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

LCD Module and Server Status Information

The tables in this section describe status items that are displayed on the front panel LCD for each type of component in the chassis.

Table 1. CMC StatusThe following table describes the CMC statuses.
Item Description
Name/Location Example: CMC1, CMC2.
No Errors If there are no errors, No Errors is displayed. Else, error messages are listed where critical ones are first listed, and then the warning-related.
Firmware Version Only displays on an active CMC. Displays Standby for the standby CMC.
IP4 <enabled, disabled> Displays current IPv4 enabled state only on an active CMC.
IP4 Address: <address, acquiring> Only displays if IPv4 is enabled only on an active CMC.
IP6 <enabled, disabled> Displays current IPv6 enabled state only on an active CMC.
IP6 Local Address: <address> Only displays if IPv6 is enabled only on an active CMC.
MAC: <address> Displays the CMC's MAC address.
Table 2. Chassis or Enclosure StatusThe following table describes the chassis or enclosure statuses.
Item Description
User Define Name Example: “Dell Rack System”. This can be configured using the CMC CLI or Web interface.
Error Messages If there are no errors, No Errors is displayed. Else, error messages are listed where critical ones are first listed, and then the warning-related.
Model Number Example "PowerEdgeM1000".
Power Consumption Current power consumption in watts.
Peak Power Peak power consumed in watts.
Minimum Power Minimum power consumed in watts.
Ambient Temperature Current ambient temperature in degrees Celsius.
Service Tag The factory-assigned service tag.
CMC redundancy mode Non-Redundant or Redundant.
PSU redundancy mode Non-Redundant, Grid Redundant, or DC Redundant.
Table 3. Fan StatusThe following table describes the fan statuses.
Item Description
Name/Location Example: Fan1, Fan2, and so on.
Error Messages If there are no errors, No Errors is displayed. Else, error messages are listed where critical ones are first listed, and then the warning-related.
RPM Current fan speed in RPM.
Table 4. PSU StatusThe following table describes the PSU statuses.
Item Description
Name/Location Example: PSU1, PSU2, and so on.
Error Messages If there are no errors, No Errors is displayed. Else, error messages are listed where critical ones are first listed, and then the warning-related.
Status Offline, Online, or Standby — Indicates the power status of a PSU.
Maximum Wattage Maximum Wattage that PSU can supply to the system.
Table 5. IOM StatusThe following table describes the IOM statuses.
Item Description
Name/Location IOM A
Error Messages If there are no errors, No Errors is displayed. Else, error messages are listed where critical ones are first listed, and then the warning-related.
Status Off or On — Indicates whether the IOM is functioning.
Model Model of the IOM.
Fabric Type Networking type.
IP address Only shows if IOM is turned on. This value is zero for a pass through type IOM.
Service Tag The factory-assigned service tag.
Table 6. KVM Mapping StatusThe following table describes the KVM mapping statuses.
Item Description
Server <number> Displays a list of servers to which the KVM can be mapped.
Error Messages If there are no errors, No Errors is displayed. Else, error messages are listed where critical ones are first listed, and then the warning-related.
Mapped Displays a list of servers mapped to a KVM, if any.
Slot <number> Indicates the server slot to which the KVM is mapped to. Possible values are SLOT-<01 to 04>.
Unmapped Displayed if the KVM is not mapped to any of the servers.
Table 7. DVD Mapping StatusThe following table describes the DVD mapping statuses.
Item Description
Server <number> Displays a list of servers to which the DVD can be mapped.
Error Messages If there are no errors, No Errors is displayed. Else, error messages are listed where critical ones are first listed, and then the warning-related.
Mapped Displays a list of servers mapped to a DVD, if any.
Slot <number> Indicates the server slot to which the DVD is mapped to. Possible values are SLOT-<01 to 04>.
Unmapped Displayed if the KVM is not mapped to any of the servers.
Table 8. Blower StatusThe following table describes the blower statuses.
Item Description
Name/Location Example: Blower1, Blower2, and so on.
Error Messages If there are no errors, No Errors is displayed. Else, error messages are listed where critical ones are first listed, and then the warning-related.
RPM Current blower speed in RPM.
Table 9. SPERC StatusThe following table describes the SPERC statuses.
Item Description

SPERC: <number>

Displays the SPERC name in the format SPERC n, where 'n' is the SPERC number. Example: SPERC 1, SPERC 2, and so on.

