Dell Chassis Management Controller Version 3.0 for Dell EMC PowerEdge VRTX User's Guide September 2017 Rev.
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Contents Chapter 1: Overview.....................................................................................................................13 What is new in this release.............................................................................................................................................. 14 Key Features.......................................................................................................................................................................
Setting Chassis Physical Location and Chassis Name Using Web Interface................................................ 33 Setting Chassis Physical Location and Chassis Name Using RACADM......................................................... 34 Setting Date and Time on CMC.....................................................................................................................................34 Setting Date and Time on CMC Using CMC Web Interface..................................................
Viewing Currently Installed Firmware Versions..........................................................................................................48 Viewing Currently Installed Firmware Versions Using CMC Web Interface..................................................48 Viewing Currently Installed Firmware Versions Using RACADM..................................................................... 48 Updating the CMC Firmware................................................................................
Viewing Viewing Viewing Viewing Viewing Front Panel Properties...................................................................................................................................... 71 KVM Information and Health Status..............................................................................................................71 LCD Information and Health............................................................................................................................
Editing Chassis Configuration Profiles................................................................................................................... 88 Deleting Chassis Configuration Profiles.................................................................................................................88 Configuring Multiple CMCs Using RACADM.............................................................................................................. 88 Creating a CMC Configuration File...............
Exporting Boot Identity Profiles............................................................................................................................. 107 Deleting Boot Identity Profiles................................................................................................................................107 Managing Virtual MAC Address Pool.................................................................................................................... 108 Creating MAC Pool................
Configuring CMC SSO Or Smart Card Login For Active Directory Users Using RACADM.....................138 Chapter 11: Configuring CMC to Use Command Line Consoles....................................................139 CMC Command Line Console Features..................................................................................................................... 139 CMC Command Line Interface Commands.........................................................................................................
Power Budgeting For Hardware Modules..................................................................................................................164 Server Slot Power Priority Settings............................................................................................................................165 Assigning Priority Levels To Servers..........................................................................................................................
Enabling or Disabling RAID Controller Using CMC Web Interface....................................................................... 181 Enabling or Disabling RAID Controller Using RACADM.......................................................................................... 182 Enabling or disabling fault tolerance of external RAID controller using RACADM...........................................182 Viewing Physical Disk Properties Using the CMC Web Interface.............................................
Chapter 17: Troubleshooting and Recovery................................................................................ 196 Resetting Forgotten Administrative Password........................................................................................................ 196 Gathering Configuration Information, Chassis Status, and Logs Using RACDUMP........................................197 Supported Interfaces................................................................................................
1 Overview The Dell Chassis Management Controller (CMC) for Dell EMC PowerEdge VRTX is a Systems Management hardware and software solution for managing the PowerEdge VRTX chassis. The CMC has its own microprocessor and memory and is powered by the modular chassis into which it is plugged.
• • • • • Viewing Localized Versions of the CMC Web Interface Supported Management Console Applications How to use this Guide Other Documents You May Need Accessing support content from the Dell EMC support site What is new in this release This release of CMC for Dell EMC PowerEdge VRTX supports: ● Displaying fan speed and temperature information using WSMan. ● Integrating the LLDP opensource daemon to forward the LLDP packets to iDRAC through VLAN. ● Transferring CMC dumplogs to iDRAC.
● Configure storage components on the chassis. ● Map PCIe slots to the servers and their identification. Security Features The CMC provides the following security features: ● Password-level security management — Prevents unauthorized access to a remote system. ● Centralized user authentication through: ○ Active Directory using Standard Schema or an Extended Schema (optional). ○ Hardware-stored user IDs and passwords.
A Back Panel view of the chassis is given here with a table that lists the parts and devices available in the CMC. Figure 2. CMC back panel Table 2.
Figure 3. Front-Panel Features And Indicators—3.5 Inch Hard Disk Drive Chassis Table 3. Front panel — features and indicators Item Indicator, Button, or Connector Description 1 USB connectors (2) Allows a keyboard and mouse to be connected to the system. 2 LCD panel Provides system information and status, and error messages to indicate when the system is operating correctly or when the system needs attention. 3 LCD menu scroll buttons (4) Moves the cursor in one-step increments.
