Dell EMC PowerEdge VRTX User Manual

Dell Chassis Management Controller Version 3.0 for Dell EMC PowerEdge VRTX

User's Guide

Notes, cautions, and warnings

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2017 - 09

Rev. A01

Contents

1 Overview........................................................................................................................ 14

What is new in this release................................................................................................................................................15

Key Features..................................................................................................................................................................... 15

Management Features................................................................................................................................................15

Security Features........................................................................................................................................................16

Chassis Overview..............................................................................................................................................................16

Minimum CMC Version..................................................................................................................................................... 19

Supported Remote Access Connections........................................................................................................................... 19

Supported Platforms.........................................................................................................................................................19

Supported Web Browsers.................................................................................................................................................20

Managing Licenses ..........................................................................................................................................................20

Types of Licenses.......................................................................................................................................................20

Acquiring Licenses......................................................................................................................................................20

License Operations.....................................................................................................................................................20

License Component State or Condition and Available Operations............................................................................... 21

Managing Licenses Using CMC Web Interface............................................................................................................21

Managing Licenses Using RACADM............................................................................................................................21

Licensable Features in CMC........................................................................................................................................21

Viewing Localized Versions of the CMC Web Interface.................................................................................................... 23

Supported Management Console Applications................................................................................................................. 23

How to use this Guide...................................................................................................................................................... 23

Other Documents You May Need.....................................................................................................................................23

Accessing documents from the Dell EMC support site..................................................................................................... 24

2 Installing and Setting Up CMC...................................................................................... 25

Before You Begin..............................................................................................................................................................25

Installing CMC Hardware..................................................................................................................................................25

Checklist To Set up Chassis........................................................................................................................................25

Basic CMC Network Connection................................................................................................................................26

Installing Remote Access Software on a Management Station.........................................................................................26

Installing RACADM on a Linux Management Station.................................................................................................. 26

Uninstalling RACADM From a Linux Management Station..........................................................................................26

Conguring a Web Browser.............................................................................................................................................. 27

Proxy Server...............................................................................................................................................................27

Microsoft Phishing Filter.............................................................................................................................................27

Certicate Revocation List Fetching...........................................................................................................................28

Downloading Files From CMC With Internet Explorer.................................................................................................28

Enabling Animations In Internet Explorer.....................................................................................................................28

Setting Up Initial Access to CMC..................................................................................................................................... 28

Conguring Initial CMC Network................................................................................................................................29

Interfaces and Protocols to Access CMC..........................................................................................................................31

Launching CMC Using Other Systems Management Tools.........................................................................................33

Downloading and Updating CMC Firmware......................................................................................................................33

Setting Chassis Physical Location and Chassis Name.......................................................................................................33

Setting Chassis Physical Location and Chassis Name Using Web Interface................................................................33

Setting Chassis Physical Location and Chassis Name Using RACADM.......................................................................33

Setting Date and Time on CMC........................................................................................................................................33

Setting Date and Time on CMC Using CMC Web Interface........................................................................................34

Setting Date and Time on CMC Using RACADM........................................................................................................34

Conguring LEDs to Identify Components on the Chassis................................................................................................34

Conguring LED Blinking Using CMC Web Interface.................................................................................................. 34

Conguring LED Blinking Using RACADM.................................................................................................................. 34

Conguring CMC Properties............................................................................................................................................35

Conguring iDRAC Launch Method Using CMC Web Interface....................................................................................... 35

Conguring iDRAC Launch Method Using RACADM........................................................................................................35

Conguring Login Lockout Policy Attributes Using CMC Web Interface ..........................................................................35

Conguring Login Lockout Policy Attributes Using RACADM........................................................................................... 35

Understanding Redundant CMC Environment..................................................................................................................36

About Standby CMC..................................................................................................................................................36

CMC Failsafe Mode....................................................................................................................................................36

Active CMC Election Process.....................................................................................................................................37

Obtaining Health Status of Redundant CMC.............................................................................................................. 37

Conguring Front Panel....................................................................................................................................................37

Conguring Power Button.......................................................................................................................................... 37

Conguring LCD.........................................................................................................................................................37

Accessing a Server Using KVM.................................................................................................................................. 38

3 Logging in to CMC........................................................................................................ 39

Accessing CMC Web Interface.........................................................................................................................................39

Logging in to CMC as a Local User, Active Directory User, or LDAP User.........................................................................39

Logging in to CMC Using a Smart Card............................................................................................................................40

Logging in to CMC Using Single Sign-on...........................................................................................................................41

Logging In To CMC Using Serial, Telnet, Or SSH Console..................................................................................................41

Accessing CMC Using RACADM.......................................................................................................................................41

Logging in to CMC Using Public Key Authentication.........................................................................................................42

Multiple CMC Sessions.....................................................................................................................................................42

Changing Default Login Password.................................................................................................................................... 42

Changing Default Login Password Using Web Interface............................................................................................. 43

Changing Default Login Password Using RACADM.................................................................................................... 43

Enabling or Disabling Default Password Warning Message .............................................................................................. 43

Enabling or Disabling Default Password Warning Message Using Web Interface........................................................ 43

Enabling or Disabling Warning Message to Change Default Login Password Using RACADM.....................................43

Use case scenarios...........................................................................................................................................................44

Conversion of External Shared PERC 8 card High Availability to Non-High Availability Mode using Web Interface..... 44

Conversion of External Shared PERC 8 card Non-High Availability to High Availability Mode using Web Interface..... 44

Conversion of External Shared PERC 8 card High Availability to Non-High Availability Mode using RACADM............44

Conversion of External Shared PERC 8 card Non-High Availability to High Availability Mode using RACADM............45

4 Updating Firmware........................................................................................................46

Downloading CMC Firmware............................................................................................................................................46

Viewing Currently Installed Firmware Versions..................................................................................................................46

Viewing Currently Installed Firmware Versions Using CMC Web Interface..................................................................46

Viewing Currently Installed Firmware Versions Using RACADM.................................................................................. 47

Updating the CMC Firmware............................................................................................................................................47

Signed CMC Firmware Image.....................................................................................................................................48

Updating CMC and Mainboard Firmware................................................................................................................... 48

Updating CMC Firmware Using Web Interface...........................................................................................................49

Updating CMC rmware using RACADM................................................................................................................... 49

Updating Chassis Infrastructure Firmware........................................................................................................................49

Updating Chassis Infrastructure Firmware Using CMC Web Interface........................................................................49

Updating Chassis Infrastructure Firmware Using RACADM........................................................................................50

Updating Server iDRAC Firmware.................................................................................................................................... 50

Updating Server iDRAC Firmware Using Web Interface............................................................................................. 50

Updating Server Component Firmware............................................................................................................................. 51

Server Component Update Sequence........................................................................................................................52

Enabling Lifecycle Controller.......................................................................................................................................52

Choosing Server Component Firmware Update Type Using CMC Web Interface.......................................................53

Filtering Components for Firmware Updates.............................................................................................................. 53

Viewing Firmware Inventory............................................................................................................................................. 54

Viewing Firmware Inventory Using CMC Web Interface............................................................................................. 54

Viewing Firmware Inventory Using RACADM............................................................................................................. 55

Saving Chassis Inventory Report Using CMC Web Interface............................................................................................56

Conguring Network Share Using CMC Web Interface....................................................................................................56

Lifecycle Controller Job Operations..................................................................................................................................56

Reinstalling Server Component Firmware................................................................................................................... 57

Rolling Back Server Component Firmware........................................................................................................................57

Rolling Back Server Component Firmware Using the CMC Web Interface................................................................. 57

Upgrading Server Component Firmware.......................................................................................................................... 58

Upgrading Server Component Firmware From File Using CMC Web Interface...........................................................58

Server Component Single Click Update Using Network Share................................................................................... 59

Pre-requisites for Using Network Share Update Mode...............................................................................................59

Upgrading Server Component Firmware From Network Share Using CMC Web Interface........................................ 59

