Users Guide

Item Indicator, Button, or Connector Description
3.5 inch hard
drive enclosure
Up to twelve 3.5 inch hot-swappable hard disk
drives.
7 Information tag A slide-out label panel which allows you to record system information such
as Service Tag, NIC, MAC address, the system's electrical rating, and
Worldwide Regulatory Agency marks.
8 Optical drive (optional) One optional SATA DVD-ROM drive or DVD+/-RW drive.
9 Vents Vents for the temperature sensor.
NOTE: To make sure about proper cooling, verify that the vents are not
blocked.
10 Video connector Allows a monitor to be connected to the system.
11 Server modules Up to four PowerEdge M520 or M620 server modules specifically configured
for the enclosure.
Supported Remote Access Connections
The following table lists the supported Remote Access Controllers.
Table 1. Supported Remote Access Connections
Connection Features
CMC Network Interface ports
• GB port: Dedicated network interface for the CMC web interface.
• DHCP support.
• SNMP traps and e-mail event notification.
• Network interface for the iDRAC and I/O Modules (IOMs).
• Support for Telnet/SSH command console and RACADM CLI commands
including system boot, reset, power-on, and shutdown commands.
Serial port
• Support for serial console and RACADM CLI commands including system
boot, reset, power-on, and shutdown commands.
• Support for binary interchange for applications specifically designed to
communicate with a binary protocol to a particular type of IOM.
• Serial port can be connected internally to the serial console of a server, or
I/O module, using the connect (or racadm connect) command.
• Provides access only to the active CMC.
Supported Platforms
CMC supports modular servers designed for the PowerEdge VRTX platform. For information about compatibility with
CMC, see the documentation for your device.
For the latest supported platforms, see the Dell Chassis Management Controller (CMC) Version 1.00 for Dell PowerEdge
VRTX Release Notes available at dell.com/support/manuals.
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