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Dell Chassis Management Controller Version 3.0 for Dell EMC PowerEdge VRTX User's Guide

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Checklist To Set up Chassis

The following tasks enable you to accurately set up the chassis:
  1. CMC and the management station, where you use your browser, must be on the same network, which is called the management network. Connect an Ethernet network cable from the CMC active port to the management network.
  2. Install the I/O module in the chassis and connect the network cable to the chassis.
  3. Insert the servers in the chassis.
  4. Connect the chassis to the power source.
  5. Press the power button, or turn on the chassis from the CMC web interface after completing the task in step 7.
    NOTE Do not turn on the servers.
  6. Using the LCD panel, navigate to the IP Summary and click on the Check button to select. Use the IP address for the CMC in the management system browser (IE, Chrome, or Mozilla). To set up DHCP for CMC, use LCD panel to, click Main Menu > Settings > Network Settings.
  7. Connect to the CMC IP address by using a web browser by typing the default username (root) and password (calvin).
  8. Provide each iDRAC with an IP address in the CMC web interface, and enable the LAN and IPMI interface.
    NOTE iDRAC LAN interface on some servers are disabled by default. This information can be found on the CMC web interface under Server Overview > Setup. This might be an advanced license option; in which case you must use the SetUp feature for each server).
  9. Provide the IO module with an IP address in the CMC web interface. You can get the IP address by clicking I/O Module Overview, and then clicking Setup.
  10. Connect to each iDRAC through the Web browser and provide final configuration of iDRAC. The default user name is root and password is calvin.
  11. Connect to the I/O module by using the web browser and provide final configuration of the IO module.
  12. Turn on the servers and install the operating system.

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