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CMC for PowerEdge VRTX Features Enabled by Digital Licensing
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Introduction
This Whitepaper provides an overview of the features enabled by the Digital Entitlement License
Manager embedded within the VRTX Chassis Management Controller (CMC).
Understanding the VRTX CMC Express and Enterprise Offerings
For VRTX CMC, Dell offers the following license types:
1. Express
2. Enterprise
Express license offers embedded tools, console integration, and simplified remote access. Enterprise
provides the administrator a management experience that makes the administrators feel they are in
the physical vicinity of a chassis.
VRTX CMC Feature Guide
Table 1 compares the features available for VRTX CMC Express license and CMC Enterprise license.
If you are unable to decide about a CMC option, or if you would like to try the features before you
buy, you can evaluate the features of CMC Enterprise by requesting for a 30–day trial license, and
then download and install the license on the target system and the features will be activated for
30days.
Table 1. A Detailed Comparison of CMC Features
Feature
CMC
Express
CMC
Enterprise
RACADM (SSH, Local and Remote)
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WS-MAN
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SNMP
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Telnet
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SSH
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Web-based Interface
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CMC Network
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CMC Serial Port
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Stacking Port
n/a
n/a
Email Alerts
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Enclosure Restore
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LCD Deployment
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Extended iDRAC Management
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Server Module Firmware Update
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Remote Syslog
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iDRAC Single Sign-On
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