Administrator Guide

13 PowerEdge MX7000 Server Configuration using OME Modular
then a physical removal and reinsertion of the server is required for the
deployment of the attached profile to the server. This is a limitation in the current
version and there is a plan to address it in the future version, please refer to
“Preview of enhancements in the upcoming releases” section of this article.
- Slot Profile: Deploying a slot profile to MX840c: As MX840c occupies 2 slots,
it can only be inserted into slots (1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8). A slot profile must be
attached to the primary slots (1, 3, 5, 7) for the profile to get deployed to the
server inserted into slots (1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8) respectively.
- Slot Profile: Remove Slot Association: It is recommended to use this option
only during “Cleanup slot profile workflow” as described above.
- Slot Profile: Edit: OME Modular (versions 1.10.20 and before) is limited to
editing the “iDRAC Management IP” only. Editing the attached slot profile with
updated “iDRAC Management IP” works only before the profile is deployed to the
server. Because of this known issue, edit changes will not be applied to an
occupied server that already has the profile deployed on it.
- Slot Profile: Migrate: This option is only applicable to device profile and not to
slot profile. It is recommended to not use this option in the slot profile context.
- Slot Profile: NIC part replacement: In some cases it may be required to replace
a server NIC card with an identical NIC to resolve hardware issues. If the old
server NIC had been programmed with virtual identities (MAC/WWNs) via a slot
profile, it is possible that the replaced NIC may not be automatically programmed
with same virtual identities (MAC/WWNs). Since the virtual identities
(MAC/WWNs) are reserved to a slot, a redeployment of the slot profile can be
initiated as following:
o Move the server to another empty slot and wait for few minutes, this
allows the server to identity
o and then move the server back to the original slot, this allows the slot
profile with same virtual identities (MAC/WWNs) deployed.
- Device Profile: Deploying a device profile: via the Configuration → Deploy →
Deploy Template wizard, while selecting “Device/Slot Section”, always choose
“Server” under “All Devices” to pick the servers. Do not choose
“Chassis_SVCTAG” under “All Devices”, as this can be easily misunderstood and
lead to selecting empty slots thus resulting in attaching to slots instead of
deploying to servers.