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Rear view

The rear of the system provides access to several connectors and components, including the power supplies and various connectors. This topic provides information about the rear view of 2U and 4U models.

Rear view of DE2000 series (2U)​

The following illustration shows the rear view of a dual DE2000 controller shelf, each controller with a two-port host interface card (HIC). Depending on the configuration, your system might look slightly different from the illustration.
Figure 1. Rear view of DE2000 series (2U)
Rear view of DE2000 series (2U)

1 Baseboard host ports*2 1Gb Ethernet management port*
3 RJ45 console port4 HIC host ports*
5 Micro-B USB console port6 SAS expansion ports
7 Power supply switch8 Power-fan canister
Note

  • 1: Depending on the configuration, the baseboard host ports can be two 10Gb iSCSI optical ports or 16Gb Fiber Channel (FC) ports.

  • 2: There are two Ethernet ports. The P1 port is the 1Gb Ethernet management port. The P2 port is reserved for Lenovo technical support.

  • 4: Depending on the configuration, the optional HIC host ports can be two 10Gb Base-T ports or 12Gb SAS ports.

For information about the LEDs on the rear view, see LEDs on the rear of controllers and LEDs on the power-fan canister.

Rear view of DE4000 series (2U)​

The following illustration shows the rear view of a dual DE4000 controller shelf (2U), each controller with a four-port HIC. Depending on the configuration, your system might look slightly different from the illustration.
Figure 2. Rear view of DE4000 series (2U)
Rear view of DE4000 series (2U)

1 Baseboard host ports*2 1Gb Ethernet management port*
3 RJ45 console port4 HIC host ports (optional)*
5 Micro-B USB console port6 SAS expansion ports
7 Power supply switch8 Power-fan canister
Note

  • 1: Depending on the configuration, the baseboard host ports can be two 10Gb iSCSI optical ports or 16Gb FC ports.

  • 2: There are two Ethernet ports. The P1 port is the 1Gb Ethernet management port. The P2 port is reserved for Lenovo technical support.

  • 4: Depending on the configuration, the optional HIC host ports can be two 10Gb Base-T ports, four 12Gb SAS ports, 10Gb iSCSI optical ports, 16Gb FC ports, 10/25Gb iSCSI ports, or 32Gb FC ports.

For information about the LEDs on the rear view, see LEDs on the rear of controllers and LEDs on the power-fan canister.

Rear view of DE6000 series (2U)​

The following illustration shows the rear view of a dual DE6000 controller shelf (2U), each controller with a four-port HIC. Depending on the configuration, your system might look slightly different from the illustration.
Figure 3. Rear view of DE6000 series (2U)
Rear view of DE6000 series (2U)

1 Baseboard host ports*2 RJ45 console port
3 SAS expansion ports4 HIC host ports (optional)*
5 1Gb Ethernet management port*6 Micro-B USB console port
7 Power supply switch8 Power-fan canister
Note

  • 1: Depending on the configuration, the baseboard host ports can be two 10Gb iSCSI optical ports or 16Gb FC ports. Note that when the HIC ports are configured for NVMe over Fabrics (FC or RoCE) the baseboard ports are disabled.

  • 2: There are two Ethernet ports. The P1 port is the 1Gb Ethernet management port. The P2 port is reserved for Lenovo technical support.

  • 4: Depending on the configuration, the optional HIC host ports can be two 100Gb NVMe-RoCE ports, four 12Gb SAS ports, 10/25Gb iSCSI optical ports, or 32Gb FC ports.

For information about the LEDs on the rear view, see LEDs on the rear of controllers and LEDs on the power-fan canister.

Rear view of DE120S and DE240S (2U)​

The following illustration shows the rear view of DE120S and DE240S.
Figure 4. Rear view of DE120S and DE240S (2U)
Rear view of DE120S and DE240S (2U)

1 SAS ports2 power-fan canister
Note
For information about the LEDs on the rear view, see LEDs on the IOMs and LEDs on the power-fan canister.

Rear view of DE4000H (4U)​

The following illustration shows the rear view of a dual DE4000H controller shelf (4U), each controller with a four-port HIC. Depending on the configuration, your system might look slightly different from the illustration.
Figure 5. Rear view of DE4000H (4U)
Rear view of DE4000H (4U)

1 Fan canisters2 Baseboard host ports*
3 1Gb Ethernet management ports*4 RJ45 console ports
5 Micro-B USB console ports6 Power canisters
7 Power supply switches8 HIC host ports (optional)*
9 SAS expansion ports 
Note

  • 2: Depending on the configuration, the onboard host interface ports can be two 10Gb iSCSI optical ports or 16Gb FC ports.

  • 3: There are four Ethernet ports. The P1 ports are the 1Gb Ethernet management ports. The P2 ports are reserved for Lenovo technical support.

  • 8: Depending on the configuration, the optional HIC ports can be two 10Gb Base-T ports, four 10Gb iSCSI optical ports, 12Gb SAS ports, 16Gb FC ports, 25Gb iSCSI optical ports, or 32Gb FC ports.

For information about the LEDs on the rear view, see LEDs on the rear of controllers, LEDs on the power canister, and LEDs on the fan canister.

Rear view of DE6000H (4U)​

The following illustration shows the rear view of a dual DE6000H controller shelf (4U), each controller with a four-port HIC. Depending on the configuration, your system might look slightly different from the illustration.
Figure 6. Rear view of DE6000H (4U)
Rear view of DE6000H (4U)

1 Fan canisters2 Baseboard host ports*
3 RJ45 console ports4 SAS expansion ports
5 Power canisters6 HIC host ports (optional)*
7 Power supply buttons8 1Gb Ethernet management ports*
9 Micro-B USB console ports 
Note

  • 2: Depending on the configuration, the onboard host interface ports can be two 10Gb iSCSI optical ports or 16Gb FC ports. Note that when the HIC ports are configured for NVMe over Fabrics (FC or RoCE) the baseboard ports are disabled.

  • 6: Depending on the configuration, the optional HIC ports can be two 100Gb NVMe-RoCE ports, four 12Gb SAS ports, 10/25Gb iSCSI optical ports, or 32Gb FC ports.

  • 8: There are four 1Gb Ethernet ports. The P1 ports are the 1Gb Ethernet management port. The P2 ports are reserved for Lenovo technical support.

For information about the LEDs on the rear view, see LEDs on the rear of controllers, LEDs on the power canister, and LEDs on the fan canister.

Rear view of DE600S (4U)​

The following illustration shows the rear view of DE600S.
Figure 7. Rear view of DE600S (4U)
Rear view of DE600S (4U)

1 Fan canisters2 SAS expansion ports
3 Power canisters 
Note
For information about the LEDs on the rear view, see LEDs on the IOMs, LEDs on the power canister, and LEDs on the fan canister