Owner's Manual

Installing and Setting Up the CMC 51
For a list of supported Web browsers, see the Supported Browsers section in
the Dell Systems Software Support Matrix at support.dell.com/manuals. To
access the CMC using a supported Web browser, see "Accessing the CMC
Web Interface" on page 109.
To access the CMC interface using Dell Server Administrator, launch Server
Administrator on your management station. From the system tree on the left
pane of the Server Administrator home page, click System Main System
Chassis Remote Access Controller. For more information, see your Dell
Server Administrator User’s Guide.
To access the CMC command line using Telnet or SSH, see "Configuring
CMC to Use Command Line Consoles" on page 59.
For information about using RACADM, see "Using the RACADM Command
Line Interface" on page 73.
For information about using the connect or racadm connect command
to connect to servers and IO modules, see "Connecting to Servers or I/O
Modules With the Connect Command" on page 65.
Installing or Updating the CMC Firmware
The following section describes how to install or update the CMC firmware.
Downloading the CMC Firmware
Before beginning the firmware update, download the latest firmware version
from support.dell.com, and save it to your local system.
The following software components are included with your CMC firmware
package:
• Compiled CMC firmware code and data
• Web interface, JPEG, and other user interface data files
• Default configuration files
NOTE: During updates of CMC firmware, it is normal for some or all of the fan units
in the chassis to spin at 100%.
NOTE: The firmware update, by default, retains the current CMC settings. During
the update process, you have the option to reset the CMC configuration settings
back to the factory default settings.