Error Messages

If there are no errors, No Errors is displayed. Else, error messages are listed where critical ones are first listed, and then the warning-related.

Working Status

On or Off — Indicates whether the SPERC is functioning.

Name: <name>

Name of the shared PERC. Example: SPERC

Health Status

Ok

Firmware Version

SPERC version

Manufacturer

Manufacturer name

State

Offline, Online, or Standby — Indicates the power status of a SPERC.

Table 10. PCIe Card StatusThe following table describes the PCIe card statuses.
Item Description

PCIe Card <number>

Displays the PCIe Card name in the format PCIe Card <n>, where 'n' is the PCIe Card number. Example: PCIe Card 1, PCIe Card 2, and so on.

Error Messages

If there are no errors, No Errors is displayed. Else, error messages are listed where critical ones are first listed, and then the warning-related.

Working Status

On or Off — Indicates whether the PCIe Card is functioning.

Name: <name>

Name of the PCIe Card.

Mapped to Server

Mapped or Unmapped.

Table 11. Hard Disk Drive StatusThe following table describes the hard disk drive statuses.
Item Description

Hard Disk Drive: <number>

Displays the Hard disk drive name in the format Hard Disk Drive <n>, where 'n' is the hard drive number. Example: Hard Disk Drive 1, Hard Disk Drive 2, and so on.

Error Messages

If there are no errors, No Errors is displayed. Else, error messages are listed where critical ones are first listed, and then the warning-related.

Power Status

Spun-Up, Transition, or Spun-Down — Indicates the power status of a hard disk drive

Manufacturer

Manufacturer name

Capacity

Available Storage capacity of the Hard Disk Drive in gigabytes (GB)

Firmware version

Firmware version of the Hard Disk Drive

State

Offline, Online, or Standby — Indicates the power status of the hard disk drive.

Table 12. Server StatusThe following table describes the server statuses.
Item Description
Name/Location Example: Server 1, Server 2, and so on.
No Errors If there are no errors, No Errors is displayed. Else, error messages are listed where critical ones are first listed, and then the warning-related. For more information, see "LCD Error Messages".
Slot Name Chassis slot name. For example, SLOT-01.
NOTE You can set this table through the CMC CLI or CMC Web interface.
Name Name of the server, which the user can set through Dell OpenManage. The name is displayed only if iDRAC has finished booting, and the server supports this feature, else iDRAC booting messages are displayed.
Model Number Displays if iDRAC finished booting.
Service Tag Displays if iDRAC finished booting.
BIOS Version Server BIOS firmware version.
Last POST Code Displays the last server BIOS POST code messages string.
iDRAC Firmware Version Displays if iDRAC finished booting.
NOTE iDRAC version 1.01 is displayed as 1.1. There is no iDRAC version 1.10.
IP4 <enabled, disabled> Displays the current IPv4 enabled state.
IP4 Address: <address, acquiring> Only displays if IPv4 is enabled.
IP6 <enabled, disabled> Only displays if iDRAC supports IPv6. Displays current IPv6-enabled state.
IP6 Local Address: <address> Only displays if iDRAC supports IPv6 and IPv6 is enabled.
IP6 Global Address: <address> Only displays if iDRAC supports IPv6 and IPv6 is enabled.
FlexAddress enabled on Fabrics Only displays if the feature is installed. Lists the fabrics enabled for this server (that is, A, B, C).

The information in the table is dynamically updated. If the server does not support this feature, then the following information does not appear, else Server Administrator options are as follows:

  • Option “None” = No strings must be displayed on the LCD.
  • Option “Default” = No Effect.
  • Option “Custom” = Allows you to enter a string name for the server.

The information is displayed only if iDRAC has completed booting. For more information on this feature, see the RACADM Command Line Reference Guide for CMC in PowerEdge VRTX.


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