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Overview
The Dell™ Chassis Management Controller (CMC) is a hot-pluggable
systems management hardware and software solution designed to provide
remote management capabilities and power control functions for Dell
PowerEdge™ M1000e chassis systems.
You can configure the CMC to send e-mail alerts or SNMP trap alerts for
warnings or errors related to temperatures, hardware misconfigurations,
power outages, and fan speeds.
The CMC, which has its own microprocessor and memory, is powered by the
modular chassis into which it is plugged.
To get started with the CMC, see "Installing and Setting Up the CMC."
What’s New For This Release
This release of CMC supports the following features:
• IPv6 — CMC now supports the IPv6 protocol.
The IPv6 Ready Logo Committee's mission is to define the test
specifications for IPv6 conformance and interoperability testing, to
provide access to self-test tools, and to deliver the IPv6 Ready Logo.
CMC and iDRAC are Phase-2 IPv6 Ready Logo certified, and the Logo ID
is 02-C-000378 (Dell PowerEdge M1000e). For information on the IPv6
Ready Logo Program, see
www.ipv6ready.org .
• VLAN tagging — The CMC and the iDRACs now support the ability to
assign their network traffic to a virtual LAN (VLAN).
• Single sign-on for active directory accounts — Single sign-on allows users
authenticated using Microsoft
®
Active Directory
®
on their local systems
to automatically apply those credentials to the CMC Web user interface.