Systems Management; Overview - Dell PowerEdge M1000e Technical Manual

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14 Systems Management

14.1 Overview

The M1000e server solution offers a holistic management solution designed to fit into any customer
data center. It features:
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Dual Redundant Chassis Management Controllers (CMC)
Powerful management for the entire enclosure
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Includes: real-time power management and monitoring; flexible security; status/
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inventory/ alerting for blades, I/O and chassis
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iDRAC
One per blade with full DRAC functionality like other Dell servers including
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vMedia/KVM
Integrates into CMC or can be used separately
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iKVM
Embedded in the chassis for easy KVM infrastructure incorporation allowing one admin
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per blade
Control Panel on front of M1000e for ―crash cart‖ access
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Front LCD
Designed for deployment and local status reporting
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Onboard graphics and keyboard/mouse USB connect to an optional system level Integrated KVM
(iKVM) module for local KVM access. Full USB access is available through the server module front
panel. In Figure 50 below, OSCAR (On Screen Configuration and Activity Reporting) is the graphic user
interface for the 4161DS or 2161DS-2 console switch used to share a single keyboard/mouse/LCD in a
rack with all the servers in the rack
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