1

PCIe expansion card riser 1 (slot 1 and slot 2)

N/A

The expansion card riser enables you to connect PCI Express expansion cards. For more information, see the Expansion card installation guidelines section.

2

BOSS blank

N/A

Insert BOSS blank when the BOSS module is not used.

3

Rear Handle

N/A

To lift the system.

4

PCIe expansion card riser 2 (slot 3 and slot 6)

N/A

The expansion card riser enables you to connect PCI Express expansion cards. For more information , see the Expansion card installation guidelines section.

5

Rear drive module

N/A

Enables you to install drives that are supported on your system.

6

USB 2.0 port (1)

The USB port is 4-pin, 2.0-compliant. This port enables you to connect USB devices to the system.

7

PCIe expansion card riser 4 (slot 7 and slot 8)

N/A

The expansion card riser enables you to connect PCI Express expansion cards. For more information about the expansion cards that are supported on your system.

8

Power supply unit (PSU 2)

For more information about the PSU configurations, see PowerEdge manuals section.

9

VGA port

N/A

Enables you to connect a display device to the system. For more information, see PowerEdge manuals section.

10

USB 3.0 port

The USB port is 9-pin and 3.0-compliant. This port enables you to connect USB devices to the system.

11

iDRAC9 Ethernet port

Enables you to remotely access iDRAC. For more information, see PowerEdge manuals section.

12

System Identification (ID) button

The System Identification (ID) button is available on the front and back of the system. 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. When pressed, the system ID LED in the back panel blinks until either the front or rear button is pressed again. Press the button to toggle between on or off mode.

 

NOTE: If the server stops responding during POST, press and hold the System ID button for more than five seconds to enter the BIOS progress mode.

 

NOTE: To reset the iDRAC (if not disabled on the iDRAC setup page by pressing F2 during system boot), press and hold the System ID button for more than 15 seconds.

13

OCP NIC card

N/A

The OCP NIC card supports OCP 3.0. The NIC ports are integrated on the OCP card which is connected to the system board.

14

NIC ports

The NIC ports are embedded on the LOM card that is connected to the system board.

15

Power supply unit (PSU1)

PSU1 is the primary PSU of the system. For more information, see PowerEdge manuals section.