Owner's Manual

32 Installing and Setting Up the CMC
Checklist for Integration of a Chassis
The following steps enable you to setup the chassis accurately:
1
Your CMC and the management station where you use your browser must
be on the same network, which is called the management network.
Connect an Ethernet network cable from the CMC port labelled
GB to
the management network.
NOTE: Do not place a cable in the CMC Ethernet port labelled STK. For more
information to cable the STK port, see "Understanding the Redundant CMC
Environment" on page 55.
2 Install the IO modules in the chassis and cable them.
3 Insert the servers in the chassis.
4 Connect the chassis to the power source.
5 Push the power button at the lower left corner of the chassis or, power on
the chassis from the CMC GUI after completing step 7.
NOTE: Do not power on the servers.
6 Using the LCD panel on the front of the system, provide the CMC with a
static IP address or configure it for DHCP.
7 Connect to the CMC IP address through the web browser using the
default username(root) and password(calvin).
8 Provide each iDRAC with an IP address in the CMC GUI and enable the
LAN and IPMI interface.
NOTE: iDRAC LAN interface on some servers are disabled by default
9 Provide each IO module with an IP address in the CMC GUI.
10 Connect to each iDRAC through the web browser and provide final
configuration of iDRAC. Default username is root and password is calvin.
11 Connect to each IO module through the web browser and provide final
configuration of the IO module.
12 Power on the servers and install the operating system.