Users Guide

● Firmware updates for various chassis components — Enables you to update the firmware for CMC, iDRAC on servers,
chassis infrastructure, and chassis storage.
● Firmware update of server components such as BIOS, network controllers, storage controllers, and so on across multiple
servers in the chassis using Lifecycle Controller.
● Dell OpenManage software integration — Enables you to launch the CMC web interface from Dell OpenManage Server
Administrator or OpenManage Essentials (OME) 1.2.
● CMC alert — Alerts you about potential managed node issues through Remote syslog email message or SNMP trap.
● Remote power management — Provides remote power management functions, such as turn off and reset of any chassis
component, from a management console.
● Power usage reporting.
● Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption — Provides secure remote system management through the web interface.
● Launch point for the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) web interface.
● Support for WS-Management.
● FlexAddress feature — Replaces the factory-assigned World Wide Name/Media Access Control (WWN/MAC) addresses
with chassis-assigned WWN/MAC addresses for a particular slot.
● iDRAC I/O Identity feature support for enhanced WWN/MAC Address Inventory.
● Graphical display of chassis component status and health.
● Support for single and multi-slot servers.
● LCD iDRAC configuration wizard supports for iDRAC network configuration.
● iDRAC single sign-on.
● Network time protocol (NTP) support.
● Enhanced server summary, power reporting, and power control pages.
● Forced CMC failover and virtual reseat of servers.
● Multi-chassis management, allows up to eight other chassis to be visible from the lead chassis.
● Configure storage components on the chassis.
● Map PCIe slots to the servers and their identification.
Security Features
The CMC provides the following security features:
● Password-level security management — Prevents unauthorized access to a remote system.
● Centralized user authentication through:
○ Active Directory using Standard Schema or an Extended Schema (optional).
○ Hardware-stored user IDs and passwords.
● Role-based authority — Enables an administrator to configure specific privileges for each user.
● User ID and password configuration through the web interface. Web interface supports 128-bit SSL 3.0 encryption and
40-bit SSL 3.0 encryption (for countries where 128-bit is not acceptable).
NOTE: Telnet does not support SSL encryption.
● Configurable IP ports (if applicable).
● Login failure limits per IP address, with login blocking from the IP address when the limit is exceeded.
● Configurable session auto time out, and more than one simultaneous sessions.
● Limited IP address range for clients connecting to CMC.
● Secure Shell (SSH), which uses an encrypted layer for higher security.
● Single Sign-on, Two-Factor Authentication, and Public Key Authentication.
Chassis Overview
The figure here shows a view of the CMC connectors.
Overview
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