Users Guide
Connection Features
• 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 specically designed to communicate
with a binary protocol to a particular type of IOM.
• Serial port can be connected internally to the serial console of a server, or I/O module,
using the connect (or racadm connect) command.
Supported platforms
The CMC supports the PowerEdge FX2 and FX2s chassis models. The supported platforms are PowerEdge FC430, PowerEdge
FC630, PowerEdge FM120x4, PowerEdge FC830, PowerEdge FC640, and PowerEdge FD332. 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 2.0 for Dell PowerEdge FX2/FX2s
Release Notes available at dell.com/cmcmanuals.
Supported web browsers
For the latest information about supported web browsers, see the Dell Chassis Management Controller (CMC) Version 2.0 for Dell
PowerEdge FX2/FX2s Release Notes at dell.com/cmcmanuals.
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 9
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 10
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 11
• Microsoft EDGE
• Safari version 7
• Safari version 8
• Safari version 9
• Mozilla Firefox version 52
• Mozilla Firefox version 53
• Google Chrome version 57
• Google Chrome version 58
NOTE: By default, TLS 1.1 and TLS 1.2 are supported in this release. However, to enable TLS 1.0 use the following racadm
command:
$ racadm config -g cfgRacTuning -o cfgRacTuneTLSProtocolVersionEnable TLSv1.0+
Supported rmware versions
The following table lists the rmware versions for BIOS, iDRAC, and Lifecycle Controller that support the servers listed:
Table 4. Latest Firmware Versions for BIOS, iDRAC, and Lifecycle Controller
Servers BIOS iDRAC Lifecycle Controller
PowerEdge FC830 2.2.5 2.40.40.40 2.40.40.40
PowerEdge FC630 2.2.5 2.40.40.40 2.40.40.40
PowerEdge FC430 2.2.5 2.40.40.40 2.40.40.40
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