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– 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.– Storage components, including the fault-tolerant mode for the storage controllers.– PCIe slots. You can configure CMC to send email...

• Advanced cooling options such and ECM (Enhanced Cooling Mode) and Fan Offset can be enabled to provide additional cooling for improved performance. • Remote system management and monitoring using SNMP, a web interface, KVM, Telnet, or SSH connection. • Monitoring — Provides access to system inform...

NOTE: Telnet does not support SSL encryption. • Configurable IP ports (if applicable).• Login failure limits per IP address, with login blocking from the IP address when the limit is exceeded.• Configurable session auto time out, and more than one simultaneous sessions.• Limited IP address range for...

Ite m Indicator, Button, or Connector Description 7 Information tag A slide-out label panel which allows you to record system information such as Service Tag, NIC, MAC address, the system's electrical rating, and Worldwide Regulatory Agency marks. 8 Optical drive (optional) One optional SATA DVD-ROM...

Connection Features • Support for Telnet/SSH command console and RACADM CLI commands including system boot, reset, power-on, and shutdown commands. Serial port • Support for serial console and RACADM CLI commands including system boot, reset, power-on, and shutdown commands. • Support for binary int...

• 30 day evaluation and extension — The license expires after 30 days that can be extended for 30 days. Evaluation licenses are duration-based, and the timer runs when power is applied to the system. • Perpetual — The license is bound to the service tag and is permanent. Acquiring Licenses Use any o...

License/ Component state or condition Import Export Delete Replace Learn More Non-administrator login No Yes No No Yes Active license Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Expired license No Yes Yes Yes Yes License installed but component missing No Yes Yes No Yes Managing Licenses Using CMC Web Interface To manage t...

FlexAddress Enablement No* Yes *For non-default FlexAddress settings, only Restore Default is allowed with Express license. Restore Default will reset the FlexAddress settings to the factory default. PCIe Adapter Mapping Yes* Yes *A maximum of two PCIe Adapters can be assigned per Server with Expres...

• The Chassis Management Controller Version 2.0 for Dell PowerEdge VRTX RACADM Command Line Reference Guide provides information about using the VRTX–related RACADM features. • The Dell Chassis Management Controller (CMC) for Dell PowerEdge VRTX Version 2.00 Release Notes provides last-minute update...

2 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.•...

7. Connect to the CMC IP address by using a web browser by typing the default username (root) and password (calvin). 8. Provide each iDRAC with an IP address in the CMC web interface, and enable the LAN and IPMI interface. NOTE: iDRAC LAN interface on some servers are disabled by default. This infor...

rpm -ivh *.rpm 5. For help about the RACADM command, type racadm help after you run the previous commands. For more information about RACADM, see the Chassis Management Controller for Dell PowerEdge VRTX RACADM Command Line Reference Guide . NOTE: When using the RACADM remote capability, you must ha...

4. In the Proxy server section, select the Use a proxy server for your LAN (These settings will not apply to dial-up or VPN connections) option, and then click Advanced . 5. In the Exceptions section, add the addresses for CMCs and iDRACs on the management network to the semicolon-separated list. Yo...

Enabling Animations In Internet Explorer When transferring files to and from the web interface, a file transfer icon spins to show transfer activity. While using Internet explorer, you have to configure the browser to play animations.To configure Internet Explorer to play animations: 1. Start Intern...

to automatically deploy the server using the previously-configured network settings policies. If you do not want to apply the iDRAC network settings to newly-installed servers, select the ‘X’ icon and press the center button. When a new server is inserted in the chassis, the iDRAC network settings d...

Interface Description For client connection using Microsoft WinRM, the minimum required version is 2.0. For more information, refer to the Microsoft article, < support.microsoft.com/kb/968929 >. NOTE: The default values of CMC user name and password are root and calvin respectively. Launching ...

Setting Date and Time on CMC Using CMC Web Interface To set the date and time on CMC: 1. In the left pane, click Chassis Overview → Setup → Date/Time . 2. To synchronize the date and time with a Network Time Protocol (NTP) server, on the Date/Time page, select Enable NTP and specify up to three NTP ...

3. To enable the user blocking or IP blocking feature, in the Login Lockout Policy section, select Lockout by User Name or Lockout by IP Address (IPV4) . The options to set the other login lockout policy attributes are activated. 4. Enter the required values for login lockout policy attributes in th...

• Remove the network cable from the active CMC.• Remove the active CMC from the chassis.• Initiate a CMC firmware flash on the active CMC.• Have an active CMC that is no longer functional. NOTE: In the event of a CMC failover, all iDRAC connections and all active CMC sessions are logged off. Users w...

CMCs installed, CMC installed in CMC chassis slot 1 normally assumes the active role. The active CMC is indicated by a blue LED. If two CMCs are inserted into a chassis that is already turned on, automatic active- or standby negotiation can take upto two minutes. Normal chassis operation resumes whe...

