Table 14. Back panel features of VxRail D Series appliance (continued)
Item
Features
Icon
Description
8
LOM riser slot (PCIe slot 1)
N/A
Use the LOM riser slot for NIC expansion. The LOM riser
contains the OCP network card and is recommended for LAN
connectivity.
9
USB 3.0 port (2)
Use the USB 3.0 port to connect USB devices to the system.
These ports are 4-pin, USB 3.0-compliant.
10
VGA port
Use the VGA port to connect a display to the system. For
more information about the supported VGA port, see the
Technical specifications section.
11
System status indicator cable port N/A
Enables you to connect the status indicator cable and view
system status when the CMA is installed.
12
System identification button
Press the system ID button:
●
To locate a particular system within a rack.
●
To turn the system ID on or off.
To reset iDRAC, press and hold the button for more than 15
seconds.
NOTE:
●
To reset iDRAC using system ID, ensure that the
system ID button is enabled in the iDRAC setup.
●
If the system stops responding during POST, press and
hold the system ID button (for more than five seconds)
to enter the BIOS progress mode.
13
Full height riser right slot (Riser 1,
PCIe, slot 2)
N/A
Use the card slot to connect full-height PCIe expansion cards
on the full height riser.
NOTE:
The full height riser is supported on the 1 CPU
configuration only. For 2 CPU configurations, see the half
height right and left risers (Riser 1 and 2, PCIe slot 2 and
3).
NIC indicator codes
Each NIC on the back of the system has indicators that provide information about the activity and link status. The activity LED
indicator indicates if data is flowing through the NIC, and the link LED indicator indicates the speed of the connected network.
Figure 10. NIC indicator codes
1. Link LED indicator
2. Activity LED indicator
Table 15. NIC indicator codes
Status
Condition
Link and activity indicators are off.
The NIC is not connected to the network.
Link indicator is green, and activity indicator is blinking
green.
The NIC is connected to a valid network at its maximum port speed,
and data is being sent or received.
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Dell EMC VxRail D Series overview
