DELL BMX-MB Poweredge 1855/1955 DRAC/MC Remote Access Management card.
Compatible with:
Dell PowerEdge 1855/1955
Related Part Numbers:
MC662 MK641 PC471
DRAC/MC System Features:- Remote system management, and monitoring through the DRAC/MC Web-based GUI, serial, remote RACADM, or telnet connection.
- Telnet text console redirection feature that allows you to directly access the DRAC/MC managed modules.
- Access to the Dell Modular Server Enclosure System Event Log (SEL) and DRAC/MC logs.
- Integrated launch of the DRAC/MC interface from the Dell OpenManage™ IT Assistant.
- Ability to alert you to potential problems on the DRAC/MC by sending either an e-mail message or an SNMP trap through the DRAC/MC NIC to a management station.
- Ability to configure DRAC/MC and update DRAC/MC firmware using a telnet session, a Web-based user interface, remote RACADM, or a terminal session (for example, a hyperterminal, remote RACADM, or a similar program).
- Ability to perform power management functions such as shutdown and reset, from a telnet session or the Web-based user interface, remote RACADM, and terminal session.
Web-based interface password-level security management. - Role-based authority that provides assignable permissions for different systems management tasks.
- Ability to address DRAC/MC modular system configuration issues that are associated with installing I/O modules and daughter cards. This feature is included in DRAC/MC version 1.1 and later.
- Ability to update firmware with redundant DRAC/MC modules.
- Support for Microsoft Active Directory, which enables you to secure your networked systems and user data more effectively.
- Ability to support remote, operating system-independent graphical console redirection and Virtual Media using the Avocent Digital Access KVM Module.
DRAC/MC Security Features:
- Role-based authority: This feature allows specific privileges to be configured for each user.
- User ID and password configuration: This feature allows User ID and password configuration through the Web-based and command line interfaces.
- Web-based and remote RACADM interface operation: This feature supports 128-bit SSL encryption.
(NOTE: Telnet does not support SSL encryption.) - Session time-out configuration (in minutes): This configuration is through the Web-based interface.
- Session time-out configuration setting: This feature is available using the command line interface object
- Support for Microsoft Active Directory: Active Directory provides added security for Web-based operations such as console redirection, virtual media sessions, and managing your systems using the DRAC/MC user interface.
Externally Accessible Connectors:
- Dedicated 10/100 RJ-45 (for integrated Ethernet remote access controller)
- Serial 9-pin, DTE, 16550-compatible
Features:
- DRAC/MC NIC
- 10/100 Mbps Ethernet
- DHCP support (static IP is the default)
- SNMP traps and e-mail event notification
- Dedicated network interface for the DRAC/MC
- Support for telnet console and remote RACADM commands including system boot, reset, powerup, and shutdown commands
- Support for serial console commands including system boot, reset, powerup, and shutdown commands
- Support for text-only console redirection to a VT-100 terminal or terminal emulator