Chassis Management Module - Acer AB460 F1 User Manual

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Chassis Management Module

The Chassis Management Module (CMM) (Figure 2-9) 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 Acer Smart Blade Manager,
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.
There are several models of CMM modules that may be used with your
system. These include:
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.
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Item# Description
1 Power ED
2 Activity LED
3 Fault LED
4 Ethernet Port
5 VGA (Monitor) Port
Figure 2-9. Chassis Management Module
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2 Chassis Enclosure
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RESET
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