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
identication tag, system identication 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.
2.5 inch hard drive chassis
Figure 3. Front panel features (2.5-inch hard drive chassis)
1.
Power button 2. NMI button
3. System identication button 4. Video connector
5. LCD menu buttons 6. Information tag
7. LCD panel 8. Hard drives
9. vFlash media card slot 10. USB port
11. USB management port/iDRAC Direct 12. Optical drive
Table 1. Front panel features (2.5-inch hard drive chassis)
Item Indicator, button, or
connector
Icon Description
1 Power button Press the power button to turn the system on or o. The
indicator on the button indicates if the system is on or o.
NOTE: To gracefully shut down an ACPI-compliant
operating system, press the power button.
2 NMI button
Press the NMI button to troubleshoot software and device
driver errors when running certain operating systems. Use the
end of a paper clip to press the NMI button.
NOTE: Use the NMI button only if directed to do so by
qualied support personnel or by the operating system
documentation.
3 System identication button Press the system ID button:
• To locate a particular system within a rack.
• To turn the system ID on or o.
To reset iDRAC, press and hold the button for more than 15
seconds.
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