Minimum CMC Version The following table lists the minimum CMC version required to enable the listed server modules. Table 4. Minimum CMC Version for server modules Servers Minimum version of CMC PowerEdge M520 CMC 1.36 PowerEdge M620 CMC 1.36 PowerEdge M820 CMC 1.36 PowerEdge M630 CMC 2.00 PowerEdge M830 CMC 2.00 PowerEdge M640 CMC 3.00 The following table lists the minimum CMC version required to enable the listed I/O moduless. Table 5.
Supported Web Browsers The following web browsers are supported for Dell PowerEdge VRTX: ● Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 ● Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 ● Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 ● Microsoft EDGE ● Safari version 7 ● Safari version 8 ● Safari version 9 ● Mozilla Firefox version 52 ● Mozilla Firefox version 53 ● Google Chrome version 57 ● Google Chrome version 58 NOTE: By default, TLS 1.1 and TLS 1.2 are supported in this release. However, to enable TLS 1.
NOTE: If you have purchased a system with all the licenses pre-installed, then license management is not required. ● View — View the current license information. ● Import — After acquiring the license, store the license in a local storage and import it into CMC using one of the supported interfaces. The license is imported if it passes the validation checks. NOTE: For a few features, a CMC restart may be required to enable the features.
Licensable Features in CMC A list of CMC features that are enabled on the basis of your license is given here in the table. Table 8.
Table 8. Licensable features (continued) Feature Express Enterprise Notes Advanced Configuration No Yes Enclosure-level backup No Yes 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 Express License.
Other Documents You May Need To access the documents from the Dell Support site. Along with this Reference Guide, you can access the following guides available at dell.com/support/manuals. ● The VRTX CMC Online Help provides information about using the Web interface. To access the Online Help, click Help on the CMC web interface. ● The Chassis Management Controller Version 3.0 for Dell PowerEdge VRTX RACADM Command Line Reference Guide provides information about using the VRTX–related RACADM features.
○ For Dell EMC OpenManage Connections Enterprise Systems Management—https://www.dell.com/ OMConnectionsEnterpriseSystemsManagement ○ For Dell EMC Serviceability Tools—https://www.dell.com/serviceabilitytools ● Dell EMC support site: 1. Go to https://www.dell.com/support. 2. Click Browse all products. 3. From the All products page, click Software, and then click the required link. 4. Click the required product and then click the required version.
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. ● Add and configure CMC users. ● Update CMC firmware. For more information about installing and setting up redundant CMC environments, see Understanding Redundant CMC Environment.
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. 6. Using the LCD panel, navigate to the IP Summary and click on the Check button to select. Use the IP address for the CMC in the management system browser (IE, Chrome, or Mozilla). To set up DHCP for CMC, use LCD panel to, click Main Menu > Settings > Network Settings. 7.
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 have the 'write' permission on the folders where you are using the RACADM subcommands, involving the file operations. For example, racadm getconfig -f . Uninstalling RACADM From a Linux Management Station 1.
1. Start Mozilla Firefox. 2. Click Tools > Options (for systems running on Windows), or click Edit > Preferences (for systems running on Linux). 3. Click Advanced, and then click the Network tab. 4. Click Settings. 5. Select Manual Proxy Configuration. 6. In the No Proxy for field, type the addresses for CMCs and iDRACs on the management network to the comma-separated list. You can use DNS names and wildcards in your entries.
For information about configuring CMC network settings, see Configuring Initial CMC Network. This initial configuration assigns the TCP/IP networking parameters that enable access to CMC. CMC and iDRAC on each server and the network management ports for the switch I/O module are connected to a common integrated network in the PowerEdge VRTX chassis. This allows the management network to be isolated from the server data network.
1. From the Network Settings panel, select Quick Setup (DHCP). The panel displays the following message. About to get DHCP addresses. Ensure CMC network cable is connected. 2. Press the center button to highlight the accept button. Press the center button again to accept the settings or navigate to the back arrow and the press the center button to go back and modify the settings. Configuring CMC Using Advanced Setup 1.
