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title: "Front control panel"
slug: "front-control-panel"
tags: ["DLPNP 11.10.x", "Hardware"]
updated: 2026-11-04T16:36:49Z
published: 2026-11-04T16:36:49Z
canonical: "docs.trellix.com/front-control-panel"
---

> ## Documentation Index
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# Front control panel

The control panel is on the front of the chassis.

**Trellix DLP 8800 front control panel**![Trellix DLP 8800 front control panel](https://cdn.us.document360.io/0d453a50-e1da-4d4a-9409-fea7959614d8/Images/Documentation/uuid-47cdcd1a-0e08-8e3e-12fa-eb587bc16583.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T16%3A56%3A25Z&se=2026-11-11T17%3A56%3A25Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=Fexx4e%2FpQeGek1nIzJIciWhSH3K9ixBjGKD4%2Fi65e%2FQ%3D)  
  

| 1 | Unit Identification (UID) Button/LED BMC Reset | The unit identification (UID) button controls the blue light function of the Information LED and a blue LED on the rear of the chassis. Use this button to reset the BMC and disable the rear VGA port to enable the front VGA port if available. |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2 | Information LED | Provides alerts for several states, see table Trellix DLP 8800 system information LED states for the details. |
| 3 | NIC LED 2 | When LED is blinking, it indicates network activity on LANs; defaults to the first two ports of the CPU1 AIOM |
| 4 | NIC LED 1 | When LED is blinking, it indicates network activity on LANs; defaults to the first two ports of the CPU1 AIOM |
| 5 | HDD activity LED | When LED is blinking, indicates activity on the storage drives. |
| 6 | Power status LED | Steady on – Power on Blinking at 4Hz – Checking BIOS/BMC integrity Blinking at 4Hz and "i" LED is blue – BIOS firmware is updating Two blinks at 4Hz, one pause 2hz and "i" LED blue – BMC firmware is updating Blinking at 1Hz and "i" LED red – Fault detected |
| 7 | Power button | The main power switch applies or removes primary power from the power supply to the server but maintains standby power. |

**Trellix DLP 8800 system information LED states**

| Color | State | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Red | Solid | Appliance is overheated |
| Blinking at 1 Hz | Fan failure, check for an inoperative fan |
| Blinking at 0.25 Hz | Power failure, check for a non-operational power supply. |
| Solid with Power LED blinking green | Fault detected |
| Blue | And red blinking at 10 Hz | Recovery mode |
| Solid | UID has been activated locally to locate the server in a rack environment |
| Blinking at 1 Hz | UID has been activated using the BMC to locate the server in a rack environment. |
| Blinking at 2 Hz | BMC is resetting |
| Blinking at 4 Hz | BMC is setting factory defaults |
| Blinking at 10 Hz with power LED blinking green | BMC/BIOS firmware is updating |
| Off | Off | System turned off |