Dell PowerEdge M600, Hardware Owner'S Manual

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About Your System
– The CMC supports setting an optional enclosure Maximum Power
Limit, which will either alert or take actions, such as throttling server
modules and/or preventing the power up of new blades to keep the
enclosure under the defined maximum power limit.
– The CMC monitors and automatically controls cooling fans based on
actual ambient and internal temperature measurements.
– The CMC provides comprehensive enclosure inventory and
status/error reporting.
• The CMC provides a mechanism for centralized configuration of the
following:
– The M1000e enclosure’s network and security settings
– Power redundancy and power ceiling settings
– I/O switches and iDRAC network settings
– First boot device on the server blades
– The CMC checks I/O fabric consistency between the I/O modules and
blades and disables components if necessary to protect the system
hardware.
– User access security.
The CMC has two Ethernet ports: Gb1 is used to connect to the external
management network. The connector labeled STK ("stack") will allow CMCs
in adjacent enclosures to be daisy-chained. A 24-port Ethernet switch
provides internal communication between the iDRAC on each blade, I/O
modules, optional KVM, and optional second, redundant CMC.
NOTE:
The 24-port Ethernet switch is reserved for internal communication
between the iDRAC on the blades to the CMC and the external management
network. If two CMCs are installed, the heartbeat for CMC redundancy is also
present and CMC redundancy is supported over this internal network. This internal
network is outside the data path from host LOMs and the mezzanine cards in the
blades.
At least one CMC must be installed in the primary CMC bay (see
Figure 1-14) for the system to power up. If a second, optional CMC module is
installed, failover protection and hot-plug replacement is available.
See the latest Dell Chassis Management Controller User's Guide at
support.dell.com for complete instructions on how to set up and operate the
CMC module.