Users Guide

The following table provides the NIC rmware versions for the I/O identity optimization feature.
Virtual or Flex Address and Persistence Policy behavior when
iDRAC is set to Flex Address mode or Console mode
The following table describes the Virtual address management (VAM) conguration and Persistence Policy behavior depending on Flex
Address feature state in CMC, mode set in iDRAC, I/O Identity feature state in iDRAC, and XML conguration.
Table 32. Virtual/Flex Address and Persistence Policy behavior
Flex Address
Feature State in
CMC
Mode set in iDRAC IO Identity Feature
State in iDRAC
XML Conguration Persistence Policy Clear Persistence
Policy — Virtual
Address
Flex Address enabled FlexAddress Mode Enabled Virtual address
management (VAM)
congured
Congured VAM
persists
Set to Flex Address
Flex Address enabled FlexAddress Mode Enabled VAM not congured Set to Flex Address No persistence — Is
set to Flex Address
Flex Address enabled Flex Address Mode Disabled Congured using the
path provided in
Lifecycle Controller
Set to Flex Address
for that cycle
No persistence — Is
set to Flex Address
Flex Address enabled Flex Address Mode Disabled VAM not congured Set to Flex Address Set to Flex Address
Flex Address disabled Flex Address Mode Enabled VAM congured Congured VAM
persists
Persistence only —
clear is not possible
Flex Address disabled Flex Address Mode Enabled VAM not congured Set to hardware
MAC address
No persistence
supported. Depends
on card behavior
Flex Address disabled Flex Address Mode Disabled Congured using the
path provided in
Lifecycle Controller
Lifecycle Controller
conguration persists
for that cycle
No persistence
supported. Depends
on card behavior
Flex Address disabled Flex Address Mode Disabled VAM not congured Set to hardware
MAC address
Set to hardware
MAC address
Flex Address enabled Console Mode Enabled VAM congured Congured VAM
persists
Both persistence and
clear must work
Flex Address enabled Console Mode Enabled VAM not congured Set to hardware
MAC address
Set to hardware
MAC address
Flex Address enabled Console Mode Disabled Congured using the
path provided in
Lifecycle Controller
Lifecycle Controller
conguration persists
for that cycle
No persistence
supported. Depends
on card behavior
Flex Address disabled Console Mode Enabled VAM congured Congured VAM
persists
Both persistence and
clear must work
Flex Address disabled Console Mode Enabled VAM not congured Set to hardware
MAC address
Set to hardware
MAC address
Flex Address disabled Console Mode Disabled Congured using the
path provided in
Lifecycle Controller
Lifecycle Controller
conguration persists
for that cycle
No persistence
supported. Depends
on card behavior
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