3 Logging in to CMC You can log in to CMC as a CMC local user, as a Microsoft Active Directory user, or as an LDAP user. The default user name and password is root and calvin respectively. You can also log in using Single Sign- On or a Smart Card. Accessing CMC Web Interface Before you log in to CMC...

NOTE: • For added security, it is strongly recommended that you change the default password of the root account during initial set up. • When Certificate Validation is enabled, FQDN of the system should be provided. If certificate validation is enabled and IP address is provided for the Domain Contr...

To log in to CMC as an Active Directory user using a smart card: 1. Log in to CMC using the link https://<cmcname.domain-name> . The CMC Login page is displayed asking you to insert a smart card. NOTE: If you changed the default HTTPS port number (port 80), access the CMC web page using <cm...

After you configure your management station terminal emulator software and managed node BIOS, perform the following tasks to log in to CMC: 1. Connect to CMC using your management station terminal emulation software. 2. Type your CMC user name and password, and then press <Enter>.You are logge...

passphrase transparent. For client systems running Linux, you can use the ssh agent. For setting up and using either of these applications, see their product documentation. Multiple CMC Sessions A list of multiple CMC sessions that are possible by using the various interfaces is given here. Table 5....

4. Click Continue . The new password is configured and you are logged in to CMC. NOTE: Continue is enabled only if the passwords provided in the New Password and Confirm Password fields match. For information about the other fields, see the Online Help . Changing Default Login Password Using RACADM ...

4 Updating Firmware You can update firmware for: • CMC — active and standby• Chassis infrastructure• I/O Module• iDRAC• PERC• Expander and HDD You can update firmware for the following server components: • iDRAC• BIOS• Lifecycle Controller• 32–bit diagnostics• Operating System Drivers Pack• Network ...

Viewing Currently Installed Firmware Versions Using CMC Web Interface In the CMC web interface, go to any of the following pages to view the current firmware versions: • Chassis Overview → Update • Chassis Overview → Chassis Controller → Update • Chassis Overview → Server Overview → Server Component...

NOTE: • The CMC firmware cannot be updated to any earlier version other than 2.0 for a chassis that is configured with 1600W PSU. • CMC firmware update or roll back is supported only for firmware versions 1.2, 1.25, 1.3, 1.31, 1.35, 1.36, 2.0, and later. For any version other than these, first updat...

• Chassis Overview → Update • Chassis Overview → Chassis Controller → Update 2. On the Firmware Update page, in the CMC Firmware section, select the required components under the Update Targets column for the CMC or CMCs (if standby CMC is present) you want to update, and then click Apply CMC Update...

4. Click Begin Firmware Update , and then click Yes . The Firmware Update Progress section provides firmware update status information. While the image file uploads, a status indicator displays on the page. File transfer time varies on the basis of connection speed. When the internal update process ...

To update the server component firmware, using the CMC Web interface, click Chassis Overview → Server Overview → Update → Server Component Update . If the server does not support the Lifecycle Controller service, the Component/Device Firmware Inventory section displays Not Supported . For the latest...

images (DUP) may be available in optimized forms, where a single DUP may be programmed to update multiple types or models of devices of a given category. Filtering Components for Firmware Updates Using CMC Web Interface To filter the devices: 1. In the left pane, go to Server Overview , and then cli...

NOTE: To use this feature, you must have an Enterprise License. Viewing Firmware Inventory Using CMC Web Interface To view the firmware inventory: 1. In the left pane, click Server Overview , and then click Update . 2. On the Server Component Update page, view the firmware inventory details in the C...

Field Description Component/Device Displays a description of the component or device on the server. If the column width is too narrow, the mouse-over tool provides a view of the description. Current Version Displays the current version of component or device on the server. Rollback Version Displays ...

The Edit Network Share page is displayed. 2. In the Network Share Settings section, configure the following settings as required: • Protocol• IP Address or Host Name• Share Name• Update folder• File Name (optional) NOTE: Entering the File Name is optional only when the default catalog file name is c...

indicating the situation and the operation must not be submitted. Wait for the operation in process to complete and then submit the operation again. Do not navigate away from the page after an operation is submitted for scheduling. If an attempt is made, a confirmation message is displayed allowing ...

5. Click Rollback . The previously installed firmware version is reinstalled for the selected component or device. Upgrading Server Component Firmware You can install the next version of the firmware image for selected components or devices across one or more servers. The firmware image is available...

A second table is displayed that lists the selected type of component or device and a selector for the firmware image file. For each type of component, one selector for the firmware image file is displayed. Few devices such as Network Interface Controllers (NICs) and RAID Controllers contain many ty...

