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To add MAC addresses to the network share:

1. Go to the Server Profiles page. In the Boot Identity Profiles → Manage Virtual MAC Address Pool

section, click Add MAC Addresses.

2. Enter the starting MAC address of the MAC address pool in the Starting MAC Address field.

3. Enter the count of the MAC addresses that you want to add, in the Number of MAC Addresses field.

4. Click OK to add MAC addresses.

For more information, see the CMC Online Help.

For more information, see the CMC for Dell PowerEdge FX2/FX2s Online Help.

Removing MAC Addresses

You can remove a range of MAC addresses from the network share by using the Remove MAC Addresses

option available in the CMC web interface.

NOTE: You cannot remove MAC addresses if they are active on the node or are assigned to a

profile.

To remove MAC addresses from the network share:

1. Go to the Server Profiles page. In the Boot Identity Profiles → Manage Virtual MAC Address Pool

section, click Remove MAC Addresses.

2. Enter the starting MAC address of the MAC address pool in the Starting MAC Address field.

3. Enter the count of the MAC addresses that you want to remove, in the Number of MAC Addresses

field.

4. Click OK to remove MAC addresses.

Deactivating MAC Addresses

You can deactivate MAC addresses that are active by using the Deactivate MAC Address(es) option in the

CMC web interface.

NOTE: Use the Deactivate MAC Address(es) option only if the server is not responding to the Clear

Identity action or the MAC address is not used in any server.

To remove MAC addresses from the network share:

1. Go to the Server Profiles page. In the Boot Identity Profiles → Manage Virtual MAC Address Pool

section, select the active MAC address(es) that you want to deactivate.

2. Click Deactivate MAC Address(es).

Launching iDRAC using Single Sign-On

CMC provides limited management of individual chassis components, such as servers. For complete

management of these individual components, CMC provides a launch point for the server’s management

controller (iDRAC) web-based interface.

A user may be able to launch iDRAC web interface without having to login a second time, as this feature

utilizes single sign-on. Single sign-on policies are:

• A CMC user who has server administrative privilege, is automatically logged into iDRAC using single

sign-on. Once on the iDRAC site, this user is automatically granted Administrator privileges. This is

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