Users Guide

Installing and Setting Up CMC
This section provides information about how to install your CMC hardware, establish access to CMC, configure your management
environment to use CMC, and guides you through the tasks for configuring a CMC:
• Set up initial access to CMC.
• Access CMC through a network.
• Add and configure CMC users.
• Update CMC firmware.
For more information about installing and setting up redundant CMC environments, see Understanding Redundant CMC Environment.
Topics:
• Before You Begin
• Installing CMC Hardware
• Installing Remote Access Software on a Management Station
• Configuring a Web Browser
• Setting Up Initial Access to CMC
• Interfaces and Protocols to Access CMC
• Downloading and Updating CMC Firmware
• Setting Chassis Physical Location and Chassis Name
• Setting Date and Time on CMC
• Configuring LEDs to Identify Components on the Chassis
• Configuring CMC Properties
• Configuring iDRAC Launch Method Using CMC Web Interface
• Configuring iDRAC Launch Method Using RACADM
• Configuring Login Lockout Policy Attributes Using CMC Web Interface
• Configuring Login Lockout Policy Attributes Using RACADM
• Understanding Redundant CMC Environment
• Configuring Front Panel
Before You Begin
Before setting up your CMC environment, download the latest version of CMC firmware 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.
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