Item Indicator, button, or connector Icon Description
status indicator on the back flashes until one of the buttons is
pressed again.
Press to toggle the appliance ID on and off.
If the appliance stops responding during POST, press and hold the
appliance ID button for more than five seconds to enter BIOS
progress mode.
To reset iDRAC (if not disabled in F2 iDRAC setup) press and hold
the button for more than 15 seconds.
4 Video connector Enables you to connect a display to the appliance.
5 LCD menu buttons Enable you to navigate the control panel LCD menu.
6 Information tag A slide-out label panel which allows you to record appliance
information such as Service Tag, NIC, MAC address, and so on, as
per your need.
7 LCD panel Displays appliance ID, status information, and system error
messages. For more information, see LCD panel features.
8 Hard drives Up to sixteen 2.5-inch hot-swappable hard drives.
9 vFlash media card slot Enables you to insert a vFlash media card.
10 USB connector Enables you to connect USB devices to the appliance. The ports are
USB 2.0-compliant.
11 USB management port or iDRAC
Direct
The USB management port is USB 2.0 compliant. Enables you to
connect USB devices to the appliance or provides access to the
iDRAC Direct features. For more information, see the Integrated Dell
Remote Access Controller User’s Guide at Dell.com/idracmanuals.
LCD panel
The LCD panel of your appliance provides appliance information, status, and error messages to indicate if the appliance is functioning
correctly or if the appliance needs attention. For more information about error messages, see the Dell Event and Error Messages
Reference Guide at Dell.com/openmanagemanuals >OpenManage software.
• The LCD backlight turns blue during normal operating conditions.
• When the appliance needs attention, the LCD turns amber, and displays an error code followed by descriptive text.
NOTE
: If the appliance is connected to a power source and an error is detected, the LCD turns amber regardless of
whether the appliance is turned on or off.
• The LCD backlight is turned off when the appliance is in standby mode and can be turned on by pressing either the Select, Left, or
Right button on the LCD panel.
• The LCD backlight remains off if LCD messaging is turned off using the iDRAC utility, the LCD panel, or other tools.
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