Item | Indicator, button, or | Icon | Description |
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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. |
3 | NMI button |
| Use this button to troubleshoot software and |
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| device driver errors when running certain |
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| operating systems. This button can be pressed |
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| using the end of a 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 documentation. |
4 | 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 LCD panel on the front and the |
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| system status indicator on the back flash until one |
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| 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 iDRAC (if not disabled in <F2> iDRAC |
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| setup) press and hold for more than 15 seconds. |
5 | LCD menu buttons |
| Allows you to navigate the control panel LCD |
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| menu. |
6 | Information tag |
| A |
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| system information such as Service Tag, NIC, MAC |
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| address, and so on as per your need. |
7 | LCD panel |
| Displays system ID, status information, and system |
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| error messages. The LCD lights blue during normal |
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| system operation. When the system needs |
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| attention, the LCD lights amber, and displays an |
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| error code followed by descriptive text. |
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| NOTE: If the system is connected to a power |
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| source and an error is detected, the LCD lights |
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| amber regardless of whether the system is |
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| turned on or off. |
8 | USB management port/ |
| The USB management port can function as a |
| iDRAC Direct port |
| regular USB port or provide access to the iDRAC |
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