User's Manual

20 Overview
CMC Management Features
The CMC provides the following management features:
• Redundant CMC Environment.
• Dynamic Domain Name System (DDNS) registration for IPv4 and IPv6.
• Remote system management and monitoring using SNMP, a Web
interface, iKVM, Telnet or SSH connection.
• Support for Microsoft Active Directory authentication — Centralizes
CMC user IDs and passwords in Active Directory using the Standard
Schema or an Extended Schema.
• Monitoring — Provides access to system information and status of
components.
• Access to system event logs — Provides access to the hardware log and
CMC log.
• Firmware updates for various components — Enables you to update the
firmware for CMC, servers, iKVM, and I/O module infrastructure devices.
• Dell OpenManage software integration — Enables you to launch
the CMC Web interface from Dell OpenManage Server Administrator
or IT Assistant.
• CMC alert — Alerts you about potential managed node issues through an
e-mail message or SNMP trap.
• Remote power management — Provides remote power management
functions, such as shutdown and reset on any chassis component, from a
management console.
•Power usage reporting.
• Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption — Provides secure remote system
management through the Web interface.
• Password-level security management — Prevents unauthorized access to a
remote system.
• Role-based authority — Provides assignable permissions for different
systems management tasks.
• Launch point for the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC)
Web interface.