Dell Chassis Management Controller Version 1.0 Manual

Author(s)

Features of CMC for PowerEdge VRTX
Features—Enabled by Digital Licensing

This DellTM Technical White Paper provides information about the CMC
for PowerEdge VRTX features enabled by digital licensing

Michael Brundridge

CMC for PowerEdge VRTX Features Enabled by Digital Licensing

Contents

Introduction ....................................................................................... 3

Understanding the VRTX CMC Express and Enterprise Offerings .......................... 3

VRTX CMC Feature Guide ....................................................................... 3

License Manager.................................................................................. 5

Tracking Your VRTX CMC Licenses ............................................................. 5

Licensed Feature Description .................................................................. 5

Extended iDRAC Management ............................................................... 5

Server Module Firmware Update ............................................................ 5

Remote Syslog ................................................................................. 5

Directory Services ............................................................................. 6

iDRAC Single Sign-On ......................................................................... 6

Two-Factor Authentication .................................................................. 6

PK Authentication ............................................................................. 6

Remote File Share............................................................................. 6

Slot Resource Assignment/Management ................................................... 7

Server Configuration/Cloning ............................................................... 7

Server Power Management ................................................................... 7

Chassis Grouping .............................................................................. 8

Enclosure Backup .............................................................................. 8

FlexAddress Enablement ..................................................................... 8

Dynamic Power Supply Engagement ........................................................ 8

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Feature

CMC

CMC

RACADM (SSH, Local and Remote)

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WS-MAN

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SNMP

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Telnet

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SSH

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Web-based Interface

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CMC Network

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CMC Serial Port

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Stacking Port

n/a

n/a

Email Alerts

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Enclosure Restore

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LCD Deployment

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Extended iDRAC Management

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Server Module Firmware Update

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Remote Syslog

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iDRAC Single Sign-On

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CMC for PowerEdge VRTX Features Enabled by Digital Licensing

Introduction

This Whitepaper provides an overview of the features enabled by the Digital Entitlement License
Manager embedded w i t hi n the VRTX Chassis Management Controller (CMC).

Understanding the VRTX CMC Express and Enterprise Offerings

For VRTX CMC, Dell offers the following license types:

1. Express

2. Enterprise
Express license offers embedded tools, console integration, and simplified remote access. Enterprise
provides the administrator a management experience that makes the administrators feel they are in
the physical vicinity of a chassis.

VRTX CMC Feature Guide

Table 1 compares the features available for VRTX CMC Express license and CMC Enterprise license.
If you are unable to decide about a CMC option, or if you would like to try the features before you

buy, you can evaluate the features of CMC Ent erp ri s e by requesting for a 30–day trial license, and
then download and install the license on the target system and the features will be activated for
30days.

Table 1. A Detailed Comparison of CMC Features

Express

Enterprise

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