Supermicro 8U SuperBlade, User Manual

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Chapter 4: System Modules
4-1 Chassis Management Module
The Chassis Management Module (CMM) ( Figure 4-3 ) is a required module in a blade
system. This “command” module communicates with the blade units, the power supplies
and the blade switches. Used in conjunction with the Web Interface or IPMI View
management software, the CMM provides administrator control over individual blade
units, power supplies, cooling fans and networking switches and monitors onboard
temperatures, power status, voltage levels and fan speeds. The standard CMM module
for the 8U SuperBlade system is the
MBM-CMM-FIO or MBM-CMM-001 .
NOTE: Using the MBM-CMM-FIO in the enclosure allows the use of the two front mounted
RJ45 ports on the enclosure, however using the MBM-CMM-001 does not allow these ports
to function.
The CMM provides a dedicated, local and remote KVM (keyboard/video/mouse)
connection over an out of band TCP/IP Ethernet network during any server state
(functioning, blue-screen, powered down, BIOS and so on). It also supports Virtual
Media (VM) redirection for CD, floppy and USB mass storage devices and configures
such information as the switch IP addresses. A summary of CMM features is shown in
Table 4-3 .
Figure 4-3. Chassis Management Module MBM-CMM-FIO
Table 4-2. MBM-CMM-FIO Module Interface
Item# Description
1 Power LED
2 Fault LED
3 Information LED
4 USB Ports
5 IPMI Port
6 Ethernet Ports
7 Reset Button
8 Module Release Handle
2
3
1
7 4 6
5