Users Guide

The FCoE I/O Module page specific to the IOM slot is displayed.
3. In the Select Port drop-down, select the required port number for the selected IOM and click Show Sessions. The
selected option retrieves the FCoE session information for the switch, and present it to the user as a table.
The FCoE Session Information section displays the FCoE session information for the switch.
NOTE: The I/O Aggregator also displays the active FCoE sessions when the switch is using the protocol.
Resetting IOM to factory default settings
You can reset IOM to the factory default settings using the Deploy I/O Modules page.
NOTE: This feature is supported on PowerEdge M I/O Aggregator IOM only. Other IOMs including MXL 10/40GbE are not
supported.
To reset the selected IOMs to factory default settings using the CMC Web interface:
1. In the system tree, go to I/O Module Overview and click Setup or expand I/O Module Overview in the system tree,
select the IOM, and click Setup.
The Deploy I/O Modules page displays the IOM(s) that are powered on.
2. For the required IOM(s), click Reset.
A warning message is displayed.
3. Click OK to continue.
Updating IOM software using CMC web interface
You can update the IOM software by selecting the required software image from a specified location. You can also rollback to an
earlier software version.
NOTE: This feature is supported only on Dell PowerEdge I/O Aggregator.
To update the IOM Infrastructure device software, in the CMC Web interface:
1. Go to Chassis Overview > I/O Module Overview > Update.
The IOM Firmware Update page is displayed. Alternatively, go to any of the following
● Chassis Overview > Update.
● Chassis Overview > Chassis Controller > Update.
The Firmware Update page is displayed, which provides a link to access the IOM Firmware and Software page.
2. In the IOM Firmware Update page, in the Firmware section, select the check box in the Update column for the IOM you want
to update the software and click Apply Firmware Update. Alternatively, to rollback to the earlier versions of the software,
select the check box in the Rollback column.
3. Select the software image for the software update, using the Browse option. The name of Software image gets displayed in
the IOM Software Location field.
The Update Status section provides software update or rollback status information. A status indicator displays on the page
while the image file uploads. File transfer time varies based on connection speed. When the internal update process begins,
the page automatically refreshes and the Firmware update timer is displayed.
NOTE: Do not click the Refresh icon or navigate to another page during the file transfer.
NOTE: The file transfer timer is not displayed when updating IOMINF firmware.
NOTE: The FTOS or IOM software version is displayed in the format X-Y(A-B). For example, 8-3(1-4). If the Rollback
Version of the FTOS image is an old image which uses the old version string format 8-3-1-4, then the Current Version is
displayed as 8-3(1-4).
IOA or MXL GUI
You can launch the IOA/MXL GUI from CMC to manage the IOA/MXL configuration. To launch the MXL/IOA GUI from CMC,
the IOM must be set to MXL or IOA and you must have the Fabric A Administrator privilege.
The Dell PowerEdge FX2 MXL GUI supports changing the switch mode to IOA from MXL and the PowerEdge FX2 IOA GUI
supports changing the switch mode to MXL from IOA.
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