• You must have CMC Administrator privileges. Upgrading Server Component Firmware From Network Share Using CMC Web Interface To upgrade the server components firmware version to the next version using the Update from Network Share mode: 1. In the CMC Web interface, in the system tree, go to Server O...

You can delete jobs scheduled for the selected components and/or devices across one or more servers. Deleting Scheduled Server Component Firmware Jobs Using the Web Interface To delete scheduled server component firmware jobs: 1. In the left pane, click Server Overview , and then click Update . 2. O...

5 Viewing Chassis Information and Monitoring Chassis and Component Health You can view information and monitor the health of the following:• Active and standby CMCs• All severs and individual servers• IO Module• Fans• Power Supply Units (PSUs)• Temperature sensors• Hard disk drives• LCD assembly• St...

(PSUs), LCD assembly, storage controller, and PCIe devices. Detailed information about each component is displayed when you click that component. In addition, the latest events in the CMC Hardware Log are also displayed. For more information, see the Online Help . If your chassis is configured as a ...

Icon Description A server is not present. Selected Component Information Information for the selected component is displayed in three independent sections: • Health and Performance, and Properties — Displays the active, critical, and non-critical events as displayed by the hardware logs and the perf...

• Fan Offset • Critical Threshold • Fan Configuration Blower • Speed• PWM (% of Max)• Enhanced Cooling Mode • Warning Threshold• Critical Threshold • Fans Status• Fan Configuration SPERC Slot • Installed• Assigned • Model• Server Slot Mapping• Vendor ID• Device ID• Slot Type• Allocated Power• Fabric...

NOTE: The CMC monitors the temperature sensors in the chassis and automatically adjust the fan speed as needed. However, you can override to maintain a minimum fan speed by the racadm fanoffset command. When overriden using this command, the CMC will always run the fan to the selected speed even tho...

High offset. When the Fan Offset option is not enabled, the fan speeds will be reduced to the default speeds required for system cooling for the installed hardware configuration. To set the offset feature, go to Chassis Overview → Fans → Setup . On the Advanced Fan Configurations page, in the Fan Co...

6 Configuring CMC Chassis Management Controller enables you to configure properties, set up users, and alerts to perform remote management tasks. Before you begin configuring the CMC, you must first configure the CMC network settings to allow CMC to be managed remotely. This initial configuration as...

for more than 12 seconds in which the IPv6 router solicitations are sent. In such cases, there may be a period when IPv6 connectivity is limited, until router advertisements are gratuitously sent by the IPv6 routers. NOTE: Changing the CMC network settings may disconnect your current network connect...

NOTE: Note the following: • There is a 30 seconds delay between changing a network setting and actually applying it.• The CMC IPv6 addressing is disabled by default. By default, for IPv4, the CMC requests and automatically obtains a CMC IP address from the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) ...

Setting Static DNS IP addresses NOTE: The static DNS IP addresses settings are not valid unless the DCHP for DNS address feature is disabled. For IPv4, to set the preferred primary and secondary DNS IP server addresses, type: racadm config -g cfgLanNetworking -o cfgDNSServer1 <IP-address> raca...

< duplex mode > is 0 (half duplex) or 1 (full duplex, default) racadm config -g cfgNetTuning -o cfgNetTuningNicSpeed < speed > where: < speed > is 10 or 100 (default). Setting the Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) (IPv4 and IPv6) The MTU property allows you to set a limit for the lar...

Configuring IP Range Attributes Using RACADM You can configure the following IP Range attributes for CMC using RACADM: • IP range checking feature• Range of IP addresses that you want to block from accessing CMC• IP Range Mask that you want to block from accessing CMC IP filtering compares the IP ad...

For example: racadm config -g cfgLanNetworking -o cfgNicVLanPriority 7 You can also specify both the VLAN ID and the VLAN priority with a single command: racadm setniccfg -v <VLAN id> <VLAN priority> For example: racadm setniccfg -v 1 7 4. To remove the CMC VLAN, disable the VLAN capabil...

If the web server resets, wait at least one minute for the services to become available again. A web server reset usually happens as a result of any of the following events: • Network configuration or network security properties are changed through the CMC web user interface or RACADM. • Web server ...

For example: $ racadm getconfig -g cfgSessionManagement -m server-1 # cfgSsnMgtWebServerMaxSessions=N/A # cfgSsnMgtWebServerActiveSessions=N/A # cfgSsnMgtWebServerTimeout=N/A # cfgSsnMgtSSHMaxSessions=N/A # cfgSsnMgtSSHActiveSessions=N/A # cfgSsnMgtSSHTimeout=N/A # cfgSsnMgtTelnetMaxSessions=N/A # c...

Propagating Leader Chassis Properties to Member Chassis You can apply the properties from the leader to the member chassis of a group. To synchronize a member with the leader properties: 1. Login with administrator privileges to the leader chassis. 2. Select the Lead chassis in the tree. 3. Click Se...

