User's Manual

22 CMC Overview
Supported Platforms
The CMC supports modular systems designed for the M1000e platform. For
information about compatibility with the CMC, see the documentation for
your device.
For the latest supported platforms, see the Dell PowerEdge Compatibility
Guide located on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com.
Supported Web Browsers
Table 1-4 lists the Web browsers supported as CMC clients.
For the latest information on supported Web browsers, see the Dell
OpenManage Server Administrator Compatibility Guide located on the Dell
Support website at support.dell.com.
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 IOM
• Serial port can be connected to the serial console of a server, or I/O
module, using the
connect (or racadm connect )
command
Other
connections
• Access to the Dell CMC Console through the Avocent
®
Integrated KVM Switch Module (iKVM)
Table 1-4. Supported Web Browser
Operating System Supported Web Browser
Windows
®
Internet Explorer
®
6.0 (32-bit) with Service Pack 2 (SP2) for
Windows XP and Windows 2003 R2 SP2 only.
Internet Explorer 7.0 for Windows Vista
®
, Windows XP, and
Windows 2003 R2 SP2 only.
Table 1-3. Supported Remote Access Connections (continued) (continued)
Connection Features