12. On the Protocol panel, select the IP type that you want to use for the servers: ● IPv4 — The options DHCP or Static are displayed. ● Both — The options DHCP or Static are displayed. ● IPv6 — The iDRAC Configuration panel is displayed. Go to step 15. 13. Select DHCP or Static. Table 9. Network mode Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) iDRAC retrieves IP configuration (IP address, mask, and gateway) automatically from a DHCP server on your network.
When you have confirmed that the settings you entered are accurate, press the center button, and then press the center button. The Main Menu panel id displayed. CMC and iDRACs are now available on the network. You can access the CMC on the assigned IP address using the Web interface or CLIs such as a serial console, Telnet, and SSH. Interfaces and Protocols to Access CMC After you have configured the CMC network settings, you can remotely access CMC using various interfaces.
Table 10. CMC Interfaces (continued) Interface Description WSMan is a Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP)–based protocol used for systems management. CMC uses WS–Management to convey Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF) Common Information Model (CIM)–based management information. The CIM information defines the semantics and information types that can be modified in a managed system. The CMC WSMan implementation uses SSL on port 443 for transport security, and supports basic authentication.
NOTE: The Chassis Location field is optional. It is recommended to use the Data Center, Aisle, Rack, and Rack Slot fields to indicate the physical location of the chassis. 3. Click Apply. The settings are saved. Setting Chassis Physical Location and Chassis Name Using RACADM To set the chassis name, location, date, and time by using the command line interface, see the setsysinfo and setchassisname commands.
NOTE: Physical disk per enclosures, virtual disks per enclosures, and external storage component LED can be selected on this page. To enable blinking of a component LED, select the Select/Deselect All option corresponding to the physical disk drive or virtual disk or enclosures, and then click Blink. To disable blinking of a component LED, clear the Select/Deselect All option corresponding to the LED, and then click Unblink.
The Log in Security enables you to configure the IP range attributes for CMC login using the CMC web interface. To configure the IP range attributes using CMC web interface: 1. In the left pane, go to Chassis Overview and click Network > Network. The Network Configuration page is displayed. 2. In the IPv4 Settings section, click Advanced Settings. Alternatively, to access the Log in Security page, in the left pane, go to Chassis Overview, click Security > Log in. The Log in Security page is displayed. 3.
● Reset the active CMC from web interface. See the Reset CMC option for Power Control Operations that is described in Executing Power Control Operations. ● 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.
Configuring Front Panel You can configure the following: ● Power button ● LCD ● DVD drive Configuring Power Button To configure the chassis power button: 1. In the left pane, click Chassis Overview > Front Panel > Setup. 2. On the Front Panel Configuration page, under the Power Button Configuration section, select the Disable Chassis Power Button option, and then click Apply. The chassis power button is disabled. Configuring LCD 1. In the left pane, clickChassis Overview > Front Panel > Setup . 2.
Mapping a Server to a DVD Drive To map the server to the chassis DVD drive: 1. In the left pane, click Chassis Overview > Front Panel > Setup . 2. On the Front Panel Configuration page, under the DVD Drive Configuration section: From the DVD Mapped drop-down menu, select one of the servers. Select the servers for which chassis DVD drive access is required. 3. Click Apply. The DVD allows mapping to all the server slots.
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. NOTE: CMC does not support the following special characters as user name or password from chassis profile using XML: " , ! , #, $, %, ^, &, *, (, ), -, _, +, =, ?, {, }, +, &, >, |, .
Logging in to CMC as a Local User, Active Directory User, or LDAP User To log in to CMC, you must have a CMC account with the Log In to CMC privilege. The default CMC user name is root, and the password is calvin. The root account is the default administrative account that ships with 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.
NOTE: If you changed the default HTTPS port number (port 80), access the CMC web page using :, where cmcname is the CMC host name for CMC, domain-nameis the domain name, and port number is the HTTPS port number. 2. Insert the smart card and click Login. The PIN dialog box is displayed. 3. Type the PIN and click Submit. NOTE: If the smart card user is present in Active Directory, an Active Directory password is not required.
