Dell Chassis Management Controller Concept Guide

Dell PowerEdge M1000e Chassis
Management Controller Firmware

Version 4.5

Single Click Auto Update Firmware for
Multiple Blade Servers Using Dell
Repository Manager

An automated, simple-to-use solution for
firmware update on blades in the chassis

Extended Power Performance (EPP)
and 3000W Power Supply Units (PSUs)

Availability of Additional Power with EPP
feature and 3000W PSUs

Configurable QuickDeploy Address
Range

Avoid iDRAC IP Address Conflict

Key Benefits:

• Firmware update of all the components

for multiple blade servers using custom
repository instead of individual updates

• Quicker and more accurate process of

updating blades on multiple chassis

• Consistent method of firmware update

from a remote console.

• Installation, configuration, and

deployment of high-volumes of servers
through an intuitive, comprehensive
console, using either scripting or imaging
technology.

Key Benefits:

• Enables drawing additional power using

3000w PSUs than the three PSUs in a
redundant grid configuration.

• Blades are not powered off in the event of

an AC grid failure or a PSU failure , as
power allocated to servers is automatically
reduced

• More power, up to 2700W available, for

higher-end and more memory
configurations of blades

• Enhanced server performance with the

additional power.

Key Benefits:

• Prevents assigning an iDRAC address

outside the specified range

• Avoids IP address conflicts in datacenters

where 16 QuickDeploy addresses were
allocated through CMC Version 4.0 or
earlier

• Limits assignment of QuickDeploy

addresses to 16 to match the addresses
already allocated in the data center

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