Dell PowerEdge XE9780 Installation and Service Manual

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Front view of the system

Front view of the XE9780 system with B200 GPUs. — Figure 1. 16 x E3.S NVMe Drives and B200 GPUs

Table 1. Features available on the front of the 16 x E3.S NVMe system with B200 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	OCP NIC	N/A	This port supports OCP 3.0.
3	GPU sled	N/A	GPU sled which contains NVIDIA B300 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 card	N/A	PCIe expansion cards installed on slot 11, 12, 13. NOTE:For the XE9780 with B300 GPUs, slot 3, 6, 9 and 12 can be used. NOTE:For XE9780 with B200 GPUs, slots 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 can be used
10	Information 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 card	N/A	PCIe expansion cards installed on slot 5, 6 ,7, 8, 9, 10. NOTE:For the XE9780 with B300 GPUs, slot 3, 6, 9 and 12 can be used. NOTE:For XE9780 with B200 GPUs, slots 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 can be used
12	PCIe card	N/A	PCIe expansion cards installed on slot 2, 3, 4. NOTE:For the XE9780 with B300 GPUs, slot 3, 6, 9 and 12 can be used. NOTE:For XE9780 with B200 GPUs, slots 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 can be used
13	Handle	N/A	Handle used to move the chassis.
14	Left control panel (LCP)	N/A	Contains the USB port and Mini-Displayport.

Front view of the XE9780 system with B300 GPUs. — Figure 2. 16 x E3.S NVMe Drives and B300 GPUs

Table 2. Features available on the front of the 16 x E3.S NVMe 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 NVIDIA B300 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 blank and PCIe cards	N/A	Blank filler for the PCIe expansion cards. NOTE:For the XE9780 with B300 GPUs, slot 3, 6, 9 and 12 can be used. NOTE:For XE9780 with B200 GPUs, slots 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 can be used
11	Information 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 blank and PCIe cards	N/A	Blank filler for the PCIe expansion cards. NOTE:For the XE9780 with B300 GPUs, slot 3, 6, 9 and 12 can be used. NOTE:For XE9780 with B200 GPUs, slots 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 can be used
13	PCIe blank and PCIe cards	N/A	Blank filler for the PCIe expansion cards. NOTE:For the XE9780 with B300 GPUs, slot 3, 6, 9 and 12 can be used. NOTE:For XE9780 with B200 GPUs, slots 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 can be used
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.