Supported Firmware Versions for Server Component Update....................................................................................60

Deleting Scheduled Server Component Firmware Jobs.....................................................................................................61

Deleting Scheduled Server Component Firmware Jobs Using the Web Interface........................................................61

Updating Storage Component Using CMC Web Interface................................................................................................ 61

Recovering iDRAC Firmware Using CMC.......................................................................................................................... 61

5 Viewing Chassis Information and Monitoring Chassis and Component Health............... 62

Viewing Chassis and Component Summaries...................................................................................................................62

Chassis Graphics........................................................................................................................................................63

Selected Component Information...............................................................................................................................63

Viewing Server Model Name and Service Tag............................................................................................................66

Viewing Chassis Summary................................................................................................................................................66

Viewing Chassis Controller Information and Status.......................................................................................................... 66

Viewing Information and Health Status of All Servers.......................................................................................................66

Viewing Health Status and Information for Individual Server............................................................................................ 66

Viewing Information and Health Status of the IOM...........................................................................................................67

Viewing Information and Health Status of Fans................................................................................................................ 67

Conguring Fans........................................................................................................................................................ 68

Viewing Front Panel Properties........................................................................................................................................ 68

Viewing KVM Information and Health Status....................................................................................................................68

Viewing LCD Information and Health................................................................................................................................69

Viewing Information and Health Status of Temperature Sensors......................................................................................69

Viewing Storage Capacity and Status of the Storage Components..................................................................................69

6 Conguring CMC...........................................................................................................71

Viewing and Modifying CMC Network LAN Settings........................................................................................................ 71

Viewing and Modifying CMC Network LAN Settings Using CMC Web Interface........................................................72

Viewing and Modifying CMC Network LAN Settings Using RACADM........................................................................72

Enabling the CMC Network Interface.........................................................................................................................72

Enabling or Disabling DHCP for the CMC Network Interface Address........................................................................73

Enabling or Disabling DHCP for DNS IP Addresses.....................................................................................................73

Setting Static DNS IP addresses................................................................................................................................ 73

Conguring IPv4 and IPv6 DNS Settings ...................................................................................................................73

Conguring Auto Negotiation, Duplex Mode, and Network Speed for IPv4 and IPv6..................................................74

Setting the Maximum Transmission Unit for IPv4 and IPv6.........................................................................................74

Conguring CMC Network and Login Security Settings................................................................................................... 74

Conguring IP Range Attributes Using CMC Web Interface ...................................................................................... 74

Conguring IP Range Attributes Using RACADM....................................................................................................... 75

Conguring Virtual LAN Tag Properties for CMC............................................................................................................. 75

Conguring Virtual LAN Tag Properties for CMC Using RACADM..............................................................................75

Conguring Virtual LAN Tag Properties for CMC Using Web Interface.......................................................................76

Federal Information Processing Standards........................................................................................................................76

Enabling FIPS Mode Using CMC Web Interface......................................................................................................... 77

Enabling FIPS Mode Using RACADM..........................................................................................................................77

Disabling FIPS Mode...................................................................................................................................................77

Conguring Services.........................................................................................................................................................77

Conguring Services Using CMC Web Interface........................................................................................................ 78

Conguring Services Using RACADM.........................................................................................................................78

Conguring CMC Extended Storage Card........................................................................................................................78

Setting Up Chassis Group.................................................................................................................................................79

Adding Members To Chassis Group............................................................................................................................79

Removing a Member from the Leader........................................................................................................................80

Disbanding a Chassis Group....................................................................................................................................... 80

Disabling an Individual Member at the Member Chassis............................................................................................. 80

Accessing the Web page of a Member Chassis or Server.......................................................................................... 80

Propagating Leader Chassis Properties to Member Chassis........................................................................................81

Server Inventory for MCM group................................................................................................................................ 81

Saving Server Inventory Report.................................................................................................................................. 81

Chassis Group Inventory and Firmware Version..........................................................................................................82

Viewing Chassis Group Inventory .............................................................................................................................. 83

Viewing Selected Chassis Inventory Using Web Interface...........................................................................................83

Viewing Selected Server Component Firmware Versions Using Web Interface...........................................................83

Chassis Conguration Proles.......................................................................................................................................... 83

Saving Chassis Conguration..................................................................................................................................... 83

Restoring Chassis Conguration Prole......................................................................................................................84

Viewing Stored Chassis Conguration Proles........................................................................................................... 84

Applying Chassis Conguration Proles......................................................................................................................84

Exporting Chassis Conguration Proles.................................................................................................................... 85

Editing Chassis Conguration Proles........................................................................................................................ 85

Deleting Chassis Conguration Proles...................................................................................................................... 85

Conguring Multiple CMCs Using RACADM.................................................................................................................... 85

Creating a CMC Conguration File............................................................................................................................. 86

Parsing Rules..............................................................................................................................................................87

Modifying the CMC IP Address..................................................................................................................................88

Conguring Multiple CMCs through RACADM Using Chassis Conguration Proles........................................................88

Exporting Chassis Conguration proles.................................................................................................................... 89

Importing Chassis Conguration proles.................................................................................................................... 89

Parsing Rules..............................................................................................................................................................89

Viewing and Ending CMC Sessions..................................................................................................................................90

Viewing and Ending CMC Sessions Using Web Interface........................................................................................... 90

Viewing and Ending CMC Sessions Using RACADM.................................................................................................. 90

7 Conguring Servers.......................................................................................................91

Conguring Slot Names.................................................................................................................................................... 91

Conguring iDRAC Network Settings...............................................................................................................................92

Conguring iDRAC QuickDeploy Network Settings.................................................................................................... 92

Assigning QuickDeploy IP Address to Servers............................................................................................................ 94

Modifying iDRAC Network Settings for Individual Server iDRAC................................................................................94

Modifying iDRAC Network Settings Using RACADM..................................................................................................94

Conguring iDRAC Virtual LAN Tag Settings....................................................................................................................95

Conguring iDRAC Virtual LAN Tag Settings Using RACADM.................................................................................... 95

Conguring iDRAC Virtual LAN Tag Settings Using Web Interface.............................................................................95

Setting First Boot Device.................................................................................................................................................95

Setting First Boot Device For Multiple Servers Using CMC Web Interface.................................................................96

Setting First Boot Device For Individual Server Using CMC Web Interface................................................................ 96

Setting First Boot Device Using RACADM................................................................................................................. 96

Conguring Server FlexAddress........................................................................................................................................97

Conguring Remote File Share......................................................................................................................................... 97

Conguring Prole Settings Using Server Conguration Replication.................................................................................97

Accessing Server Proles Page.................................................................................................................................. 98

Adding or Saving Prole.............................................................................................................................................98

Applying Prole.......................................................................................................................................................... 99

Importing Prole.........................................................................................................................................................99

Exporting Prole.........................................................................................................................................................99

Editing Prole........................................................................................................................................................... 100

Deleting Prole......................................................................................................................................................... 100

Viewing Prole Settings............................................................................................................................................100

Viewing Stored Prole Settings................................................................................................................................. 101

Viewing Prole Log.................................................................................................................................................... 101

Completion Status And Troubleshooting....................................................................................................................101

Quick Deploy of Proles.............................................................................................................................................101

Assigning Server Proles to Slots ............................................................................................................................. 101

Boot Identity Proles................................................................................................................................................ 102

Saving Boot Identity Proles..................................................................................................................................... 102

Applying Boot Identity Proles..................................................................................................................................103

Clearing Boot Identity Proles...................................................................................................................................104

Viewing Stored Boot Identity Proles........................................................................................................................104

Importing Boot Identity Proles................................................................................................................................ 104

Exporting Boot Identity Proles................................................................................................................................ 104

Deleting Boot Identity Proles...................................................................................................................................104

Managing Virtual MAC Address Pool........................................................................................................................ 105

Creating MAC Pool................................................................................................................................................... 105

Adding MAC Addresses............................................................................................................................................105

