Users Guide

18. On the IP Summary panel, after the 30 second wait panel, review the IP addresses you provided to

make sure the addresses are correct. To correct a setting, press the left arrow icon, and then press

the center key to return to the screen for that setting. After correcting an IP address, press the center

button.

When you have confirmed that the settings you entered are accurate, press the center button, and

then press the center button. The Main Menu panel id displayed.

CMC and iDRACs are now available on the network. You can access the CMC on the assigned IP

address using the Web interface or CLIs such as a serial console, Telnet, and SSH.

Interfaces and Protocols to Access CMC

After you have configured the CMC network settings, you can remotely access CMC using various

interfaces. The following table lists the interfaces that you can use to remotely access CMC.

NOTE: Because Telnet is not as secure as the other interfaces, it is disabled by default. Enable Telnet

by using web, SSH, or remote RACADM.

NOTE: Using more than one interface at the same time may generate unexpected results.

Table 2. CMC Interfaces

Interface Description

Web interface Provides remote access to CMC using a graphical user interface. The

Web interface is built into the CMC firmware and is accessed through

the NIC interface from a supported web browser on the management

station.

For a list of supported Web browsers, see the “Supported Browsers”

section in the Dell System Software Support Matrix at dell.com/support/

manuals.

Remote RACADM command

line interface

Use this command line utility to manage CMC and its components. You

can use remote or firmware RACADM:

• Remote RACADM is a client utility that runs on a management

station. It uses the out-of-band network interface to run RACADM

commands on the managed system and uses the HTTPs channel.

The –r option runs the RACADM command over a network.

• Firmware RACADM is accessible by logging in to CMC using SSH or

Telnet. You can run the firmware RACADM commands without

specifying the CMC IP, user name, or password. After you enter the

RACADM prompt, you can directly run the commands without the

racadm prefix.

Chassis LCD Panel Use the LCD on the front panel to:

• View alerts and CMC IP.

• Set DHCP.

• Configure CMC static IP settings.

Telnet Provides command line access to CMC through the network. The

RACADM command line interface and the connect command, which is

used to connect to the serial console of a server or IO module, are

available from the CMC command line.