CMC User's Guide

Dell PowerEdge M1000e Chassis Management Controller Firmware Version 4.5 User’s Guide 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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A00 Contents 1 Overview.....................................................................................................................................15 What Is New In This Release................................................................................................................................. 16 Key Features........................................................................................................................................................... 16 Management Features.....................................................................................................................................16 Security Features............................................................................................................................................. 17 Chassis Overview................................................................................................................................................... 17 CMC Port Information............................................................................................................................................. 18 Minimum CMC Version........................................................................................................................................... 18 Latest Firmware Versions for This Release............................................................................................................20 Supported Remote Access Connections................................................................................................................20 Supported Platforms...............................................................................................................................................21 Supported Web Browsers...................................................................................................................................... 21 Viewing Localized Versions of the CMC Web Interface.........................................................................................21 Supported Management Console Applications......................................................................................................22 Other Documents You May Need........................................................................................................................... 22 Contacting Dell....................................................................................................................................................... 23 Social Media Reference.........................................................................................................................................23 2 Installing and Setting Up CMC................................................................................................25 Before You Begin....................................................................................................................................................25 Installing CMC Hardware....................................................................................................................................... 25 Checklist To Set up Chassis............................................................................................................................. 25 Basic CMC Network Connection......................................................................................................................26 Daisy chain CMC Network Connection............................................................................................................26 Installing Remote Access Software on a Management Station............................................................................ 28 Installing RACADM on a Linux Management Station...................................................................................... 29 Uninstalling RACADM From a Linux Management Station.............................................................................. 29 Configuring Web Browser...................................................................................................................................... 29 Proxy Server.....................................................................................................................................................30 Microsoft Phishing Filter.................................................................................................................................. 30 Certificate Revocation List (CRL) Fetching.......................................................................................................30 Downloading Files From CMC With Internet Explorer......................................................................................31 Enabling Animations in Internet Explorer.........................................................................................................31 Setting Up Initial Access to CMC............................................................................................................................31 Configuring Initial CMC Network......................................................................................................................32 Interfaces and Protocols to Access CMC.............................................................................................................. 34 Launching CMC Using Other Systems Management Tools............................................................................. 36 Downloading and Updating CMC Firmware........................................................................................................... 36 Setting Chassis Physical Location and Chassis Name...........................................................................................36 Setting Chassis Physical Location and Chassis Name Using Web Interface..................................................36 Setting Chassis Physical Location and Chassis Name Using RACADM..........................................................37 Setting Date and Time on CMC...............................................................................................................................37 Setting Date and Time on CMC Using CMC Web Interface.............................................................................37 Setting Date and Time on CMC Using RACADM..............................................................................................37 Configuring LEDs to Identify Components on the Chassis......................................................................................37 Configuring LED Blinking Using CMC Web Interface.......................................................................................37 Configuring LED Blinking Using RACADM........................................................................................................38 Configuring CMC Properties...................................................................................................................................38 Configuring iDRAC Launch Method Using CMC Web Interface...................................................................... 38 Configuring iDRAC Launch Method Using RACADM....................................................................................... 38 Configuring Login Lockout Policy Attributes Using CMC Web Interface ........................................................38 Configuring Login Lockout Policy Attributes Using RACADM..........................................................................39 Understanding Redundant CMC 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