Owner's Manual

Installing and Setting Up CMC 33

Installing and Setting Up CMC

This section provides information about how to install your CMC hardware,

establish access to CMC, configure your management environment to use

CMC, and guides you through the next steps for configuring the CMC:

• Set up initial access to CMC.

• Access CMC through a network.

• Add and configure CMC users.

•Update CMC firmware.

For more information about installing and setting up redundant CMC

environments, see

"Understanding the Redundant CMC Environment

" on

page 57."

Before You Begin

Before setting up your CMC environment, download the latest version of

CMC firmware from the Dell Support website at support.dell.com.

Also, ensure that you have the Dell Systems Management Tools and

Documentation DVD that was included with your system.

Installing CMC Hardware

CMC is pre-installed on your chassis and hence no installation is required.

You can install a second CMC to run as a standby to the active CMC.

For more information about a standby CMC, see "Understanding the

Redundant CMC Environment" on page 57.