Dell PowerEdge M1000e User manual

Dell PowerEdge M1000e
Systems
Configuration Guide
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Notes, Cautions, and Warnings
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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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About Your System 7
1
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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Figure 1-1. Blade Numbering—Half-Height Blades
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Figure 1-2. Blade Numbering—Full Height Blades
Figure 1-3. Blade Numbering—Mixed Full-Height and Half-Height Blades
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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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