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Dell PowerEdge XR8620t Installation and Service Manual

System configurations - front view for PowerEdge XR8620t

Figure 1. Front view for PowerEdge XR8620t
Front view of the sled
Table 1. Front view of the sledThis table describes the components on the front view of the sled.
Item Ports, panels, or slots Icon Description
1 PCIe expansion card slot 1 N/A Enables you to access the PCIe expansion card installed on Riser 1 in the system.
2 PCIe expansion card slot 2 N/A Enables you to access the PCIe expansion card installed on Riser 1 in the system.
3 PCIe expansion card slot 3 N/A Enables you to access the PCIe expansion card installed on Riser 2 in the system.
4 Information Tag N/A The Information tag is a slide-out label panel that contains Service Tag, QRL barcode and iDRAC MAC address.
5 Serial port serial connector iconEnables you to connect a serial device to the system.
NOTE:The serial port is a micro USB type port. It only supports serial connection functions. The serial port does not support any USB functions.
NOTE:When Intel(R) Ethernet 100G 2P adapter or Intel(R) Ethernet 25G 4P adapter with RBT cable connected, Micro USB does not function.
6 2x SFP28 LOM ports (Optional) Ethernet connector iconThe LOM ports are optional and are embedded on the system board.
7 iDRAC Direct port (Micro-AB USB) USB connector icon The iDRAC Direct (Micro-AB USB) port enables you to access the iDRAC direct Micro-AB USB features. For more information, see the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User's Guide at PowerEdge Manuals.
8 System identification button System identification iconThe System Identification (ID) button is available on the front of the system. 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 the BIOS using the step-through mode. When pressed, the system ID LED in the front panel blinks until the front button is pressed again. Press the button to toggle between on or off mode.
NOTE: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.
NOTE:To reset the iDRAC (if not disabled on the iDRAC setup page by pressing F2 during system boot), press and hold the System ID button for more than 15 seconds.
9 Heater LED System identification iconThe Heater LED explains the heater status of the chassis. The LEDs have a bi -color property: they can display a green or amber status.
NOTE:LED lights Green when system pre‐heating is enabled and will turn off when system pre‐heating is completed. The heater manager will continue to maintain proper temperature on the system after preheating, but the LED will stay off while the system is on.
NOTE:LED flashes Amber with a 1 Hz frequency when any required heater or thermal sensor is absent or has failed.
10 Sled handle N/A Enables you to remove the sled from the enclosure.
11 Mini-DisplayPort System identification icon Enables you to connect a display device to the system.
12 USB 3.0 port USB 3.0 connector icon The USB port is 9-pin, 3.0-compliant. This port enables you to connect USB device to the system.
13 RJ45 Dry Input N/A It is a RJ45 Dry Input port. Enhance penetration in the IoT space. These are interruptible inputs to iDRAC. Dry means that no energy is supplied to the contacts.
NOTE:Update iDRAC to 6.10.43.05 or later to enable dry contact feature.
14 Sled power button N/A Enables you to power on the sled. Indicates if the system is powered on or off. Press the power button to manually power on or off the system.
NOTE:When XR8620t is installed in the XR8000r chassis, the power button LED indicator status may be delayed for up to two minutes while the sled is initializing. The power button LED will start slowly blinking to indicate the system is performing the power on sequence after this time period.
15 iDRAC9 RJ45 dedicated port iDRAC connector iconEnables you to remotely access iDRAC. For more information, see the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User's Guide at PowerEdge Manuals.

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