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Chassis Management Controller Version 2.0 for Dell PowerEdge VRTX User's Guide[...]

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Contents 1 Overview............................................................................................................... 14 What Is New In This Release ............................................................................................................... 15 Key Features ............................................................[...]

Setting Up Initial Access to CMC ........................................................................................................ 32 Configuring Initial CMC Network ................................................................................................. 32 Interfaces and Protocols to Access CMC .....................................[...]

Enabling or Disabling Default Password Warning Message Using Web Interface ......................50 Enabling or Disabling Warning Message to Change Default Login Password Using RACADM ........................................................................................................................................ 50 4 Updating Firmware.......[...]

5 Viewing Chassis Information and Monitoring Chassis and Component Health................................................................................................ 69 Viewing Chassis and Component Summaries ................................................................................... 69 Chassis Graphics .................................[...]

Adding Members To Chassis Group ............................................................................................. 88 Removing a Member from the Leader ......................................................................................... 88 Disbanding a Chassis Group ...................................................................[...]

Editing Profile .............................................................................................................................. 109 Deleting Profile ............................................................................................................................ 109 Viewing Profile Settings ................................[...]

Configuring CMC For Active Directory Schema .............................................................................. 146 Configuring Browser For SSO Login ................................................................................................ 146 Internet Explorer ......................................................................[...]

13 Managing Fabrics............................................................................................ 173 Fresh Power-up Scenario ..................................................................................................................173 Monitoring IOM Health ......................................................................[...]

Executing Power Control Operations .............................................................................................. 188 Executing Power Control Operations on the Chassis ............................................................... 188 Executing Power Control Operations on the Chassis Using Web Interface ............................[...]

PCIe Power Ride-Through ............................................................................................................... 202 Viewing PCIe Ride-through Properties Using CMC Web Interface .......................................... 203 Viewing PCIe Ridethrough Properties Status Using RACADM ..............................................[...]

Managing and Recovering a Remote System .................................................................................. 227 ..................................................................................................................................................... 228 Active Directory ....................................................[...]

1 Overview The Dell Chassis Management Controller (CMC) for Dell 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. CMC enables an IT administrator to: • View inventory • Perfo[...]

– 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 alerts or SNMP trap alerts for warnings[...]

• 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 information and status of components. • Access[...]

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 clients connecting to CMC. • Secure [...]

Item Indicator, Button, or Connector 1 PCIe expansion card slots low-profile (5) 2 PCIe expansion card slots full height (3) 3 CMC GB Ethernet port (CMC-2) 4 CMC GB Ethernet port (CMC-1) 5 Serial Connector 6 Blower modules (4) 7 I/O module ports 8 PSU 4 9 PSU 3 10 PSU 1 11 PSU 2 A Front Panel view of the chassis is given here with a table that list[...]

Figure 1. Front-Panel Features And Indicators—3.5 Inch Hard Disk Drive Chassis Ite m 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 syste[...]

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 drive or DVD+/-RW drive. 9 Vents Vents for t[...]

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 interchange for applications specifically desig[...]

• 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 of the following methods to acquire the lic[...]

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 the licenses using the CMC Web interface, go to Cha[...]

WS-MAN Yes Yes SNMP Yes Yes Telnet Yes Yes SSH Yes Yes Web-based Interface Yes Yes Email Alerts Yes Yes LCD Deployment Yes Yes Extended iDRAC Management Yes Yes Remote Syslog No Yes Directory Services No* Yes *For non-default directory service setting, only Reset Directory Services is allowed with an Express license. Reset Directory Services will s[...]

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. Virtual Adapter to Slot Mapping No* Yes[...]

• 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 updates to the system or documentation or advanced[...]

• Using the following links: – For all Enterprise Systems Management documents — dell.com/softwaresecuritymanuals – For Enterprise Systems Management documents — dell.com/openmanagemanuals – For Remote Enterprise Systems Management documents — dell.com/esmmanuals – For OpenManage Connections Enterprise Systems Management documents ?[...]

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 C[...]

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 information can be found on the CMC web interface under[...]

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 have the 'write' permission on the folders[...]

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. You can use DNS names and wildcards in your entries.[...]

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 Internet Explorer. 2. Click Tools → Internet Options [...]

