Dell APEX Cloud Platform MC-760 Hardware Requirements and Specifications

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Rear view of the system

This section provides an overview of ports, panels, and slots found on the rear of the MC-760.

this image shows rear view of the system — Figure 1. Rear view of the system

The following table describes the rear ports, panels, and slots on the MC-760 system.

Table 1. MC-760 rear ports, panels, and slotsThis table describes the rear ports, panels, and slots on the MC-760 system.
Item	Ports, panels, or slots	Icon	Description
1	PCIe expansion card riser 1 (slot 1 and slot 2)	N/A	Allows you to connect PCI Express expansion cards.
2	BOSS module	N/A	BOSS module for internal system boot.
3	PCIe expansion card riser 2 (slot 3 and slot 6)	N/A	The expansion card riser enables you to connect PCI Express expansion cards.
4	PCIe expansion card riser 3 (slot 4 and slot 5)	N/A	Allows you to connect PCI Express expansion cards.
5	VGA port		Use this port to connect a display device to the system.
6	PCIe expansion card riser 4 (slot 7 and slot 8)	N/A	Allows you to connect PCI Express expansion cards.
7	Power supply unit 2 (PSU2)		Secondary PSU of the system.
8	USB 2.0 port		4-pin, 2.0-compliant port to connect USB devices to the system.
9	USB 3.0 port		9-pin and 3.0-compliant port to connect USB devices to the system.
10	Dedicated iDRAC9 Ethernet port		This port allows you to remotely access iDRAC. For more information, go to the Dell Support site and select the version and series of iDRAC that you have installed.
11	System Identification (ID) button		Press the button on the front or back of the system to identify a system in a rack, to reset the iDRAC, or to access the BIOS using the Step-through mode. When pressed, the System ID LED on the back panel blinks until either the front button is pressed, or the rear button is pressed again. You can also press the button to switch between On or Off mode. If the server stops responding during POST, press and hold the System ID button for more than five seconds to enter the BIOS progress mode. To reset the iDRAC, press and hold the System ID button for more than 15 seconds. If this option is disabled, you can enable it by pressing F2 during the system boot process, and entering the iDRAC Setup page.
12	OCP NIC card (optional)	N/A	The NIC ports are integrated on the OCP card which is connected to the system board. The OCP NIC card supports OCP 3.0.
13	NIC ports (optional)		The NIC ports that are integrated on the LOM card provide network connectivity which is connected to the system board.
14	Power supply unit 1 (PSU1)		PSU1 is the primary PSU of the system.

this image shows Rear view of the system with 4 x 2.5-inch rear drive module — Figure 2. Rear view of MC-760 with 4 x 2.5-inch rear drive module for APEX Cloud Platform for Microsoft Azure

The following table describes the rear view of the MC-760.

Table 2. Rear view of the MC-760 with 4 x 2.5-inch rear drive module APEX Cloud Platform for Microsoft AzureThis table describes the rear view of the MC-760 with 4 x 2.5-inch rear drive module APEX Cloud Platform for Microsoft Azure.
Item	Ports, panels, or slots	Icon	Description
1	Rear drive module	N/A	Location to install the rear drives that are supported
2	PCIe expansion card riser 2 (slot 3 and slot 6)	N/A	The expansion card riser enables you to connect PCI Express expansion cards.
3	BOSS module	N/A	BOSS module for internal system boot.
4	VGA port		Enables you to connect a display device to the system.
5	PCIe expansion card riser 4 (slot 7 and slot 8)	N/A	The expansion card riser enables you to connect PCI Express expansion cards.
6	Power supply unit 2 (PSU2)		PSU2 is the secondary PSU of the system.
7	USB 2.0 port		4-pin, 2.0-compliant port to connect USB devices to the system.
8	USB 3.0 port		9-pin and 3.0-compliant port to connect USB devices to the system.
9	Dedicated iDRAC9 Ethernet port		Enables you to remotely access iDRAC. For more information, see the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User's Guide.
10	System Identification (ID) button.		Press the button on the front or back of the system to identify a system in a rack, to reset the iDRAC, or to access the BIOS using the Step-through mode. When pressed, the System ID LED on the back panel blinks until either the front button is pressed, or the rear button is pressed again. You can also press the button to switch between On or Off mode. If the server stops responding during POST, press and hold the System ID button for more than five seconds to enter the BIOS progress mode. To reset the iDRAC, press and hold the System ID button for more than 15 seconds. If this option is disabled, you can enable it by pressing F2 during the system boot process, and entering the iDRAC Setup page.
11	OCP NIC card (optional)	N/A	The NIC ports are integrated on the OCP card which is connected to the system board. The OCP NIC card supports OCP 3.0.
12	NIC ports (optional)		The NIC ports that are integrated on the LOM card provide network connectivity which is connected to the system board.
13	Power supply unit 1 (PSU1)		PSU1 is the primary PSU of the system.

NOTE:For more information about ports, panels, and slots, see the Technical specification section.