Table 1. Front view of 2 x 2.5-inch drive system (continued)
Item
Ports, panels, and slots
Icon
Description
information, see the
section.
2
GPU riser 1 slots
N/A
The GPU card slot (riser 1)
connects up to two full-height
GPUs. For more information,
see the
3
GPU riser 2 slots
N/A
The GPU card slot (riser 2)
connects up to two full-height
GPUs. For more information,
see the
4
Drive slots
N/A
Enable you to install drives that
are supported on your system.
For more information about
drives, see
section.
5
Power supply unit (1)
N/A
For more information, see
section.
6
Power supply unit (2)
N/A
For more information, see
section.
7
iDRAC Direct port
The iDRAC Direct port is micro
USB 2.0-compliant. This port
enables you to access the
iDRAC Direct features. For more
information, see the iDRAC
User’s Guide at
8
Power button
Indicates if the system is turned
on or off. Press the power
button to manually turn on or
off the system.
NOTE:
Press the power
button to gracefully shut
down an ACPI-compliant
operating system.
9
OCP ports
The NIC ports that are
integrated on the network
daughter card (NDC) provide
network connectivity. For more
information about the supported
configurations, see
section.
10
Ethernet ports
Use the Ethernet ports to
connect Local Area Networks
(LANs) to the system. For more
information about the supported
Ethernet ports, see
section.
11
USB 3.0 port
The USB ports are 9-pin and
3.0-compliant. These ports
enable you to connect USB
devices to the system.
10
PowerEdge XE2420 system overview