Owner's Manual

254 Using FlexAddress
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
• Slot number and name
• Chassis-assigned and server-assigned addresses
•Addresses in use
Use the following RACADM command to display FlexAddress status for the
entire chassis:
racadm getflexaddr
To display FlexAddress status for a particular slot:
racadm getflexaddr [-i <slot#>]
<slot#> = 1 to 16
See "Configuring FlexAddress Using the CLI" on page 252 for additional
details on FlexAddress configuration. For additional information on the
command, see the getflexaddr command section of the RACADM Command
Line Reference Guide for iDRAC6 and CMC.
Configuring FlexAddress Using the GUI
Wake-On-LAN with FlexAddress
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 program the address, it needs
to be operational which requires the server module to be powered up.
When the power-down and power-up sequences complete, the
chassis-assigned MAC IDs are available for Wake-On-LAN (WOL) function.