Accessing CMC Using RACADM RACADM provides a set of commands that allow you to configure and manage CMC through a text-based interface. RACADM can be accessed using a Telnet/SSH or serial connection, using the Dell CMC console on the KVM, or remotely using the RACADM command line interface installed on a management station. The RACADM interface is classified as: ● Remote RACADM — Allows you to run RACADM commands on a management station with the -r option and the DNS name or IP address of the CMC.
● You log in to CMC with Configure Users privilege. ● Default password warning feature is enabled. ● Default user name and password for any currently enabled account are root and calvin respectively. The same warning message is displayed if you log in using Active Directory or LDAP. Active Directory and LDAP accounts are not considered when determining if any (local) account has root and calvin as the credentials.
1. Go to Chassis Controller > User Authentication > Local Users . The Users page is displayed. 2. In the Default Password Warning section, select Enable, and then click Apply to enable the display of the Default Password Warning page when you log in to CMC. Else, select Disable.
Conversion of External Shared PERC 8 card High Availability to Non-High Availability Mode using RACADM Dell PowerEdge VRTX chassis must have 2 External Shared PERC 8 cards in PCI slot 5 and PCI slot 6 must be in HA mode. Workflow 1. Power down chassis. Disconnect all SAS cables from External Shared PERC 8 cards to MD12x0 enclosures. 2. Power Up chassis. 3. Login to CMC Racadm and run the following command when the servers are in powered off state: racadm raid set controllers:RAID.ChassisSlot.
4 Updating Firmware You can update firmware for: ● CMC ● Chassis infrastructure ● VRTX Expander or Storage Backplane Expander Firmware of Inegrated or external enclosures ● Physical Disks (HDD) per enclosure NOTE: You can update the HDD firmware only if required.
For more information about the update sequence for VRTX chassis, see the CMC Firmware 3.0 Release Notes available at dell.com/cmcmanuals. Viewing Currently Installed Firmware Versions You can view the currently installed firmware versions using the CMC web interface or RACADM.
command section in the Chassis Management Controller for PowerEdge VRTX RACADM Command Line Reference Guide. Running this command helps you to verify that the update has succeeded and that the new firmware is working properly, before you update the firmware in the second CMC. When both CMCs are updated, you can use the cmcchangeover command to restore the CMCs to their previous roles. CMC firmware revision 2.x updates both the primary CMC and the redundant CMC without running the cmcchangeover command.
4. Roll back the CMC and/or mainboard firmware. You cannot downgrade the CMC, if external shared storage adapter is detected. If the processes are not followed in order, system behavior becomes random and parts of the system may become unstable. The CMC logs IOV or RAID controller messages. Only shared storage VA mappings for PERC 1 and PERC 2 are visible in the older version of CMC. All external shared storage VA mappings do not exist in the previous version of the CMC.
NOTE: When the mainboard is upgraded to a later version, the chassis and Chassis Management Controller may reboot. Updating Chassis Infrastructure Firmware Using CMC Web Interface 1. Go to any of the following pages: ● Chassis Overview > Update. ● Chassis Overview > Chassis Controller > Update. 2. On the Firmware Update page, in the Chassis Infrastructure Firmware section, in the Update Targets column, select the option, and then click Apply Chassis Infrastructure Firmware. 3.
3. In the Firmware Image field, enter the path to the firmware image file on the management station or shared network, or click Browse to navigate to the file location. The default iDRAC firmware image name is firming.imc. 4. Click Begin Firmware Update, and then click Yes. The Firmware Update Progress section provides firmware update status information. A progress bar indicates the status of the upload process. File transfer time varies on the basis of connection speed.
information on using the DRM to search for latest firmware updates, see Using Dell Repository Manager to Search for the Latest Updates on the Dell Support Site on the Dell Tech Center. For information on saving the inventory file that DRM uses as input to create the repositories, see Saving Chassis Inventory Report Using CMC Web Interface NOTE: The Single Click all blade update method has the following benefits: ● Enables you to update all the components on all the blade servers with minimal clicks.
