Users Guide

NOTE: If CMC firmware that supports FlexAddress (version 1.10 or later) is not installed, the
feature is not activated.
See the Chassis Management Controller (CMC) Secure Digital (SD) Card Technical Specification
document for SD card installation instructions.
NOTE: The SD card contains a FlexAddress feature. Data contained on the SD card is encrypted
and may not be duplicated or altered in any way as it may inhibit system function and cause the
system to malfunction.
NOTE: Your use of the SD card is limited to one chassis only. If you have multiple chassis, you
must purchase additional SD cards.
Activation of the FlexAddress feature is automatic on restart of CMC with the SD feature card
installed; this activation causes the feature to bind to the current chassis. If you have the SD card
installed on the redundant CMC, activation of the FlexAddress feature does not occur until the
redundant CMC is made active. See the Chassis Management Controller (CMC) Secure Digital (SD)
Card Technical Specification document for information on how to make a redundant CMC active.
When CMC restarts, verify the activation process. For more information, see Verifying FlexAddress
Activation.
Activating FlexAddress Plus
FlexAddress Plus is delivered on the FlexAddress Plus Secure Digital (SD) card along with the FlexAddress
feature.
NOTE: The SD card labeled FlexAddress only contains FlexAddress and the card labeled FlexAddress
Plus contains FlexAddress and FlexAddress Plus. The card must be inserted into CMC to activate the
feature.
Some servers, such as the PowerEdge M710HD, may require more MAC addresses than FA can provide to
CMC, depending on how they are configured. For these servers, upgrading to FA+ enables full
optimization of the WWN/MACs configuration. Contact Dell to obtain support for the FlexAddress Plus
feature.
To activate the FlexAddress Plus feature, the following software updates are required: server BIOS, server
iDRAC, and CMC firmware. If these updates are not applied, only FlexAddress feature is available. For
information on the minimum required versions of these components, see the Readme at dell.com/
support/manuals.
Verifying FlexAddress Activation
Use the following RACADM command to verify the SD feature card and its status:
racadm featurecard -s
Table 33. Status Messages Returned by 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
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