Front panel
The front panel provides access to the features available on the front of the server, such as the power button, NMI button,
system identification tag, system identification button, and USB and VGA ports. The diagnostic LEDs or the LCD panel is
prominently located on the front panel. The hot swappable hard drives are accessible from the front panel.
10 x 2.5-inch hard drive chassis
Figure 2. Front panel features of the 10 x 2.5-inch hard drive PowerEdge R630 chassis
1.
Diagnostic indicators 2. System health indicator
3. Power-on indicator, power button 4. NMI button
5. System identification button 6. Micro USB port/iDRAC Direct
7. Information tag 8. Hard drives (10)
9. Quick Sync
Table 1. Front panel features of the 10 x 2.5-inch hard drive PowerEdge R630 chassis
Item Indicator, Button, or
Connector
Icon Description
1 Diagnostic indicators The diagnostic indicators light up to display error status.
2 System health indicator The system health indicator flashes amber when a system
fault is detected.
3 Power-on indicator, power
button
The power indicator turns on when the system power is on.
The power button controls the power supply output to the
system.
NOTE: On ACPI-compliant operating systems, turning off
the system by using the power button causes the system
to perform a graceful shutdown before power to the
system is turned off.
4 NMI button
Used to troubleshoot software and device driver errors when
running certain operating systems. This button can be pressed
by using the end of a paper clip.
NOTE: Use this button only if directed to do so by
qualified support personnel or by the operating system
documentation.
5 System identification button The identification buttons on the front and back panels can be
used to locate a particular system within a rack. When one of
these buttons is pressed, the system status indicator on the
back flashes until one of the buttons is pressed again.
10 Dell PowerEdge R630 system overview
To Next Page
Loading...
