Owners Manual

Table 8. Features available on the back view
Item Panels, ports, and slots Icon Description
1 Full-height PCIe expansion
card slot (3)
N/A The PCIe expansion card slot (riser 1) connects up to three full-height
PCIe expansion cards to the system. For more information, see
Expansion card installation guidelines.
2 Half-height PCIe expansion
card slot
N/A The PCIe expansion card slot (riser 2) connects one half-height PCIe
expansion card to the system. For more information, see Expansion card
installation guidelines.
3 Rear handle N/A The rear handle can be removed to enable any external cabling of the
PCIe cards that are installed in the PCIe expansion card slot 6.
4 Power supply unit (2) N/A For more information, see Technical specications.
5 NIC ports The NIC ports that are integrated on the network daughter card (NDC)
provide network connectivity. For more information about the supported
congurations, see Technical specications.
6 USB port (2) The USB ports are 9-pin and 3.0-compliant. These ports enable you to
connect USB devices to the system.
7 VGA port Enables you to connect a display device to the system. For more
information, see Technical specications.
8 Serial port Enables you to connect a serial device to the system. For more
information, see Technical specications.
9 iDRAC9 dedicated port Enables you to remotely access iDRAC. For more information, see the
iDRAC User’s Guide at Dell.com/idracmanuals.
10 System identication button The System Identication (ID) button is available on the front and back of
the systems. 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.
NIC indicator codes
Each NIC on the back panel has indicators that provide information about the activity and link status. The activity LED indicator indicates if
data is owing through the NIC, and the link LED indicator indicates the speed of the connected network.
Figure 8. NIC indicator codes
1
link LED indicator 2 activity LED indicator
14 Overview