Interfaces And Protocols To Access Cmc - Dell PowerEdge VRTX User Manual

14. Select Enable or Disable to indicate whether or not you want to enable IPMI over LAN. Press the center button to
continue.
15. On the iDRAC Configuration panel, the following message is displayed.
Apply settings to installed servers?
To apply all iDRAC network settings to the installed servers, select Yes , and then press the center button. Else,
select No and press the center button and go to step 17 later in this procedure.
16. On the next iDRAC Configuration panel, the following message is displayed.
Auto-Apply settings to newly-inserted servers?
To apply all iDRAC network settings to the newly installed servers, select Yes and press the center button. When a
new server is inserted in the chassis, the LCD prompts you whether or not to automatically deploy the server using
the previously-configured network settings policies. If you do not want to apply the iDRAC network settings to
newly-installed servers, select No and press the center button. When a new server is inserted in the chassis, the
iDRAC network settings do not get configured.
17. On the iDRAC Configuration panel, the following message is displayed.
Apply All Enclosure Settings?
To apply all enclosure settings, select Yes and press the center button. Else, select No and press the center button.
18. On the IP Summary panel, review the IP addresses you provided to make sure the addresses are correct. To
correct a setting, press the Back button, and then press the center key to return to the screen for that setting. After
correcting an IP address, press the center button.
When you have confirmed that the settings you entered are accurate, press the center button, and then press the
center button. The Main Menu panel id displayed.
CMC and iDRACs are now available on the network. You can access the CMC on the assigned IP address using the
Web interface or CLIs such as a serial console, Telnet, and SSH.

Interfaces and Protocols to Access CMC

After you have configured the CMC network settings, you can remotely access CMC using various interfaces. The
following table lists the interfaces that you can use to remotely access CMC.
NOTE: Because Telnet is not as secure as the other interfaces, it is disabled by default. Enable Telnet by using
web, SSH, or remote RACADM.
NOTE: Using more than one interface at the same time may generate unexpected results.
Table 2. CMC Interfaces
Interface
Web interface
Remote RACADM command line
interface
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e. When you have confirmed the accuracy of the settings you entered, go
to step 10.
Description
Provides remote access to CMC using a graphical user interface. The Web
interface is built into the CMC firmware and is accessed through the NIC interface
from a supported web browser on the management station.
For a list of supported Web browsers, see the "Supported Browsers" section in
Dell System Software Support Matrix at dell.com/support/manuals.
the
Use this command line utility to manage CMC and its components. You can use
remote or firmware RACADM:
• Remote RACADM is a client utility that runs on a management station. It
uses the out-of-band network interface to run RACADM commands on the