Server Rear Panel Features and Indicators

Item	Indicator, button, or connector	Icon	Description
1	Low-profile PCIe expansion card slot (Expansion Slot 1 - Object/Cloud IP)		See Xcellis Foundation Overview for Xcellis Foundation systems. See aiWARE for XcellisStandard and High Performance Overview for aiWARE for XcellisStandard and High Performance systems See Supported Expansion Cards - Slot 1 for aiWARE for Xcellis Embedded (DAE), Xcellis Workflow Director (R630), Artico (R630)systems..
2	Low-profile PCle expansion card slot (Expansion Slot 2 - IP Client Sharing)		See Xcellis Foundation Overview for Xcellis Foundation systems. See aiWARE for XcellisStandard and High Performance Overview for aiWARE for XcellisStandard and High Performance systems See Supported Expansion Cards - Slot 2 for aiWARE for Xcellis Embedded (DAE), Xcellis Workflow Director (R630), Artico (R630)systems..
3	Low-profile PCle expansion card slot (Expansion Slot 3 - Disk/Tape FC)		See Xcellis Foundation Overview for Xcellis Foundation systems. See aiWARE for XcellisStandard and High Performance Overview for aiWARE for XcellisStandard and High Performance systems See Supported Expansion Cards - Slot 3 for aiWARE for Xcellis Embedded (DAE), Xcellis Workflow Director (R630), Artico (R630)systems..
4	Server identification button		Use the identification buttons located on the front and back panels to identify a particular server within a rack. Use as follows Press to make the LCD panel on the front and the server status indicator on the back flash blue. Press again to stop the flashing. If the server stops responding during POST, press and hold the button for more than five seconds to enter BIOS progress mode.
5	iDRAC8 Enterprise port (em0)		Service Use Only
6	Video connector		Use to connect a VGA display to the server.
7	USB connectors (2)		Use to connect USB devices to the server. The ports are USB 3.0-compliant.
8	Embedded Port 1 (em1) - Service Port		Embedded 1 GbE NIC port. This port is typically reserved for Service Use only during normal server operations, but during initial system installation, you must connect to this port to launch the StorNext Connect Install App (Node 2 only) and configure the system.
9	Embedded Port 2 (em2) - GUI/Management		Embedded 1 GbE NIC port. This port is dedicated for accessing the StorNext GUI on the StorNext management (public) network.
10	Embedded Port 3 (em3) - Metadata		Embedded 1 GbE NIC port. This port is dedicated to the StorNext metadata (private) network.
11	Embedded Port 4 (em4) - Metadata		Embedded 1 GbE NIC port. This port is dedicated to the StorNext metadata (private) network.
12	Power supplies (PSU1 and PSU2)	AC	Each power supply slot contains a 750W AC power supply
Note: DO NOT connect anything to the serial port connector on the rear of the system. If something is connected to the serial port, the server will be unable to boot when a reboot is initiated.

1

Low-profile PCIe expansion card slot
(Expansion Slot 1 - Object/Cloud IP)

See Xcellis Foundation Overview for Xcellis Foundation systems.
See aiWARE for XcellisStandard and High Performance Overview for aiWARE for XcellisStandard and High Performance systems
See Supported Expansion Cards - Slot 1 for aiWARE for Xcellis Embedded (DAE), Xcellis Workflow Director (R630), Artico (R630)systems..

2

Low-profile PCle expansion card slot
(Expansion Slot 2 - IP Client Sharing)

See Xcellis Foundation Overview for Xcellis Foundation systems.
See aiWARE for XcellisStandard and High Performance Overview for aiWARE for XcellisStandard and High Performance systems
See Supported Expansion Cards - Slot 2 for aiWARE for Xcellis Embedded (DAE), Xcellis Workflow Director (R630), Artico (R630)systems..

3

Low-profile PCle expansion card slot
(Expansion Slot 3 - Disk/Tape FC)

See Xcellis Foundation Overview for Xcellis Foundation systems.
See aiWARE for XcellisStandard and High Performance Overview for aiWARE for XcellisStandard and High Performance systems
See Supported Expansion Cards - Slot 3 for aiWARE for Xcellis Embedded (DAE), Xcellis Workflow Director (R630), Artico (R630)systems..

4

Server identification button

Use the identification buttons located on the front and back panels to identify a particular server within a rack.

Use as follows

Press to make the LCD panel on the front and the server status indicator on the back flash blue. Press again to stop the flashing.
If the server stops responding during POST, press and hold the button for more than five seconds to enter BIOS progress mode.

5

iDRAC8 Enterprise port (em0)

Service Use Only

6

Video connector

Use to connect a VGA display to the server.

7

USB connectors (2)

Use to connect USB devices to the server. The ports are USB 3.0-compliant.

8

Embedded Port 1 (em1) - Service Port

Embedded 1 GbE NIC port. This port is typically reserved for Service Use only during normal server operations, but during initial system installation, you must connect to this port to launch the StorNext Connect Install App (Node 2 only) and configure the system.

9

Embedded Port 2 (em2) - GUI/Management

Embedded 1 GbE NIC port. This port is dedicated for accessing the StorNext GUI on the StorNext management (public) network.

10

Embedded Port 3 (em3) - Metadata

Embedded 1 GbE NIC port. This port is dedicated to the StorNext metadata (private) network.

11

Embedded Port 4 (em4) - Metadata

Embedded 1 GbE NIC port. This port is dedicated to the StorNext metadata (private) network.

12

Power supplies (PSU1 and PSU2)

AC

Each power supply slot contains a 750W AC power supply

Note: DO NOT connect anything to the serial port connector on the rear of the system. If something is connected to the serial port, the server will be unable to boot when a reboot is initiated.