawers, etc. I happen to use colorpowercables.com because they are simple to order from. For drawers I use the standard cables and for the server the thicker #14 cables which also have C15 ends, though that doesn't matter here.

I do the same for fiber and Ethernet, and only use thinnet Ethernet, which is about the same size as the fibers cables. I use the correct length and velcro them into a nice loop just long enough so the server can be extended for maintenance.

- DrF

On 1/4/2023 1:05 PM, Rob Berendt wrote:

I'm getting in:
S1014(9105-41B)
w/EMXO expansion unit
S1024(9105-42A)
Two 8969-F24
FS7300.

My question is, since I'm tired of power cables stretching all over the place looking like cobwebs do I order short 2-3' cables just long enough to reach the PDU's,
or do I use power cables long enough to stay plugged in while you slide the units out for maintenance?
Summary: Are the parts hot swappable?
BP ordered internal NVMe drives for VIOS.

Rob Berendt
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