Quick Links:
| What is M1000e? | Blades Wiki |
| M1000e Manuals & Docs | iDRAC7 Home |
| M1000e Video Demos | Lifecycle Controller Home |
| M1000e White Papers | CMC Home |
| M1000e Useful Links | VRTX Home |
| M1000e Blogs |
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CMC 4.4 (released June 2013) Overview
The M1000e is Dell’s foundation for a blade server solution. It provides the infrastructure (industry-leading power & cooling, networking and blade manageability) for companies who choose to deploy blade-based server solutions. Its components include:
- The Dell Chassis Management Controller (CMC) is a systems management hardware and software solution for managing multiple Dell blade chassis.
- PowerEdge servers- M420, M520, M620, M820, M610, M610X, M710, M710HD, M905 and M910 Blade Servers.
- Blades Manageability Options- CMC, iDRAC, Dell AIM, Dell OpenManage Integration Suite for Microsoft System Center, and Dell OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter.
- Integrated Networking
| M1000e Release Summary | ||
|---|---|---|
| CMC 5.1 |
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| CMC 5.0 |
| December 2014 (Download) |
| CMC 4.50 |
| November 2013 (Download) |
| CMC 4.45 |
| August 2013 (Download) |
| CMC 4.3 |
| 12/19/2012 |
| CMC 4.11 |
| 05/22/2012 (Download) |
| CMC 4.0 |
| 03/06/2012 (Download) |
| CMC 3.21 |
| 03/15/2011(Download) |
| CMC 3.1 |
| 12/07/2010 (Download) |
| CMC 3.01 |
| 07/07/2010 (Download) |
| CMC 1.2 |
| 08/26/2008 (Download) |
| CMC 1.1 |
| 01/22/2008 (Download) |
| CMC 1.0 |
| 01/22/2008 (Download) |
| M1000e Manuals & Docs | |
|---|---|
User Guide & Release Notes & Troubleshooting Guide | 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 3.0, 3.1, 3.2, 4.0, 4.1, 4.3, 4.45, 4.5 user guide, 4.5 release notes, 5.0 release notes and user guide and 5.1 release notes and user guide. |
| RACADM Reference | |
| WSMAN Profiles | Describes the behavior for each feature and necessary classes, properties and methods as well as configurable management attributes that represent the feature. |
| MOF Files | MOF files for CMC 5.0 release |
| M1000e Useful Links |
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| Updating Modular Firmware |
| Server and Switches Enablement Table |
| OpenManage System Management SW Compatibility Matrix |
• Capture and replicate chassis configurations through XML, based on the Chassis Configuration Profile.
• Backup or restore through XML based on chassis configuration profile.
• Create and deploy a library of Boot Identity Profiles (boot from iSCSI/SAN configurations) to enable a quick restore of workload to a spare server.
• Support for launching IOA GUI on the Homepage and I/O Module overview page.