Table 11. Rear view of the system (continued)
Item Ports, panels, or slots Icon Description
2 PCIe expansion card riser 2 N/A The expansion card riser enables you to connect PCI Express
expansion cards. For more information , see the Expansion card
installation guidelines section.
3 Rear Handle N/A To lift the system.
4 BOSS blank N/A Insert BOSS blank when BOSS module is not used.
5 USB 2.0 port The USB port is 4-pin, 2.0-compliant. This port enables you to
connect USB devices to the system.
6 PCIe expansion card riser 4 N/A The expansion card riser enables you to connect PCI Express
expansion cards. For more information , see the Expansion card
installation guidelines section.
7 Power supply unit (PSU 2) For more information about the PSU configurations, see
www.dell.com/poweredgemanuals section.
8 VGA port N/A Enables you to connect a display device to the system. For more
information, see www.dell.com/poweredgemanuals section.
9 USB 3.0 port The USB port is 9-pin and 3.0-compliant. This port enables you to
connect USB devices to the system.
10 Dedicated iDRAC9 Ethernet
port
Enables you to remotely access iDRAC. For more information,
see the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User's Guide at
www.dell.com/poweredgemanuals.
11 System Identification (ID)
button
The System Identification (ID) button is available on the front and
back of the system. Press the button to identify a system in a rack
by turning on the system ID button. You can also use the system ID
button to reset iDRAC and to access BIOS using the step through
mode. When pressed, the system ID LED in the back panel blinks until
either the front or rear button is pressed again. Press the button to
toggle between on or off mode.
NOTE: If the server stops responding during POST, press and
hold the System ID button for more than five seconds to enter
the BIOS progress mode
NOTE: To reset the iDRAC (if not disabled on the iDRAC setup
page by pressing F2 during system boot), press and hold the
System ID button for more than 15 seconds.
12 OCP NIC card N/A The OCP NIC card supports OCP 3.0. The NIC ports are integrated
on the OCP card which is connected to the system board.
13 NIC ports The NIC ports that are integrated on the LOM card provide network
connectivity which is connected to the system board.
14 Power supply unit (PSU1) PSU1 is the primary PSU of the system.
NOTE: For more information about ports, panels, and slots, see the Technical specifications section.
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