Power indicator pattern

Condition

 

 

NOTE: For security purposes, Quick Sync turns off after thirty seconds of in-activity after the activation button is pressed. Once timed-out, the user is expected to press the activation button again to activate Quick Sync.

Back-panel features and indicators

Figure 8. Back-panel features and indicators—8 hard-drive system (2 PCIe expansion cards)

Item

Indicator, Button, or

Icon

Description

 

Connector

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

System identification

 

The identification buttons on the front and back

 

button

 

panels can be used to locate a particular system

 

 

 

within a rack. When one of these buttons is

 

 

 

pressed, the LCD panel on the front and the

 

 

 

system status indicator on the back blink until one

 

 

 

of the buttons is pressed again.

 

 

 

Press to toggle the system ID on and off. If the

 

 

 

system stops responding during POST, press and

 

 

 

hold the system ID button for more than five

 

 

 

seconds to enter BIOS progress mode.

 

 

 

To reset iDRAC (if not disabled in F2 iDRAC setup)

 

 

 

press and hold for more than 15 seconds.

2

System identification

 

Allows you to connect the optional system status

 

connector

 

indicator assembly through the optional cable

 

 

 

management arm.

3

iDRAC8 Enterprise port

 

Dedicated management port.

 

 

 

NOTE: The port is available for use only if the

 

 

 

iDRAC87 Enterprise license is installed on your

 

 

 

system.

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