Users Guide
Key Features
The CMC features are grouped into management and security features.
What is new in this release
This release of CMC for Dell PowerEdge FX2/FX2s supports:
• PowerEdge FC830 and PowerEdge FC430 compute sleds.
• PowerEdge FD332 and the following features that are supported for storage sleds:
– Multiple compute-storage sled mappings.
– Identification of storage sleds along with compute nodes.
– Module reporting for storage sleds.
– Move storage sleds to different slots or chassis.
– PCIe mapping when storage sleds exist.
• RACADM proxy to manage CMC from iDRAC.
• Forwarding CMC or chassis alerts through iDRAC for rack-based mode servers.
• Licensing for one RAID controller and one non-RAID controller or two RAID controllers.
Management features
CMC provides the following management features:
• Dynamic Domain Name System (DDNS) registration for IPv4 and IPv6.
• Login management and configuration for local users, Active Directory, and LDAP.
• Remote system management and monitoring using SNMP, a web interface, integrated KVM, Telnet, or
SSH connection.
• Monitoring — Provides access to system information and status of components.
• Access to system event logs — Provides access to the hardware log and chassis log.
• Firmware updates for various chassis components — Enables you to update the firmware for CMC,
iDRAC on servers, storage sleds, and chassis infrastructure.
• Firmware update of server components such as BIOS and network controllers across multiple servers
in the chassis using Lifecycle Controller.
• Dell OpenManage software integration — Enables you to launch the CMC web interface from Dell
OpenManage Server Administrator or OpenManage Essentials (OME) 1.2.
• CMC alert — Alerts you about potential managed node issues through Remote syslog email message
or SNMP trap.
• Remote power management — Provides remote power management functions, such as turn off and
reset of any chassis component, from a management console.
• Power usage reporting.
• Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption — Provides secure remote system management through the
web interface.
• Launch point for the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) web interface.
• Support for WS-Management.
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