Removing MAC Addresses....................................................................................................................................... 105

Deactivating MAC Addresses....................................................................................................................................106

Launching iDRAC using Single Sign-On.................................................................................................................... 106

Launching Remote Console.......................................................................................................................................107

8 Conguring CMC To Send Alerts................................................................................. 108

Enabling Or Disabling Alerts............................................................................................................................................ 108

Enabling Or Disabling Alerts Using CMC Web Interface............................................................................................ 108

Filtering Alerts...........................................................................................................................................................108

Conguring Alert Destinations........................................................................................................................................ 109

Conguring SNMP Trap Alert Destinations...............................................................................................................109

Conguring Email Alert Settings................................................................................................................................ 110

9 Conguring User Accounts and Privileges....................................................................112

Types of Users.................................................................................................................................................................112

Modifying Root User Administrator Account Settings......................................................................................................115

Conguring Local Users...................................................................................................................................................115

Conguring Local Users Using CMC Web Interface...................................................................................................115

Congure Local Users Using RACADM......................................................................................................................116

Conguring Active Directory Users.................................................................................................................................. 117

Supported Active Directory Authentication Mechanisms........................................................................................... 117

Standard Schema Active Directory Overview............................................................................................................ 117

Conguring Standard Schema Active Directory.........................................................................................................118

Extended Schema Active Directory Overview...........................................................................................................120

Conguring Extended Schema Active Directory........................................................................................................ 121

Conguring Generic LDAP Users.................................................................................................................................... 128

Conguring the Generic LDAP Directory to Access CMC......................................................................................... 128

Conguring Generic LDAP Directory Service Using CMC Web Interface.................................................................. 128

Conguring Generic LDAP Directory Service Using RACADM.................................................................................. 129

10 Conguring CMC For Single Sign-On Or Smart Card Login........................................130

System Requirements..................................................................................................................................................... 130

Client Systems..........................................................................................................................................................130

CMC.........................................................................................................................................................................130

Prerequisites For Single Sign-On Or Smart Card Login.................................................................................................... 131

Generating Kerberos Keytab File......................................................................................................................................131

Conguring CMC For Active Directory Schema...............................................................................................................131

Conguring Browser For SSO Login................................................................................................................................ 131

Internet Explorer........................................................................................................................................................131

Mozilla Firefox ..........................................................................................................................................................132

Conguring Browser For Smart Card Login.....................................................................................................................132

Conguring CMC SSO Or Smart Card Login For Active Directory Users........................................................................132

Conguring CMC SSO Or Smart Card Login For Active Directory Users Using Web Interface................................. 132

Uploading Keytab File................................................................................................................................................132

Conguring CMC SSO Or Smart Card Login For Active Directory Users Using RACADM........................................ 133

11 Conguring CMC to Use Command Line Consoles......................................................134

CMC Command Line Console Features.......................................................................................................................... 134

CMC Command Line Interface Commands...............................................................................................................134

Using Telnet Console With CMC.....................................................................................................................................134

Using SSH With CMC...............................................................................................................................................135

Supported SSH Cryptography Schemes................................................................................................................... 135

Congure Public Key Authentication Over SSH........................................................................................................ 135

Conguring Terminal Emulation Software........................................................................................................................137

Conguring Linux Minicom........................................................................................................................................137

Connecting to Servers or Input Output Module Using Connect Command.....................................................................138

Conguring the Managed Server BIOS for Serial Console Redirection......................................................................139

Conguring Windows for Serial Console Redirection.................................................................................................140

Conguring Linux for Server Serial Console Redirection During Boot........................................................................140

Conguring Linux for Server Serial Console Redirection After Boot...........................................................................141

12 Using FlexAddress and FlexAdress Plus...................................................................... 143

About FlexAddress..........................................................................................................................................................143

About FlexAddress Plus............................................................................................................................................ 143

Viewing FlexAddress Activation Status..................................................................................................................... 144

Conguring FlexAddress.................................................................................................................................................145

Conguring FlexAddress for Chassis-Level Fabric and Slots..................................................................................... 145

Viewing World Wide Name or Media Access Control Addresses..................................................................................... 146

Fabric Conguration................................................................................................................................................. 146

Viewing WWN or MAC Address Information...................................................................................................................146

Viewing Basic WWN or MAC Address Information Using Web Interface......................................................................... 147

Viewing Advanced WWN or MAC Address Information Using Web Interface..................................................................148

Viewing WWN or MAC Address Information Using RACADM......................................................................................... 148

Command Messages...................................................................................................................................................... 149

FlexAddress DELL SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT................................................................................................ 150

13 Managing Fabrics....................................................................................................... 152

Fresh Power-up Scenario................................................................................................................................................152

Monitoring IOM Health................................................................................................................................................... 152

Conguring Network Settings for IOM........................................................................................................................... 152

Conguring Network Settings for IOM Using CMC Web Interface........................................................................... 152

Conguring Network Settings for IOM Using RACADM............................................................................................153

Managing Power Control Operation for IOMs.................................................................................................................153

Enabling or Disabling LED Blinking for IOMs....................................................................................................................153

14 Managing and Monitoring Power................................................................................ 154

Redundancy Policies.......................................................................................................................................................154

Grid Redundancy Policy............................................................................................................................................154

Power Supply Redundancy Policy............................................................................................................................. 155

Dynamic Power Supply Engagement..............................................................................................................................155

Default Redundancy Conguration................................................................................................................................. 156

Grid Redundancy...................................................................................................................................................... 156

Power Supply Redundancy.......................................................................................................................................156

Power Budgeting For Hardware Modules....................................................................................................................... 156

Server Slot Power Priority Settings.................................................................................................................................157

Assigning Priority Levels To Servers................................................................................................................................158

Assigning Priority Levels To Servers Using CMC Web Interface......................................................................................158

Assigning Priority Levels To Servers Using RACADM......................................................................................................158

Viewing Power Consumption Status...............................................................................................................................158

Viewing Power Consumption Status Using CMC Web Interface...............................................................................158

Viewing Power Consumption Status Using RACADM...............................................................................................158

AC Power Recovery..................................................................................................................................................159

Viewing Power Budget Status Using CMC Web Interface.............................................................................................. 159

Viewing Power Budget Status Using RACADM........................................................................................................ 159

Redundancy Status and Overall Power Health................................................................................................................159

Power Management After PSU Failure..................................................................................................................... 159

Power Management After Removing PSU................................................................................................................159

New Server Engagement Policy............................................................................................................................... 160

Power Supply and Redundancy Policy Changes in System Event Log...................................................................... 160

Conguring power budget and redundancy..................................................................................................................... 161

Power Conservation and Power Budget....................................................................................................................161

Maximum Power Conservation Mode.......................................................................................................................162

Server Power Reduction to Maintain Power Budget.................................................................................................162

110V PSUs AC Operation.......................................................................................................................................... 162

Remote Logging........................................................................................................................................................162

External Power Management....................................................................................................................................162

Conguring Power Budget and Redundancy Using CMC Web Interface...................................................................163

Conguring Power Budget and Redundancy Using RACADM...................................................................................163

Executing Power Control Operations.............................................................................................................................. 164

Executing Power Control Operations on the Chassis................................................................................................ 164

Executing Power Control Operations on the Chassis Using Web Interface............................................................... 165

Executing Power Control Operations on the Chassis Using RACADM...................................................................... 165

Executing Power Control Operations on a Server...........................................................................................................165

Executing Power Control Operations for Multiple Servers Using CMC Web Interface....................................................165

Executing Power Control Operations on the IOM........................................................................................................... 166

Executing Power Control Operations on IOM Using CMC Web Interface................................................................. 166

Executing Power Control Operations on the IOM Using RACADM........................................................................... 166

15 Managing Chassis Storage......................................................................................... 167

Viewing Status of the Storage Components................................................................................................................... 167

Viewing the Storage Topology.........................................................................................................................................167

Viewing Fault-tolerant Troubleshooting Information of SPERC Using CMC Web Interface............................................. 168