• Command line interfaces (CLIs) such as a serial console, Telnet, SSH, or the Dell CMC console. • Remote RACADM • CMC web interface • LCD Panel interface CMC supports both IPv4 and IPv6 addressing modes. The configuration settings for IPv4 and IPv6 are independent of each other. Configuring CMC Network Using LCD Panel Interface You can use[...]

NOTE: To skip the CMC configuration navigate to the ‘X’ icon and then press the center button. 3. If you are asked to select an appropriate network speed, select a network speed ( Auto (1Gb) , 10Mb , or 100Mb ) using appropriate buttons. For effective network throughput, the network speed setting must match your network configuration. Setting t[...]

• Yes : Select the check icon then press the center button. You can also configure iDRAC from the CMC web interface. 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 [...]

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 do not get configured. 17. On the iDRAC Configu[...]

Interface Description • View alerts and CMC IP. • Set DHCP. • Configure CMC static IP settings. • View CMC MAC address for the active CMC. • View the CMC VLAN ID appended to the end of CMC IP, if the VLAN is already configured. Telnet Provides command line access to CMC through the network. The RACADM command line interface and the connec[...]

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 CMC Using Other Systems Management Tools You can a[...]

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 servers. To manually set the date and time, cl[...]

• cmc-active and <ledState> specifies whether or not the LED should blink. Configuration options: • 0 — not blinking (default) • 1 — blinking racadm raid < operation > <component FQDD> , where the operation value is blink or unblink , and the FQDD is for the component's physical disk drive and virtual disk. Configur[...]

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 the activated fields — Lockout Fail Count , Lockou[...]

• 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 with logged-off sessions must reconnect [...]

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 when the negotiation is complete. Obtaining Health St[...]

Mapping a Server to KVM Using CMC Web Interface Make sure the KVM console is connected to the chassis. To map a server to a KVM: 1. In the left pane, click Chassis Overview → Front Panel → Setup . 2. On the Front Panel Configuration page, under the KVM Configuration section, from the KVM Mapped list, select the slot that must be mapped to a KVM[...]

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 using the web interface, make sure that you have [...]

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 Controller, then the login is not successful. CMC d[...]

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 <cmcname.domain-name> : <port number> , wher[...]

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 logged in to CMC. Accessing CMC Using RACADM RACADM pr[...]

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. Multiple CMC Sessions Interface Number of Session[...]

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 To change the password, run the following RACADM c[...]

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 Interface Co[...]

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 Update • Chassis Overview → I[...]

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 update to any of these versions, and then update to[...]

• 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 . 3. In the Firmware Image field, click[...]

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 begins, the page automatically refreshes and the f[...]

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 inf[...]

NOTE: Note the following: • While selecting the individual server components for update, make sure that there are no dependencies between the selected components. Else, selecting some components that have dependencies on other components for update may cause the server to stop functioning abruptly. • Make sure to update the server components in[...]

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 generation servers, install the Lifecycle C[...]

• delltechcenter.com/page/Lifecycle+Controller . The Server Component Update page enables you to update various firmware components on the server. To use the features and functions on this page, you must have: • For CMC: The Server Administrator privilege. • For iDRAC: The Configure iDRAC privilege and Log in to iDRAC privilege. In case of in[...]

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 click Update . 2. On the Server Component Update page[...]

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 Component/ Device Firmware Inventory section. On th[...]

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 rollback version of component or device on th[...]

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 catalog.xml . If the catalog file nam[...]

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 the intended navigation to be cancelled. Otherwise[...]

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 within the Lifecycle Controller for a rollback op[...]

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 types and models. The update selection logic automat[...]

• 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 Overview and then click Update → Server Compone[...]

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 com[...]

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 • P[...]

(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 Group Lead, the Group Health page is displayed aft[...]

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 performance data that vary with time. • Properti[...]

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. KVM Slot Health • KVM Mapped • Slot 1 : Front Panel USB/ Video Enabled • Slot 2 : Front Panel USB/Video Enabled • Slot 3 : Front Panel USB/Video E[...]

• 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 [...]

• Click Chassis Overview → Server Overview . The Servers Status page provides an overview of the servers in the chassis. For more information, see the Online Help . Viewing Health Status and Information for Individual Server To view health status for individual servers, do any of the following: 1. Go to Chassis Overview → Properties → Healt[...]