Enabling Lifecycle Controller You can enable the Lifecycle Controller service when turning on a server: ● For iDRAC servers, on the boot console, to access System Setup, press the key. ● On the System Setup Main Menu page, go to iDRAC Settings > Lifecycle Controller, click Enabled. Go to the System Setup Main Menu page and click Finish to save the settings. Canceling System Services enables you to cancel all scheduled jobs that are pending and remove them from the queue.
Filtering Components for Firmware Updates Using CMC Web Interface To filter the devices: 1. In the left pane, go to Server Overview, and then click Update . 2. On the Server Component Update page, in the Component/Device Update Filter section, select one or more of the following: ● ● ● ● ● ● ● BIOS iDRAC Lifecycle Controller 32-Bit Diagnostics OS Driver Pack Network I/F Controller RAID Controller The Component/Device Update Filter section is displayed only for the Update by File mode of firmware update.
● If the inventory of components and devices does not reflect what is physically installed on the server, invoke the Lifecycle Controller when the server is in the boot process. This action helps to refresh the integrated components and devices information and allows you to verify the currently installed components and devices.
2. Click Save Inventory Report. The Inventory.xml file is saved on an external system. NOTE: The Dell Repository Manager Application uses the Inventory.xml file as an input to create a repository of updates for all the blades available in the chassis. This repository can be later exported to a network share. Update from Network Share mode of firmware update uses this network share to update the components of all the servers.
Sometimes, when an operation is in the process of being submitted for scheduling through another session or context, another operation is attempted. In this case, a confirmation message is displayed 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.
NOTE: For iDRAC and Operating System Driver packs firmware update, make sure the Extended Storage feature is enabled. It is recommended to clear the job queue before initializing a server component firmware update. A list of all jobs on the servers is available on the Lifecycle Controller Jobs page. This page enables deletion of single or multiple jobs or purging of all jobs on the server. BIOS updates are specific to the model of the server.
Server Component Single Click Update Using Network Share The Servers or server component update from a network share using Dell Repository Manager and Dell PowerEdge VRTX chassis integration simplifies the update by using customized bundle firmware, so that you can deploy faster and more easily. Update from a network share provides flexibility to update all the 12G server components at the same time with a single catalog either from a CIFS or from a NFS.
● On Next Reboot — Updates are scheduled but are applied only after the next server reboot. 8. Click Update to schedule firmware updates for the available components of the selected servers. A message is displayed based on the type of updates contained and asking you to confirm if you want to continue. 9. Click OK to continue and complete scheduling the firmware update for the selected servers. Note: NOTE: The Job Status column displays the job status of the operations scheduled on the server.
Deleting Scheduled Server Component Firmware Jobs NOTE: To use this feature, you must have an Enterprise License. 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. On the Server Component Update page, filter the component or device (optional). 3.
Early generations of servers can have corrupted firmware recovered using the new update iDRAC firmware process. When CMC detects corrupted iDRAC firmware, it lists the server on the Firmware Update page. Complete the tasks mentioned in the Updating Server iDRAC Firmware.
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 ● Storage controllers ● PCIe devices NOTE: The health of external components impacts the overall health of the storage component with existing storage health and integrated storage components in VRTX.
To view the chassis health, click Chassis Overview. The system displays the overall health status of the chassis, active and standby CMCs, server modules, IO Module (IOM), fans, blowers, power supply units (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.
Table 14. Server Icon States (continued) Icon Description A server is present, but reporting a critical error. 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 performance data that vary with time.
Table 15. Component properties (continued) ● CPU Information ● Total System Memory KVM Slot ● KVM Mapped Health NOTE: Quick links for Power Off Server and Graceful Shutdown are displayed only if the server power state is On. If the server power state is Off, the quick link for Power On Server is displayed.
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Viewing Chassis Controller Information and Status To view the chassis controller information and status, in the CMC Web interface, click Chassis Overview > Chassis Controller. The Chassis Controller Status page is displayed. For more information, see the Online Help. Viewing Information and Health Status of All Servers To view the health status of all the servers, do one of the following: ● Click Chassis Overview.
To set up the properties of fans by using RACADM commands, type the following command at the CLI interface. racadm fanoffset [-s ] For more information about the RACADM commands, see the Chassis Management Controller for PowerEdge VRTX RACADM Command Line Reference Guide available at dell.com/cmcmanuals. NOTE: The CMC monitors the temperature sensors in the chassis and automatically adjust the fan speed as needed.