Data Field Example NOTE: Requires VRTX CMC 1.0 (or later) on member; otherwise shown as blank. CPU Info Intel (R) Xeon (R) CPU E5502 @1.87GHzn NOTE: Requires VRTX CMC 1.0 (or later) on member; otherwise shown as blank. Data Format The inventory report is generated in a .CSV file format such that it ...

Viewing Selected Server Component Firmware Versions Using Web Interface To view the firmware versions of selected server components using CMC web interface: 1. In the left pane, select Group . Click Properties → Firmware Version . The Chassis Group Firmware Version page displays all the chassis in t...

The config subcommand loads the information into other CMCs. The Server Administrator uses the config command to synchronize the user and password database. Creating a CMC Configuration File The CMC configuration file, <filename>.cfg, is used with the racadm config -f <filename>.cfg comm...

• If you type racadm getconfig -f <filename> .cfg , the command builds a .cfg file for the current CMC configuration. This configuration file can be used as an example and as a starting point for your unique .cfg file. Parsing Rules • Lines that start with a hash character (#) are treated as c...

NOTE: A NULL string (identified by two " characters) directs the CMC to delete the index for the specified group. To view the contents of an indexed group, run the following command: racadm getconfig -g <groupname> -i <index 1-4> • For indexed groups the object anchor must be the fir...

Viewing and Ending CMC Sessions You can view the number of users currently logged in to iDRAC7 and end the user sessions. NOTE: To end a session, you must have Chassis Configuration Administrator privilege. Viewing and Ending CMC Sessions Using Web Interface To view or end a session using the web in...

7 Configuring Servers You can configure the following settings of a server: • Slot Names• iDRAC Network Settings• DRAC Virtual LAN Tag Settings• First Boot Device• Server FlexAddress• Remote File Share• BIOS Settings Using Server Clone Configuring Slot Names Slot names are used to identify individua...

The slot name setting in the CMC web interface always overrides any change you make to the display name in the iDRAC interface. To edit a slot name using the CMC Web interface: 1. In the left pane, go to Chassis Overview → Server Overview → Setup → Slot Names . 2. On the Slot Names page, edit the sl...

Assigning QuickDeploy IP Address to Servers The figure here shows the QuickDeploy IP addresses assignment to the servers when there are four half-height servers in VRTX chassis: The following figure shows the QuickDeploy IP addresses assignment to the servers when there are two full-height blades in...

• cfgRemoteHosts • cfgSerial • cfgSessionManagement For more information about the property default values and ranges, see the Chassis Management Controller for PowerEdge VRTX RACADM Command Line Reference Guide available at dell.com/ support/manuals . Configuring iDRAC Virtual LAN Tag Settings Virt...

Setting First Boot Device You can specify the CMC first boot device for each server. This may not be the actual first boot device for the server, or may not even represent a device present in that server. It represents a device sent by CMC to the server and used as its first boot device of that serv...

To set the first boot device for multiple servers: 1. In the left pane, click Server Overview → Setup → First Boot Device . A list of servers is displayed. 2. In the First Boot Device column, from the drop-down menu corresponding to a server, select the boot device you want to use for a server. 3. I...

To configure the remote file share: 1. In the left pane, click Server Overview → Setup → Remote File Share . 2. On the Deploy Remote File Share page, type appropriate data in the fields. For more information about the field descriptions, see the Online Help . 3. To connect to a remote file share, cl...

NOTE: The process to gather the settings runs in the background. Hence, it may take some time before the new profile is displayed. If the new profile is not displayed, check the profile log for errors. Applying Profile Server configuration replication is possible only when server profiles are availa...

A File Download message is displayed prompting you to open or save the file. 2. Click Save or Open to export the profile to the required location. NOTE: If the source profile is on the SD card, a message is displayed indicating that if the profile is exported, then the description is lost. Press OK ...

Viewing Profile Settings To view Profile settings for a selected server, go to the Server Profiles page. In the Server Profiles section, click View in the Server Profile column for the required server. The View Settings page is displayed.For more information about the displayed settings, see the Onl...

to the Deploy iDRAC page, select Server Overview → Setup → iDRAC . Profiles that can be deployed are stored in the SD card or remote share. NOTE: To set up the profiles for quick deploy, you must have Chassis Administrator privileges. Assigning Server Profiles to Slots The Server Profiles page enabl...

Launching iDRAC using Single Sign-On CMC provides limited management of individual chassis components, such as servers. For complete management of these individual components, CMC provides a launch point for the server’s management controller (iDRAC) web-based interface. A user may be able to launch...

8 Configuring CMC To Send Alerts You can set alerts and actions for certain events that occur on the chassis. An event is generated when a device or service’s status has changed or an error condition is detected. If an event matches an event filter and you have configured this filter to generate an ...

