See the illustrations and descriptions of the LiveWire Core 1200 front and back panel in the sections below.
Front Panel
| Item | Ports, Panels, or Slots | Description |
| 1 | Left control panel | Contains the system health, system ID, and the status LED indicator. |
| 2 | Drive slots | Enables you to install drives that are supported on your system. |
| 3 | VGA port | Enables you to connect a display device to the system. |
| 4 | Right control panel | Contains the power button, USB port, iDRAC Direct micro port, and the iDRAC Direct status LED. |
| 5 | Information tag | The Express Service 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 will also contain the iDRAC secure default password. |
Back Panel
| Item | Ports, Panels, or Slots | Description |
| 1 | Power supply unit (PSU 1) |
AC 800 W. Both power supplies should be plugged in to power to provide redundancy. |
| 2 | PCIe expansion card riser (slot 1) | The expansion card riser enables you to connect PCI Express expansion cards. |
| 3 | PCIe expansion card riser (slot 2) | The expansion card riser enables you to connect PCI Express expansion cards. |
| 4 | USB 2.0 port (1) | Use the USB 2.0 port to connect USB devices to the system. These ports are 4-pin, USB 2.0-compliant. |
| 5 | Power supply unit (PSU 2) |
AC 800 W. Both power supplies should be plugged in to power to provide redundancy. |
| 6 | VGA port | Use the VGA port to connect a display to the system. |
| 7 | USB 3.0 port (1) | Use the USB 3.0 port to connect USB devices to the system. These ports are 4-pin, USB 3.0-compliant. |
| 8 | iDRAC dedicated port | Enables you to remotely access iDRAC. iDRAC is very useful for remote management and direct access of the appliance. |
| 9 | System identification button | The System Identification (ID) button is available on the back of the system. Press the button to identify a sys- tem in a rack by turning on the system ID button. You can also use the system ID button to reset iDRAC and to access BIOS using the step through mode. |
| 10 | OCP NIC port (optional) | This port supports OCP 3.0. The NIC ports are integrated on the OCP card which is connected to the system board. |
| 11 | NIC port (2) | The NIC ports are embedded on the LOM card that is connected to the system board. |
| 12 | BOSS S2 card (optional) | This slot supports the BOSS S2 module. |