Dell Chassis Management Controller Version 6.0 for PowerEdge M1000e User’s Guide Notes, cautions, and warnings NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your product. 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. Copyright © 2017 Dell Inc. or its subsidiaries. All rights reserved. Dell, EMC, and other trademarks are trademarks of Dell Inc. or its subsidiaries. Other trademarks may be trademarks of their respective owners. 2017 - 09 Rev. A01 Contents 1 Overview........................................................................................................................ 14 What is new in this release................................................................................................................................................14 Key Features..................................................................................................................................................................... 15 Management Features................................................................................................................................................15 Security Features........................................................................................................................................................16 Chassis Overview..............................................................................................................................................................16 CMC Port Information.......................................................................................................................................................17 Minimum CMC Version......................................................................................................................................................17 Latest Firmware Versions for This Release........................................................................................................................19 Supported Remote Access Connections...........................................................................................................................19 Supported platforms........................................................................................................................................................ 20 Supported Management Station Web Browsers...............................................................................................................20 Viewing Localized Versions of the CMC Web Interface.................................................................................................... 20 Supported Management Console Applications..................................................................................................................21 Other Documents You May Need......................................................................................................................................21 Contacting Dell..................................................................................................................................................................21 Social Media Reference....................................................................................................................................................22 2 Installing and Setting Up CMC...................................................................................... 23 Before You Begin..............................................................................................................................................................23 Installing CMC Hardware..................................................................................................................................................23 Checklist To Set up Chassis........................................................................................................................................23 Basic CMC Network Connection................................................................................................................................24 Daisy chain CMC Network Connection...................................................................................................................... 24 Installing Remote Access Software on a Management Station.........................................................................................26 Installing RACADM on a Linux Management Station.................................................................................................. 26 Uninstalling RACADM From a Linux Management Station.......................................................................................... 27 Configuring Web Browser.................................................................................................................................................27 Proxy Server...............................................................................................................................................................27 Microsoft Phishing Filter.............................................................................................................................................28 Certificate Revocation List Fetching...........................................................................................................................28 Downloading Files From CMC With Internet Explorer.................................................................................................28 Enabling Animations in Internet Explorer.....................................................................................................................28 Setting Up Initial Access to CMC..................................................................................................................................... 29 Configuring Initial CMC Network................................................................................................................................29 Interfaces and Protocols to Access CMC......................................................................................................................... 32 Launching CMC Using Other Systems Management Tools.........................................................................................33 Downloading and Updating CMC Firmware......................................................................................................................33 Setting Chassis Physical Location and Chassis Name.......................................................................................................33 Setting Chassis Physical Location and Chassis Name Using Web Interface................................................................33 Setting Chassis Physical Location and Chassis Name Using RACADM.......................................................................33 3 Setting Date and Time on CMC........................................................................................................................................34 Setting Date and Time on CMC Using CMC Web Interface........................................................................................34 Setting Date and Time on CMC Using RACADM........................................................................................................34 Configuring LEDs to Identify Components on the Chassis................................................................................................34 Configuring LED Blinking Using CMC Web Interface.................................................................................................. 34 Configuring LED Blinking Using RACADM.................................................................................................................. 34 Configuring CMC Properties............................................................................................................................................ 35 Configuring iDRAC Launch Method Using CMC Web Interface................................................................................. 35 Configuring iDRAC Launch Method Using RACADM..................................................................................................35 Configuring Login Lockout Policy Attributes Using CMC Web Interface ....................................................................35 Configuring Login Lockout Policy Attributes Using RACADM..................................................................................... 35 Understanding Redundant CMC Environment..................................................................................................................36 About Standby CMC..................................................................................................................................................36 CMC Failsafe Mode....................................................................................................................................................36 Active CMC Election Process.....................................................................................................................................37 Obtaining Health Status of Redundant CMC.............................................................................................................. 37 3 Logging In to CMC.......................................................................................................