• System Health • Storage • Configuration • Audit • Updates 3. Select one or more of the following severity levels:• Critical • Warning • Informational The Monitored Alerts section displays the results based on the selected category and severity. For information about the field descriptions on the t...

NOTE: The commands in steps 2–6 overwrites any existing settings configured for the index specified (1–4). To determine whether an index has previously-configured values, type: racadm getconfig -g cfgTraps -i <index> . If the index is configured, values appear for the cfgTrapsAlertDestIPAddr a...

9 Configuring User Accounts and Privileges You can set up user accounts with specific privileges (role-based authority) to manage your system with CMC and maintain system security. By default, CMC is configured with a local administrator account. The default user name is root and the password is cal...

Privilege Set Administrator Permissions Power User Permissions Guest User Permissions Chassis Control Administrator (Power commands) Yes Yes No Server Administrator Yes Yes No Test Alert User Yes Yes No Debug Command Administrator Yes No No Fabric A Administrator Yes Yes No Modifying Root User Admin...

Configure Local Users Using RACADM NOTE: You must be logged in as a root user to execute RACADM commands on a remote Linux system. You can configure up to 16 users in the CMC property database. Before you manually enable a CMC user, verify if any current users exist. If you are configuring a new CMC...

Configuring Active Directory Users If your company uses the Microsoft Active Directory software, you can configure the software to provide access to CMC, allowing you to add and control CMC user privileges to your existing users in your directory service. This is a licensed feature. NOTE: On the fol...

Role Group Default Privilege Level Permissions Granted Bit Mask • Test Alert User• Debug Command Administrator • Fabric A Administrator 2 None • CMC Login User• Clear Logs Administrator • Chassis Control Administrator (Power Commands) • Server Administrator• Test Alert User• Fabric A Administrator 0...

NOTE: If certificate validation is enabled, specify the Domain Controller Server addresses and the Global Catalog FQDN. Make sure that DNS is correctly configured. Extended Schema Active Directory Overview Using the extended schema solution requires the Active Directory schema extension. Active Dire...

NOTE: The RAC privilege object applies to CMC. You can create as many or as few association objects as required. However, you must create at least one Association Object, and you must have one RAC device object for each RAC (CMC) on the network that you want to integrate with Active Directory. The A...

• Manually configure a DNS server IP address by leaving the Use DHCP to Obtain DNS Server Addresses check box unchecked and then typing your primary and alternate DNS server IP addresses in the fields provided. 12. Click Apply Changes . The Active Directory settings for extended schema is configured...

on CMC for authorization similar to the working of the Standard Schema setup with Active Directory support. To enable the LDAP user to access a specific CMC card, the role group name and its domain name must be configured on the specific CMC card. You can configure a maximum of five role groups in e...

– Static server — Specify the FQDN or IP address and the LDAP port number.– DNS server — Specify the DNS server to retrieve a list of LDAP servers by searching for their SRV record within the DNS.The following DNS query is performed for SRV records: _[Service Name]._tcp.[Search Domain] where < Se...

10 Configuring CMC For Single Sign-On Or Smart Card Login This section provides information to configure CMC for Smart Card login and Single Sign-On (SSO) login for Active Directory users. SSO uses Kerberos as an authentication method allowing users, who have signed in as an automatic- or single sig...

Client Systems • For only Smart Card login, the client system must have the Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 redistributable. For more information see www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID= 32BC1BEEA3F9-4C13-9C99-220B62A191EE&displaylang=en • For Single Sign-On or smart card login, the clie...

NOTE: The keytab contains an encryption key and must be kept secure. For more information about the ktpass utility, see the Microsoft Website. Configuring CMC For Active Directory Schema For information about configuring CMC for Active Directory standard schema, see Configuring Standard Schema Activ...

Configuring CMC SSO Or Smart Card Login For Active Directory Users You can use CMC web interface or RACADM to configure CMC SSO or smart card login. Configuring CMC SSO Or Smart Card Login For Active Directory Users Using Web Interface To configure Active Directory SSO or smart card login for CMC: N...

Configuring CMC SSO Or Smart Card Login For Active Directory Users Using RACADM In addition to the steps performed while configuring Active Directory, run the following command to enable SSO: racadm -g cfgActiveDirectory -o cfgADSSOEnable 1 In addition to the steps performed while configuring Active...

11 Configuring CMC to Use Command Line Consoles This section provides information about the CMC command line console (or serial/Telnet/Secure Shell console) features, and explains how to set up the system so that you can perform systems management actions through the console. For information about u...

Command Description exit , logout , and quit All the commands perform the same action. They end the current session and return to a login commond line interface. Using Telnet Console With CMC You can have up to four Telnet sessions with CMC at a time. If your management station is running Microsoft ...