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 though the chassis does not require the fans to run a[...]

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 Configuration table, from the Value drop-down me[...]

Viewing KVM Information and Health Status To view the health status of the KVMs associated with the chassis, do any of the following: 1. Click Chassis Overview . The Chassis Health page is displayed. The left pane displays the front view of the chassis and contains the health status of a KVM. KVM health status is indicated by the overlay of the KVM[...]

The Chassis Health page is displayed. The Storage capacity details, the Fault Tolerant Mode (Active/ Passive), and Fault Tolerant Status (Enabled) information is displayed on the right pane. This fault- tolerance information is displayed only if the fault tolerant feature is enabled for the storage components. The lower section of chassis graphics [...]

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[...]

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 connection. NOTE: You must have Chassis Configuration Adm[...]

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) server. You can disable the DHCP feature and [...]

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> racadm config -g cfgLanNetworking -o cfgDNSServer2 <[...]

< 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 largest packet that can be passed through the interfa[...]

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 address of an incoming login to the IP addre[...]

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 capabilities of the external chassis management network: [...]

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 port configuration is changed through the web [...]

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 # cfgSsnMgtTelnetActiveSessions=N/A # cfgSsnMgtTelnet[...]

To set up the Chassis Group using the CMC web interface: 1. Log in with chassis administrator privileges to the leader chassis. 2. Click Setup → Group Administration . 3. On the Chassis Group page, under Role , select Leader . A field to add the group name is displayed. 4. Type the group name in the Group Name field, and then click Apply . NOTE: [...]

Disbanding a Chassis Group To disband a chassis group from the lead chassis: 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 t[...]

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 Setup → Group Administration . 4. In the Chassis P[...]

Exported Data The server inventory report contains data that was most recently returned by each Chassis Group member during the Chassis Group leader’s normal polling (after every 30 seconds). To get the most accurate server inventory report: • The Chassis Group leader chassis and all Chassis Group member chassis must be in Chassis Power State O[...]

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 can be imported to various tools, such as Microsof[...]

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 the group. 2. In the Select a Chassis section, se[...]

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 command to create a simple text file. The command all[...]

• 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 comments. A comment line must start in column o[...]

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 first object after the [ ] pair. The following are[...]

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 interface: 1. In the left pane, go to Chassis Overvi[...]

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 individual servers. When choosing slot [...]

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 slot name, in the Slot Name field. 3. To use a[...]

Setting Description assigned when a new server is inserted in the chassis. . Set iDRAC Root Password on Server Insertion Select the option to change iDRAC root password to match the value provided in the iDRAC Root Password field, when a server is inserted. iDRAC Root Password When the Set iDRAC Root Password on Server Insertion and QuickDeploy Ena[...]

Setting Description For example, if the starting IP address is 192.168.0.250 and the subnet mask is 255.255.0.0 then the QuickDeploy IP address for slot 15 is 192.168.0.265 . If the subnet mask is 255.255.255.0 , the QuickDeploy IP address range is not fully within QuickDeploy Subnet error message is displayed when you click Save QuickDeploy Settin[...]

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 VRTX chassis: Modifying iDRAC Network Settings f[...]

• 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 Virtual LAN (VLAN) tags enable multiple VLANs to[...]

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 server. This device can be set as the default first-bo[...]

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. If you want the server to boot from the selecte[...]

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, click Connect . To connect a remote file share, [...]

• Apply a profile to other servers. • Import stored profiles from a management station or remote file share. • Edit the profile name and description. • Export stored profiles to a management station or remote file share. • Delete stored profiles. • Deploy selected profiles to the target devices using Quick Deploy option. • Display the[...]

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 available as stored profiles in the nonvolatile media on[...]

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 to continue exporting the profile. A message is di[...]

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 Online Help . NOTE: The CMC Server Configuration Rep[...]

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 enables you to assign server profiles to slots. To [...]

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 iDRAC web interface without having to login a s[...]

• The chassis power is on. • Servers that support iDRAC7 and iDRAC8. • The LAN interface on the server is enabled. • The host system is installed with JRE (Java Runtime Environment) 6 Update 16 or later. • The browser on host system allows pop-up windows (pop-up blocking is disabled). Remote Console can also be launched from the iDRAC Web[...]

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 alert message (email alert or SNMP trap), then a[...]