Assigning Virtual Adapters To Slots Using CMC Web Interface.......................................................................................168

Fault-Tolerance in Storage Controllers.............................................................................................................................169

Security Key Mismatch................................................................................................................................................... 170

Resolving Security Key Mismatch Using CMC Web Interface...................................................................................170

Viewing Controller Properties Using CMC Web Interface................................................................................................170

Viewing Controller Properties Using RACADM.................................................................................................................171

Importing or Clearing Foreign Conguration...............................................................................................................171

Conguring Storage Controller Settings...........................................................................................................................171

Conguring Storage Controller Settings Using CMC Web Interface.......................................................................... 171

Conguring Storage Controller Settings Using RACADM..........................................................................................172

Shared PERC Controllers................................................................................................................................................ 172

Enabling or Disabling RAID Controller Using CMC Web Interface....................................................................................172

Enabling or Disabling RAID Controller Using RACADM.................................................................................................... 174

Enabling or disabling fault tolerance of external RAID controller using RACADM.............................................................174

Viewing Physical Disk Properties Using the CMC Web Interface.....................................................................................174

Viewing Physical Disk Drives Properties Using RACADM................................................................................................ 175

Identifying Physical Disks and Virtual Disks..................................................................................................................... 175

Assigning Global Hot Spares Using CMC Web Interface................................................................................................. 175

Assigning Global Hot Spares Using RACADM..................................................................................................................175

Recovering Physical Disks...............................................................................................................................................175

Viewing Virtual Disk Properties Using CMC Web Interface............................................................................................. 175

Viewing Virtual Disk Properties Using RACADM..............................................................................................................175

Creating Virtual Disk Using CMC Web Interface..............................................................................................................176

Managing Encryption Keys..............................................................................................................................................176

Creating Encryption Key Using CMC Web Interface................................................................................................. 176

Creating Encryption Key Using RACADM..................................................................................................................176

Modifying Encryption Key Identier Using CMC Web Interface.................................................................................177

Modifying Encryption Identier Key Using RACADM.................................................................................................177

Deleting Encryption Key Using CMC Web Interface..................................................................................................177

Deleting Encryption Key Using RACADM.................................................................................................................. 177

Encrypting Virtual Disks...................................................................................................................................................177

Encrypting Virtual Disks Using CMC Web Interface.................................................................................................. 177

Encrypting Virtual Disks Using RACADM...................................................................................................................178

Unlocking Foreign Conguration..................................................................................................................................... 178

Unlocking Foreign Conguration Using CMC Web Interface..................................................................................... 178

Unlocking Foreign Conguration Using RACADM......................................................................................................178

Cryptographic Erase....................................................................................................................................................... 179

Performing Cryptographic Erase............................................................................................................................... 179

Applying Virtual Adapter Access Policy To Virtual Disks...................................................................................................179

Modifying Virtual Disk Properties Using CMC Web Interface.......................................................................................... 179

Enclosure Management Module......................................................................................................................................180

Viewing EMM Status and attributes......................................................................................................................... 180

Viewing Enclosure Status and Attributes.................................................................................................................. 180

Reporting up to two Enclosures per Connector......................................................................................................... 181

Setting Asset Tag and Asset Name of the Enclosure................................................................................................. 181

Viewing Temperature Probe Status and attributes of the Enclosure.......................................................................... 181

Setting the Temperature Warning Threshold of the Enclosure................................................................................... 181

Viewing Fan Status and attributes of the Enclosure..................................................................................................182

Viewing Enclosure Properties Using CMC Web Interface................................................................................................182

16 Managing PCIe Slots.................................................................................................. 183

Viewing PCIe Slot Properties Using CMC Web Interface................................................................................................ 183

Assigning PCIe Slots To Servers Using CMC Web Interface............................................................................................183

Managing PCIe Slots Using RACADM.............................................................................................................................184

PCIe Power Ride-Through...............................................................................................................................................184

Viewing PCIe Ride-through Properties Using CMC Web Interface............................................................................185

Viewing PCIe Ridethrough Properties Status Using RACADM..................................................................................185

Conguring PCIe Ride-through Properties Using CMC Web Interface......................................................................185

Conguring PCIe Ride-through Properties Status Using RACADM...........................................................................185

17 Troubleshooting and Recovery.................................................................................... 187

Resetting Forgotten Administrative Password.................................................................................................................187

Gathering Conguration Information, Chassis Status, and Logs Using RACDUMP..........................................................187

Supported Interfaces................................................................................................................................................188

Downloading SNMP Management Information Base File..........................................................................................188

First Steps to Troubleshoot a Remote System................................................................................................................ 188

Power Troubleshooting............................................................................................................................................. 189

Troubleshooting Alerts.................................................................................................................................................... 190

Viewing Event Logs........................................................................................................................................................ 190

Viewing Hardware Log..............................................................................................................................................190

Viewing Chassis Log..................................................................................................................................................191

Using Diagnostic Console................................................................................................................................................ 191

Resetting Components....................................................................................................................................................191

Saving or Restoring Chassis Conguration......................................................................................................................192

Troubleshooting Network Time Protocol Errors...............................................................................................................192

Interpreting LED Colors and Blinking Patterns.................................................................................................................193

Troubleshooting Non-responsive CMC............................................................................................................................194

Observing LEDs to Isolate the Problem.....................................................................................................................194

Obtain Recovery Information from DB-9 Serial Port................................................................................................. 195

Recovering Firmware Image......................................................................................................................................195

Troubleshooting Network Problems................................................................................................................................ 196

Troubleshooting Controller..............................................................................................................................................196

Hotplugging enclosures in fault-tolerant chassis............................................................................................................. 196

18 Using LCD Panel Interface..........................................................................................198

LCD Navigation...............................................................................................................................................................198

Main Menu............................................................................................................................................................... 199

KVM Mapping Menu.................................................................................................................................................199

DVD Mapping........................................................................................................................................................... 199

Enclosure Menu........................................................................................................................................................199

IP Summary Menu................................................................................................................................................... 200

Settings................................................................................................................................................................... 200

Diagnostics.................................................................................................................................................................... 200

Front Panel LCD Messages.............................................................................................................................................201

LCD Module and Server Status Information....................................................................................................................201

19 Frequently Asked Questions...................................................................................... 205

RACADM....................................................................................................................................................................... 205

Managing and Recovering a Remote System.................................................................................................................205

................................................................................................................................................................................ 206

Active Directory............................................................................................................................................................. 206

FlexAddress and FlexAddressPlus...................................................................................................................................207

IOM................................................................................................................................................................................208

Overview

The Dell Chassis Management Controller (CMC) for Dell EMC PowerEdge VRTX is a Systems Management hardware and software solution for managing the PowerEdge VRTX chassis. The CMC has its own microprocessor and memory and is powered by the modular chassis into which it is plugged.

CMC enables an IT administrator to:

• View inventory

• Perform conguration and monitoring tasks

• Remotely turn on and turn o chassis and servers

• Enable alerts for events on servers and components in the server module

• View and manage storage controller and hard disk drives in the VRTX chassis

• Manage the PCIe subsystem in the VRTX chassis

• Provide a one–many management interface to the iDRACs and I/O modules in the chassis

You can congure the PowerEdge VRTX chassis either with a single CMC, or with redundant CMCs. In redundant CMC congurations, if the primary CMC loses communication with the chassis or the management network, a standby CMC takes over the chassis management.

CMC provides multiple System Management functions for servers. Power and thermal management are the primary functions of CMC, which are listed as follows:

• Enclosure-level real-time automatic power and thermal management.

– CMC monitors system power requirements and supports the optional Dynamic Power Supply Engagement (DPSE) mode.

