Administrator Guide

14 PowerEdge MX7000 Server Configuration using OME Modular
- Device Profile: Associate to Slot: This option was intended for server part
replacement in the context of device profile. Because of a known issue, this
option does not fully support the part replacement use case and hence it is not
recommended to be used.
- Device 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
device profile, it is possible that the replaced NIC may not be automatically
programmed with same virtual identities (MAC/WWNs). However, the original
template (associated with same Identity Pool) can be re-deployed to the server to
re-assign the same virtual identities (MAC/WWNs).
- Device Profile: Moving a server: Physically move a server (with a device profile
deployed on it) to a different chassis in the same domain: server will retain the
MAC/WWNs but because of a known issue in OME Modular, the Identity Pools
usage does not reflect the server movement and also shows the provisioned
MAC/WWNs as available. Since the MAC/WWNs are shown as available instead
of assigned, these identities if provisioned to another server will result in network
address collision, so it is highly recommended to restrict the server movement
with a device profile with in the same chassis. Upcoming 1.20.00 release has
enhanced behavior that allows movement of the server with a device profile to a
different chassis in the same domain.