Users Guide

Table 34. Status Messages Returned by the featurecard -s Command (continued)
Status Message Actions
the CMC module with the feature card installed becomes
active.
Use the following RACADM command to display all activated features on the chassis:
racadm feature -s
The command returns the following status message:
Feature Name = FlexAddress
Date/time Activated = 05 Oct 2013 - 11:50:49
Feature installed from SD-card serial number = CN0H871T1374036T00MXA00
Feature Name = FlexAddressPlus
Date/time Activated = 05 Oct 2013 - 11:50:49
Feature installed from SD-card serial number = CN0H871T1374036T00MXA00
Feature Name = ExtendedStorage
Current Status = redundant, active
Date/time Activated = 05 Oct 2013 - 11:50:58
Feature installed from SD-card serial number = CN0H871T1374036T00MXA00
If there are no active features on the chassis, the command returns a message:
racadm feature -s
No features active on the chassis
Dell Feature Cards may contain more than one feature. After any feature included on a Dell Feature Card has been activated on
a chassis, any other features that may be included on that Dell Feature Card cannot be activated on a different chassis. In this
case, the racadm feature -s command displays the following message for the affected features:
ERROR: One or more features on the SD card are active on another chassis
For more information about the feature and featurecard commands, see the Chassis Management Controller for
PowerEdge VRTX RACADM Command Line Reference Guide available at the support site.
Configuring FlexAddress
FlexAddress is an optional upgrade that allows server modules to replace the factory-assigned WWN/MAC address with a
WWN/MAC address provided by the chassis.
NOTE: In this section, the term FlexAddress also indicates FlexAddress Plus.
NOTE: By using the racresetcfg subcommand, you can reset the Flex Address of a CMC to its factory-default setting,
which is “disabled”. The RACADM syntax is:
racadm racresetcfg -c flex
For more information about the FlexAddress-related RACADM commands and data about the other factory-default
properties, see the Chassis Management Controller for PowerEdge VRTX RACADM Command Line Reference Guide
available at dell.com/cmcmanuals.
The server must be turned off before you begin configuration. You can enable or disable FlexAddress on a per-fabric–basis.
Additionally, you can enable or disable the feature on a per-slot–basis. After you enable the feature on a per-fabric–basis, you
can select slots to be enabled. For example, if Fabric-A is enabled, any slots that are enabled have FlexAddress enabled only on
Fabric-A. All other fabrics use the factory-assigned WWN/MAC on the server.
NOTE:
FlexAddress does not take effect on a server module until the next reboot. When the FlexAddress feature is
deployed for the first time on a given server module, it requires a power-down and power-up sequence for FlexAddress to
take effect. FlexAddress on Ethernet devices is programmed by the server module BIOS. For the server module BIOS to
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