Owner's Manual

Installing and Setting Up CMC 53
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 CMC using a supported Web browser, see "Accessing the CMC Web
Interface" on page 111.
To access 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 CMC command line using Telnet or SSH, see "Configuring CMC
to Use Command Line Consoles" on page 61.
For information about using RACADM, see "Using the RACADM Command
Line Interface" on page 75.
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 67.
Installing or Updating CMC Firmware
The following section describes how to install or update CMC firmware.
Downloading 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 CMC configuration settings back
to the factory default settings.