Table 23. Cryptography Schemes Scheme Type Scheme Asymmetric Cryptography Diffie-Hellman DSA/DSS 512–1024 (random) bits per NIST specification Symmetric Cryptography • AES256-CBC• RIJNDAEL256-CBC• AES192-CBC• RIJNDAEL192-CBC• AES128-CBC• RIJNDAEL128-CBC• BLOWFISH-128-CBC• 3DES-192-CBC• ARCFOUR-128 M...

• For the –i option, the parameter must be svcacct . All other parameters for -i fail in CMC. The svcacct is a special account for public key authentication over SSH in CMC. • To log in to the CMC, the user must be service. Users of the other categories do have access to the public keys entered usin...

Configuring Minicom Version 2.0 NOTE: For best results, set the cfgSerialConsoleColumns property to match the number of columns. Be aware that the prompt consumes two characters. For example, for an 80-column terminal window: racadm config –g cfgSerial –o cfgSerialConsoleColumns 80. 1. If you do not...

NOTE: All keys do not work on the BIOS setup pages. Therefore, provide appropriate keyboard shortcuts for <Ctrl> <Alt> <Delete> and others. The initial redirection screen displays the necessary keyboard shortcuts. Configuring the Managed Server BIOS for Serial Console Redirection Y...

12 Using FlexAddress and FlexAdress Plus Cards This section provides information about FlexAddress, FlexAddress Plus Cards, and configuring and using these the cards. NOTE: An Enterprise License must be installed on the CMC to use the Flexaddress feature. About FlexAddress If a server is replaced, t...

Deactivating FlexAddress The FlexAddress feature can be deactivated and the SD card returned to a preinstallation state by using a RACADM command. There is no deactivation function within the Web interface. Deactivation returns the SD card to its original state where it can be installed and activate...

NOTE: FlexAddress does not take effect on a server module until the next reboot. When the FlexAddress feature is deployed for the first time on a given server module, it requires a power-down and power-up sequence for FlexAddress to take effect. FlexAddress on Ethernet devices is programmed by the s...

For more information about the setflexaddr command, see the Chassis Management Controller for PowerEdge VRTX RACADM Command Line Reference Guide . NOTE: If you purchase the FlexAddress or FlexAddressPlus feature with your Dell PowerEdge VRTX, it is preinstalled and enabled for all slots and fabrics....

To display Flexaddress status for a particular slot, use the following RACADM command: racadm getflexaddr [-i <slot#>] where <slot #> is a value from 1 to 4. To display the NDC or LOM MAC address, use the following RACADM command: racadm getmacaddress To display the MAC address for chass...

Situation Command Output NOTE: To resolve this issue, you must have a FlexAddress Enablement license. FlexAddress DELL SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT This is a legal agreement between you, the user, and Dell Products L.P. or Dell Global B.V. ("Dell"). This agreement covers all software that is d...

13 Managing Fabrics The chassis supports a fabric type, which is Fabric A. Fabric A is used by the single I/O Module, and is always connected to the on-board Ethernet adapters of the servers. The chassis has only one I/O module (IOM), where the IOM is a pass-through or switch module. The I/O Module ...

NOTE: For Ethernet switches, the in-band (VLAN1) and out-of-band management IP addresses cannot be the same, or cannot be on the same network. This results in the out-of-band IP address in being not set. See the IOM documentation for the default in-band management IP address. NOTE: Do not configure ...

14 Managing and Monitoring Power The PowerEdge VRTX chassis is the most power-efficient modular server enclosure. It is designed to include highly efficient power supplies and fans, has an optimized layout for the air to flow more easily through the system, and contains power-optimized components th...

Redundancy Policies Redundancy policy is a configurable set of properties that determine how CMC manages power to the chassis. The following redundancy policies are configurable with or without dynamic PSU engagement: • Grid redundancy• Power supply redundancy Grid Redundancy Policy The purpose of t...

PSUs beyond those required for power and redundancy are still available and is added to the pool in the event of a failure. Unlike Grid redundancy, when power supply redundancy is selected, CMC does not require the PSU units to be present in any specific PSU slot positions. NOTE: Dynamic Power Suppl...

An increase in power demand in the Grid Redundancy configuration cause the engagement of PSUs from the Standby state. This maintains the mirrored configuration needed for dual-grid redundancy. NOTE: With DPSE in enabled state, if power demand increases in both the two Power Redundancy policy modes, ...

Additional servers can be powered up in the modular enclosure only if sufficient power is available. The System Input Power Cap can be increased any time up to a maximum value of 5000 Watt to allow the power up of additional servers. Changes in the modular enclosure that reduce the power allocation ...

Assigning Priority Levels To Servers Using CMC Web Interface To assign priority levels: 1. In the left pane, click Server Overview → Power → Priority . The Server Priority page lists all the servers in the chassis. 2. From the Priority drop-down menu, select a priority level (1–9, where 1 is the hig...

