Nic Indicator Codes - Dell EMC PowerEdge R940 Installation And Service Manual

Table 10. Features available on the back of the system
Item Slot, button, or
connector
1 expansion card riser
(right)
2 expansion card slot
3
NIC port (4)
4
expansion card riser (left) N/A
5
Power supply unit (2)
6
Video port
7
Serial port
8
iDRAC9 Enterprise port
9 USB port (2)
10
System identification
button
11
System status indicator
cable port
For more information, see the Dell EMC PowerEdge R940 Technical Specifications on the product documentation page.

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 flowing through the NIC, and the link LED indicator indicates the speed of the connected network.
Figure 9. NIC indicator codes
1. Link LED indicator
2. Activity LED indicator
Icon Description
N/A
The expansion card riser (right) supports up to three full-height
PCI Express expansion cards. For more information, see the
Expansion card installation guidelines section.
N/A
The expansion slots on the system board supports full-height half-
length PCI Express expansion cards.
The NIC ports that are integrated on the network daughter card
(NDC) provide network connectivity. For more information about
the supported configurations, see the Technical specifications
section.
The expansion card riser (left) supports up to three full-height PCI
Express expansion cards. For more information, see the Expansion
card installation guidelines section.
For more information, see the Technical specifications section.
Enables you to connect a display device to the system. For more
information, see the Technical specifications section.
Enables you to connect a serial device to the system. For more
information, see the Technical specifications section.
Enables you to remotely access iDRAC. For more information, see
the iDRAC User's Guide at www.dell.com/poweredgemanuals.
The USB ports are 9-pin, USB 3.0-compliant. These ports enable
you to connect USB devices to the system.
The System Identification (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.
Enables you to connect the status indicator cable and view system
status when the CMA is installed.
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