• 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 this page, see the Online Help . 4[...]

traps destined to management stations. The community string on the Chassis Overview → Network → Services page is the community string that management stations use to query the SNMP daemon on CMC. • Under Enabled , select the option corresponding to the destination IP to enable the IP address to receive the traps. You can specify up to four IP[...]

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 and cfgTrapsCommunityName objects. 7. To test a[...]

where <mask value> is a hexadecimal value between 0x0 and 0xffffffff and must be expressed with the leading 0x characters. The Event Traps Filter Masks table provides filter masks for each event type. For instructions about calculating the hex value for the filter mask you want to enable, see step 3 in the Configuring SNMP Trap Alert Destinat[...]

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 calvin . As an administrator, you can set up user acc[...]

Privilege Description • Is assigned specifically to the chassis, such as IP mode (static or DHCP), static IP address, static gateway, and static subnet mask. • Provides services to the chassis, such as date and time, firmware update, and CMC reset. • Is associated with the chassis, such as slot name and slot priority. Although these propertie[...]

Privilege Description When a CMC user who does not have Server Administrator privilege issues an action to be performed on a server, CMC sends a command to the targeted server with the user’s login name and password. If the user does not exist on the server, or if the password does not match, the user is denied the ability to perform the action. [...]

Table 12. CMC Group Privileges User Group Privileges Granted Administrator • CMC Login User • Chassis Configuration Administrator • User Configuration Administrator • Clear Logs Administrator • Server Administrator • Test Alert User • Debug Command Administrator • Fabric A Administrator Power User • Login • Clear Logs Administra[...]

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 Administrator Account Settings For added security, it i[...]

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 or if you have used the racadm racresetcfg comman[...]

NOTE: For a list of valid bit mask values for specific user privileges, see the Chassis Management Controller for PowerEdge VRTX RACADM Command Line Reference Guide . The default privilege value is 0, which indicates that the privileges of a user are not enabled. racadm config -g cfgUserAdmin -o cfgUserAdminUserName -i 2 john racadm config -g cfgUs[...]

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 following Operating Systems, you can recognize the us[...]

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 0x00000ed9 3 None CMC Login U[...]

– User Domain from Login — to perform the DNS lookup with the domain name of the login user. – Specify a Domain — enter the domain name to use for the DNS lookup • To enable CMC to use the specified Active Directory Domain Controller server addresses, select Specify Domain Controller Addresses . These server addresses are the addresses of[...]

racadm config -g cfgStandardSchema -i <index> -o cfgSSADRoleGroupPrivilege <Bit Mask Value for specific RoleGroup permissions> racadm config -g cfgActiveDirectory -o cfgADDomainController1 <fully qualified domain name or IP address of the domain controller> racadm config -g cfgActiveDirectory -o cfgADDomainController2 <fully qu[...]

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 Directory Schema Extensions The Active Directory data [...]

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 Association Object allows as many or as few users a[...]

3. Add CMC users and their privileges to Active Directory. 4. Enable SSL on each of your domain controllers. 5. Configure CMC Active Directory properties using CMC web interface or RACADM. Extending Active Directory Schema Extending your Active Directory schema adds a Dell organizational unit, schema classes and attributes, and example privileges a[...]

Class Name Assigned Object Identification Number (OID) dellRAC4Privileges 1.2.840.113556.1.8000.1280.1.1.1.3 dellPrivileges 1.2.840.113556.1.8000.1280.1.1.1.4 dellProduct 1.2.840.113556.1.8000.1280.1.1.1.5 Table 16. dellRacDevice Class OID 1.2.840.113556.1.8000.1280.1.7.1.1 Description Represents the Dell RAC device. The RAC must be configured as d[...]

OID 1.2.840.113556.1.8000.1280.1.1.1.3 dellIsServerResetUser dellIsTestAlertUser dellIsDebugCommandAdmin dellPermissionMask1 dellPermissionMask2 Table 19. dellPrivileges Class OID 1.2.840.113556.1.8000.1280.1.1.1.4 Description Used as a container Class for the Dell Privileges (Authorization Rights). Class Type Structural Class SuperClasses User Att[...]

