Dell PowerEdge XE9785 Installation and Service Manual

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Front View of the System

Table 1. Features available on the front View of the System with MI355X GPUsThe table lists the features available on the front of the 16 x E3.S NVMe system with MI355X GPUs.
Item	Ports, panels, and slots	Icon	Description
1	Handle	N/A	Handle used to move the chassis.
2	OCP NIC	N/A	This port supports OCP 3.0.
3	GPU sled	N/A	GPU sled which contains supported GPUs.
4	iDRAC dedicated RJ45 ports		Enables you to remotely access iDRAC. when the front iDRAC ports are connected with the network.
5	Handle	N/A	Handle used to move the chassis.
6	CAM handle	N/A	CAM handle enables you to slide the HPM sled out of the chassis.
7	Right control panel	N/A	Contains the system ID, power button, Type-C USB port, and the ambient sensor vent.
8	Handle	N/A	Handle used to move the chassis.
9	PCIe slots	N/A	Enables you to connect the PCI Express expansion cards. NOTE:For PowerEdge XE9785 with MI355X GPUs, slots 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 can be used
10	Express Service Tag	N/A	The Express Service Tag is a slide-out label panel that contains system information such as Service Tag, NIC, MAC address, and so on. If you have opted for the secure default access to iDRAC, the Information tag will also contain the iDRAC secure default password.
11	PCIe slots	N/A	Enables you to connect the PCI Express expansion cards.
12	PCIe slots	N/A	Enables you to connect the PCI Express expansion cards.
13	Handle	N/A	Handle used to move the chassis.
14	Left control panel (LCP)	N/A	Contains the USB port and Mini-Displayport.

Table 2. Features available on the front View of the System with B300 GPUsThe table lists the features available on the front of the 16 x E3.S NVMe system with B300 GPUs.
Item	Ports, panels, and slots	Icon	Description
1	Handle	N/A	Handle used to move the chassis.
2	OSFP ports	N/A	OSFP ports for communication.
3	GPU sled	N/A	GPU sled which contains supported GPUs.
4	OSFP ports	N/A	OSFP ports for communication.
5	Handle	N/A	Handle used to move the chassis.
6	iDRAC dedicated RJ45 ports		Enables you to remotely access iDRAC. when the front iDRAC ports are connected with the network.
7	CAM handle	N/A	CAM handle enables you to slide the HPM sled out of the chassis.
8	Right control panel	N/A	Contains the system ID, power button, Type-C USB port, and the ambient sensor vent.
9	Handle	N/A	Handle used to move the chassis.
10	PCIe slots	N/A	Enables you to connect the PCI Express expansion cards. NOTE:For the XE9785 with B300 GPUs, slot 3, 6, 9 and 12 can be used.
11	Express Service Tag	N/A	The Express Service Tag is a slide-out label panel that contains system information such as Service Tag, NIC, MAC address, and so on. If you have opted for the secure default access to iDRAC, the Information tag will also contain the iDRAC secure default password.
12	PCIe slots	N/A	Enables you to connect the PCI Express expansion cards.
13	PCIe slots	N/A	Enables you to connect the PCI Express expansion cards.
14	Handle	N/A	Handle used to move the chassis.
15	Left control panel (LCP)	N/A	Contains the USB port and Mini-Displayport.
16	OCP NIC	N/A	This port supports OCP 3.0.