PowerEdge: How to reset components for PowerEdge M1000e

Summary: This article provides the information on how to reset the active CMC, reset iDRAC without rebooting the operating system, or to virtually reseat servers causing them to behave as if they were removed and reinserted. If the chassis has a standby CMC, resetting the active CMC causes a failover and the standby CMC becomes active. ...

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Instructions

Note: To reset components, you must have Debug Command Administrator privilege.

 

Table of Contents

  1. Using the CMC Web interface
  2. Reset the active CMC
  3. Reset the iDRAC only
  4. Virtually reseat the server


1.Using the CMC Web interface

In the system tree, go to Chassis Overview, and click Troubleshooting > Reset Components. The Reset Components page is displayed.

The pictures shows Chassis Overview > Troubleshooting > Reset Components 


2.Reset the active CMC

In the CMC Status section, click Reset/Failover CMC. If a standby CMC is present and a chassis is fully redundant, a failover occurs causing the standby CMC to become active.

 

3.Reset the iDRAC only (without rebooting the Operating System)

In the Reset Server section, click iDRAC Reset in the Reset drop-down menu for the servers, whose iDRAC you want to reset, and then click Apply Selections. This resets the iDRACs for the servers without rebooting the operating system. For more information, see the CMC Online Help. To reset only the iDRAC, without rebooting the operating system, using RACADM, see the Chassis Management Controller for Dell PowerEdge M1000e RACADM Command Line Reference Guide .
 

Note: When iDRAC is reset, fans are set to 100% for the server.
Note: It is recommended to try resetting the iDRAC before you attempt to virtually reseat the servers.

 


4. Virtually reseat the server

In the Reset Server section, click Virtual Reseat in the Reset drop-down box, for the servers that you want to reseat, and then click Apply Selections.
This operation causes the servers to behave as if they were removed and reinserted.

The picture shows Chassis Overview > Troubleshooting > Reset Components > virtual reseat option 

Affected Products

Chassis Management Controllers, PowerEdge M1000E

Products

PowerEdge FX2/FX2s, POWEREDGE VRTX
Article Properties
Article Number: 000132052
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 01 May 2025
Version:  7
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