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Wide Name/Media Access Control (WWN/MAC) addresses to Fibre Channel and Ethernet devices. Chassis assigned WWN/MAC
addresses are globally unique and specific to a server slot.
Viewing FlexAddress Activation Status
A Feature Card contains one or more of the following features: FlexAddress, FlexAddress Plus, and/or Extended Storage.
To view the chassis FlexAddress status using the CMC web interface, click Chassis Overview → Setup.
The General Chassis Settings page is displayed.
The FlexAddress has a value Active or Not Active. The value Active indicates that the feature is installed on the chassis and Not
Active indicates that the feature is not installed and not in use on the chassis.
Run the following RACADM command to view the SD feature card status:
racadm featurecard -s
The following message is displayed:
Active CMC:
The feature card inserted is valid, serial number CN0H871T1374036T00MXA00
The feature card contains the following feature(s)
FlexAddress: bound
FlexAddressPlus: bound
ExtendedStorage: bound
Standby CMC:
The feature card contains the following feature(s)
ExtendedStorage: bound
NOTE: The secondary CMC is optional and the output for the standby CMC is displayed only if the standby CMC is
available in the chassis.
Table 31. Status Messages Returned by the featurecard -s Command
Status Message Actions
No feature card inserted.
Check CMC to verify that the SD card was properly inserted. In
a redundant CMC configuration, ensure that the CMC with the
SD feature card installed is the active CMC and not the standby
CMC.
The feature card inserted is valid and
contains the following feature(s)
FlexAddress: bound.
No action required.
The feature card inserted is valid and
contains the following feature(s)
FlexAddress: bound to another chassis,
svctag=ABC1234, SD card SN = 1122334455.
Remove the SD card; locate and install the SD card for the
current chassis.
The feature card inserted is valid and
contains the following feature(s)
FlexAddress: not bound.
The feature card can be moved to another chassis or can be
reactivated on the current chassis. To reactivate on the current
chassis, enter racadm racreset until 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
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