Table 16. Components on the rear of the server
1 PCIe slot 1 on riser 1 assembly 2 Rear 2.5-inch drive bays (2)
3 Power supply 2 (optional)
4 Power supply 1
5 NMI button
6 USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps) connectors (3 DCIs)
7 VGA connector 8 XClarity Controller network connector
9 Ethernet connectors on OCP 3.0 Ethernet adapter
(optional, two or four connectors may be available)
Note: For more information about each component, see “Rear components overview” on page 41.
Server model with two 7mm hot-swap rear drive bays and two PCIe slots
The following illustration shows the rear view of the server model with two 7mm hot-swap rear drive bays and
two PCIe slots. Depending on the model, your server might look slightly different from the illustration below.
Table 17. Components on the rear of the server
1 PCIe slot 1 on riser 1 assembly 2 PCIe slot 2 on riser 1 assembly
3 Rear 7mm drive bays (2) 4 Power supply 2 (optional)
5 Power supply 1 6 NMI button
7 USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps) connectors (3 DCIs) 8 VGA connector
9 XClarity Controller network connector 10 Ethernet connectors on OCP 3.0 Ethernet adapter
(optional, two or four connectors may be available)
Note: For more information about each component, see “Rear components overview” on page 41.
Rear components overview
Drive LEDs
Each hot-swap drive comes with an activity LED and status LED and the signals are controlled by the
backplanes. Different colors and speeds indicate different activities or status of the drive. The following
illustration shows the LEDs on a Hard disk drive or solid–state drive.
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