Item Ports, panels, or slots Icon Description
3 NIC port (2)
The NIC ports are integrated on the system board provide network
connectivity. For more information about the supported congurations,
see the Technical specications section.
4 USB 2.0 port (4)
The USB ports are 4-pin, 2.0-compliant. These ports enable you to
connect USB devices to the system.
5 USB 3.0 port (2)
The USB ports are 9-pin and 3.0-compliant. These ports enable you to
connect USB devices to the system.
6 VGA port
Enables you to connect a display device to the system. For more
information, see the Technical specications section.
7 Serial port
Enables you to connect a serial device to the system. For more
information, see the Technical specications section.
8 System identication button
The System Identication (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.
9 External cooling fan
(optional)
N/A Enables you to connect an optional redundant cooling fan.
10 PCIe expansion card slot(6) N/A The expansion slot(s) enable you to connect PCI Express expansion
cards. For more information on the expansion cards that are supported
on your system, see the Expansion card guidelines.
Related link
Technical specications
Expansion card installation guidelines
NIC indicator codes
Each NIC on the back of the system 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 10. NIC indicator codes
1
link LED indicator 2 activity LED indicator
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