This mode enables CMC to improve power eciency by setting the power supplies while the server in standby mode and

dynamically managing the load and redundancy requirements. – CMC reports real-time power consumption, which includes logging high and low points with a time stamp. – CMC supports setting an optional enclosure maximum power limit (System Input Power Cap), which alerts and takes actions

such as limiting the power consumption of servers, and/or preventing the turning on of new servers to keep the enclosure

under the dened maximum power limit. – CMC monitors and automatically controls the functions of cooling fans and blowers on the basis of actual ambient and

internal temperature measurements. – CMC provides comprehensive enclosure inventory and status or error reporting.

• CMC provides a mechanism for centralized conguration of the:

– Network and security setting of the Dell PowerEdge VRTX enclosure. – Power redundancy and power ceiling settings. – I/O switch and iDRAC network settings. – First boot device on the server module. – I/O fabric consistency checks between the I/O module and servers. CMC also disables components, if required, to protect

the system hardware. – User access security. – Storage components, including the fault-tolerant mode for the storage controllers. – PCIe slots.

You can congure CMC to send email alerts or SNMP trap alerts for warnings or errors such as temperature, hardware misconguration, power outage, fan speed, and blowers.

What is new in this release

This release of CMC for Dell EMC PowerEdge VRTX supports:

• Displaying fan speed and temperature information using WSMan.

• Integrating the LLDP opensource daemon to forward the LLDP packets to iDRAC through VLAN.

• Transferring CMC dumplogs to iDRAC.

• Unlocking secure foreign conguration using the CMC web interface.

• Displaying wear gauge details of Solid State Drives (SSDs).

Key Features

The CMC features are grouped into management and security features.

Management Features

CMC provides the following management features:

• Redundant CMC environment.

• Dynamic Domain Name System (DDNS) registration for IPv4 and IPv6.

• Login management and conguration for local users, Active Directory, and LDAP.

• Advanced cooling options such and ECM (Enhanced Cooling Mode) and Fan Oset can be enabled to provide additional cooling for improved performance.

• Remote system management and monitoring using SNMP, a web interface, KVM, 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 chassis log.

• Firmware updates for various chassis components — Enables you to update the rmware for CMC, iDRAC on servers, chassis infrastructure, and chassis storage.

• Firmware update of server components such as BIOS, network controllers, storage controllers, and so on across multiple servers in the chassis using Lifecycle Controller.

• Dell OpenManage software integration — Enables you to launch the CMC web interface from Dell OpenManage Server Administrator or OpenManage Essentials (OME) 1.2.

• CMC alert — Alerts you about potential managed node issues through Remote syslog email message or SNMP trap.

• Remote power management — Provides remote power management functions, such as turn o and reset of 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) addresses with chassis-assigned WWN/MAC addresses for a particular slot.

• iDRAC I/O 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 conguration wizard supports for iDRAC network conguration.

• 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.

• Multi-chassis management, allows up to eight other chassis to be visible from the lead chassis.

• Congure storage components on the chassis.

• Map PCIe slots to the servers and their identication.

Security Features

The CMC provides the following security features:

• Password-level security management — Prevents unauthorized access to a remote system.

• Centralized user authentication through:

– Active Directory using Standard Schema or an Extended Schema (optional). – Hardware-stored user IDs and passwords.

• Role-based authority — Enables an administrator to congure specic privileges for each user.

• User ID and password conguration through the web interface. Web interface supports 128-bit SSL 3.0 encryption and 40-bit SSL 3.0 encryption (for countries where 128-bit is not acceptable).

NOTE: Telnet does not support SSL encryption.

• Congurable IP ports (if applicable).

• Login failure limits per IP address, with login blocking from the IP address when the limit is exceeded.

• Congurable session auto time out, and more than one simultaneous sessions.

• Limited IP address range for clients connecting to CMC.

• Secure Shell (SSH), which uses an encrypted layer for higher security.

• Single Sign-on, Two-Factor Authentication, and Public Key Authentication.

Chassis Overview

The gure here shows a view of the CMC connectors.

Figure 1. CMC connectors and LEDs

Table 1. CMC connectors and LEDs

Item Indicator, Button, or Connector

1 Status/identication indicator (CMC 1)

2 Power indicator (CMC 1)

3 CMC connector ports (2)

4 Power indicator (CMC 2)

Item Indicator, Button, or Connector

5 Status/identication indicator (CMC 2)

A Back Panel view of the chassis is given here with a table that lists the parts and devices available in the CMC.

Figure 2. CMC back panel

Table 2. CMC back panel — parts

Item Indicator, Button, or Connector

1 PCIe expansion card slots low-prole (5)

2 PCIe expansion card slots full height (3)

3 CMC GB Ethernet port (CMC-2)

4 CMC GB Ethernet port (CMC-1)

5 Serial Connector

6 Blower modules (4)

7 I/O module ports

8 PSU 4

9 PSU 3

10 PSU 1

11 PSU 2

A Front Panel view of the chassis is given here with a table that lists the parts and devices available in the CMC.

Figure 3. Front-Panel Features And Indicators—3.5 Inch Hard Disk Drive Chassis

Table 3. Front panel — features and indicators

Item Indicator, Button, or Connector Description

1 USB connectors (2) Allows a keyboard and mouse to be connected to the system.

2 LCD panel Provides system information and status, and error messages to indicate when the

system is operating correctly or when the system needs attention.

3 LCD menu scroll buttons (4) Moves the cursor in one-step increments.

4 Selection ("check") button Selects and saves an item on the LCD screen and moves to the next screen.

5 Enclosure power-on indicator, power

button

6 Hard disk drives (HDD)

The power-on indicator glows when the enclosure power is on. The power button controls the PSU output to the system.

2.5 inch hard drive

Up to twenty-ve 2.5 inch hot-swappable hard disk drives.

enclosure

3.5 inch hard drive

Up to twelve 3.5 inch hot-swappable hard disk drives.

enclosure

7 Information tag A slide-out label panel which allows you to record system information such as Service

Tag, NIC, MAC address, the system's electrical rating, and Worldwide Regulatory Agency marks.

8 Optical drive (optional) One optional SATA DVD-ROM drive or DVD+/-RW drive.

9 Vents Vents for the temperature sensor.

NOTE: To make sure about proper cooling, verify that the vents are not blocked.

10 Video connector Allows a monitor to be connected to the system.

Item Indicator, Button, or Connector Description

11 Server modules Up to four PowerEdge M520, M620, M630, or M640 server modules or 2 M820

server modules congured for the enclosure.

Minimum CMC Version

The following table lists the minimum CMC version required to enable the listed server modules.

Table 4. Minimum CMC Version for server modules

Servers Minimum version of CMC

PowerEdge M520 CMC 1.36

PowerEdge M620 CMC 1.36

PowerEdge M820 CMC 1.36

PowerEdge M630 CMC 2.00

PowerEdge M830 CMC 2.00

PowerEdge M640 CMC 3.00

The following table lists the minimum CMC version required to enable the listed I/O moduless.

Table 5. Minimum CMC Version for I/O modules

IOM Switches Minimum version of CMC

R1 VRTX 1Gb Pass-through CMC 1.20

R1-2401 VRTX 1GbE Switch CMC 1.20

R1-2210 VRTX 10Gb Switch CMC 2.00

Supported Remote Access Connections

The following table lists the supported Remote Access Controllers.

Table 6. Supported Remote Access Connections

Connection Features

CMC Network Interface ports

Serial port

• GB port: Dedicated network interface for the CMC web interface.

• DHCP support.

• SNMP traps and e-mail event notication.

• Network interface for the iDRAC and I/O Modules (IOMs).

• Support for Telnet/SSH command console and RACADM CLI commands including system boot, reset, power-on, and shutdown commands.

• Support for serial console and RACADM CLI commands including system boot, reset, power-on, and shutdown commands.

• Support for binary interchange for applications designed to communicate with a binary protocol to a particular type of I/O Module.

• Serial port can be connected internally to the serial console of a server, or I/O module, using the connect (or racadm connect) command.

• Provides access only to the active CMC.

Supported Platforms

CMC supports modular servers designed for the PowerEdge VRTX platform. For information about compatibility with CMC, see the documentation for your device.

