
Table 1. Front view of 2 x 2.5-inch drive system (continued)
Item
Ports, panels, and slots
Icon
Description
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iDRAC9 dedicated port
Enables you to remotely access
iDRAC. For more information,
see the iDRAC User’s Guide at
13
VGA port
Enables you to connect a display
device to the system. For more
information, see the
section.
14
System status indicator cable
port
N/A
Enables you to connect the
status indicator cable and view
system status when the CMA is
installed.
15
System identification button
The System Identification (ID)
button is available on the front
to identify a system in a rack by
turning on the system ID button
to reset iDRAC and to access
BIOS using the step through
mode.
For more information about the ports, see the
Figure 2. Front view of 4 x 2.5-inch drive system
Table 2. Front view of 4 x 2.5-inch drive system
Item
Ports, panels, and slots
Icon
Description
1
Serial port
IOIOI
Enables you to connect a serial
device to the system. For more
information, see the
section.
2
Drive slots (2,3)
N/A
Enable you to install drives that
are supported on your system.
For more information about
drives, see
section.
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 (0,1)
N/A
Enable you to install drives that
are supported on your system.
For more information about
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