Back view of the appliance
You can access the components such as appliance identification button, power supply
sockets, cable management arm connectors, iDRAC storage media, NIC ports, and
USB ports from the back of the appliance. Most of the expansion card ports can be
accessed from the back panel. The hot swappable power supply units are accessible
from the back panel.
Figure 5 Back view of appliance with 3 PCIe expansion slots
Item 1 is the PCIe expansion card slot(s), enables you to connect to PCI Express
expansion cards. Item 2 is the hard drive, enables you to install drives that are
supported in your appliance. Item 3 is the power supply unit, supplies power to the
components of the appliance. Item 4 is the NIC port, integrated on the network
daughter card (NDC) provides network connectivity. Item 5 is the USB 3.0 port,
enables you to connect USB devices to the appliance. Item 6 is the video port, enables
you to connect a display device to the appliance. Item 7 is the serial port, enables you
to connect serial device to the appliance. Item 8 is the iDRAC 9 Enterprise port,
enables you to remotely access iDRAC. Item 9 is the CMA power port, enables you to
connect to cable management arm LED. Item 10 is the Appliance identification button,
helps in identifying the appliance in a rack.
Table 6 10 X 2.5 inch drive appliance with 3 PCIe expansion slot
Item
Ports, panels,
or slots
Icon
Description
1
PCIe expansion
card slot(s)
N/A
The expansion slot(s) enable you to connect PCI
Express expansion cards. For more information on
the expansion cards that are supported on your
appliance, see the
section.
2
Power supply unit
(2)
N/A
For more information about the PSU
configurations, see the
section.
3
NIC port (4)
The NIC ports that are integrated on the network
daughter card (NDC) provide network
connectivity. For more information about the
supported configurations, see the Technical
specifications section.
4
USB 3.0 (2)
The USB ports are 9-pin and 3.0-compliant.
These ports enable you to connect USB devices
to the appliance.
Overview
Back view of the appliance
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