For the latest supported platforms, see the Dell Chassis Management Controller (CMC) Version 3.0 for Dell PowerEdge VRTX

Release Notes available at dell.com/support/manuals.

Supported Web Browsers

The following web browsers are supported for Dell PowerEdge VRTX:

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 9

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 10

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 11

• Microsoft EDGE

• Safari version 7

• Safari version 8

• Safari version 9

• Mozilla Firefox version 52

• Mozilla Firefox version 53

• Google Chrome version 57

• Google Chrome version 58

NOTE: By default, TLS 1.1 and TLS 1.2 are supported in this release. However, to enable TLS 1.0 use the following racadm command:

$ racadm config -g cfgRacTuning -o cfgRacTuneTLSProtocolVersionEnable TLSv1.0+

Managing Licenses

The CMC features are available based on the license (CMC Express or CMC Enterprise) purchased. Only licensed features are available in the interfaces that allow you to congure or use CMC. For example, CMC Web interface, RACADM, WS-MAN, and so on. CMC license management and rmware update functionality is always available through CMC Web interface and RACADM.

Types of Licenses

The types of licenses oered are:

• 30 day evaluation and extension — The license expires after 30 days that can be extended for 30 days. Evaluation licenses are duration-based, and the timer runs when power is applied to the system.

• Perpetual — The license is bound to the service tag and is permanent.

Acquiring Licenses

Use any of the following methods to acquire the licenses:

• E-mail — License is attached to an e-mail that is sent after requesting it from the technical support center.

• Self-service portal — A link to the Self-Service Portal is available from CMC. Click this link to open the licensing Self-Service Portal on the internet from where you can purchase licenses. For more information, see the online help for the self-service portal page.

• Point-of-sale — License is acquired while placing the order for a system.

License Operations

Before you perform the license management tasks, make sure to acquire the licenses. For more information, see the Overview and Feature Guide available at support.dell.com.

You can perform the following licensing operations using CMC, RACADM, and WS-MAN for one-to-one license management, and Dell License Manager for one-to-many license management:

NOTE: If you have purchased a system with all the licenses pre-installed, then license management is not required.

• View — View the current license information.

• Import — After acquiring the license, store the license in a local storage and import it into CMC using one of the supported interfaces. The license is imported if it passes the validation checks.

NOTE: For a few features, a CMC restart may be required to enable the features.

• Export — Export the installed license into an external storage device back up or to reinstall it after a service part is replaced. The le name and format of the exported license is <EntitlementID>.xml

• Delete — Delete the license that is assigned to a component if the component is missing. After the license is deleted, it is not stored in CMC and the base product functions are enabled.

• Replace — Replace the license to extend an evaluation license, change a license type such as an evaluation license with a purchased license, or extend an expired license.

• An evaluation license may be replaced with an upgraded evaluation license or with a purchased license.

• A purchased license may be replaced with an updated license or with an upgraded license. For more information about license, click Dell Software License Management Portal .

• Learn More — Learn more about an installed license, or the licenses available for a component installed in the server.

NOTE: For the Learn More option to display the correct page, make sure that *.dell.com is added to the list of Trusted Sites in the Security Settings. For more information, see the Internet Explorer help documentation.

License Component State or Condition and Available Operations

The following table provides the list of license operations available based on the license state or condition.

Table 7. License Operations Based on State and Condition

License/Component state or condition

Non-administrator login No Yes No No Yes

Active license Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Expired license No Yes Yes Yes Yes

License installed but component missing

Import Export Delete Replace Learn More

No Yes Yes No Yes

Managing Licenses Using CMC Web Interface

To manage the licenses using the CMC Web interface, go to Chassis Overview → Setup → Licenses. Before importing a license, make sure to store a valid license le on the local system or on a network share that is accessible from

the CMC. The license is either embedded, or sent through an email from the Self-Service Web Portal, or from the License Key Management tool.

The Licensing page displays the licenses that are associated to devices, or the licenses that are installed, but the device is not present in the system. For more information about importing, exporting, deleting, or replacing a license, see the Online Help.

Managing Licenses Using RACADM

To manage licenses using the RACADM commands, use the following license subcommand.

racadm license <license command type>

For more information about the RACADM commands, see the Chassis Management Controller for PowerEdge VRTX RACADM Command Line Reference Guide available at dell.com/support/Manuals.

Licensable Features in CMC

A list of CMC features that are enabled on the basis of your license is given here in the table.

Table 8. Licensable features

Feature Express Enterprise Notes

CMC Network Yes Yes

CMC Serial Port Yes Yes

RACADM (SSH, Local, and

Yes Yes

Remote)

CMC Setup Backup No Yes

CMC Setup Restore Yes Yes

WS-MAN Yes Yes

SNMP Yes Yes

Telnet Yes Yes

SSH Yes Yes

Web-based Interface Yes Yes

Email Alerts Yes Yes

LCD Deployment Yes Yes

Extended iDRAC Management Yes Yes

Remote Syslog No Yes

Directory Services No* Yes *For non-default directory service setting, only Reset Directory

Services is allowed with an Express license. Reset Directory Services will set the Directory services to factory default.

iDRAC Single Sign-On No Yes

Two-Factor Authentication No Yes

PK Authentication No Yes

Remote File Share Yes Yes

Slot Resource Management No Yes

Enclosure-level power capping No* Yes *For non-default power cap setting, only Restore Power Cap is

allowed with an Express license. Restore Power Cap will reset the Power Cap settings to factory default.

Dynamic Power Supply Engagement

No* Yes *For non-default DPSE settings, only Restore DPSE is allowed with

an Express license. Restore DPSE will reset the DPSE to factory default.

Multi-chassis management No Yes

Advanced Conguration No Yes

Enclosure-level backup No Yes

FlexAddress Enablement No* Yes *For non-default FlexAddress settings, only Restore Default is

allowed with Express license. Restore Default will reset the FlexAddress settings to the factory default.

PCIe Adapter Mapping Yes* Yes *A maximum of two PCIe Adapters can be assigned per Server with

Express License.

Virtual Adapter to Slot Mapping

No* Yes *For non-default mapping of Virtual Adapters, only Default mapping

is allowed with an Express license. Restore Default will change virtual adapter mapping to factory default.

Virtual Adapter to Slot

Yes Yes

UnMapping

Server cloning No Yes

Feature Express Enterprise Notes

One-to-many Server Firware Update

One-to-many conguration for iDRAC

Boot Identity No Yes

Chassis Prole No Yes

Quick Deploy No Yes

No Yes

Viewing Localized Versions of the CMC Web Interface

To view localized versions of the CMC web interface, read through your web browser's documentations.

Supported Management Console Applications

CMC supports integration with Dell OpenManage Console. For more information, see the OpenManage Console documentation available at dell.com/support/manuals.

How to use this Guide

The contents of this User's Guide enable you to perform the tasks by using:

• The Web interface: Only the task-related information is given here. For information about the elds and options, see the CMC for Dell PowerEdge VRTX Online Help that you can open from the Web interface.

• The RACADM commands: The RACADM command or the object that you must use is provided here. For more information about a RACADM command, see the Chassis Management Controller for PowerEdge VRTX RACADM Command Line Reference

Guide available at dell.com/cmcmanuals.

Accessing documents from the Dell EMC support site

You can access the required documents using the following links:

• For Dell EMC Enterprise Systems Management documents — Dell.com/SoftwareSecurityManuals

• For Dell EMC OpenManage documents — Dell.com/OpenManageManuals

• For Dell EMC Remote Enterprise Systems Management documents — Dell.com/esmmanuals

• For iDRAC and Dell EMC Lifecycle Controller documents — Dell.com/idracmanuals

• For Dell EMC OpenManage Connections Enterprise Systems Management documents — Dell.com/

OMConnectionsEnterpriseSystemsManagement

• For Dell EMC Serviceability Tools documents — Dell.com/ServiceabilityTools

• For Client Command Suite Systems Management documents — Dell.com/DellClientCommandSuiteManuals

•

a. Go to Dell.com/Support/Home.

b. Click Choose from all products.

c. From All products section, click Software & Security, and then click the required link from the following:

– Enterprise Systems Management – Remote Enterprise Systems Management – Serviceability Tools – Dell Client Command Suite – Connections Client Systems Management

d. To view a document, click the required product version.

