Users Guide

Overview
The Dell Chassis Management Controller (CMC) for Dell EMC PowerEdge FX2/FX2s is a Systems Management hardware and
software solution for managing the PowerEdge FX2/FX2s chassis. The CMC has its own microprocessor and memory and is
powered by the modular chassis into which it is plugged.
The CMC enables an IT administrator to:
● View inventory.
● Perform configuration and monitoring tasks.
● Remotely turn on and turn off chassis and servers.
● Enable alerts for events on servers and components in the server module.
● View the PCIe mapping information and reassign PCIe slots.
● Provide a one–many management interface to the iDRACs and I/O modules in the chassis.
The 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.
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The CMC reports real-time power consumption, which includes logging high and low points with a time stamp.
○ The 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 defined maximum power limit.
○ The CMC monitors and automatically controls the functions of cooling fans based on actual ambient and internal
temperature measurements.
○ The CMC provides comprehensive enclosure inventory and status or error reporting.
● The CMC provides a mechanism for centralized configuration of the:
○ Network and security setting of the PowerEdge FX2/FX2s 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 necessary, to
protect the system hardware.
○ User access security.
○ PCIe slots.
You can configure CMC to send email alerts or SNMP trap alerts for warnings or errors such as temperature, hardware
misconfiguration, power outage, and fan speed.
NOTE: The terms “storage sled” and “storage module” are used interchangeably in this document.
Topics:
• Key Features
• Chassis overview
• Supported remote access connections
• Supported platforms
• Supported web browsers
• Supported firmware versions
• Supported Firmware Versions for Server Component Update
• Supported Network Adapters
• Managing licenses
• Viewing localized versions of the CMC web interface
• Supported management console applications
• How to use this Guide
• Other documents you may need
• Accessing support content from the Dell EMC support site
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