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Enabling Animations In Internet Explorer, Setting Up Initial Access to CMC

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Enabling Animations In Internet Explorer When transferring files to and from the web interface, a file transfer icon spins to show transfer activity. While using Internet explorer, you have to configure the browser to play animations. To configure Internet Explorer to play animations: 1. Start Internet Explorer. 2. Click Tools → Internet Options → Advanced . 3. Go to the Multimedia section, and then select the Play animations in web pages option. Setting Up Initial Access to CMC To remotely manage the CMC, connect the CMC to your management network, and then configure the CMC network settings. NOTE: To manage the PowerEdge VRTX solution, it must be connected to your management network. For information about configuring CMC network settings, see Configuring Initial CMC Network. This initial configuration assigns the TCP/IP networking parameters that enable access to CMC. CMC and iDRAC on each server and the network management ports for the switch I/O module are connected to a common internal network in the PowerEdge VRTX chassis. This allows the management network to be isolated from the server data network. It is important to separate this traffic for uninterrupted access to chassis management. CMC is connected to the management network. All external access to CMC and iDRACs is achieved through CMC. Access to the managed servers, conversely, is accomplished through network connections to the I/O module (IOM). This allows the application network to be isolated from the management network. It is recommended to isolate chassis management from the data network. Due to the potential of traffic on the data network, the management interfaces on the internal management network can be saturated by traffic intended for servers. This results in CMC and iDRAC communication delays. These delays may cause unpredictable chassis behavior, such as CMC displaying iDRAC as offline even when it is up and running, which in turn causes other unwanted behavior. If physically isolating the management network is impractical, the other option is to separate CMC and iDRAC traffic to a separate VLAN. CMC and individual iDRAC network interfaces can be configured to use a VLAN. Configuring Initial CMC Network NOTE: Changing your CMC Network settings may disconnect your current network connection. You can perform the initial network configuration of CMC before or after CMC has an IP address. If you configure CMC's initial network settings before you have an IP address, you can use either of the following interfaces: • The LCD panel on the front of the chassis • Dell CMC serial console If you configure initial network settings after the CMC has an IP address, you can use any of the following interfaces: • Command line interfaces (CLIs) such as a serial console, Telnet, SSH, or the Dell CMC console. • Remote RACADM • CMC web interface • LCD Panel interface 29

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Enabling Animations In Internet Explorer
When transferring files to and from the web interface, a file transfer icon spins to show transfer activity. While using
Internet explorer, you have to configure the browser to play animations.
To configure Internet Explorer to play animations:
1.
Start Internet Explorer.
2.
Click
Tools
→
Internet Options
→
Advanced
.
3.
Go to the
Multimedia
section, and then select the
Play animations in web pages
option.
Setting Up Initial Access to CMC
To remotely manage the CMC, connect the CMC to your management network, and then configure the CMC network
settings.
NOTE:
To manage the PowerEdge VRTX solution, it must be connected to your management network.
For information about configuring CMC network settings, see
Configuring Initial CMC Network
. This initial configuration
assigns the TCP/IP networking parameters that enable access to CMC.
CMC and iDRAC on each server and the network management ports for the switch I/O module are connected to a
common internal network in the PowerEdge VRTX chassis. This allows the management network to be isolated from the
server data network. It is important to separate this traffic for uninterrupted access to chassis management.
CMC is connected to the management network. All external access to CMC and iDRACs is achieved through CMC.
Access to the managed servers, conversely, is accomplished through network connections to the I/O module (IOM). This
allows the application network to be isolated from the management network.
It is recommended to isolate chassis management from the data network. Due to the potential of traffic on the data
network, the management interfaces on the internal management network can be saturated by traffic intended for
servers. This results in CMC and iDRAC communication delays. These delays may cause unpredictable chassis
behavior, such as CMC displaying iDRAC as offline even when it is up and running, which in turn causes other unwanted
behavior. If physically isolating the management network is impractical, the other option is to separate CMC and iDRAC
traffic to a separate VLAN. CMC and individual iDRAC network interfaces can be configured to use a VLAN.
Configuring Initial CMC Network
NOTE:
Changing your CMC Network settings may disconnect your current network connection.
You can perform the initial network configuration of CMC before or after CMC has an IP address. If you configure CMC’s
initial network settings before you have an IP address, you can use either of the following interfaces:
•
The LCD panel on the front of the chassis
•
Dell CMC serial console
If you configure initial network settings after the CMC has an IP address, you can use any of the following interfaces:
•
Command line interfaces (CLIs) such as a serial console, Telnet, SSH, or the Dell CMC console.
•
Remote RACADM
•
CMC web interface
•
LCD Panel interface
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