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1 | Diagnostic indicators |
| The diagnostic indicators light up to display error | |
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| status. |
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2 | System identification |
| The identification buttons on the front and back | |
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| panels can be used to locate a particular system | |
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| within a rack. When one of these buttons is | |
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| pressed, the system status indicator on the back | |
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| flashes until one of the buttons is pressed again. | |
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| Press to toggle the system ID on and off. | |
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| If the system stops responding during POST, press | |
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| and hold the system ID button for more than five | |
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| seconds to enter BIOS progress mode. | |
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| To reset the iDRAC (if not disabled in F2 iDRAC | |
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| setup) press and hold the button for more than 15 | |
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| The | ||
| power button |
| power is on. The power button controls the power | |
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| supply output to the system. | |
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| NOTE: On | |
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| turning off the system using the power button | |
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| causes the system to perform a graceful | |
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| shutdown before power to the system is | |
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| turned off. |
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4 | NMI button |
| Used to troubleshoot software and device driver | |
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| errors when running certain operating systems. | |
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| This button can be pressed using the end of a | |
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| paper clip. |
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| Use this button only if directed to do so by | |
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| qualified support personnel or by the operating | |
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| system's documentation. | |
5 | Information tag |
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| system information such as Service Tag, NIC, MAC | |
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| address, and so on as per your need. | |
6 | Hard drives |
| 2.5 inch hard | Up to twenty four 2.5 inch |
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| 3.5 inch hard | Up to twelve 3.5 inch hot- |
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| drive systems | swappable hard drives. |
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| 3.5 inch and 1.8 | Up to eight 3.5 inch and |
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| inch hard drive | eighteen 1.8 inch hot- |
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| systems | swappable hard drives. |
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