Item

Indicator, Button, or

Icon

Description

 

 

Connector

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Use the NMI button only if directed by qualified

 

 

 

support personnel or by the OS's documentation

 

 

 

.

 

5

Information tag

 

A slide-out label panel, which allows you to record

 

 

 

system information such as Service Tag, NIC, MAC

 

 

 

address.

 

6

Hard drives

 

2.5 inch hard

Up to twenty four 2.5 inch

 

 

 

 

 

 

drive/SSD

hot-swappable hard drives.

 

 

 

systems

 

 

 

 

3.5 inch hard

Up to twelve 3.5 inch hot-

 

 

 

drive systems

swappable hard drives.

7USB management port/ iDRAC Direct

Allows you to connect USBdevices to the system or provides access to the iDRAC Direct features.For more information, see the Integrated Dell Remote Access ControllerUser’s Guide at dell.com/ esmmanuals. The USB management portis USB 2.0-compliant.

8

iDRAC Direct LED

The indicator lights up to display error status.

 

indicator

 

9

Video connector

Enables you to connect a display to the system.

Diagnostic indicators

The diagnostic indicators on the system front panel display error status during system startup.

NOTE: The diagnostic indicators are not present if the system is equipped with an LCD display.

NOTE: The diagnostic indicators are present only on the 24–hard drive systems.

NOTE: No diagnostic indicators are lit when the system is switched off. To start the system, plug it into a working power source and press the Power button.

Table 1. Diagnostic indicators

Icon

Description

Condition

Corrective action

 

 

 

 

 

Health

If the system is on, and in

None required.

 

indicator

good health, the indicator

 

 

 

lights solid blue.

 

The indicator blinks amber if the system is on or in standby, and if any error exists (for example, a failed fan or hard drive).

See the System Event Log or system messages for the specific issue. For more information on error messages, see the Dell Event and Error Messages Reference Guide at dell.com/esmmanuals.

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