Top Exit Cabling specifications

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For top exit cabling, you can use one of the following options:
  • Top Exit cabling with Top Exit Enclosure feature (FC 5823)
  • Top Exit cabling without Top Exit Enclosure feature (FC 5819)

Top Exit Cabling with Top Exit Enclosure (FC 5823):

The Top Exit Enclosure is installed at the time of system assembly in the datacenter. Cables exit the system upward through brush elements in the enclosure.

Table 1. Top exit cabling enclosure (FC 5823) measurements
Weight Width Depth Height
12.2 kg (27 lbs)* 598 mm (23.54 in) 1072 mm (42.2 in) 178 mm (7.0 in)

* The top exit enclosure itself, as it is installed, weighs 11.4 kg (25 lbs).
+ included cable spools and enclosure lids = 22.5 kg (49.5 lbs)
+ optional Fiber Quick Connect feature (FC 5824 or FC 5826) = 26.4 kg (58 lbs)

Figure 1 shows lid installation and cables exiting through the brush elements. Figure 2 shows the Top Exit Enclosure without lids, and the FQC brackets and cable spools installed.

Figure 1. Top Exit Enclosure cabling feature - cables exiting from the top of the enclosure
This graphic shows the location of the top exit assembly at the very top of the machine.
Figure 2. Top Exit Enclosure cabling feature - with FQC brackets and cable spools
This graphic shows the inside of the top exit assembly including FQC brackets and cable spools installed.

Top Exit Cabling without top exit enclosure (FC 5819):

When routing cables directly through the top of the frame, there are two slider plates on the top of the frame (one on each side of the rear of the frame) that can be slid opened partially and any gaps can be eliminated with self-sticking foam. This foam is pre-installed on the system.

This graphic shows the cables out the top of the frame.