Item
Ports, panels, and slots
Icon
Description
NOTE:
DVD devices are data only.
3
USB port (optional)
The USB port is USB 3.0 compliant.
4
VGA port
Enables you to connect a display device to the system. For more
information, see the Technical specifications section.
5
Right control panel
N/A
Contains the power button, USB port, iDRAC Direct micro port, and
the iDRAC Direct status LED.
6
Hard drive slots
N/A
Enable you to install hard drives that are supported on your system.
For more information about hard drives, see the Technical
specifications section.
Left control panel view
Figure 5. Left control panel with optional iDRAC Quick Sync 2.0 indicator
Table 2. Left control panel
Item
Indicator or button
Icon
Description
1
Status LED indicators
N/A
Indicate the status of the system. For more information, see the
Status LED indicators section.
2
System health and system
ID indicator
Indicates the system health. For more information, see the System
health and system ID indicator codes section.
3
iDRAC Quick Sync 2
wireless indicator (optional)
Indicates if the iDRAC Quick Sync 2 wireless option is activated. The
Quick Sync 2 feature allows management of the system using mobile
devices. This feature aggregates hardware/firmware inventory and
various system level diagnostic/error information that can be used in
troubleshooting the system. You can access system inventory, Dell
Lifecycle Controller logs or system logs, system health status, and
also configure iDRAC, BIOS, and networking parameters. You can also
launch the virtual Keyboard, Video, and Mouse (KVM) viewer and
virtual Kernel based Virtual Machine (KVM), on a supported mobile
device. For more information, see the Integrated Dell Remote Access
Controller User's Guide at
Dell.com/idracmanuals
.
Dell EMC PowerEdge R640 Installation and Service Manual
PowerEdge R640 system overview
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