For more information about the fan offset-related RACADM commands, see the Chassis Management Controller for PowerEdge VRTX RACADM Command Line Reference Guide available at dell.com/support/Manuals. Enhanced Cooling Mode (ECM) — Is a feature in the CMC that allows increased cooling capacity for the servers installed within the PowerEdge VRTX chassis. Example uses for ECM are operation in a high ambient environment or using servers with high power (≥120W) CPUs installed.
Viewing Information and Health Status of Temperature Sensors To view the health status of the temperature sensors: In the left pane, click Chassis Overview > Temperature Sensors. The Temperature Sensors Status page displays the status and readings of the temperature probes on the entire chassis (chassis and servers). For more information, see Online Help. NOTE: The temperature probes value cannot be edited. Any change beyond the threshold generates an alert that causes the fan speed to vary.
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 assigns the TCP/IP networking parameters that enable access to the CMC. For more information, see Setting Up Initial Access to CMC. You can configure CMC using Web interface or RACADM.
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 connection. NOTE: You must have Chassis Configuration Administrator privilege to set up CMC network settings.
For an IPv4 network, to disable DHCP and specify static CMC IP address, gateway, and subnet mask, type: racadm racadm racadm racadm config config config config -g -g -g -g cfgLanNetworking cfgLanNetworking cfgLanNetworking cfgLanNetworking -o -o -o -o cfgNicUseDHCP 0 cfgNicIpAddress cfgNicGateway cfgNicNetmask By default, for IPv6, the CMC requests and automatically obtains a CMC IP address from the IPv6 autoconfiguration mechanism.
racadm config -g cfgIPv6LanNetworking -o cfgIPv6DNSServer2 Configuring IPv4 and IPv6 DNS Settings ● CMC Registration — To register the CMC on the DNS server, type: racadm config -g cfgLanNetworking -o cfgDNSRegisterRac 1 NOTE: Some DNS servers only register names of 31 characters or fewer. Make sure the designated name is within the DNS required limit. NOTE: The following settings are valid only if you have registered the CMC on the DNS server by setting cfgDNSRegisterRac to 1.
where is a value between 576–1500 (inclusive; default is 1500). NOTE: IPv6 requires a minimum MTU of 1280. If IPv6 is enabled, and cfgNetTuningMtu is set to a lower value, the CMC uses an MTU of 1280. Configuring CMC Network and Login Security Settings The IP address blocking and User blocking features in CMC allow you to prevent security issues due to password guessing attempts. This feature enables you to block a range of IP addresses and users who can access CMC.
● To specify the IP Range Mask that you want to block from accessing CMC, use the following property under cfgRacTuning group: cfgRacTuneIpRangeMask Configuring Virtual LAN Tag Properties for CMC Virtual LANfunctionality enables multiple VLANs to coexist on the same physical network cable and to segregate the network traffic for security or load management purposes. When you enable the VLAN functionality, each network packet is assigned a VLAN tag.
Configuring Virtual LAN Tag Properties for CMC Using Web Interface To configure Virtual LAN(VLAN) for CMC using the CMC Web interface: 1. Go to any of the following pages: ● In the left pane, click Chassis Overview and click Network > VLAN. ● In the left pane, click Chassis Overview > Server Overview and click Network > VLAN. The VLAN Tag Settings page is displayed. VLAN tags are chassis properties. They remain with the chassis even when a component is removed. 2.
3. Under the Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) section, from the FIPS Mode drop-down menu, select Enabled. A message is displayed that enabling FIPS resets CMC to the default settings. 4. Click OK to proceed. Enabling FIPS Mode Using RACADM To enable FIPS mode, run the following command: racadm config –g cfgRacTuning –o cfgRacTuneFipsModeEnable 1 . Disabling FIPS Mode To disable FIPS mode, reset CMC to the default factory settings.
