Owner's Manual

22 Overview
• CMC provides a mechanism for centralized configuration of the following:
– The M1000e enclosure’s network and security settings
– Power redundancy and power ceiling settings
– I/O switches and iDRAC network settings
– First boot device on the server blades
– Checks I/O fabric consistency between the I/O modules and blades
and disables components, if necessary, to protect the system hardware
– User access security
You can configure CMC to send e-mail alerts or SNMP trap alerts for
warnings or errors related to temperatures, hardware misconfigurations,
power outages, and fan speeds.
You can configure the M1000e chassis either with a single CMC, or with
redundant CMCs. In redundant CMC configurations, if the primary CMC
loses communication with the M1000e chassis or the management network,
the standby CMC takes over chassis management.
What’s New For This Release
This release of CMC supports the following features:
• Broadcom 5719 Quad Port 1GB Blade Mezzanine Card.
• Expanded the CMC MIB to contain OIDs for a maximum of 32 servers in
the chassis.
• Expanded the CMC MIB to contain OIDs for each server's Chassis Slot
number, for all servers present in the chassis.
• Expanded the CMC MIB to contain an OID for the iKVM Version
number, if iKVM is present in the chassis.
• Support for iDRAC7 PowerEdge M420 server.
CMC Management Features
CMC provides the following management features:
• Redundant CMC Environment.
• Dynamic Domain Name System (DDNS) registration for IPv4 and IPv6.