Assigned OID/Syntax Object Identifier Single Valued OID : 1.2.840.113556.1.8000.1280.1.1.2.2 Distinguished Name : (LDAPTYPE_DN 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.12) Attribute : dellIsCardConfigAdmin Description : TRUE if the user has Card Configuration rights on the device. OID : 1.2.840.113556.1.8000.1280.1.1.2.4 Boolean (LDAPTYPE_BOOLEAN 1.3.6.1.4.1.146[...]

Assigned OID/Syntax Object Identifier Single Valued OID : 1.2.840.113556.1.8000.1280.1.1.2.10 Boolean (LDAPTYPE_BOOLEAN 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.7) Attribute : dellIsDebugCommandAdmin Description : TRUE if the user has Debug Command Admin rights on the device. OID : 1.2.840.113556.1.8000.1280.1.1.2.11 Boolean (LDAPTYPE_BOOLEAN 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.11[...]

Installing Dell Extension to the Active Directory Users and Computers Snap-In When you extend the schema in Active Directory, you must also extend the Active Directory Users and Computers Snap-in so the administrator can manage RAC (CMC) devices, users and user groups, RAC associations, and RAC privileges. When you install your systems management s[...]

choose the Association Scope that applies to the type of objects you intend to add. For example, if you select Universal, the association objects are only available when the Active Directory Domain is functioning in Native Mode or above. To create association object: 1. In the Console Root (MMC) window, right-click a container. 2. Select New → De[...]

NOTE: For information about the various fields, see the Online Help . 1. In the left pane, click, Chassis Overview → User Authentication → Chassis Overview → Directory Services . 2. Select Microsoft Active Directory (Extended Schema) . The settings to be configured for extended schema is displayed on the same page. 3. In the Common Settings s[...]

• 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. Configuring Active Directory With Extended Sch[...]

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 each CMC. A user has the option to be added to mult[...]

– 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 < Search Domain > is the root level domai[...]

cfgLDAPSRVLookupDomainName is configured to be domainname.com . For more information about the RACADM commands, see the Chassis Management Controller for PowerEdge VRTX RACADM Command Line Reference Guide available at dell.com/support/manuals . 143[...]

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 sign-on to subsequent applications such as Exchange. [...]

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 client system must be a part of the Active Directo[...]

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 Active Directory . For information about configuring CM[...]

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: NOTE: For information about the options, see the On[...]

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 Directory, use the following objects to enable sm[...]

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 using the RACADM commands in CMC through the comman[...]

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 Windows XP or Microsoft Windows Server 2003, you m[...]

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 Message Integrity • H[...]

For more information about the sshpkauth , see the Chassis Management Controller for PowerEdge VRTX RACADM Command Line Reference Guide . Generating Public Keys for Systems Running Windows Before adding an account, a public key is required from the system that accesses the CMC over SSH. There are two ways to generate the public/private key pair: us[...]

• 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 using the sshpkauth command. Viewing Public Keys[...]

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 have a Minicom configuration file, go to the [...]

For servers, serial console redirection can be accomplished using: • CMC command line interface (CLI) or the RACADM connect command. For more information about running the RACADM commands, see the Chassis Management Controller for PowerEdge VRTX RACADM Command Line Reference Guide . • iDRAC Web interface serial console redirection feature. • [...]

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 You can use a Remote Console session to connect to [...]

The following example shows the changes described in this procedure. # grub.conf generated by anaconda # # Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making changes # to this file # NOTICE: You do not have a /boot partition. This means that # all kernel and initrd paths are relative to /, e.g. # root (hd0,0) # kernel /boot/vmlinuz-version ro roo[...]

# Donnie Barnes # # Default runlevel. The runlevels used by RHS are: # 0 - halt (Do NOT set initdefault to this) # 1 - Single user mode # 2 - Multiuser, without NFS (The same as 3, if you # do not have networking) # 3 - Full multiuser mode # 4 - unused # 5 - X11 # 6 - reboot (Do NOT set initdefault to this) # id:3:initdefault: # System initializati[...]

vc/4 vc/5 vc/6 vc/7 vc/8 vc/9 vc/10 vc/11 tty1 tty2 tty3 tty4 tty5 tty6 tty7 tty8 tty9 tty10 tty11 ttyS1 159[...]

