Dell 2 manual Configuring Front Panel, Obtaining Health Status of Redundant CMC, Configuring LCD

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 Status of Redundant CMC

You can view the health status of the standby CMC in the web interface. For more information about accessing CMC health status in the web interface, see Viewing Chassis Information and Monitoring Chassis and Component Health.

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.On the Configuration page, under the LCD Configuration section:

•Select the Lock Control Panel LCD option to disable any configuration that you can perform using the LCD interface.

•From the LCD Language drop-down menu, select the required language.

•From the LCD Orientation drop-down menu, select the required mode — Tower Mode or Rack Mode.

NOTE: When you configure the chassis by using the LCD wizard, if you select the Auto-Apply settings to newly inserted servers option, you cannot disable the Auto-Apply settings to newly inserted servers function by using a basic license. If you do not want the function to take effect, either ignore the message displayed on the LCD, which will automatically disappear; or, press the Do not accept button on the LCD, and then push the center button.

3.Click Apply.

Accessing a Server Using KVM

To map the server to the KVM and enable accessing the server remote console through the KVM interface, you can use the CMC web interface, RACADM, or the LCD interface.

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