Users Guide

Item Indicator, Button, or Connector Description
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 I/O Module.
• 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.
Supported Management Station Operating Systems and Web
Browsers
The following operating systems and web browsers are supported for Dell PowerEdge VRTX:
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 on Windows 7 32-bit, Windows 7 64-bit, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008
64-bit, and Windows Server 2008 R2 64-bit.
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 on Windows 7 32-bit, Windows 7 64-bit, Windows 8 32-bit, Windows 8 64-bit, Windows
Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 64-bit, Windows Server 2008 R2 64-bit, and Windows 8 Server.
• Mozilla Firefox 20.0.1 on Windows 7 32-bit, Windows 7 64-bit, Windows 8 32-bit, Windows 8 64- bit, Macintosh OSX
Lion, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 64-bit, Windows Server 2008 R2 64-bit, and Windows 8 Server.
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