● ● ● ● Telnet Remote RACADM SNMP Remote Syslog For information about the fields, see the Online Help. 3. Click Apply, and then update all default time-out and maximum time-out limits. Configuring Services Using RACADM To enable and configure the various services, use the following RACADM objects: ● cfgRacTuning ● cfgRacTuneRemoteRacadmEnable For more information about these objects, see the Chassis Management Controller for PowerEdge VRTX RACADM Command Line Reference Guide available at dell.
● Health concerns for the leader and members of a group are recognized by red or yellow overlays and an X or an ! on the component with the symptoms. Details are visible below the chassis image when you click the chassis image or Details. ● Quick launch links are available for opening member chassis’s or server’s web pages. ● A server and Input/Output inventory is available for a group.
1. Log in with administrator privileges to the leader chassis. 2. Select the lead chassis in the left pane. 3. Click Setup > Group Administration. 4. In the Chassis Group page, under Role, select None, and then click Apply. The lead chassis then communicates to all the members that they have been removed from the group. The lead chassis can be assigned as a leader or member of a new group. If a network issue prevents contact between the leader and the member, the member chassis may not receive the message.
5. In the Propagation Properties section, select the categories of lead configuration properties to be propagated to member chassis. Select only those setting categories that you want identically configured, across all members of the chassis group. For example, select Logging and Alerting Properties category, to enable all chassis in the group to share the logging and alerting configuration settings of the lead chassis. 6. Click Save.
Table 16. Server Module Inventory Field Descriptions (continued) Data Field Example NOTE: Requires a Server Administrator agent running on the Server; otherwise shown as blank. Operating System Windows Server 2008 NOTE: Requires a Server Administrator agent running on the Server; otherwise shown as blank. Model PowerEdgeM610 Service Tag 1PB8VF1 Total System Memory 4.0 GB NOTE: Requires VRTX CMC 1.0 (or later) on member; otherwise shown as blank. # of CPUs 2 NOTE: Requires VRTX CMC 1.
2. In the Select a Chassis section, select the member chassis for which you want to view the inventory. The Firmware View Filter section displays the server inventory for the selected chassis and the firmware versions of all the server components. 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.
3. Select one of the following locations from the Profile Location drop-down menu to store the profile: ● Local — To save the profile in the local management station. ● Network Share — To save the profile in a shared location. 4. Click Save to save the profile to the selected location.
2. Click Save or Open to export the profile to the required location. Editing Chassis Configuration Profiles You can edit chassis configuration profile name of a chassis. To edit a chassis configuration profile name, perform the following tasks: 1. Go to the Chassis Configuration Profiles page. In the Chassis Configuration Profiles > Stored Profiles section, select the required profile and then click Edit Profile. The Edit Profile window is displayed. 2.
You can run the getconfig command to perform the following actions: ● Display all configuration properties in a group (specified by group name and index). ● Display all configuration properties for a user by user name. 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, .cfg, is used with the racadm config -f .
For example: # # This is a comment [cfgUserAdmin] cfgUserAdminPageModemInitString= ● All group entries must be surrounded by open- and close-brackets ([ and ]). The starting [ character that denotes a group name must be in column one. This group name must be specified before any of the objects in that group. Objects that do not include an associated group name generate an error.
○ ○ ○ ○ cfgEmailAlert — cfgEmailAlertAddress cfgTraps — cfgTrapsAlertDestIPAddr cfgStandardSchema — cfgSSADRoleGroupName cfgServerInfo — cfgServerBmcMacAddress Modifying the CMC IP Address When you modify the CMC IP address in the configuration file, remove all unnecessary = entries. Only the actual variable group’s label with [ and ] remains, including the two = entries pertaining to the IP address change.
1. To export the chassis configuration profiles as clone.xml file to CIFS network share by using get command, type the following: racadm get –f clone.xml –t xml –l //xx.xx.xx.xx/PATH –u USERNAME –p PASSWORDCMC 2. To export the chassis configuration profiles as clone.xml file to NFS network share by using get command, type the following: racadm get –f clone.xml –t xml –l xx.xx.xx.xx:/PATH You can export chassis configuration profiles to network share through a remote RACADM interface. 1.
● Attributes, which contains name and value. You can edit these fields. For example, you can edit the Asset Tag value as follows: xxxxxx Example of an XML file is as follows:
