Dell PowerEdge M1000e Chassis Management Controller Firmware Version 5.1 User’s Guide

Facing the front of CMC as it is installed in the chassis, there are two LEDs on the left side of the card:

• Top LED — The top green LED indicates power. If it is not on:
  • Verify that you have AC present to at least one power supply.
  • Verify that the CMC card is seated properly. You can release or pull the ejector handle, remove the CMC, reinstall the CMC making sure that the board is inserted all the way and the latch closes correctly.
• Bottom LED — The bottom LED is multi-colored. When CMC is active and running, and there are no problems, the bottom LED is blue. If it is amber, a fault is detected. The fault may be caused by any of the following three events:
  • A core failure. In this case, the CMC board must be replaced.
  • A self-test failure. In this case, the CMC board must be replaced.
  • An image corruption. In this case, upload the CMC firmware image to recover the CMC.
  • NOTE: A normal CMC boot or reset takes over a minute to fully boot into its operating system and be available for login. The blue LED is enabled on the active CMC. In a redundant, two-CMC configuration, only the top green LED is enabled on the standby CMC.