Owner's Manual

Using FlexAddress 241
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 RACADM Command Line Reference Guide for
iDRAC6 and CMC.
Additional FlexAddress Configuration for Linux
When changing from a server-assigned MAC ID to chassis-assigned
MAC ID on Linux-based operating systems, additional configuration
steps may be required:
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 and 10: You may need to run YAST
(Yet another Setup Tool) on your Linux system to configure your network
devices and then restart the network services.
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5: Run Kudzu,
a utility to detect and configure new/changed hardware on the system.
Kudzu presents you with The Hardware Discovery Menu; it detects the
MAC address change as hardware was removed and new hardware added.
Viewing FlexAddress Status Using the CLI
You can use the command line interface to view FlexAddress status
information. You can view status information for the entire chassis or for
a particular slot. The information displayed includes:
• Fabric configuration
• FlexAddress enabled/disabled