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What is new in this release

This release of CMC for Dell EMC PowerEdge M1000e supports:

• Enabling forced password change to comply with SB-327 Regulations of California, USA.

• Regenerating SSH self-signed-key using CLI command.

• Updating OpenSSH open-source package to version 7.9p1.

• Updating OpenSSH open-source package to version 1.0.2r.

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.

• Support for single and multi-slot servers.

• LCD iDRAC configuration wizard support for iDRAC network configuration.

• 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 configuration using RACADM — Allows you to configure 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 configuration 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 configuration information to hard disk and restore to same or different server.

Overview