• Using search engines:

– Type the name and version of the document in the search box.

Installing and Setting Up CMC

This section provides information about how to install your CMC hardware, establish access to CMC, congure your management environment to use CMC, and guides you through the tasks for conguring a CMC:

• Set up initial access to CMC.

• Access CMC through a network.

• Add and congure CMC users.

• Update CMC rmware.

For more information about installing and setting up redundant CMC environments, see Understanding Redundant CMC

Environment.

Before You Begin

Before setting up your CMC environment, download the latest version of CMC rmware for PowerEdge VRTX from dell.com/ support/.

Also, make sure that you have the Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD that was included with your system.

Installing CMC Hardware

CMC is pre-installed on your chassis and hence no installation is required. You can install a second CMC to run as a standby to the active CMC.

Checklist To Set up Chassis

The following tasks enable you to accurately set up the chassis:

1. CMC and the management station, where you use your browser, must be on the same network, which is called the

management network. Connect an Ethernet network cable from the CMC active port to the management network.

2. Install the I/O module in the chassis and connect the network cable to the chassis.

3. Insert the servers in the chassis.

4. Connect the chassis to the power source.

5. Press the power button, or turn on the chassis from the CMC web interface after completing the task in step 7.

NOTE: Do not turn on the servers.

6. Using the LCD panel, navigate to the IP Summary and click on the Check button to select. Use the IP address for the CMC in

the management system browser (IE, Chrome, or Mozilla). To set up DHCP for CMC, use LCD panel to, click Main Menu → Settings → Network Settings.

7. Connect to the CMC IP address by using a web browser by typing the default username (root) and password (calvin).

8. Provide each iDRAC with an IP address in the CMC web interface, and enable the LAN and IPMI interface.

NOTE: iDRAC LAN interface on some servers are disabled by default. This information can be found on the CMC web interface under use the SetUp feature for each server).

9. Provide the IO module with an IP address in the CMC web interface. You can get the IP address by clicking I/O Module

Overview, and then clicking Setup.

10. Connect to each iDRAC through the Web browser and provide nal conguration of iDRAC. The default user name is root and

password is

calvin.

Server Overview → Setup. This might be an advanced license option; in which case you must

11. Connect to the I/O module by using the web browser and provide nal conguration of the IO module.

12. Turn on the servers and install the operating system.

Basic CMC Network Connection

For the highest degree of redundancy, connect each available CMC to your management network.

Installing Remote Access Software on a Management Station

You can access CMC from a management station using remote access software, such as Telnet, Secure Shell (SSH), or serial console utilities provided on your operating system or using the web interface.

To use remote RACADM from your management station, install remote RACADM using the Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD that is available with your system. This DVD includes the following Dell OpenManage components:

• DVD root — Contains the Dell Systems Build and Update Utility.

• SYSMGMT — Contains the systems management software products including Dell OpenManage Server Administrator.

• Docs — Contains documentation for systems, systems management software products, peripherals, and RAID controllers.

• SERVICE — Contains the tools required to congure your system, and delivers the latest diagnostics and Dell-optimized drivers for your system.

For information about installing Dell OpenManage software components, see the Dell OpenManage Installation and Security User's

Guide available on the DVD or at dell.com/support/manuals. You can also download the latest version of the Dell DRAC Tools from support.dell.com.

Installing RACADM on a Linux Management Station

1. Log in as root to the system running a supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux or SUSE Linux Enterprise Server operating system

where you want to install the managed system components.

2. Insert the Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD into the DVD drive.

3. To mount the DVD to a required location, use the mount command or a similar command.

NOTE: On the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 operating system, DVDs are auto-mounted with the -noexec mount option. This option does not allow you to run any executable from the DVD. You need to mount the DVD-ROM manually, and then run the commands.

4. Navigate to the SYSMGMT/ManagementStation/linux/rac directory. To install the RAC software, type the following

command:

rpm -ivh *.rpm

5. For help about the RACADM command, type racadm help after you run the previous commands. For more information

about RACADM, see the

Guide

NOTE: When using the RACADM remote capability, you must have the 'write' permission on the folders where you are using the RACADM subcommands, involving the le operations. For example, racadm getconfig -f <file

name>

Chassis Management Controller for Dell PowerEdge VRTX RACADM Command Line Reference

Uninstalling RACADM From a Linux Management Station

1. Log in as root to the system where you want to uninstall the management station features.

2. Run the following rpm query command to determine which version of the DRAC tools is installed:

rpm -qa | grep mgmtst-racadm

3. Verify the package version to be uninstalled and uninstall the feature by using the rpm -e rpm -qa | grep mgmtst-

racadm command.

Conguring a Web Browser

You can congure and manage CMC, servers, and modules installed in the chassis through a web browser. See the “Supported Browsers" section in the Dell Systems Software Support Matrix at dell.com/support/manuals.

The CMC and the management station where you use your browser must be on the same network, which is called the management network. On the basis of your security requirements, the management network can be an isolated and highly secure network.

NOTE: Make sure that the security measures on the management network such as rewalls and proxy servers, do not prevent your web browser from accessing the CMC.

Some browser features can interfere with connectivity or performance, especially if the management network does not have a route to the Internet. If your management station is running on a Windows operating system, some Internet Explorer settings can interfere with connectivity, even though you use a command line interface to access the management network.

NOTE: To address security issues, Microsoft Internet Explorer strictly monitors the time on its cookie management. To support this, the time on your computer that runs Internet Explorer must be synchronized with the time on the CMC.

Proxy Server

To browse through a proxy server that does not have access to the management network, you can add the management network addresses to the exception list of the browser. This instructs the browser to bypass the proxy server while accessing the management network.

Internet Explorer

To edit the exception list in Internet Explorer:

1. Start Internet Explorer.

2. Click Tools → Internet Options → Connections.

3. In the Local Area Network (LAN) settings section, click LAN Settings.

4. In the Proxy server section, select the Use a proxy server for your LAN (These settings will not apply to dial-up or VPN

connections)

5. In the Exceptions section, add the addresses for CMCs and iDRACs on the management network to the semicolon-separated

list. You can use DNS names and wildcards in your entries.

option, and then click Advanced.

Mozilla FireFox

To edit the exception list in Mozilla Firefox version 19.0:

1. Start Mozilla Firefox.

2. Click Tools → Options (for systems running on Windows), or click Edit → Preferences (for systems running on Linux).

3. Click Advanced, and then click the Network tab.

4. Click Settings.

5. Select Manual Proxy Conguration.

6. In the No Proxy for eld, type the addresses for CMCs and iDRACs on the management network to the comma-separated list.

You can use DNS names and wildcards in your entries.

Microsoft Phishing Filter

If the Microsoft Phishing Filter is enabled in Internet Explorer on your management system, and your CMC does not have Internet access, accessing CMC may be delayed by a few seconds. This delay can happen if you are using the browser or another interface such as remote RACADM. To disable the phishing lter:

1. Start Internet Explorer.

2. Click Tools → Phishing Filter, and then click Phishing Filter Settings.

3. Select the Disable Phishing Filter option and click OK.

Certicate Revocation List Fetching

If your CMC has no access to the Internet, disable the certicate revocation list (CRL) fetching feature in Internet Explorer. This feature tests whether a server such as the CMC web server uses a certicate that is on a list of revoked certicates retrieved from the Internet. If the Internet is inaccessible, this feature can cause delays of several seconds when you access the CMC using the browser or with a command line interface such as remote RACADM.

