User's Manual

26 CMC Overview
• Dell OpenManage™ software integration — Enables you to launch the
CMC Web interface from Dell OpenManage Server Administrator or IT
Assistant
• CMC alert — Alerts you to potential managed node issues through an
e-mail message or SNMP trap
• Remote power management — Provides remote power management
functions, such as shutdown and reset on any chassis component, from a
management console
• Power usage reporting
• Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption — Provides secure remote system
management through the Web interface
• Password-level security management — Prevents unauthorized access to a
remote system
• Role-based authority — Provides assignable permissions for different
systems management tasks
• Launch point for the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC)
Web interface
• Support for WS-Management (for more information, see "WS-
Management Support" on page 30)
•
FlexAddress feature - Replaces the factory-assigned World Wide
Name/Media Access Control (WWN/MAC) IDs with chassis-assigned
WWN/MAC IDs for a particular slot; an optional upgrade (for more
information, see
"Using FlexAddress" on page 169 )
• Graphical display of chassis component status and health
• Support for single and multi-slot servers
Security Features
The CMC provides the following security features:
• User authentication through Active Directory (optional), or hardware-
stored user IDs and passwords
• Role-based authority, which enables an administrator to configure specific
privileges for each user
• User ID and password configuration through the Web interface