
Table 2. Features available on the front of the 12 x 3.5 inch drive system (continued)
Item
Panels and slots
Icon
Description
3
Right control panel
N/A
Contains the power button, VGA port, iDRAC Direct micro USB port
and two USB 2.0 ports.
4
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.
Left control panel view
Figure 4. Left control panel with optional iDRAC Quick Sync 2.0 indicator
Table 3. Left control panel
Item
Indicator, button, or
connector
Icon
Description
1
Status LED indicators
N/A
Indicate the status of the system. For more information, see the
section.
2
System health and system
ID indicator
Indicates the system health. For more information, see the
health and system ID indicator codes
3
iDRAC Quick Sync 2
wireless indicator (optional)
Indicates if the iDRAC Quick Sync 2 wireless option is activated. The
Quick Sync 2 feature allows management of the system using mobile
devices. This feature aggregates hardware/firmware inventory and
various system level diagnostic/error information that can be used in
troubleshooting the system. You can access system inventory, Dell
Lifecycle Controller logs or system logs, system health status, and
also configure iDRAC, BIOS, and networking parameters. You can
also launch the virtual Keyboard, Video, and Mouse (KVM) viewer
and virtual Kernel based Virtual Machine (KVM), on a supported
mobile device. For more information, see the Integrated Dell Remote
Access Controller User's Guide at
.
Status LED indicators
NOTE:
The indicators display solid amber if any error occurs.
Table 4. Status LED indicators and descriptions
Icon
Description Condition
Corrective action
Drive
indicator
The indicator turns solid amber if
there is a drive error.
•
Check the System Event Log to determine if the drive has an error.
•
Run the appropriate Online Diagnostics test. Restart the system and
run embedded diagnostics (ePSA).
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