Dell 2 Setting Up Initial Access to CMC

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Setting Up Initial Access to CMC

To remotely manage the CMC, connect the CMC to your management network, and then configure the

CMC network settings.

NOTE: To manage the PowerEdge VRTX solution, it must be connected to your management

network.

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 internal network in the PowerEdge VRTX chassis. This allows the management

network to be isolated from the server data network. It is important to separate this traffic for

uninterrupted access to chassis management.

CMC is connected to the management network. All external access to CMC and iDRACs is achieved

through CMC. Access to the managed servers, conversely, is accomplished through network connections

to the I/O module (IOM). This allows the application network to be isolated from the management

network.

It is recommended to isolate chassis management from the data network. Due to the potential of traffic

on the data network, the management interfaces on the internal management network can be saturated

by traffic intended for servers. This results in CMC and iDRAC communication delays. These delays may

cause unpredictable chassis behavior, such as CMC displaying iDRAC as offline even when it is up and

running, which in turn causes other unwanted behavior. If physically isolating the management network

is impractical, the other option is to separate CMC and iDRAC traffic to a separate VLAN. CMC and

individual iDRAC network interfaces can be configured to use a VLAN.

NOTE: Changing your CMC Network settings may disconnect your current network connection.

You can perform the initial network configuration of CMC before or after CMC has an IP address. If you

configure CMC’s initial network settings before you have an IP address, you can use either of the

following interfaces:

• The LCD panel on the front of the chassis

• Dell CMC serial console

If you configure initial network settings after the CMC has an IP address, you can use any of the following

interfaces: