Item
Indicator, button, or
connector
Icon
Description
1
System identification
button
Used to locate a particular system within a rack.
When a System ID button on the front or back
panel is pressed, the front LCD panel and the back
system status indicator flash until one of the
buttons is pressed again.
• Press to toggle the system ID on and off.
• If the system stops responding during POST,
press and hold the system ID button for more
than five seconds to enter BIOS progress mode.
2
System identification
connector
Connects the optional system status indicator
assembly through the optional cable management
arm.
3
iDRAC8 Enterprise port
Dedicated management port.
4
Low-profile IO card slots
(3)
―
Ports are numbered from left to right.
5
Serial connector
Connects a serial device to the system.
6
Video connector
Connects a VGA display to the system.
7
USB connector (2)
Connects USB devices to the system. The ports are
USB 3.0-compliant.
8
Full-height IO card slots
(3)
―
Ports are numbered from right to left.
9
Ethernet connectors
Connects the storage controller to the Ethernet
switch and to other storage controllers in the rack.
The ports function as follows:
• IPC 1: 10Gb (Connect to second storage
controller for IPC).
• MGMT 0: 1GbE (Connects to the Ethernet
switch for system login, email, alerts, SNMP
traps, diagnostic data, and access for software).
NOTE: IPC 3 and MGMT 2 are not used.
10
Power supply unit (PSU1)
―
1100 W, 100–240 V AC, autoranging, 50/60 Hz
11
Cache card
―
Improves the performance of the storage system
by temporarily storing data before it is written to
disk.
12
Power supply unit
(PSU2)
―
1100 W, 100–240 V AC, autoranging, 50/60 Hz
8
About the SC9000
