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The command returns the following status message if it is successfully deactivated:
feature FlexAddress is deactivated on the chassis successfully.
If the chassis is not powered-down prior to execution, the command fails with the following error message:
ERROR: Unable to deactivate the feature because the chassis is powered ON
For further information on the command, see the feature command section of the Chassis Management Controller for Dell
PowerEdge M1000e RACADM Command Line Reference Guide.
Configuring FlexAddress
FlexAddress is an optional upgrade that allows server modules to replace the factory-assigned WWN/MAC ID with a WWN/MAC ID
provided by the chassis.
NOTE: In this section, the term FlexAddress also indicates FlexAddress Plus.
You must purchase and install the FlexAddress upgrade to configure the FlexAddress. If the upgrade is not purchased and installed,
the following text is displayed on the Web interface:
Optional feature not installed. See the Dell Chassis Management Controller Users Guide for
information on the chassis-based WWN and MAC address administration feature. To purchase
this feature, please contact Dell at www.dell.com.
If you purchase FlexAddress with your chassis, it is installed and active when you power up your system. If you purchase
FlexAddress separately, you must install the SD feature card using the instructions in the Chassis Management Controller (CMC)
Secure Digital (SD) Card Technical Specification document at dell.com/support/manuals.
The server must be turned off before you begin configuration. You can enable or disable FlexAddress on a per fabric basis.
Additionally, you can enable or disable the feature on a per slot basis. After you enable the feature on a per-fabric basis, you can
then select slots to be enabled. For example, if Fabric-A is enabled, any slots that are enabled have FlexAddress enabled only on
Fabric- A. All other fabrics use the factory-assigned WWN/MAC on the server.
Selected slots have FlexAddress enabled for all fabrics that are enabled. For example, it is not possible to enable Fabric-A and B, and
have Slot 1 be FlexAddress enabled on Fabric-A but not on Fabric-B.
NOTE: Make sure that the Blade Servers are powered off before changing the fabric level (A, B, C, or DRAC) flex
address.
Related links
Wake-On-LAN with FlexAddress
Configuring FlexAddress for Chassis-Level Fabric and Slots
Configuring FlexAddress for Server-Level Slots
Additional FlexAddress Configuration for Linux
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.
Configuring FlexAddress for Chassis-Level Fabric and Slots
At the chassis level, you can enable or disable the FlexAddress feature for fabrics and slots. FlexAddress is enabled on a per-fabric
basis and then slots are selected for participation in the feature. Both fabrics and slots must be enabled to successfully configure
FlexAddress.
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