Dell PowerEdge M1000e Technical Manual

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DellPowerEdge M1000e Technical Guide 61• Integration with Microsoft® Active Directory®• Security, Local and Active DirectoryTraditional IPMI-based BMC features like hardware monitoring and power control are supported.The LifeCycle controller on 11th generation servers offers additional features including:• Unified Server Configurator (USC): Consolidated interface for OS install, hardwareconfiguration, updates, and diagnosticso Reduces task time and speed of deploymento Eliminates media for OS drivers during OS install and updateo Eliminates multiple control ROM options for hardware configurationo Eases firmware updates with roll-back capability• Embedded Diagnostics• Parts Replacement: Automatically updates RAID/NIC firmware to previous levels after partsreplacement.• Persistent Life Cycle Log• Out-of-Band Configuration/Update: With the introduction of Lifecycle Controller (LCC) 1.3,customers and console vendors can initiate and schedule an upgrade to device firmware andpre-OS software out-of-band. This is useful during ―bare metal‖ deployment scenarios orchange management in operating systems where firmware updates were not possible in thepast (i.e., virtualization).o Updates are staged on the Lifecycle Controller and applied immediately or during ascheduled maintenance window.o Lifecycle controller 1.3 supports updates with BIOS, diagnostics, driver pack, USC,RAID controller firmware, iDRAC6 firmware, and NIC firmware.More information on the iDRAC and Lifecycle Controller can be found on support.dell.com.14.3 Enclosure ManagementThe CMC provides secure remote management access to the chassis and installed modules. TheM1000e must have at least one CMC and supports an optional redundant module, each occupying aslot accessible through the rear of the chassis. Redundancy is provided in an Active—Standby pairingof the modules and failover occurs when the active module has failed or degraded. The CMCinterfaces through dual stacking 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports and one serial port. The CMC serial portinterface provides common management of up to six I/O modules through a single connection.The CMC provides many features, including: Deploymento LCD based deployment ―wizard‖o Single secure interface for inventory, configuration, monitoring, and alerting forserver modules, chassis infrastructure and I/O Moduleso Centralized configuration for iDRAC, I/O Modules and CMCo 1:Many iDRAC configurationo 1:Many Blade Boot Device Selectiono 1:Many vMedia File shareo Customized Slot Namingo IO Module Configuration and Launcho WWN/MAC Display & Persistence w/ FlexAddress; Manages FlexAddress Portso Support for Network Time Protocol (NTP) Monitoring and Troubleshootingo User interface entry point (web, telnet, SSH, serial)