Table 13. 10 X 2.5 inch drive appliance with 3 PCIe expansion slot
Item Ports, panels, or slots Icon Description
1 PCIe expansion card
slot(s)
N/A
The expansion slot(s) enable you to connect PCI Express
expansion cards. For more information on the expansion cards that
are supported on your appliance, see the Expansion card guidelines
section.
2 Power supply unit (2) N/A For more information about the PSU configurations, see the
Technical Specifications section.
3 NIC port (4) The NIC ports that are integrated on the network daughter card
(NDC) provide network connectivity. For more information about
the supported configurations, see the Technical specifications
section.
4 USB 3.0 (2) The USB ports are 9-pin and 3.0-compliant. These ports enable you
to connect USB devices to the appliance.
5 VGA port Enables you to connect a display device to the appliance. For more
information, see the Technical Specifications section.
6 Serial port Enables you to connect a serial device to the appliance. For more
information, see the Technical Specifications section.
7 iDRAC9 Enterprise port Enables you to remotely access iDRAC. For more information, see
the iDRAC User’s Guide at Dell.com/idracmanuals.
8 CMA power port N/A The Cable Management Arm (CMA) power port enables you to
connect to the CMA.
9 Appliance identification
button
The appliance Identification (ID) button is available on the front
and back of the appliances. Press the button to identify a appliance
in a rack by turning on the appliance ID button. You can also use
the appliance ID button to reset iDRAC and to access BIOS using
the step through mode.
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