Dell Poweredge M1000e Enclosure Owner's Manual
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Dell PowerEdge M1000e Enclosure Owner's Manual Regulatory Model: BMX01 Notes, Cautions, and Warnings NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. © 2013 Dell Inc. All Rights Reserved. Trademarks used in this text: Dell™, the Dell logo, Dell Boomi™, Dell Precision™ , OptiPlex™, Latitude™, PowerEdge™, PowerVault™, PowerConnect™, OpenManage™, EqualLogic™, Compellent™, KACE™, FlexAddress™, Force10™, Venue™ and Vostro™ are trademarks of Dell Inc. Intel®, Pentium®, Xeon®, Core® and Celeron® are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. AMD® is a registered trademark and AMD Opteron™, AMD Phenom™ and AMD Sempron™ are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 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A04 Contents 1 About Your System......................................................................................................................7 System Overview...................................................................................................................................................... 7 System Control-Panel Features................................................................................................................................9 LCD Module............................................................................................................................................................ 10 LCD Module Features.......................................................................................................................................11 Using The LCD Module Menus.........................................................................................................................12 Configuration Wizard..............................................................................................................................................12 Back-Panel Features.............................................................................................................................................. 13 Power Supply Indicators..................................................................................................................................14 Fan Module Indicators..................................................................................................................................... 16 Avocent iKVM Analog Switch Module (Optional)...................................................................................................17 Avocent Analog iKVM Switch Module Indicators........................................................................................... 17 Avocent Analog iKVM Switch Module Features..............................................................................................18 CMC Module...........................................................................................................................................................19 CMC Module Features......................................................................................................................................19 CMC Fail-Safe Mode........................................................................................................................................ 20 Daisy-Chain CMC Network Connection........................................................................................................... 21 System Messages...................................................................................................................................................22 Other Information You May Need...........................................................................................................................22 2 Initial System Configuration.................................................................................................... 25 Before You Begin....................................................................................................................................................25 Initial Setup Sequence............................................................................................................................................25 Initial CMC Network Configuration.........................................................................................................................25 Configuring The CMC Using The LCD Configuration Wizard............................................................................26 Configuring The CMC Using A Management Station And CLI......................................................................... 26 Logging In To The CMC Using The Web-Based Interface......................................................................................27 Adding And Managing CMC Users.........................................................................................................................28 Configuring iDRAC Networking Using The Web-Based Interface......................................................................... 28 Setting The First Boot Device For Servers..............................................................................................................29 Configuring And Managing Power......................................................................................................................... 29 Installing Or Updating The CMC Firmware............................................................................................................. 29 Downloading The CMC Firmware.................................................................................................................... 30 Updating The CMC Firmware Using The Web-Based Interface......................................................................30 Updating The CMC Firmware Using RACADM.................................................................................................31 Configuring The Optional iKVM Switch Module.....................................................................................................31 Updating The iKVM Firmware.......................................................................................................................... 31 Tiering The Avocent iKVM Switch From A Digital KVM Switch.......................................................................31 Tiering The Avocent iKVM Switch From An Analog KVM Switch....................................................................32 Configuring The Analog Switch........................................................................................................................32 Resynchronizing The Server List At The Remote Client Workstation.............................................................. 33 Viewing And Selecting Servers........................................................................................................................33 FlexAddress............................................................................................................................................................ 34 FlexAddress Plus.................................................................................................................................................... 34 3 Configuring The I/O Modules.................................................................................................. 35 Network Information...............................................................................................................................................35 I/O Connectivity.......................................................................................................................................................35 General I/O Module Configuration Guidelines................................................................................................. 35 Fabric A............................................................................................................................................................ 35 Fabric B............................................................................................................................................................ 36 Fabric C............................................................................................................................................................ 36 Port Auto-Disablement in Quad-Port Network Daughter Card (Dell PowerEdge M710HD Only)...........................36