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 EMC PowerEdge FX2/FX2s supports:
● Displaying fan speed and temperature information using WSMan.
● Integrating the LLDP opensource daemon to forward the LLDP packets to iDRAC through VLAN.
● Transferring CMC dumplogs to iDRAC.
● Using PCIe retimer mezzanine card.
● Using the Fault Tolerant Redundancy (FTR) option to request for new power.
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.
● Multi-node Sled adaptation. PowerEdge FM120x4 is a multi-node Sled.
● Chassis Power Limit Monitoring.
● iDRAC IO Identity feature support for enhanced WWN/MAC Address Inventory.
● 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.
● Graphical display of chassis component status and health.
● Support for single and multi-slot servers.
● iDRAC single sign-on.
● Network time protocol (NTP) support.
● Enhanced server summary, power reporting, and power control pages.
● Multi-chassis management, allows up to 19 other chassis to be visible from the lead chassis.
NOTE: Multi-Chassis Management is not supported on IPv6 networks.
● Local and remote iDRAC RACADM proxy feature to manage storage sleds in the FX2s chassis.
Security features
The CMC provides the following security features:
● Password-level security management — Prevents unauthorized access to a remote system.
● Centralized user authentication through:
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