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Dell
PowerEdge M1000e Technical Guide 60
14 Systems Management
14.1 Overview
The Dell™ PowerEdge™ M1000e server solution offers a holistic management solution designed to fit
into any customer data center. The solution offers the following features:
• Dual-redundant Chassis Management Controllers (CMC)
o Powerful management for the entire enclosure
o Includes: real-time power management and monitoring, flexible security,
status/inventory/alerting for blades, I/O, and chassis
• iDRAC
o One per blade with full DRAC functionality, similar to other Dell servers including
vMedia/KVM
o Integrates into CMC or can be used separately
• iKVM
o Embedded in the chassis for easy KVM infrastructure incorporation, allowing one
administrator per blade
o Control panel on front of M1000e for crash-cart access
• Front LCD
o Designed for deployment and local status reporting
The onboard graphics and keyboard/mouse USB connect to an optional system-level Integrated KVM
(iKVM) module for local KVM access. Full USB access is available through the server module front
panel.
Figure 42. System Management Architecture Diagram