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Dell EMC PowerEdge R550 Installation and Service Manual

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Rear view of the system

Figure 1. Rear view of the system

This image shows the rear view of the system.

Table 1. Rear view of the systemItem 1 is the PCIe expansion card slot(s), enables you to connect to PCI Express expansion cards. Item 2 is the hard drive, enables you to install drives that are supported in your system. Item 3 is the power supply unit, supplies power to the components of the system. Item 4 is the NIC port, integrated on the network daughter card (NDC) provides network connectivity. Item 5 is the USB 3.0 port, enables you to connect USB devices to the system. Item 6 is the video port, enables you to connect a display device to the system. Item 7 is the serial port, enables you to connect serial device to the system. Item 8 is the iDRAC 9 Enterprise port, enables you to remotely access iDRAC. Item 9 is the CMA power port, enables you to connect to cable management arm LED. Item 10 is the System identification button, helps in identifying the system in a rack.
Item Ports, panels, or slots Icon Description
1 PCIe expansion card slot 1 N/A Enables you to connect PCI Express expansion cards.
2 PCIe expansion card slot 2 N/A Enables you to connect PCI Express expansion cards.
3 PCIe expansion card slot 5 N/A Enables you to connect PCI Express expansion cards.
4 System identification button System identification iconPress the system ID button:
  • To locate a particular system within a rack.
  • To turn the system ID on or off.
To reset iDRAC, press and hold the button for more than 16 seconds.
NOTE:
  • To reset iDRAC using system ID, ensure that the system ID button is enabled in the iDRAC setup.
  • If the system stops responding during POST, press and hold the system ID button (for more than 5 seconds) to enter the BIOS progress mode.
5 PCIe expansion card slot 6 N/A Enables you to connect PCI Express expansion cards.
6 BOSS S2 module N/A Enables you to connect BOSS S2 module.
7 Power supply unit (PSU 2) video connector iconIndicates the PSU 2.
8 Power supply unit (PSU 1) video connector iconIndicates the PSU 1.
9 VGA port video connector iconEnables you to connect a display device to the system.
10 OCP NIC port (optional) N/A This port supports OCP 3.0. The NIC ports are integrated on the OCP card which is connected to the system board.
11 USB 3.0 port USB 3.0 connector icon This port is USB 3.0-compliant.
12 USB 2.0 port USB connector icon This port is USB 2.0-compliant.
13 iDRAC dedicated port iDRAC iconEnables you to remotely access iDRAC. For more information, see the iDRAC User's Guide at www.dell.com/poweredgemanuals
14 NIC ports (1, 2) Ethernet connector icon The NIC ports are embedded on the LOM card that is connected to the system board to provide network connectivity. These NIC ports can also be shared with iDRAC when iDRAC network settings is set to shared mode.
NOTE: For more information, see the Dell EMCPowerEdgeR550 Technical Specifications on the product documentation page.

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