Users Guide

Item Indicator, Button, or Connector
4
KVM select button
5
Compute sled
6
Video connector
7
USB connector
8
Storage sled
Supported remote access connections
The following table lists the supported remote access connections.
Table 3. Supported remote access connections
Connection Features
CMC Network Interface ports
• Gb ports: Dedicated network interface for the CMC web interface. The CMC has two
RJ-45 Ethernet ports:
– Gb1 (the uplink port)
– Gb2 (the stacking or cable consolidation port). The STK/Gb2 port can also be used for
CMC NIC failover.
NOTE: Ensure that the CMC setting is changed from default Stacking to
Redundant to implement NIC failover.
CAUTION: Connecting the STK/Gb2 port to the management network will
have unpredictable results if the CMC setting is not changed from default
Stacking to Redundant, to implement NIC failover. In the default Stacking
mode, cabling the Gb1 and STK/Gb2 ports to the same network (broadcast
domain) can cause a broadcast storm. A broadcast storm can also occur if
the CMC setting is changed to Redundant mode, but the cabling is daisy
chained between chassis in the Stacking mode. Ensure that the cabling model
matches the CMC setting for the intended usage.
• DHCP support.
• SNMP traps and e-mail event notication.
• 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 specically 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.
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