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Setting up chassis, Initial configuration

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NOTE: When you refresh inventory and power the chassis on after the chassis is AC power cycled, the inventory of the compute sled and IOM may be displayed after 3-5 minutes. Setting up chassis When you log in to the OME-Modular web interface for the first time, the configuration wizard is displayed. If you close the wizard, you can access it again by clicking Configure > Initial Configuration. This option is displayed only if the chassis is not yet configured. To configure the chassis: 1. Log into OME-Modular. The Home page is displayed. 2. Click Configure > Initial Configuration. The Chassis Deployment Wizard is displayed. For further steps, see Initial configuration. Initial configuration Dell EMC recommends the following configuration threshold for better performance of the chassis. If the configuration exceeds the threshold, then some features including firmware update, backup, and restore may not work as expected. It may also affect system performance. Component Count Templates 320 Alert Policy 50 Identity pool 501 Network (VLAN) 214 Catalog 50 Baseline 50 To configure a chassis: 1. Click Devices > Chassis > View Details > Configure > Initial Configuration. The Chassis Deployment Wizard is displayed. NOTE: You can configure the chassis using an existing chassis profile. 2. In the Import Profile tab, click Import to open the Import Profile window. Enter details of the network share, where the chassis profile is located and click Import. 3. In the Time Configuration tab, select the Configure Time Settings to configure the time zone and timestamp of the configuration. 4. Select the Use NTP check box to configure the primary, secondary, or tertiary NTP addresses and click Next. NOTE: It is recommended that at least three valid NTP servers, which synchronize to a single time source, are used to ensure reliable synchronization. If you select multiple NTP servers, OME-Modular selects the NTP server algorithmically. The Activity and Alerts tab is displayed. 5. Configure the email, SNMP, and system log settings and click Next. The iDRAC tab is displayed. 6. Select the Configure iDRAC Quick Deploy Settings check box to configure the password to access the iDRAC web interface and the management IP, and click Next. You can select the slots to which the iDRAC Quick Deploy settings must be applied. The Network IOM tab is displayed. 7. Select the Configure I/O Module Quick Deploy Settings check box to configure the password to access the IOM console and management IPs, and click Next. 26 Logging in to OME-Modular

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NOTE:
When you refresh inventory and power the chassis on after the chassis is AC power cycled, the inventory of the
compute sled and IOM may be displayed after 3-5 minutes.
Setting up chassis
When you log in to the OME–Modular web interface for the first time, the configuration wizard is displayed. If you close the
wizard, you can access it again by clicking
Configure
>
Initial Configuration
. This option is displayed only if the chassis is not
yet configured.
To configure the chassis:
1.
Log into OME–Modular.
The
Home
page is displayed.
2.
Click
Configure
>
Initial Configuration
.
The
Chassis Deployment Wizard
is displayed.
For further steps, see
Initial configuration
.
Initial configuration
Dell EMC recommends the following configuration threshold for better performance of the chassis. If the configuration exceeds
the threshold, then some features including firmware update, backup, and restore may not work as expected. It may also affect
system performance.
Component
Count
Templates
320
Alert Policy
50
Identity pool
501
Network (VLAN)
214
Catalog
50
Baseline
50
To configure a chassis:
1.
Click
Devices
>
Chassis
>
View Details
>
Configure
>
Initial Configuration
.
The
Chassis Deployment Wizard
is displayed.
NOTE:
You can configure the chassis using an existing chassis profile.
2.
In the
Import Profile
tab, click
Import
to open the
Import Profile
window.
Enter details of the network share, where the chassis profile is located and click
Import
.
3.
In the
Time Configuration
tab, select the
Configure Time Settings
to configure the time zone and timestamp of the
configuration.
4.
Select the
Use NTP
check box to configure the primary, secondary, or tertiary NTP addresses and click
Next
.
NOTE:
It is recommended that at least three valid NTP servers, which synchronize to a single time source, are used to
ensure reliable synchronization.
If you select multiple NTP servers, OME–Modular selects the NTP server algorithmically.
The
Activity and Alerts
tab is displayed.
5.
Configure the email, SNMP, and system log settings and click
Next
.
The
iDRAC
tab is displayed.
6.
Select the
Configure iDRAC Quick Deploy Settings
check box to configure the password to access the iDRAC web
interface and the management IP, and click
Next
.
You can select the slots to which the iDRAC Quick Deploy settings must be applied.
The
Network IOM
tab is displayed.
7.
Select the
Configure I/O Module Quick Deploy Settings
check box to configure the password to access the IOM console
and management IPs, and click
Next
.
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