User's Manual

194 Using FlexAddress
Configuring FlexAddress Using the CLI
NOTE: You must enable both—the slot and fabric— for the chassis-assigned
MAC address to be pushed to the iDRAC.
NOTE: You can also view FlexAddress status using the graphical user interface.
For more information, see "FlexAddress."
You can use the command line interface to enable or disable FlexAddress on a
per fabric basis. Additionally, you can enable/disable the feature on a per slot
basis. After you enable the feature on a per-fabric basis, you can then select
slots to be enabled. For example, if only Fabric-A is enabled, any slots that are
enabled will have FlexAddress enabled only on Fabric-A. All other fabrics will
use the factory-assigned WWN/MAC on the server. For this feature to work,
the fabric must be enabled and the server must be powered off.
Enabled slots are FlexAddress enabled for all fabrics that are enabled.
For example, it is not possible to enable Fabric-A and B, and have Slot 1 be
FlexAddress enabled on Fabric-A but not on Fabric-B.
Use the following RACADM command to enable or disable fabrics:
racadm setflexaddr [-f <fabricName> <state>]
<fabricName> = A, B, C, or iDRAC
<state> = 0 or 1
Where 0 is disable and 1 is enable.
Use the following RACADM command to enable or disable slots:
racadm setflexaddr [-i <slot#> <state>]
<slot#> = 1 to 16
<state> = 0 or 1
Where 0 is disable and 1 is enable.
For additional information on the command, see the setflexaddr
command section of the Dell Chassis Management Controller
Administrator Reference Guide.