Chapter 2: OpenManage Enterprise - Modular Console
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Dell EMC PowerEdge MX
Networking Architecture Guide
Introduction
The PowerEdge MX9002m module hosts the OpenManage Enterprise (OME-M) console.
OME-M is the latest addition to the Dell OpenManage Enterprise suite of tools and
provides a centralized management interface for the PowerEdge MX platform. The OME-
M console features include:
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End-to-end life cycle management for servers, storage, and networking
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Touch LCD for initial setup, and fielding error conditions
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Use of iDRAC9 intelligent automation and security features
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Manage one or multiple chassis from a single web or REST API using multi-chassis
management groups
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OpenManage Mobile for configuration and troubleshooting including wireless server
vKVM
PowerEdge MX7000 initial deployment
Initial PowerMX7000 chassis configuration consists of initial deployment, assigning
network settings for OME-M, and completing the Chassis Deployment Wizard.
There are three methods for initial configuration:
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Using the LCD touchscreen on the front-left of the MX7000 chassis
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Setting the initial OME-M console IP address through the KVM ports on the front-
right side of the MX7000 chassis
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Setting the initial OME-M console IP address through the serial port on the
MX9002m module
On first logging into the OME-M console, a getting started wizard is displayed. The
Chassis Deployment Wizard enables you to configure the following:
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System time
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Alert settings
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iDRAC9 Quick deployment settings
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Network IOM access settings
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Firmware updates
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Proxy settings
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MCM group definition
PowerEdge MX7000 Multi-Chassis Management groups