Viewing Power Budget Status Using RACADM Open a serial/Telnet/SSH text console to CMC, log in, and type: racadm getpbinfo For more information about getpbinfo , including output details, see the getpbinfo command section in the Chassis Management Controller for PowerEdge VRTX RACADM Command Line Ref...

Power Supply and Redundancy Policy Changes in System Event Log Changes in the power supply state and power redundancy policy are recorded as events. Events related to the power supply that record entries in the system event log (SEL) are power supply insertion and removal, power supply input inserti...

Power Conservation and Power Budget CMC conserves power when the user-configured maximum power limit is reached. When the demand for power exceeds the user configured System Input Power Cap, CMC reduces power to servers in reverse-priority order to free power for higher priority servers and other mo...

those power supplies connected to the other voltage level are turned off and indicated as not functioning. Remote Logging Power consumption can be reported to a remote syslog server. Total chassis power consumption, minimum, maximum, and average power consumption over a collection period can be logg...

To configure power budget: 1. In the left pane, click Chassis Overview → Power → Configuration . 2. On the Budget/Redundancy Configuration page, select any or all of the following properties as appropriate. For information about the field descriptions, see the Online Help . • Enable Server-Based Pow...

• To enable the maximum power consumption mode, type: racadm config -g cfgChassisPower -o cfgChassisMaxPowerConservationMode 1 • To restore normal operation, type: racadm config -g cfgChassisPower -o cfgChassisMaxPowerConservationMode 0 • To enable the power remote logging feature, enter the followi...

Executing Power Control Operations on the Chassis Using Web Interface To execute power control operations on the chassis using the CMC web interface: 1. In the left pane, click Chassis Overview → Power → Control . The Chassis Power Control page is displayed. 2. Select one of the following power cont...

• Power Cycle Server (cold boot) For information about the options, see the Online Help . 3. Click Apply . A dialog box appears requesting for confirmation. 4. Click OK to perform the power management action (for example, reset the server). Executing Power Control Operations on the IOM You can remot...

15 Managing Chassis Storage On the Dell PowerEdge VRTX, you can perform the following operations: • View the status of physical disks drives and storage controllers.• View the properties of controllers, physical disk drives, virtual disks, and enclosures.• Set up controllers, physical disk drives, a...

– All affected servers are powered off. • Virtual disks are created and they are assigned as Virtual Adapter 1 , Virtual Adapter 2 , Virtual Adapter 3 , or Virtual Adapter 4 . For more information, see Applying Virtual Adapter Access Policy to Virtual Disks . NOTE: • You can map only one virtual ada...

failover process since the redundant components(controllers) are not used during normal operating conditions. High Availability with fault-tolerance provides the following benefits: • Provides uptime for all storage applications even when a controller stops functioning.• Provides access to critical ...

To import or clear the foreign configuration: 1. In the left pane, click Chassis Overview → Storage → Controllers → Setup . 2. On the Controller Setup page, in the Foreign Configuration section, for the respective controller, click:• Clear Foreign Configuration to clear the existing configuration of...

Shared PERC Controllers For VRTX systems shipped with two PERC controllers, the second PERCs may have been disabled. In this mode the chassis does not operate in Fault Tolerant mode. The system then operates as a single Shared PERC system with only one active controller operating in Performance mode...

You can disable a peer controller only if:• All the servers in the chassis are turned off.• The Integrated 1 PERC is currently the active controller. NOTE: If the Integrated 1 PERC is not currently the active controller, then perform a chassis power cycle to make this the active controller. • Both C...

NOTE: For fault-tolerant mode, the following attributes are also displayed:• Active controller — Shared PERC8 (Integrated 1)• Redundant/Failover controller — Shared PERC8 (Integrated 2) You can also use the following filters to view specific physical disk drive's properties:• Under the Basic Physica...

Viewing Virtual Disk Properties Using CMC Web Interface Make sure that the virtual disks are created. To view the virtual disk properties: 1. In the left pane, click Chassis Overview → Storage → Virtual Disks → Properties . 2. On the Properties page, under the Virtual Disks section, click the . You ...

Modifying Virtual Disk Properties Using CMC Web Interface To modify the virtual disk properties: 1. In the left pane, click Chassis Overview → Storage → Virtual Disks → Manage . 2. On the Manage Virtual Disks page, from the Virtual Disk Actions drop-down menu, select one of the following actions, an...

16 Managing PCIe Slots By default, all slots are unmapped. You can do the following: • View the status of all PCIe Slots in the chassis.• Assign or remove an assigned PCIe slot from the servers. Consider the following before assigning a PCIe slot to a server: • An empty PCIe slot cannot be assigned ...

• Without a license, the maximum number of PCIe slots that maybe mapped to a half-height server is two. If a full-height server is installed you can map two PCIe slots to the upper server slot and two to the lower (extended) server slot, for a total of four PCIe slots per full-height server . • You ...

