Users Guide

What Is New In This Release

This release of CMC supports:

• Support for 13th generation of Dell PowerEdge servers.

NOTE: For more information on the applicable servers, see the Dell Chassis Management

Controller (CMC) Version 5.1 for Dell PowerEdge M1000e Release Notes available at dell.com/

support/manuals.

• An option to use iDRAC DNS name as slot name.

• CMC DNS server setting through iDRAC QuickDeploy feature.

• Boot Identity Profiles feature to save, manage, and apply boot identity profiles to a particular server.

• Chassis Configuration Profiles feature to save, restore, import, export, apply, edit, and delete chassis

configuration profiles.

• I/O Aggregator Module feature to view details of IOM and flex modules.

• IOA GUI feature to manage the IOA configuration

• An option to view the results of Lclogview from the iDRAC Lifecyle Controller for a particular server.

Key Features

The CMC features are grouped into management and security features.

Management Features

The CMC provides the following management features:

• Redundant CMC environment.

• Dynamic Domain Name System (DDNS) registration for IPv4 and IPv6.

• Remote system management and monitoring using SNMP, a Web interface, iKVM, Telnet, or SSH

connection.

• Monitoring — Provides access to system information and status of components.

• Access to system event logs — Provides access to the hardware log and CMC log.

• Firmware updates for various chassis components — Enables you to update the firmware for CMC,

servers, iKVM, and I/O module infrastructure devices.

• Firmware update of server components such as BIOS, Network Controllers, Storage Controllers, and

so on across multiple servers in the chassis using Lifecycle Controller.

• Server Component Update — Single Click all blade update using Network Share mode.

• Dell OpenManage software integration — Enables you to launch the CMC Web interface from Dell

OpenManage Server Administrator or IT Assistant.

• CMC alert — Alerts you about potential managed node issues through an email message or SNMP

trap.

• Remote power management — Provides remote power management functions, such as shut down

and reset on any chassis component, from a management console.

• Power usage reporting.

• Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption — Provides secure remote system management through the

Web interface.