Users Guide

Downloading Files From CMC With Internet Explorer
When you use Internet Explorer to download les from the CMC, you may experience problems when the Do not save encrypted pages to
disk option is not enabled.
To enable the Do not save encrypted pages to disk option:
1 Start Internet Explorer.
2
Click Tools > Internet Options > Advanced.
3 In the Security section, select the Do not save encrypted pages to disk option.
Enabling Animations In Internet Explorer
When transferring les to and from the web interface, a le transfer icon spins to show transfer activity. While using Internet explorer, you
have to congure the browser to play animations.
To congure Internet Explorer to play animations:
1 Start Internet Explorer.
2
Click Tools > Internet Options > Advanced.
3 Go to the Multimedia section, and then select the Play animations in web pages option.
Setting Up Initial Access to CMC
To remotely manage the CMC, connect the CMC to your management network, and then congure the CMC network settings.
NOTE
: To manage the PowerEdge VRTX solution, it must be connected to your management network.
For information about conguring CMC network settings, see Conguring Initial CMC Network. This initial conguration assigns the
TCP/IP networking parameters that enable access to CMC.
CMC and iDRAC on each server and the network management ports for the switch I/O module are connected to a common integrated
network in the PowerEdge VRTX chassis. This allows the management network to be isolated from the server data network. It is important
to separate this trac for uninterrupted access to chassis management.
CMC is connected to the management network. All external access to CMC and iDRACs is achieved through CMC. Access to the
managed servers, conversely, is accomplished through network connections to the I/O module (IOM). This allows the application network
to be isolated from the management network.
It is recommended to isolate chassis management from the data network. Due to the potential of trac on the data network, the
management interfaces on the internal management network can be saturated by trac intended for servers. This results in CMC and
iDRAC communication delays. These delays may cause unpredictable chassis behavior, such as CMC displaying iDRAC as oine even when
it is up and running, which in turn causes other unwanted behavior. If physically isolating the management network is impractical, the other
option is to separate CMC and iDRAC trac to a separate VLAN. CMC and individual iDRAC network interfaces can be congured to use a
VLAN.
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:
Installing and Setting Up CMC
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