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, the FlexAddress for the slot remains the same for t[...]

card contains an XML tag mac_start that is the first starting hex MAC address that is used for this unique MAC address range. The mac_count tag is the total number of MAC addresses that the SD card allocates. The total MAC range allocated can be determined by: <mac_start> + <mac_count> - 1 = <mac_end> For example: (starting_mac)00[...]

Table 26. Status Messages Returned by the featurecard -s Command Status Message Actions No feature card inserted. Check CMC to verify that the SD card was properly inserted. In a redundant CMC configuration, ensure that the CMC with the SD feature card installed is the active CMC and not the standby CMC. The feature card inserted is valid and conta[...]

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 activated in another chassis. The term FlexAddress, in thi[...]

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 server module BIOS. For the server module BIOS to [...]

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 purchase this feature, contact Dell at dell.co[...]

• Status of the NIC partitions for devices supporting partitioning. You can view the WWN/MAC Address inventory using the Web interface or the RACADM CLI. Based on the interface, you can filter the MAC address and know which WWN/MAC address is in use for that function or partition. If the adapter has NPAR enabled, you can view which partitions are[...]

7. From the Protocol drop-down menu, select All Protocols or one of the listed network protocols to view all the MACS or the MACs associated with the selected protocol. 8. In the WWN/MAC Addresses field, enter a partial MAC address or the full MAC address to view only the slots associated with the specific MAC address. 9. From the Partition Status [...]

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 chassis, use the following RACADM command: racadm getma[...]

Situation Command Output FlexAddress: bound to another chassis, svctag = <Service tag Number> SD card SN = <Valid flex address serial number> SD card in the active CMC module that is bound to the same service tag. $racadm featurecard -s The feature card inserted is valid and contains the following feature(s) FlexAddress: bound SD card i[...]

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 distributed with the Dell product, for which ther[...]

Dell warrants that the Software disks is free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal use for ninety (90) days from the date you receive them. This warranty is limited to you and is not transferable. Any implied warranties are limited to ninety (90) days from the date you receive the Software. Some jurisdictions do not allow limits o[...]

Contractor/manufacturer is Dell Products, L.P., One Dell Way, Round Rock, Texas 78682. GENERAL This license is effective until terminated. It terminates upon the conditions set forth above or if you fail to comply with any of its terms. Upon termination, you agree that the Software and accompanying materials, and all copies thereof, is destroyed. T[...]

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 is classified as group A. Chassis IOM uses a discr[...]

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 I/O module network settings for Ethernet pass-thro[...]

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 throughout the enclosure. The optimized hardware des[...]

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 the Grid redundancy policy is to enable a modu[...]

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 Supply Engagement (DPSE) allows PSUs to be placed in st[...]

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, the standby PSUs are brought Online to reclaim pow[...]

CMC allocates power to the CMC infrastructure and the servers in the chassis. CMC infrastructure consists of components in the chassis, such as fans, I/O module, and storage adapters, PCIe cards, physical disk, main board. The chassis may have up to four servers that communicate to the chassis through an iDRAC. For more information, see the iDRAC U[...]

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 are: • Server turned off • I/O module turned o[...]

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 highest priority) for one, multiple, or all ser[...]

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 Reference Guide . Redundancy Status and Overall Power[...]

the chassis that is below what would be required for full power allocation to the servers, or if insufficient power is available in case higher power requirements by all servers in the chassis. If enough power cannot be freed by reducing the allocated power of the low-priority servers, the new server is not allowed to turn on. This occurs if the ad[...]

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 insertion and removal, and power supply output assertion [...]

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 modules in the chassis. If all or multiple slots in [...]

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 logged. For more information about enabling this featu[...]

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 Power Management • System Input Power Cap •[...]

• 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 following command: racadm config -g cfgRemoteHosts [...]

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 control operations. For information about each opt[...]

• 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 remotely reset or turn on an IOM. NOTE: To perform po[...]

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, and virtual disks. • Assign virtual adapt[...]

NOTE: You can view the name of the controller that is active in controlling the storage devices associated with this CMC and also the passive controller acting as a stand-by. 3. Under each installed controllers, click the links View Virtual Disks , <enclosure name> , and View Physical Disks to open the respective pages. Viewing Fault-tolerant[...]

– 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 adapter to one server at a time. • Without an[...]

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 functions of the chassis at all times. • En[...]

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 the disk. • Import/Recover to import t[...]

