Users Guide

Activating FlexAddress
FlexAddress is delivered on a Secure Digital (SD) card that must be inserted into CMC to activate the
feature. To activate the FlexAddress feature, software updates may be required; if you are not activating
FlexAddress these updates are not required. The updates (listed in the following table) include server
module BIOS, I/O mezzanine BIOS or firmware, and CMC firmware. You must apply these updates before
you enable FlexAddress. If these updates are not applied, the FlexAddress feature may not function as
expected.
Component Minimum Required Version
Ethernet Mezzanine card -
Broadcom M5708t, 5709, 5710
• Boot code firmware 4.4.1 or later
• iSCSI boot firmware 2.7.11 or later
• PXE firmware 4.4.3 or later
FC Mezzanine card - QLogic
QME2472, FC8
BIOS 2.04 or later
FC Mezzanine card - Emulex
LPe1105-M4, FC8
BIOS 3.03a3 and firmware 2.72A2 or later
Server Module BIOS
• PowerEdge M600 – BIOS 2.02 or later
• PowerEdge M605 – BIOS 2.03 or later
• PowerEdge M805
• PowerEdge M905
• PowerEdge M610
• PowerEdge M710
• PowerEdge M710hd
PowerEdgeM600/M605 LAN on
motherboard (LOM)
• Boot code firmware 4.4.1 or later
• iSCSI boot firmware 2.7.11 or later
iDRAC
• Version 1.50 or later for PowerEdge xx0x systems
• Version 2.10 or later for PowerEdge xx1x systems
CMC Version 1.10 or later
NOTE: Any system ordered after June 2008 has the correct firmware versions.
To make sure proper deployment of the FlexAddress feature, update the BIOS and the firmware in the
following order:
1. Update all mezzanine card firmware and BIOS.
2. Update server module BIOS.
3. Update iDRAC firmware on the server module.
4. Update all CMC firmware in the chassis; if redundant CMCs are present, ensure both are updated.
5. Insert the SD card into the passive module for a redundant CMC module system or into the single
CMC module for a non-redundant system.
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