Cmc Fail-Safe Mode; Configuration Wizard - Dell PowerEdge VRTX Owner's Manual

– Provides comprehensive enclosure inventory and status or error reporting.
• Centralized configuration of the following:
– The shared storage settings of the enclosure.
– Mapping of add-in PCIe cards to the server modules.
– The network and security settings of the enclosure.
– Power redundancy and power ceiling settings.
– I/O module and iDRAC network settings.
– First boot device on the server modules.
– Checks I/O fabric consistency for the I/O module, PCIe slots, storage subsystem, and server modules and
disables components if necessary to protect the system hardware.
– User access security.

CMC Fail-Safe Mode

The VRTX enclosure enables the fail-safe mode to protect the server modules and the I/O module from failures. The fail-
safe mode is enabled when no CMC is in control of the chassis. During the CMC failover period or during a single CMC
management loss:
• server modules cannot be accessed remotely
• you cannot turn on a server module(s)
• the cooling fans continue to operate at the same speed
The following are some of the conditions that can result in CMC management loss:
Condition Description
CMC removal Chassis management resumes after replacing CMC, or after failover to standby CMC.
CMC network cable Chassis management resumes after the chassis fails over to the standby CMC. Network
removal or network failover is only enabled in redundant CMC mode.
connection loss
CMC reset Chassis management resumes after the CMC reboots or chassis fails over to the standby CMC.
CMC failover Chassis management resumes after the chassis fails over to the standby CMC.
command issued
CMC firmware update Chassis management resumes after the CMC reboots or chassis fails over to the standby CMC.
It is recommended that you update the standby CMC first so that there is only one failover
event. For more information on updating the CMC firmware, see the
Controller for Dell PowerEdge VRTX User's Guide at dell.com/esmmanuals.
CMC error detection Chassis management resumes after the CMC resets or chassis fails over to the standby CMC.
and correction
NOTE: You can configure the enclosure with a single CMC or with redundant CMCs. In redundant CMC
configurations, if the primary CMC loses communication with the enclosure or the management network, the
standby CMC takes over chassis management.

Configuration Wizard

The CMC is preset for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP). To use a static IP address, you must toggle the CMC
setting from DHCP to a static address by either running the LCD configuration wizard, or by using a management station
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