Owner's Manual

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• Expanded CMC MIB to contain OIDs for Blade Server Service Tag and

Slotname.

• Accommodates external power management through the

Open Manage

Power Connect

(OMPC).

• Replication of one to many BIOS server settings for iDRAC6 and iDRAC7

servers (Server Cloning).

• Capability added to Multi-Chassis Management feature to synchronize

properties of new member to those of the leader.

• Support for initial iDRAC7 PowerEdge M620 server.

• CPU and Memory information available from GUI for servers that support

the

Lifecycle Controller

(LC).

• Support for inventory of Servers and IOMs and report generation for a

MCM (multi-chassis management) group.

CMC Management Features

The CMC provides the following management features:

• Redundant CMC Environment.

• Dynamic Domain Name System (DDNS) registration for IPv4 and IPv6.

• Remote system management and monitoring using SNMP, a Web

interface, iKVM, Telnet or SSH connection.

• Monitoring — Provides access to system information and status of

components.

• Access to system event logs — Provides access to the hardware log and

CMC log.

• Firmware updates for various chassis components — Enables you to

update the firmware for CMC, servers, iKVM, and I/O module

infrastructure devices.

• 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

IT Assistant