How do I connect DC power devices to a BDFB at the end of the row?

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This question was originally posted on DCIM Support by Shawn McGowan on 2018-02-15

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I have many DC powered devices in my data centers that connect to BDFBs or BDCBBs in the room. DCO does not let me connect devices outside the cabinet. Please advise

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This answer was originally posted on DCIM Support by Jef Faridi on 2018-02-15

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Hi Shawn,

In general, in DCO, devices in a rack can only be powered from rack's available rack-pdu(s).

The usual power path in DCO is:

UPS -> PDU -> rack pdu -> "IT device"

and/or PDU -> rack pdu -> "IT device"

A possible workaround I could think of is adding & configuring some rack pdu(s) for those devices.

Kind regards

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This comment was originally posted on DCIM Support by Shawn McGowan on 2018-05-10

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1. That really should be changed for the DC power world. There is no way to accurately reflect our true power arrangement in our remote sites. I can add a rack PDU but it defeats the purpose of documenting the power paths if they are wrong. I will be adding equipment that doesn't exist. It will confuse our end users.

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[DCIM_Support]

This comment was originally posted on DCIM Support by Jef Faridi on 2018-05-11

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Hi Shawn,

I understand, but currently rack-mounted devices may only have power connections with rack-pdu(s) inside the rack. I can capture a feature request for you or you might want to post one here: Feature requests

Kind regards

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