Figure 3. Front view of 8 x 3.5-inch drive system
Table 2. Features available on the front of the system
Item
Ports, panels, and slots
Icon
Description
1
Left control panel
N/A
Contains the system health and system ID, status LED, and the
iDRAC Quick Sync 2 (wireless) indicator.
NOTE:
The iDRAC Quick Sync 2 indicator is available only on
certain configurations.
•
Status LED: Enables you to identify any failed hardware
components. There are up to five status LEDs and an overall
system health LED (Chassis health and system ID) bar. For more
information, see the
section.
•
Quick Sync 2 (wireless): Indicates a Quick Sync enabled system.
The Quick Sync feature is optional. This feature allows
management of the system by using mobile devices. This feature
aggregates hardware or firmware inventory and various system
level diagnostic and error information that can be used in
troubleshooting the system. For more information, see the
Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User’s Guide
at
2
Drive slots
N/A
Enable you to install drives that are supported on your system. For
more information about drives, see the
section.
3
Optical drive (optional)
N/A
One optional slim SATA DVD-ROM drive or DVD+/-RW drive.
4
Right control panel
N/A
Contains the power button, USB ports, iDRAC Direct (Micro-AB
USB), VGA port.
5
Information tag
N/A
The Information Tag is a slide-out label panel that contains system
information such as Service Tag, NIC, MAC address, and so on. If you
have opted for the secure default access to iDRAC, the Information
tag also contains the iDRAC secure default password.
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