IBM Type 8677, Type 1881 manual BladeCenter components, controls, and LEDs, Front view

BladeCenter components, controls, and LEDs

This section identifies the components, controls, and LEDs on the front and rear of your BladeCenter unit.

Note: The illustrations in this document might differ slightly from your hardware.

Front view

This section identifies the components, controls, and LEDs on the front of your

BladeCenter unit.

Front system LED panel: The LEDs on this panel provide status information for your BladeCenter unit. See “System LED panel” on page 17 for more information.

USB port: Use this port to attach an external USB device.

Optical-drive activity LED: When this LED is lit, it indicates that the optical drive is in use.

Optical-drive eject button: Press this button to release a CD or DVD from the optical drive.

Diskette-drive activity LED (not shown in illustration): For media trays that have a diskette drive, when this LED is lit, it indicates that the diskette drive is in use.

Diskette-drive eject button (not shown in illustration): For media trays that have a diskette drive, press this button to release a diskette from the drive.

Blade control panel: This panel contains indicators and controls for the blade server. See the documentation that comes with your blade server for information about the blade control panel.

System service card: This card contains system service instructions and a writable area for your use.

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