Table 7. 2 X 2.5 inch drive system with 1 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 system, see the Expansion card guidelines.
2
Drive slots
N/A
Enable you to install drives that are supported on your system. For more
information about drives, see the Technical specifications section.
3
Power supply unit (2)
N/A
For more information about the PSU configurations, see the Technical
Specifications section
4
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.
5
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.
6
VGA port
Enables you to connect a display device to the system. For more
information, see the Technical specifications section.
7
Serial port
Enables you to connect a serial device to the system. For more
information, see the Technical specifications section.
8
iDRAC9 Enterprise port
Enables you to remotely access iDRAC. For more information, see the
iDRAC User’s Guide at
Dell.com/idracmanuals
.
9
CMA power port
N/A
The Cable Management Arm (CMA) power port enables you to connect
to the CMA.
10
System identification button
The System Identification (ID) button is available on the front and back of
the systems. Press the button to identify a system in a rack by turning on
the system ID button. You can also use the system ID button to reset
iDRAC and to access BIOS using the step through mode.
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 13. NIC indicator codes
1
link LED indicator
2
activity LED indicator
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