Users Guide
• Transferring CMC dumplogs to iDRAC.
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 rmware 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.
• Support for single and multi-slot servers.
• LCD iDRAC conguration wizard support for iDRAC network conguration.
• iDRAC single sign-on.
• Network time protocol (NTP) support.
• Enhanced server summary, power reporting, and power control pages.
• Forced CMC failover and virtual reseat of servers.
• iDRAC reset without rebooting the operating system.
• Support for storage array conguration using RACADM — Allows you to congure IP, join or create group, and select fabric for
storage arrays using RACADM.
• Multi-chassis management:
– capability to view up to eight group member chassis from the lead chassis.
– capability to select chassis conguration properties from lead chassis and push to Group members.
– capability for Group members to keep their chassis settings synchronized with the lead chassis.
• Support to save server settings and conguration information to hard disk and restore to same or dierent server.
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