Owners Manual

Rear view of the system
Figure 7. Rear view of the system
Table 6. Rear view of the system
Item Ports, panels, or slots Icon Description
1 Serial port Enables you to connect a serial device to the system.
2 iDRAC dedicated port
Enables you to remotely access iDRAC. For more information, see
the iDRAC User’s Guide at www.dell.com/poweredgemanuals.
3 Ethernet ports (2)
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.
4 PCIe expansion card riser
1A (slot 2)
N/A
The expansion card riser enables you to connect PCI Express
expansion cards.
5 PCIe expansion card riser
2 (slot 3)
N/A
The expansion card riser enables you to connect PCI Express
expansion cards.
6
Power supply unit (PSU 1) N/A
For information on the PSU configurations, see the Dell EMC
PowerEdge R6515 Technical Specifications on the product
documentation page.
7
Power supply unit (PSU
2)
N/A
For information on the PSU configurations, see the Dell EMC
PowerEdge R6515 Technical Specifications on the product
documentation page.
8
LOM Riser Ethernet port
(2) (Optional)
N/A The NIC ports that are integrated on the LAN on Motherboard
(LOM) riser provide network connectivity.
9 USB 3.0 port (2) These USB ports support USB 3.0.
10 VGA port Enables you to connect a display device to the system.
11 System status indicator
cable port
N/A Enables you to connect the status indicator cable and view system
status when the CMA is installed.
12 System identification
button
Press the system ID button:
● To locate a particular system within a rack.
● To turn the system ID on or off.
To reset iDRAC, press and hold the button for 16 seconds.
NOTE:
● To reset iDRAC using system ID, ensure that the system ID
button is enabled in the iDRAC setup.
● If the system stops responding during POST, press and hold
the system ID button (for more than five seconds) to enter
the BIOS progress mode.
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