Users Guide

• 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.
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Overview