4. Click Apply . Configuring PCIe Ride-through Properties Status Using RACADM You can configure the PCIe power ride-through properties, by running the following commands: • To disable the Ride-through feature, run the command, racadm setpciecfg ridethru –d • To enable the Ride-through feature, run t...

17 Troubleshooting and Recovery This section explains how to perform tasks related to recovering and troubleshooting problems on the remote system using the CMC web interface. • Viewing chassis information.• Viewing the event logs.• Gathering configuration information, error status, and error logs.•...

racdump includes the following subsystems and aggregates the following RACADM commands. For more information about racdump , see the RACADM Command Line Reference Guide for CMC in PowerEdge VRTX . Subsystem RACADM Command General System/RAC information getsysinfo Session information getssninfo Senso...

• Problem: The least priority servers lost power after a PSU failure. – Resolution: To avoid a future power supply failure causing servers to power off, make sure that the chassis has at least three power supplies and is configured for the Power Supply Redundancy policy to prevent PSU failure from i...

To view the hardware logs using CMC Web interface, in the left pane, click Chassis Overview → Logs . The Hardware Log page is displayed. To save a copy of the hardware log to your managed station or network, click Save Log , and then specify a location for a text file of the log. NOTE: Since the log...

NOTE: To modify these settings, you must have the Debug Command Administrator privilege. To access the Diagnostic Console: 1. In the left pane, click Chassis Overview → Troubleshooting → Diagnostics . The Diagnostic Console page displays. 2. In the Command text box, type a command and click Submit ....

Troubleshooting Network Time Protocol (NTP) Errors After configuring CMC to synchronize the clock with a remote time server over the network, it may take 2-3 minutes before a change in the date and time occurs. If after this time there is still no change, it may be necessary to troubleshoot a proble...

If an NTP server setting was configured with an invalid host name, you may see a trace log entry as follows: Aug 21 14:34:27 cmc ntpd_initres[1298]: host name not found: blabla Aug 21 14:34:27 cmc ntpd_initres[1298]: couldn't resolve `blabla', giving up on it For information on how to enter the gett...

Component LED Color, Blinking Pattern Status Blue, glowing steadily Normal/stack master Blue, blinking User-enabled module identifier Amber, glowing steadily Not used Amber, blinking Fault Blue, dark No fault/stack slave IOM (Pass through) Green, glowing steadily Turned on Green, blinking Not used G...

NOTE: It is not possible to log in to the standby CMC using a serial console. Observing LEDs to Isolate the Problem There are two LEDs on the left of the card: • Upper-left LED — Indicates power status. If it is not ON: – Verify that you have AC present to at least one power supply.– Verify that the...

firmware update file, vrtx_cmc.bin. This is the same firmware image file used for normal firmware updates. The recovery process displays its current activity and boots to the CMC OS upon completion. When you type recover and then press <Enter> at the recovery prompt, the recover reason and ava...

18 Using LCD Panel Interface You can use the LCD panel on the chassis to perform configuration and diagnostics, and to obtain status information about the chassis and its contents. The following figure illustrates the LCD panel. The LCD screen displays menus, icons, pictures, and messages. Figure 2....

LCD Language The LCD Language screen allows you to select the language used for LCD panel messages. The currently active language is highlighted with a light blue background. 1. Use the up, down, left, and right arrow buttons to highlight the desired language. 2. Press the center button. The Accept ...

The tables in the error section list the error and warning messages that are displayed on the various LCD screens and the possible cause of the message. Text enclosed in angled brackets (< >) indicates that the text may vary. Status information on the LCD includes descriptive information about...

19 Frequently Asked Questions This section lists the frequently asked questions about the following: • RACADM• Managing and Recovering a Remote System• Active Directory• FlexAddress and FlexAddressPlus• IOM RACADM After performing a CMC reset (using the RACADM racreset subcommand), when a command is...

Managing and Recovering a Remote System Why are the remote RACADM and Web-based services unavailable after a property change? It may take a minute for the remote RACADM services and the web interface to become available after the CMC Web server resets. The CMC web server is reset after the following...

When accessing the CMC Web interface, a security warning stating that the host name of the SSL certificate does not match the host name of CMC is displayed. CMC includes a default CMC server certificate to ensure network security for the web interface and remote RACADM features. When this certificat...

Are there any restrictions on Domain Controller SSL configuration? Yes. All SSL certificates for Active Directory servers in the forest must be signed by the same root certificate authority-signed certificate, because CMC only allows upload of one trusted certificate authority-signed SSL certificate...

What happens to FlexAddress if I need to reset my chassis configuration using the RACADM command, racresetcfg? The FlexAddress feature will still be activated and ready to use. All fabrics and slots are selected as default. NOTE: It is highly recommended that you turn off your chassis before running...