To disable CRL fetching:

1. Start Internet Explorer.

2. Click Tools → Internet Options, and then click Advanced.

3. Go to the Security section, clear the Check for publisher’s certicate revocation option, and then click OK.

Downloading Files From CMC With Internet Explorer

When you use Internet Explorer to download les from the CMC, you may experience problems when the Do not save encrypted pages to disk

To enable the Do not save encrypted pages to disk option:

1. Start Internet Explorer.

2. Click Tools → Internet Options → Advanced.

3. In the Security section, select the Do not save encrypted pages to disk option.

option is not enabled.

Enabling Animations In Internet Explorer

When transferring les to and from the web interface, a le transfer icon spins to show transfer activity. While using Internet explorer, you have to congure the browser to play animations.

To congure Internet Explorer to play animations:

1. Start Internet Explorer.

2. Click Tools → Internet Options → Advanced.

3. Go to the Multimedia section, and then select the Play animations in web pages option.

Setting Up Initial Access to CMC

To remotely manage the CMC, connect the CMC to your management network, and then congure the CMC network settings.

NOTE: To manage the PowerEdge VRTX solution, it must be connected to your management network.

For information about conguring CMC network settings, see Conguring Initial CMC Network. This initial conguration assigns the TCP/IP networking parameters that enable access to CMC.

CMC and iDRAC on each server and the network management ports for the switch I/O module are connected to a common integrated network in the PowerEdge VRTX chassis. This allows the management network to be isolated from the server data network. It is important to separate this trac for uninterrupted access to chassis management.

CMC is connected to the management network. All external access to CMC and iDRACs is achieved through CMC. Access to the managed servers, conversely, is accomplished through network connections to the I/O module (IOM). This allows the application network to be isolated from the management network.

It is recommended to isolate chassis management from the data network. Due to the potential of trac on the data network, the management interfaces on the internal management network can be saturated by trac intended for servers. This results in CMC and iDRAC communication delays. These delays may cause unpredictable chassis behavior, such as CMC displaying iDRAC as oine even when it is up and running, which in turn causes other unwanted behavior. If physically isolating the management network is impractical, the other option is to separate CMC and iDRAC trac to a separate VLAN. CMC and individual iDRAC network interfaces can be congured to use a VLAN.

Conguring Initial CMC Network

NOTE: Changing your CMC Network settings may disconnect your current network connection.

You can perform the initial network conguration of CMC before or after CMC has an IP address. If you congure CMC’s initial network settings before you have an IP address, you can use either of the following interfaces:

• The LCD panel on the front of the chassis

• Dell CMC serial console

If you congure initial network settings after the CMC has an IP address, you can use any of the following interfaces:

• Command line interfaces (CLIs) such as a serial console, Telnet, SSH, or the Dell CMC console.

• Remote RACADM

• CMC web interface

• LCD Panel interface

CMC supports both IPv4 and IPv6 addressing modes. The conguration settings for IPv4 and IPv6 are independent of each other.

Conguring CMC Network Using LCD Panel Interface

You can use the LCD panel interface to set up the CMC network.

NOTE: You can customize the orientation of an LCD display (for rack or tower mode) by keeping the up-down buttons pressed for two seconds. Alternately, you can also use the right-left buttons. For more information about the buttons available on a CMC LCD panel, see LCD Navigation.

1. To start the CMC conguration:

• For a chassis that has not been congured earlier, the LCD Language panel is displayed. On the LCD Language panel, navigate to the required language using the arrow buttons. When the desired language is highlighted, select the language by pressing the Center button. The Network Settings panel is displayed.

• For a chassis that has been congured earlier, the Main Menu panel is displayed. From the Main Menu, select Settings and then Network Settings.

2. On the Network Settings panel, select the required mode of setup:

• Quick Setup (DHCP) — Select this mode to set up CMC quickly using DHCP addresses. For information on conguring CMC using this mode see Conguring CMC Using Quick Setup (DHCP).

• Advanced Setup — Select this mode to set up CMC for advanced congurations. For information on conguring CMC using this mode see Conguring CMC Using Advanced Setup.

Conguring CMC Using Quick Setup (DHCP)

To set up a network using the LCD panel interface:

1. From the Network Settings panel, select Quick Setup (DHCP). The panel displays the following message.

About to get DHCP addresses. Ensure CMC network cable is connected.

2. Press the center button to highlight the accept button. Press the center button again to accept the settings or navigate to the back arrow and the press the center button to go back and modify the settings.

Conguring CMC Using Advanced Setup

1. On the Network Settings panel, if you select Advanced Setup, the following message is displayed to conrm if want to congure CMC:

Configure CMC?

2. To congure CMC by using advanced setup properties, click the center button selecting the check icon.

NOTE: To skip the CMC conguration navigate to the ‘X’ icon and then press the center button.

3. If you are asked to select an appropriate network speed, select a network speed (Auto (1Gb), 10Mb, or 100Mb) using appropriate buttons.

For eective network throughput, the network speed setting must match your network conguration. Setting the network speed lower than the speed of your network conguration increases bandwidth consumption and slows down the network communication. Determine whether or not your network supports the above network speeds and set it accordingly. If the network conguration does not match any of these values, it is recommended to select the Auto (1 Gb) option, or refer to your network equipment manufacturer's user documentation.

4. Perform one of the following tasks:

• Select Auto (1Gb), by pressing the center button, and then pressing the center button again. The Protocol panel is

displayed. Go to step 6.

• Select 10Mb, or 100Mb. The Duplex panel

is displayed. Go to step 5.

Else, if you

5. On the Duplex panel, to select the duplex mode (Full or Half) that matches the network environment, press the center button, and then press the center button. The Protocol panel is displayed.

NOTE: The network speed and duplex mode settings are not available if Auto Negotiation is set to On, or if 1000MB (1Gbps) is selected. If auto negotiation is turned on for one device but not the other, the device that is using auto negotiation can determine the network speed of the other device, but not the duplex mode. In this case, half duplex is selected as the duplex mode during auto negotiation. Such a duplex mismatch results in a slow network connection.

6. On the Protocol panel, select an Internet Protocol (IPv4 Only, IPv6 Only, or Both) that you want to use for CMC, press the center button, and then press the center button.

• If you select IPv4 or Both, select DHCP or Static mode. Go to step 8.

• Else, if you select IPv6, the Congure iDRAC panel is displayed. Go to step 11 later in this procedure.

8. On the Mode panel, select the mode in which the CMC must obtain the NIC IP addresses. If you select DHCP, CMC retrieves IP conguration (IP address, mask, and gateway) automatically from a DHCP server on your network. CMC is assigned a unique IP address that is allotted on your network. If you select DHCP, press the center button, and then press the center again. The Congure iDRAC panel is displayed. Go to step 11 later in this procedure.

9. If you select Static, enter the IP address, gateway, and subnet mask by following the instructions on the LCD panel. The IP information that you entered is displayed. Press the center button, and then press the center button again. The CMC

Conguration screen lists the Static IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Gateway settings you entered. Check the settings for accuracy. To correct a setting, press appropriate buttons. Press the center button, and then press the center button. The Register DNS? panel is displayed.

10. To register select the check icon and press the center button. Set the DNS IP address, select the check icon, and then press the center button. If DNS registration is not required, then select the ‘X’ icon and press the center button.

11. Indicate whether or not you want to congure iDRAC:

• No: Select the ‘X’ icon then press the center button. Go to step 17 later in this procedure.

• Yes: Select the check icon then press the center button.

You can also congure iDRAC from the CMC web interface.

12. On the Protocol panel, select the IP type that you want to use for the servers:

• IPv4 — The options DHCP or Static are displayed.

• Both

— The options DHCP or Static are displayed.

• IPv6

— The iDRAC Conguration panel is displayed. Go to step 15.

13. Select DHCP or Static.

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Minimum CMC Version

Supported Remote Access Connections

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Installing and Setting Up CMC

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Proxy Server

Microsoft Phishing Filter

Downloading Files From CMC With Internet Explorer

Enabling Animations In Internet Explorer

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