Back Panel Features and Indicators

This section displays the back panel of the CloudVision Appliance.

Figure 1: CloudVision Appliance (back view)
Table 1. Back-panel Features and Indicators
Number Indicator, Button, or Connector Description
1 Serial connector Allows you to connect a serial device to the system.
2 iDRAC port (optional) Dedicated management port on the iDRAC ports card.
3 Ethernet connector 1 Integrated 10/100/1000 Mbps NIC connector.
4 PCIe expansion card slots (2) Allows you to connect a PCI Express expansion card.
5 System identification button The identification buttons on the front and back panels can be used to locate a particular system within a rack. When one of these buttons is pressed, the system status indicator on the back flashes until one of the buttons is pressed again.

Press to toggle the system ID on and off. If the system stops responding during POST, press and hold the system ID button for more than five seconds to enter BIOS progress mode.

To reset the iDRAC (if not disabled in F2 iDRAC setup) press and hold the button for more than 15 seconds.

6 System identification connector Connects the optional system status indicator assembly through the optional cable management arm.
7 Video connector Allows you to connect a VGA display to the system.
8 USB connector Allows you to connect USB devices to the system. The port is USB 2.0-compliant.
9 USB connector Allows you to connect USB devices to the system. The port is USB 3.0-compliant.
10 Ethernet connector 2 Integrated 10/100/1000 Mbps NIC connector.
11 Ethernet connector 3 Integrated 10/100/1000 Mbps NIC connector.
12 Ethernet connector 4 Integrated 10/100/1000 Mbps NIC connector.
13 Power supplies (PSU1 and PSU2) One supplied 550 W redundant Platinum AC power supply. (Option of one additional power supply available.)