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Dell PowerEdge M1000e
Systems
Configuration Guide
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book.book Page 2 Wednesday, March 9, 2011 3:11 PM Notes, Cautions, and Warnings NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates potential damage to hardware or loss of data if instructions are not followed. WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. ____________________ Information in this publication is subject to change without notice. © 2008–2011 Dell Inc. All rig
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book.book Page 3 Wednesday, March 9, 2011 3:11 PM Contents 1 About Your System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 System Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 LCD Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 LCD Module Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Back-Panel Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 CMC Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 CMC Daisy Chaining (E
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book.book Page 4 Wednesday, March 9, 2011 3:11 PM Setting the First Boot Device for Servers . . . . . 34 Configuring and Managing Power . . . . . . . . . 35 Installing or Updating the CMC Firmware . . . . . 35 Configuring the Optional iKVM Switch Module . . . . 38 Enabling iKVM Access to the Dell CMC Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Updating the iKVM Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Tiering the Avocent iKVM Switch From an Analog KVM Switch . . . . . . . . . . . .
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book.book Page 5 Wednesday, March 9, 2011 3:11 PM Cisco SFS M7000e Infiniband Switch I/O Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Cisco Catalyst Ethernet Switch I/O Modules . . . 61 PowerConnect M6220 Ethernet Switch I/O Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 PowerConnect M6348 1 Gb Ethernet Switch I/O Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 PowerConnect M8024 10 Gb Ethernet Switch I/O Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Brocade M4424 SAN I/
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book.book Page 6 Wednesday, March 9, 2011 3:11 PM 6 Contents
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book.book Page 7 Wednesday, March 9, 2011 3:11 PM 1 About Your System System Overview Your system can include up to 16 half-height blades (server modules), eight full-height blades, or a mixture of the two blade types (see Figure 1-1, Figure 1-2, and Figure 1-3). To function as a system, a blade is inserted into a Dell PowerEdge M1000e enclosure (chassis) that supports power supplies, fan modules, a Chassis Management Controller (CMC) module, and at least one I/O module for external netw
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book.book Page 8 Wednesday, March 9, 2011 3:11 PM Figure 1-1. Blade Numbering—Half-Height Blades 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 910 11 12 13 14 15 16 8 About Your System
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book.book Page 9 Wednesday, March 9, 2011 3:11 PM Figure 1-2. Blade Numbering—Full Height Blades 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 Figure 1-3. Blade Numbering—Mixed Full-Height and Half-Height Blades 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 13 14 15 16 About Your System 9
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book.book Page 10 Wednesday, March 9, 2011 3:11 PM Figure 1-4 shows the control panel features on the M1000e enclosure panel. Figure 1-4. Control Panel Features 2 3 4 1 5 1 USB port (mouse only) 2 USB port (keyboard only) 3 video connector 4 system power button 5 system power indicator NOTE: The USB and video ports are functional only if an optional iKVM module is installed. 10 About Your System
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book.book Page 11 Wednesday, March 9, 2011 3:11 PM LCD Module The LCD module provides an initial configuration/deployment wizard, as well as access to infrastructure and blade information, and error reporting. See Figure 1-5. Figure 1-5. LCD Module 3 2 1 1 LCD screen 2 scroll buttons (4) 3 selection ("check") button About Your System 11
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book.book Page 12 Wednesday, March 9, 2011 3:11 PM LCD Module Menus Table 1-1. LCD Module Screen Navigation Keys Keys Action Left and right arrows Use the left and right arrow keys to navigate through the options in a menu and to scroll text. Up arrow or down arrow Use the up and down arrow keys to navigate through the options in a menu, scroll text or increase a numerical value. Center button Use this button to select a menu option. Main Menu The Main Menu options include links to the LCD
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book.book Page 13 Wednesday, March 9, 2011 3:11 PM Enclosure Menu The Enclosure Menu includes options for Module Status, Enclosure Status, and Network Summary. •In the Module Status dialog box, you can highlight each component in the enclosure and view its status. – A module that is powered off or booting is designated by a gray rectangle. An active module is indicated by a green rectangle. If a module has errors, it is indicated by an amber rectangle. – If a module is selected, a dialog
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book.book Page 14 Wednesday, March 9, 2011 3:11 PM Back-Panel Features The back panel of the M1000e enclosure supports six I/O modules, one or two CMC modules, an optional iKVM module, nine fan modules, and six power supply modules. Figure 1-6 shows a fully configured enclosure. Figure 1-6. Back Panel Features 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 fan modules (9) 2 primary CMC module 3 I/O modules (6) 4 optional iKVM module 5 secondary CMC module 6 power supplies (6) 14 About Your System
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book.book Page 15 Wednesday, March 9, 2011 3:11 PM Blades Figure 1-7. Front Panel Features—PowerEdge M910 1 2 6 5 4 3 1 blade-handle release button 2 hard drives (2) 3 blade status/identification indicator 4 USB connectors (3) 5 blade power button 6 blade power indicator About Your System 15
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book.book Page 16 Wednesday, March 9, 2011 3:11 PM Figure 1-8. Front Panel Features—PowerEdge M905 and M805 1 2 6 5 4 3 1 blade handle release button 2 hard drives (2) 3 blade status/identification indicator 4 USB connectors (3) 5 blade power button 6 blade power indicator 16 About Your System
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book.book Page 17 Wednesday, March 9, 2011 3:11 PM Figure 1-9. Front Panel Features—PowerEdge M710HD 1 2 6 3 5 4 1 blade power indicator 2 blade handle release button 3 hard drives (2) 4 blade status/identification indicator 5 USB connectors (2) 6 blade power button About Your System 17
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book.book Page 18 Wednesday, March 9, 2011 3:11 PM Figure 1-10. Front Panel Features—PowerEdge M710 1 2 6 5 4 3 1 blade handle release button 2 hard drives (4) 3 USB connectors (3) 4 blade status/identification indicator 5 blade power button 6 blade power indicator 18 About Your System
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book.book Page 19 Wednesday, March 9, 2011 3:11 PM Figure 1-11. Front Panel Features—PowerEdge M610x 1 8 7 2 6 5 3 4 1 blade handle release button 2 hard drives (2) 3 expansion-card filler-bracket 4 expansion-card slots (2) retention latch with captive screw 5 blade status/identification indicator 6 USB connectors (2) 7 blade power button 8 blade power indicator About Your System 19
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book.book Page 20 Wednesday, March 9, 2011 3:11 PM Figure 1-12. Front Panel Features—PowerEdge M610 1 6 5 4 3 2 1 blade handle release button 2 hard drives (2) 3 blade status/identification indicator 4 USB connectors (2) 5 blade power button 6 blade power indicator 20 About Your System
