DXi9000 Series Node Front Panel Features and Indicators

The controls, indicators, and connectors are located behind the optional rack bezel on the front panel of the DXi9000 Series Node.

DXi9000 Series Node - Front View

DXi9000 Series Node - Front Panel LED Indicators, Buttons, and Connectors

Item	Indicator, Button, or Connector	Description
1	Left control panel	Contains system health and system ID, and status LEDs. See DXi9000 Series Node - Left Control Panel for more information. Note: The diagnostic indicators display error statuses during system startup.
2	Solid state drives (SSDs)	Five or sixteen 2.5 inch hot-swappable solid state drives (960 GB each).
3	Right control panel	Contains the power button, VGA port, iDRAC Direct micro USB port and two USB 2.0 ports. See DXi9000 Series Node - Right Control Panel for more information.
4	Information tag	A slide-out label panel which displays the system serial number.

DXi9000 Series Node - Left Control Panel

DXi9000 Series Node - Left Control Panel Indicators

Item	Indicator, Button, or Connector	Description
1	Status LED Indications	The diagnostic indicators light up to display error statuses. For a description of possible statuses, see the table below. Note: The diagnostic indicators display error statuses during system startup.
2	System Health and System ID Indication	Indicates the system health. Solid blue - The system is on and in good health. Blinking amber - The system is on and an error exists. If an error exists, see General Troubleshooting .

Item

Indicator, Button, or Connector

Description

Status LED Indications

The diagnostic indicators light up to display error statuses. For a description of possible statuses, see the table below.

Note: The diagnostic indicators display error statuses during system startup.

System Health and System ID Indication

Indicates the system health.

Solid blue - The system is on and in good health.

Blinking amber - The system is on and an error exists.

If an error exists, see General Troubleshooting .

DXi9000 Series Node - Status LED Indicators

Indicator	Icon	Condition	Recommended Action
Hard Drive		Blinking amber - A hard drive error has occurred	See Hardware Problems.
Temperature		Blinking amber - A thermal error has occurred.	See Temperature Problems.
Electrical		Blinking amber - An electrical error has occurred.	See Hardware Problems
Memory		Blinking amber - A memory error has occurred.	See General Troubleshooting .
PCIe		Blinking amber - A PCIe card error has occurred.	See General Troubleshooting .

DXi9000 Series Node - Right Control Panel

DXi9000 Series Node - Right Control Panel Indicators

Item	Indicator, Button, or Connector	Description
1	Power-on indicator, power button	The power-on indicator lights when the system power is on. The power button controls the power supply output to the system. WARNING: Turning off the power removes the main power but keeps standby power supplied to the Node. Because of this, you must unplug the Node before servicing. Caution: Turning off the power without properly shutting down the system may result in loss of data. Note: To shut down the Node in the event of an emergency, press and hold the power button for 4 seconds. Warning: This may result in data loss and may cause a delay on next startup due to a blockpool verify operation.
2	USB 2.0 connectors	Caution: Use of connected peripheral devices, such as a USB keyboard and mouse or a VGA display, is not supported and may cause incorrect system operation.
3	iDRAC port	For Quantum service use only.
4	iDRAC LED	For Quantum service use only.
5	VGA port	Caution: Use of connected peripheral devices, such as a USB keyboard and mouse or a VGA display, is not supported and may cause incorrect system operation.

Item	Indicator, Button, or Connector	Description
1	Power-on indicator, power button	The power-on indicator lights when the system power is on. The power button controls the power supply output to the system. WARNING: Turning off the power removes the main power but keeps standby power supplied to the Node. Because of this, you must unplug the Node before servicing. Caution: Turning off the power without properly shutting down the system may result in loss of data. Note: To shut down the Node in the event of an emergency, press and hold the power button for 4 seconds. Warning: This may result in data loss and may cause a delay on next startup due to a blockpool verify operation.
2	USB 2.0 connector	Caution: Use of connected peripheral devices, such as a USB keyboard and mouse or a VGA display, is not supported and may cause incorrect system operation.
3	iDRAC port	For Quantum service use only.
4	VGA port	Caution: Use of connected peripheral devices, such as a USB keyboard and mouse or a VGA display, is not supported and may cause incorrect system operation.