Dell EMC PowerEdge R540 - Front View of the System

Front view of the system
The front view displays the features available on the front of the system.
Figure 2. Front view of 12 x 3.5-inch drive system
Table 1. Features available on the front of the system
Item Ports, panels, and slots Icon Description
`1 Left control panel N/A
Contains the system health and system ID, status LED, and the
iDRAC Quick Sync 2 (wireless) indicator.
NOTE: The iDRAC Quick Sync 2 indicator is available only
on certain congurations.
• Status LED: Enables you to identify any failed hardware
components. There are up to ve status LEDs and an overall
system health LED (Chassis health and system ID) bar. For more
information, see the Status LED indicators section.
• Quick Sync 2 (wireless): Indicates a Quick Sync enabled system.
The Quick Sync feature is optional. This feature allows
management of the system by using mobile devices. This
feature aggregates hardware or rmware inventory and various
system level diagnostic and error information that can be used in
troubleshooting the system. For more information, see the
Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User’s Guide at
Dell.com/poweredgemanuals.
2 Drive slots N/A Enable you to install drives that are supported on your system. For
more information about drives, see the Technical specications
section.
3 Right control panel N/A Contains the power button, USB ports, iDRAC Direct (Micro-AB
USB), VGA port.
4 Information tag N/A The Information Tag is a slide-out label panel that contains system
information such as Service Tag, NIC, MAC address, and so on. If
you have opted for the secure default access to iDRAC, the
Information tag also contains the iDRAC secure default password.
10 Dell EMC PowerEdge R540 overview