Users Guide

Conguring Initial CMC Network

NOTE: Changing your CMC Network settings may disconnect your current network connection.

You can perform the initial network conguration of CMC before or after CMC has an IP address. If you congure CMC’s initial

network settings before you have an IP address, you can use either of the following interfaces:

• The LCD panel on the front of the chassis

• Dell CMC serial console

If you congure initial network settings after the CMC has an IP address, you can use any of the following interfaces:

• Command line interfaces (CLIs) such as a serial console, Telnet, SSH, or the Dell CMC console.

• Remote RACADM

• CMC web interface

• LCD Panel interface

CMC supports both IPv4 and IPv6 addressing modes. The conguration settings for IPv4 and IPv6 are independent of each other.

Conguring CMC Network Using LCD Panel Interface

You can use the LCD panel interface to set up the CMC network.

NOTE: You can customize the orientation of an LCD display (for rack or tower mode) by keeping the up-down buttons

pressed for two seconds. Alternately, you can also use the right-left buttons. For more information about the buttons

available on a CMC LCD panel, see LCD Navigation.

1. To start the CMC conguration:

• For a chassis that has not been congured earlier, the LCD Language panel is displayed. On the LCD Language panel,

navigate to the required language using the arrow buttons. When the desired language is highlighted, select the language by

pressing the Center button. The Network Settings panel is displayed.

• For a chassis that has been congured earlier, the Main Menu panel is displayed. From the Main Menu, select Settings and

then Network Settings.

2. On the Network Settings panel, select the required mode of setup:

• Quick Setup (DHCP) — Select this mode to set up CMC quickly using DHCP addresses. For information on conguring

CMC using this mode see Conguring CMC Using Quick Setup (DHCP).

• Advanced Setup — Select this mode to set up CMC for advanced congurations. For information on conguring CMC

using this mode see Conguring CMC Using Advanced Setup.

Conguring CMC Using Quick Setup (DHCP)

To set up a network using the LCD panel interface:

1. From the Network Settings panel, select Quick Setup (DHCP). The panel displays the following message.

About to get DHCP addresses. Ensure CMC network cable is connected.

2. Press the center button to highlight the accept button. Press the center button again to accept the settings or navigate to the

back arrow and the press the center button to go back and modify the settings.

Conguring CMC Using Advanced Setup

1. On the Network Settings panel, if you select Advanced Setup, the following message is displayed to conrm if want to

congure CMC:

Configure CMC?

2. To congure CMC by using advanced setup properties, click the center button selecting the check icon.

NOTE: To skip the CMC conguration navigate to the ‘X’ icon and then press the center button.

3. If you are asked to select an appropriate network speed, select a network speed (Auto (1Gb), 10Mb, or 100Mb) using

appropriate buttons.