Users Guide

• Disabling AC Power Recovery.
• Updating the OpenSSL open source package to version 1.0.2f.
• Updating the OpenSSH open source package to version 7.1p1.
• Updating glibc to version 2.23 to address new security vulnerabilities.
• TLS 1.2 and TLS 1.1 by default.
• User configuration option to enable TLS 1.0 using RACADM.
• Configuring SNMPv3 using RACADM.
• Querying the health status of the chassis components using WSMan.
• Initiating Quick Deploy of blade through RACADM commands.
• Configuring CMC using WSMan for the following features:
– Host name of chassis
– IP Configuration
– DNS
– DNS Registration
– NTP
– Change Default Password
• Sending alerts when the power state of an IOM changes and when power-on of IOM fails.
• Populating CMC Device name in the inventory.
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.
• Launch point for the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) Web interface.
• Support for WS-Management.
• FlexAddress feature — Replaces the factory-assigned World Wide Name/Media Access Control (WWN/MAC) IDs with
chassis-assigned WWN/MAC IDs for a particular slot, an optional upgrade.
• iDRAC IO Identity feature support for enhanced WWN/MAC Address Inventory.
• Graphical display of chassis component status and health.
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