Installation and Service Manual

Table 1. Features available on the front of the system
Item Ports, panels, and
slots
Icon Description
1 Left control panel with
iDRAC reset button
Contains the system health, and system ID.
NOTE: To reset the iDRAC without changing any saved
settings press and hold the System Identification button for
at least 16 seconds.
2 Optical drive N/A One optional slim SATA DVD-ROM drive or DVD+/-RW drive.
3 Drive N/A Enables you to install drives that are supported on your system.
4 Right control panel N/A Contains the power button, USB port, iDRAC Direct micro port,
and the iDRAC Direct status LED.
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 EMC PowerEdge R250 Technical Specifications on the product documentation
page.
Rear view of the system
Figure 4. Rear view of the system
Table 2. Rear view of the system
Item Ports, panels, or slots Icon Description
1 Serial port N/a Enables you to connect serail devices to the system.
2 Ethernet ports The Ethernet ports that are integrated on the system board
provide network connectivity. These NIC ports can also be shared
with iDRAC when iDRAC network settings is set to shared mode.
3 PCIe expansion card slot 1 N/a Enables you to connect PCI Express expansion cards.
4 PCIe expansion card slot
2
N/a Enables you to connect PCI Express expansion cards.
5 Cabled power supply unit Indicates the PSU.
8 PowerEdge R250 system overview