Dell PowerEdge M1000e User manual

Dell PowerEdge M1000e

Systems

Configuration Guide

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Notes, Cautions, and Warnings

NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of

your computer.

CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates potential damage to hardware or loss of data if

instructions are not followed.

WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal

injury, or death.

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Contents 3

Contents

1 About Your System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

System Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

LCD Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

LCD Module Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Back-Panel Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

CMC Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

CMC Daisy Chaining (Enclosure Stacking) . . . . 23

iKVM Switch Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

2 Initial System Configuration . . . . . . . . . . 27

Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Power Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Network Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Initial Setup Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Configuring the CMC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Initial CMC Network Configuration . . . . . . . . 28

Logging in to the CMC Using the

Web-Based Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Adding and Managing CMC Users . . . . . . . . . 32

Configuring iDRAC Networking Using the

Web-Based Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

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Setting the First Boot Device for Servers . . . . . 34

Configuring and Managing Power . . . . . . . . . 35

Installing or Updating the CMC Firmware . . . . . 35

Configuring the Optional iKVM Switch Module . . . . 38

Enabling iKVM Access to the Dell

CMC Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Updating the iKVM Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Tiering the Avocent iKVM Switch From an

Analog KVM Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Tiering the Avocent iKVM Switch From a

Digital KVM Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Viewing and Selecting Servers . . . . . . . . . . 41

FlexAddress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Activating FlexAddress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

3 Configuring the I/O Modules . . . . . . . . . . 47

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Identifying Midplane Version . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Network Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Switch Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Configuring a Switch Module Network

Ethernet Port Using the

Web-Based Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Dell PowerConnect-KR 8024-k Switch . . . . . . . 53

Dell M8428-k 10 Gb Converged

Network Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Mellanox M2401G DDR Infiniband

Switch I/O Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Mellanox M3601Q QDR Infiniband

Switch I/O Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

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Cisco SFS M7000e Infiniband

Switch I/O Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Cisco Catalyst Ethernet Switch I/O Modules . . . 61

PowerConnect M6220 Ethernet Switch

I/O Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

PowerConnect M6348 1 Gb Ethernet Switch

I/O Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

PowerConnect M8024 10 Gb Ethernet Switch

I/O Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Brocade M4424 SAN I/O Module . . . . . . . . . 69

Brocade M5424 FC8 I/O Module . . . . . . . . . . 71

Dell 8/4 Gbps FC SAN Module . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Pass-Through Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Dell 10 GbE KR Pass-Through I/O Module . . . . . 75

Dell 8/4 Gbps Fibre Channel Pass-Through

I/O Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

10 Gb Ethernet Pass-Through Module II . . . . . . 79

10 Gb Ethernet Pass-Through I/O Module . . . . . 81

10/100/1000 Mb Ethernet Pass-Through

I/O Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

4G Fibre Channel Pass-Through I/O Module . . . . 85

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6Contents

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About Your System 7

About Your System

System Overview

Your system can include up to 16 half-height blades (server modules), eight

full-height blades, or a mixture of the two blade types (see Figure 1-1,

Figure 1-2, and Figure 1-3). To function as a system, a blade is inserted into a

Dell PowerEdge M1000e enclosure (chassis) that supports power supplies, fan

modules, a Chassis Management Controller (CMC) module, and at least one

I/O module for external network connectivity. The power supplies, fans,

CMC, optional iKVM module, and I/O modules are shared resources of the

blades in the enclosure.

NOTE: To ensure proper operation and cooling, all bays in the enclosure must be

populated at all times with either a module or with a blank.

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8About Your System

Figure 1-1. Blade Numbering—Half-Height Blades

12345678

910111213141516

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About Your System 9

Figure 1-2. Blade Numbering—Full Height Blades

Figure 1-3. Blade Numbering—Mixed Full-Height and Half-Height Blades

12345678

13 14 15 16

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10 About Your System

Figure 1-4 shows the control panel features on the M1000e enclosure panel.

Figure 1-4. Control Panel Features

1 USB port (mouse only) 2 USB port (keyboard only)

3 video connector 4 system power button

5 system power indicator

NOTE: The USB and video ports are functional only if an optional iKVM module is

installed.

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