Dell Chassis Management Controller (CMC) for Dell PowerEdge VRTX, Version 2.23

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Dell Chassis Management Controller (CMC) for Dell PowerEdge VRTX, Version 2.23
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Fixes & Enhancements

Fixes :
- Fixed an issue causing CMC changeover when chassis overall health was updated.

Enhancements :
- Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) certified. Certification
Number: #2861. For details, see
www.csrc.nist.gov/groups/STM/cmvp/documents/140-1/140val-all.htm#2861
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Version

2.23, A00

Release date

24 Apr 2017

Download Type

Firmware

Category

Chassis System Management

Importance

Recommended
Dell Technologies recommends applying this update during your next scheduled update cycle. The update contains changes to maintain overall system health. It ensures that the system software remains current and compatible with other system modules (firmware, BIOS, drivers, and software) and may include other new features.
Available formats

File Format: An application
File Name: CMC_VRTX_2.23_A00.exe
File Size: 27.66 MB
This is a large file. Depending on your connection speed, it may take some time to download.
Format Description:
Application
To ensure the integrity of your download, please verify the checksum value.
MD5:
da1f74bdbe5280b27d1a73ac7d39e649
SHA1:
d2c855292cb2e2254d6fda8af33b31ad656ac1b7
SHA-256:
e136c2b985910ed462d75ca5a505a91c0e341ef378035e14f8c76e2bb4ab35e3

File Format: Dell Packages for Chassis Management Controller (CMC) ensure that specific validation criteria are met before performing updates
File Name: vrtx_cmc_2.23_A00.bin
File Size: 30.97 MB
This is a large file. Depending on your connection speed, it may take some time to download.
Format Description:
Dell Packages for Chassis Management Controller (CMC) ensure that specific validation criteria are met before performing updates.
To ensure the integrity of your download, please verify the checksum value.
MD5:
a43f8ad9b566e61a8676d3d7ab67b693
SHA1:
e82458cc79b2f727753c73c9e42a147f2db836b0
SHA-256:
5315058a5bcfb2f7f9fe5b254ebe60994390791cb6de8742f3a1b82825c4c3aa

File Format: The signature for Dell Packages for Chassis Management Controller (CMC) can be used to authenticate the identity of Dell™ in the correlated Package for CMC. You can download the Dell public GnuPG key by navigating to Dell | Linux Web Site
File Name: vrtx_cmc_2.23_A00.bin.sign
File Size: 198 Bytes
This is a large file. Depending on your connection speed, it may take some time to download.
Format Description:
The signature for Dell Packages for Chassis Management Controller (CMC) can be used to authenticate Dell's identity in the correlated Package for CMC. You can download the Dell public GnuPG key by navigating to Dell | Linux Web Site.
To ensure the integrity of your download, please verify the checksum value.
MD5:
51ea74f836d2a989eb3199fe485e60fe
SHA1:
fea2752060a50ffb8cb74bc82a53608655b8937f
SHA-256:
d123534f8aa6bc85ea6e79e04e9d59edc651f35fe7cdd897ceff0efd5b55d119

File Format: An archive of PDF files to provide help and procedural information to the customers
File Name: CMC_VRTX_2.23_ReleaseNotes_A00.pdf
File Size: 122.33 KB
This is a large file. Depending on your connection speed, it may take some time to download.
Format Description:
This format consists of an archive of PDF files used to provide help and procedural information to the customer. It is necessary to install the Adobe Acrobat Reader first to view the files in this archive.
To ensure the integrity of your download, please verify the checksum value.
MD5:
b2a425fc53469096d1c867c0b9d38e4b
SHA1:
7b9ec2418065a575fd3ca0a8feb99307c9625daf
SHA-256:
252a773759c3626b429567ed5933fe35e4a4823c9ae9783418c2fcb4823bc3fe

File Format: External release notes
File Name: CMC_VRTX_2.23_ReleaseNotes_A00.txt
File Size: 23.88 KB
This is a large file. Depending on your connection speed, it may take some time to download.
Format Description:
This file format contains plain text which can be viewed with a standard text editor.
To ensure the integrity of your download, please verify the checksum value.
MD5:
316bb55a76f6b832db68fc2ea13a3169
SHA1:
fd8aaba6b92ffe09820d1913358886039016e473
SHA-256:
bd9c7e9190ea478a9aada9e9332057f2e1a2ed0468715b56b52912fc0341264a

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Download:
1. Click Download File to download the file.
2. When the File Download window appears, click Save to save the file to your hard drive.

Installation:
1. In the CMC web interface, click Chassis Overview, and then click Update.
2. On the Firmware Update page, in the CMC Firmware section, select the required
3. components under the Update Targets column for the CMC or CMCs (if standby
CMC is present) you want to update, and then click Apply CMC Update.
4. In the Firmware Image box, enter the path to the firmware image file on the
management station or shared network, or click Browse to browse through to
the file location. The default name of the CMC firmware image file is
vrtx_cmc.bin.
5. Click Begin Firmware Update, and then click Yes. The Firmware Update Progress
section displays information about the firmware update status.

For more information, see the Chassis Management Controller for PowerEdge VRTX
User's Guide available at www.dell.com/esmmanuals

Chassis: The following order is recommended while updating your system. Please refer to the online VRTX documentation on support.dell.com for detailed instructions on the update procedures.
- Update components for the module Server nodes in the chassis
Shared PERC8 driver
IDRAC
CPLD
BIOS
- Update VRTX Chassis components
HDD Firmware (Windows DUP)
CMC Firmware
VRTX Chassis Infrastructure Firmware
VRTX Storage Backplane Expander Firmware
Shared PERC8 Controller Firmware (Windows DUP)

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