Dell EMC PowerEdge R550 Installation and Service Manual

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Front view of the system

Front view of the 16 x 2.5-inch drive system — Figure 1. Front view of the 16 x 2.5-inch drive system

Table 1. Features available on the front of the systemItem 1 is the left control panel, contains system health and system ID, status LED, and optional iDRAC Quick Sync 2 (wireless) indicators. The status LED enables you to identify any failed hardware components. The Quick Sync 2 enables management of the system by using mobile devices. Item 2 are the hard drive slots, enables you to install hard drives that are supported on your system Item 3 is right control panel, contains the power button and USB port, iDRAC Direct micro port, and the iDRAC Direct status LED. Item 4 is the information tag.
Item	Ports, panels, and slots	Icon	Description
1	Left control panel	N/A	Contains the system health, system ID, status LED and the iDRAC Quick Sync 2 (wireless) indicator. NOTE:The iDRAC Quick Sync 2 indicator is available only on certain configurations. Status LED: Enables you to identify any failed hardware components. There are up to five status LEDs and an overall system health LED (Chassis health and system ID) bar. For more information, see the Status LED indicators section. Quick Sync 2 (wireless): Indicates a Quick Sync enabled system. The Quick Sync feature is optional. This feature allows management of the system by using mobile devices called as OpenManage Mobile (OMM) feature. Using iDRAC Quick Sync 2 with OpenManage Mobile (OMM) aggregates hardware or firmware inventory and various system level diagnostic and error information that can be used in troubleshooting the system. For more information, see the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User's Guide
2	Drive	N/A	Enables you to install drives that are supported on your system.
3	Right control panel and VGA port		Contains the power button, USB port, iDRAC Direct micro port, and the iDRAC Direct status LED. VGA port enables you to connect a display device to the system.
4	Information tag	N/A	The Information 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 also contains the iDRAC secure default password.

This image shows the front view of 8x 2.5-inch drive system — Figure 2. Front view of the 8 x 2.5-inch drive system

Table 2. Features available on the front of the systemItem 1 is the left control panel, contains system health and system ID, status LED, and optional iDRAC Quick Sync 2 (wireless) indicators. The status LED enables you to identify any failed hardware components. The Quick Sync 2 enables management of the system by using mobile devices. Item 2 are the hard drive slots, enables you to install hard drives that are supported on your system Item 3 is right control panel, contains the power button and USB port, iDRAC Direct micro port, and the iDRAC Direct status LED. Item 4 is the information tag.
Item	Ports, panels, and slots	Icon	Description
1	Left control panel	N/A	Contains the system health, system ID, status LED and the iDRAC Quick Sync 2 (wireless) indicator. NOTE:The iDRAC Quick Sync 2 indicator is available only on certain configurations. Status LED: Enables you to identify any failed hardware components. There are up to five status LEDs and an overall system health LED (Chassis health and system ID) bar. For more information, see the Status LED indicators section. Quick Sync 2 (wireless): Indicates a Quick Sync enabled system. The Quick Sync feature is optional. This feature allows management of the system by using mobile devices called as OpenManage Mobile (OMM) feature. Using iDRAC Quick Sync 2 with OpenManage Mobile (OMM) aggregates hardware or firmware inventory and various system level diagnostic and error information that can be used in troubleshooting the system. For more information, see the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User's Guide
2	Drive	N/A	Enables you to install drives that are supported on your system.
3	Right control panel and VGA port		Contains the power button, USB port, iDRAC Direct micro port, and the iDRAC Direct status LED. VGA port enables you to connect a display device to the system.
4	Information tag	N/A	The Information 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 also contains the iDRAC secure default password.

This image shows the front view of 8x 3.5-inch drive system. — Figure 3. Front view of the 8 x 3.5-inch drive system

Table 3. Features available on the front of the systemItem 1 is the left control panel, contains system health and system ID, status LED, and optional iDRAC Quick Sync 2 (wireless) indicators. The status LED enables you to identify any failed hardware components. The Quick Sync 2 enables management of the system by using mobile devices. Item 2 is the optical drive (optional), contains one optional slim SATA DVD-ROM drive or DVD+/-RW drive. Item 3 is the hard drive slots, enables you to install hard drives that are supported on your system. Item 4 is right control panel, contains the power button and USB port, iDRAC Direct micro port, and the iDRAC Direct status LED. Item 5 is the information tag.
Item	Ports, panels, and slots	Icon	Description
1	Left control panel	N/A	Contains the system health, system ID, status LED and the iDRAC Quick Sync 2 (wireless) indicator. NOTE:The iDRAC Quick Sync 2 indicator is available only on certain configurations. Status LED: Enables you to identify any failed hardware components. There are up to five status LEDs and an overall system health LED (Chassis health and system ID) bar. For more information, see the Status LED indicators section. Quick Sync 2 (wireless): Indicates a Quick Sync enabled system. The Quick Sync feature is optional. This feature allows management of the system by using mobile devices called as OpenManage Mobile (OMM) feature. Using iDRAC Quick Sync 2 with OpenManage Mobile (OMM) aggregates hardware or firmware inventory and various system level diagnostic and error information that can be used in troubleshooting the system. For more information, see the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User's Guide
2	Optical drive blank	N/A	For the 8 x 3.5-inch drive system, a optical drive bay blank is installed.
3	Drive	N/A	Enables you to install drives that are supported on your system.
4	Right control panel and VGA port		Contains the power button, USB port, iDRAC Direct micro port, and the iDRAC Direct status LED. VGA port enables you to connect a display device to the system.
5	Information tag	N/A	The Information 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 also contains the iDRAC secure default password.

NOTE:For more information, see the Dell EMCPowerEdgeR550 Technical Specifications on the product documentation page.