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Status
indicator
pattern
Description
Blinking Blue The CMC is identifying the I/O module.
Blinking Amber The I/O module is in a fault condition.
Off The I/O module is powered off, or booting is in progress.
For more information, see the I/O module documentation at Dell.com/poweredgemanuals.
CMC module
Figure 12. CMC module
1. DB-9 serial connector for local configuration 2. Ethernet connector Gb1
3. link indicator 4. activity indicator
5. Ethernet connector STK/Gb2 (stack)
NOTE: This port can also be used for CMC NIC failover.
6. system identification button
CMC indicators
The CMC indicators on the back panel of the enclosure provide the following information:
Indicator
Description
System
identification
button
The identification buttons on the front and back panels can be used to locate a particular system within a
rack. When one of these buttons is pressed, the system status indicator on the back flashes until one of
the buttons is pressed again. Press to toggle the system ID on and off.
Status indicator
Blue The CMC is active and operating normally.
Amber The chassis is in fault condition.
CMC features
The CMC provides the following multiple systems management functions:
● Enclosure-level real-time automatic power and thermal management:
○ Monitors system power requirements.
○ Reports real-time power consumption, which includes logging high and low points with a time stamp.
○ Supports setting an optional enclosure Maximum Power Limit, which either alerts or takes actions, such as throttling
compute sleds and/or preventing the power up of new compute sleds to keep the enclosure under the defined maximum
power limit.
○ Monitors and automatically controls cooling fans based on actual ambient and internal temperature measurements.
○ Provides comprehensive enclosure inventory and status or error reporting.
● Centralized configuration of the following:
○ The enclosure’s network and security settings.
○ Power redundancy and power ceiling settings.
NOTE:
Modifying the modular enclosure redundancy policy is recommended to be performed while the modular
enclosure is powered off.
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