Systems Management Features
•A Chassis Management Controller (CMC), which provides several essential systems management features:
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•The CMC monitors system power requirements and supports the optional Dynamic Power Supply Engagement mode so that the CMC can enable or place power supplies in standby dynamically, depending on load and redundancy requirements, to improve power efficiency.
•The CMC reports
•The CMC supports an optional power ceiling, which will either trigger an alert or actions to keep the enclosure power consumption under the predefined ceiling.
•The CMC monitors and controls cooling fans based on actual ambient and internal temperature measurements.
–The CMC provides comprehensive enclosure inventory and status/error reporting.
–The CMC allows centralized configuration of the following settings:
•The CMC’s network and security settings
•Power redundancy and power ceiling settings
•I/O switches and iDRAC network settings
•First boot device on the blades
–The CMC will check I/O fabric consistency between the I/O modules and blades and will disable system components if necessary to protect the system hardware.
–User access security.
–An SD card slot on the CMC card supports an optional persistent WWN/MAC feature that allows
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Getting Started With Your System
