Dell Chassis Management Controller (CMC) Version 2.
Dell Chassis Management Controller The Dell Chassis Management Controller (CMC) Version 2.22 for Dell PowerEdge VRTX is a System Management hardware and software solution for managing the Dell PowerEdge VRTX chassis. Version 2.23 Release Date April 2017 Previous Version 2.22 Importance RECOMMENDED: Dell recommends applying this update during your next scheduled update cycle. The update contains feature enhancements or changes that will help keep your system software current.
What is Supported? Supported Web Browsers for CMC for Dell PowerEdge VRTX CMC version 2.23 is supported on the following web browsers: Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 Microsoft EDGE Safari version 7.1 Safari version 8.
o Unlocking and importing secure foreign virtual disk configuration using RACADM and WSMan Querying shared storage health using SNMP. Enabling sPERC Redundancy and setting up Multiple Assignment Mode using WSMan. Performing racresetcfg from CMC GUI. Updating the OpenSSL open source package to version 1.0.2f. Updating the OpenSSH open source package to version 7.1p1. Updating glibc to version 2.23 to address new security vulnerabilities. TLS 1.2 and TLS 1.1 by default.
Fixes Fixed an issue causing CMC changeover when chassis overall health was updated. Release 2.22 N/A Release 2.21 N/A Release 2.20 Fixed an issue causing flash Media Status showing as "Version mismatch" during changeover or upgrade of the CMC. Fixed an issue that caused the Server Profile page to hang when a profile is applied to multiple servers. Fixed an issue limiting the speed of bNDC ports on some blades to 1 Gb after initial chassis turn on or blade insertion. Release 2.
Important Notes It is recommended not to downgrade CMC or Mainboard firmware below the supported versions mentioned in this release notes, since previous versions of CMC and Mainboard do not support SPERC disable option. When the second SPERC is in the disabled mode, if a CMC with firmware version 1.30 or 1.31 is inserted into the chassis, then update the CMC firmware to 1.35 and run the options to disable the PERC again.
After Shared PERC8 controller update, RAID related operations may take longer to report status. Resolution Wait for the operation status to report. Versions/Systems Affected CMC version 2.01 for Dell PowerEdge VRTX. Issue 3: Description An error occurs while importing CMC configuration file using local racadm or remote racadm. Resolution This issue occurs when IPv6 is enabled or disabled from the configuration file.
Limitations Issue 1: Description In the Microsoft Edge browser, the Boot Identity Profiles page in the CMC GUI is slow when 1500 or more MAC addresses are created from the MAC pool for the Boot Identity profile. Resolution Create less than 1500 MAC address in the Microsoft Edge browser. Use other supported browsers for more than 1500 MAC addresses. Versions/Systems Affected CMC Version 2.
Installation Prerequisites Before setting up your CMC environment, download the latest version of CMC firmware for PowerEdge VRTX from the Dell Support Website at dell.com/support/. Also, make sure that you have the Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD that is included with your system. Installation Procedure 1. In the CMC web interface, click Chassis Overview, and then click Update. 2.
the Extended Storage feature is enabled. This update takes several minutes to complete. After the update, iDRAC web interface is inaccessible for approximately 3 minutes. 3. Update the CPLD on each server node using the Windows DUP and iDRAC web interface. Make sure to select “Install and Reboot” after uploading the DUP, which forces the server nodes to reboot and perform the CPLD update. After the CPLD update completes a complete server node power cycle occurs.
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