Users Guide

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 38. 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 that the CMC with the SD
feature card installed is the active CMC and not the standby
CMC.
The feature card inserted is valid and contains the following
feature(s) FlexAddress: The feature card is bound to this chassis.
No action required.
The feature card inserted is valid and contains the following
feature(s) FlexAddress: The feature card is bound to another
chassis, svctag = ABC1234, SD card SN = 01122334455
Remove the SD card; locate and install the SD card for the
current chassis.
The feature card inserted is valid and contains the following
feature(s) FlexAddress: The feature card is not bound to any
chassis.
The feature card can be moved to another chassis or can be
reactivated on the current chassis. To reactivate on the current
chassis, enter racadm racreset until the CMC module with
the feature card installed becomes active.
Use the following RACADM command to display all activated features on the chassis:
racadm feature -s
The command returns the following status message:
Feature = FlexAddress
Date Activated = 8 April 2008 - 10:39:40
Feature installed from SD-card SN = 01122334455
If there are no active features on the chassis, the command returns a message:
racadm feature -s
No features active on the chassis
Dell Feature Cards may contain more than one feature. Once any feature included on a Dell Feature Card has been activated on a chassis,
any other features that may be included on that Dell Feature Card cannot be activated on a different chassis. In this case, the racadm
feature -s command displays the following message for the affected features:
ERROR: One or more features on the SD card are active on another chassis
For more information on the feature andfeaturecard commands, see the Chassis Management Controller for Dell PowerEdge
M1000e RACADM Command Line Reference Guide.
Deactivating FlexAddress
The FlexAddress or feature can be deactivated and the SD card returned to a pre-installation state using a RACADM command. There is
no deactivation function within the Web interface. Deactivation returns the SD card to its original state where it can be installed and
activated on a different chassis. The term FlexAddress, in this context, implies both FlexAddress and FlexAddressPlus.
Using FlexAddress and FlexAdress Plus Cards
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