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7 Managing Modular Infrastructure by using OpenManage Essentials (OME)
2 Prepare OpenManage Essentials for managing Modular
Infrastructure
The MX Chassis must be discovered by using the MX Chassis Discovery-All Components option in Discovery
wizard. When an MX Chassis is discovered by using the MX Chassis Discovery-All Components option in
discovery wizard, all the servers of the blade chassis are also discovered automatically in OME.
The chassis devices must be discovered by using the Chassis (CMC) Discovery–All Components option in
discovery wizard. When a CMC is discovered by using Chassis (CMC) Discovery–All Components option in
the discovery wizard, all the servers and IOAs of the blade chassis are also discovered automatically in OME.
2.1 Target device requirements
For the MX Chassis, supported firmware versions are:
- PowerEdge MX7000 with firmware version 1.0
No license is required for the MX Chassis
For the chassis, supported firmware versions are:
- PowerEdge M1000e with chassis firmware version of 5.10 and later, installed
- PowerEdge VRTX with chassis firmware version of 2.1 and later, installed
- PowerEdge FX2 or FX2s with chassis firmware version of 1.3 and later, installed
For the chassis, required licenses are:
- PowerEdge PowerEdge FX2, PowerEdge FX2s, and V PowerEdge RTX Chassis must have
an Enterprise license
For the IOAs, supported firmware versions are:
- In the OME version 2.3, the I/O aggregator must have an installed firmware version of
9.10.0.0, 9.10.0.1P10, or 9.11.0.0.
IOAs must be configured in any of the following operational modes:
- Standalone
- Virtual Link Trunk (VLT)
- Programmable MUX (PMUX)
2.2 File share settings
The device configuration and deployment features require a staging area (file share) for modular chassis
infrastructure. This section describes the details of the file share and how to setup the file share.
Note—In case of MX Chassis, file share is not required for device configuration and deployment features.
2.2.1 Requires for file sharing
The file share is a staging area for deployment. To use the deployment features, the file share is required to
send and receive configuration files to and from a device. During the “create” or “deploy” task, configuration