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. From the RACADM Command Line Interface, run the [...]

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 CMCs have the same firmware version that su[...]

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 Physical Disks Filter option , from the[...]

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 can also use the following filters to view s[...]

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, and then click Apply . • Rename • Delete N[...]

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 to a server that is turned on. • A PCIe s[...]

• 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 can map the server slots to any of the 8 PCIe [...]

All these processes require few seconds to complete which causes a delay in initialization of the PCIe cards. The PCIe Ride-through feature in CMC VRTX reduces this process cycle time. The PCIe Ride- through feature enables the following: • The Server nodes are turned on quickly, thus turning on the PCIe cards quickly. • The powered state of PC[...]

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 the command, racadm setpciecfg ridethru –e [...]

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. • Using the diagnostic console. • Mana[...]

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 Sensor information getsensorinfo Switches information ([...]

– Resolution A: This configuration requires at least one power supply in side 1 (the left two slots) and one power supply in side 2 (the right two slots) to be present and functional in the modular enclosure. Additionally the capacity of each side must be enough to support the total power allocations for the chassis to maintain Grid redundancy . [...]

• 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 impacting server operation. • Problem: Overal[...]

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 is saved as a text file, the graphical images u[...]

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 . For information about the commands, see the O[...]

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 problem. CMC may not be able to synchronize the clock fo[...]

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 gettracelog command to review the trace log [...]

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 Green, dark Powered off Blue, glowing steadily Norm[...]

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 CMC card is seated properly. You can rel[...]

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 available sub-commands display. An example recover s[...]

NOTE: For a disabled PERC, none of the other options Reset Configuration, Export TTY Log, Discard Pinned Cache, and Disable RAID Controller are available in the drop-down menu. 216[...]

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 Display 1. LCD screen 2. Selection ("che[...]

Table 33. LCD Panel Navigational Icons Icon Normal Icon Highlighted Icon Name and Description Back — Highlight and press the center button to return to the previous screen. Accept/Yes — Highlight and press the center button to accept a change and return to the previous screen. Skip/Next — Highlight and press the center button to skip any chan[...]

DVD Mapping By using this page, you can view the DVD to server mapping information, map another server to the DVD drive on the chassis, or unmap the existing connection. To give a server access to the DVD, select DVD mapping from the main menu, navigate to the required server, and then press the center Check button. The DVD drive can be mapped to t[...]

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 icon appears and is highlighted. 3. Press the cent[...]

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 the modules in the chassis. The tables in this se[...]

Item Description PSU redundancy mode Non-Redundant, Grid Redundant, or DC Redundant. Table 36. Fan Status Item Description Name/Location Example: Fan1, Fan2, and so on. Error Messages If there are no errors, No Errors is displayed. Else, error messages are listed where critical ones are first listed, and then the warning-related. RPM Current fan sp[...]

Item Description Slot <number> Indicates the server slot to which the KVM is mapped to. Possible values are SLOT-< 01 to 04 >. Unmapped Displayed if the KVM is not mapped to any of the servers. Table 40. DVD Mapping Status Item Description Server <number> Displays a list of servers to which the DVD can be mapped. Error Messages If[...]

Item Description State Offline, Online, or Standby — Indicates the power status of a SPERC. Table 43. PCIe Card Status Item Description PCIe Card < number > Displays the PCIe Card name in the format PCIe Card < n >, where 'n' is the PCIe Card number. Example: PCIe Card 1, PCIe Card 2, and so on. Error Messages If there are n[...]

Item Description NOTE: You can set this table through the CMC CLI or CMC Web interface. Name Name of the server, which the user can set through Dell OpenManage. The name is displayed only if iDRAC has finished booting, and the server supports this feature, else iDRAC booting messages are displayed. Model Number Displays if iDRAC finished booting. S[...]

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 entered, the following message is d[...]

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 occurrences: • Changing the network configurati[...]

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 certificate is used, the web browser displays a security war[...]

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. The Web interface does not launch after a new RA[...]

If the chassis service tag is reprogrammed, what happens if there is a feature card bound to that chassis? • If the original feature card is present in the active CMC on that or any other chassis, the Web interface displays the following error message: This feature card was activated with a different chassis. It must be removed before accessing t[...]

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 the RACADM command racresetcfg. After disabling o[...]