Owners Manual
Table Of Contents
- Dell EMC PowerEdge R6515 Installation and Service Manual
- About this document
- PowerEdge R6515 system overview
- Initial system setup and configuration
- Installing and removing system components
- Safety instructions
- Before working inside your system
- After working inside your system
- Recommended tools
- Optional front bezel
- System cover
- Drive backplane cover
- Air shroud
- Cooling fan
- Intrusion switch module
- Drives
- Drive backplane
- Cable routing
- System memory
- Processor and heat sink
- Expansion cards and expansion card risers
- Micro SD card
- M.2 SSD module
- Optional IDSDM module
- LOM riser card
- Mini PERC card
- System battery
- Optional internal USB memory key
- VGA module
- Optional optical drive
- Power supply unit
- Power interposer board
- System board
- Trusted Platform Module
- Control panel
- Jumpers and connectors
- System diagnostics and indicator codes
- Getting help
- Documentation resources
Table 4. Left control panel (continued)
Item Indicator, button, or
connector
Icon Description
2 System health and system ID
indicator
Indicates the system health. For more information, see the System health
and system ID indicator codes section.
3
iDRAC Quick Sync 2 wireless
indicator (optional)
Indicates if the iDRAC Quick Sync 2 wireless option is activated. The Quick
Sync 2 feature allows management of the system using mobile devices. This
feature aggregates hardware/firmware inventory and various system level
diagnostic/error information that can be used in troubleshooting the system.
You can access system inventory, Dell Lifecycle Controller logs or system
logs, system health status, and also configure iDRAC, BIOS, and networking
parameters. You can also launch the virtual Keyboard, Video, and Mouse
(KVM) viewer and virtual Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM), on a
supported mobile device. For more information, see the Integrated Dell
Remote Access Controller User's Guide at www.dell.com/poweredgemanuals
NOTE: For more information about the indicator codes, see the System diagnostics and indicator codes section.
Right control panel view
Figure 6. Right control panel
Table 5. Right control panel
Item Indicator or button Icon Description
1 Power button
Indicates if the system is powered on or off. Press the power button to
manually power on or off the system.
NOTE: Press the power button to gracefully shut down an ACPI-
compliant operating system.
2
USB 2.0-compliant port
The USB port is a 4-pin connector and 2.0-compliant. This port enables
you to connect USB devices to the system.
3
iDRAC Direct LED
indicator
N/A The iDRAC Direct LED indicator lights up to indicate that the iDRAC Direct
port is actively connected to a device.
4
iDRAC Direct port (Micro-
AB USB)
The iDRAC Direct port (Micro-AB USB) enables you to access the iDRAC
direct Micro-AB USB features. For more information, see the https://
www.dell.com/idracmanuals.
NOTE: You can configure iDRAC Direct by using a USB to micro USB
(type AB) cable, which you can connect to your laptop or tablet. Cable
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