Supported Nic Firmware Versions For I/O Identity Optimization; Virtual/Flex Address And Persistence Policy Behavior When Idrac Is Set To Flex Address Mode Or Console Mode - Dell iDRAC 8 User Manual

Manufacturer
Qlogic
Emulex

Supported NIC firmware versions for I/O Identity Optimization

In 13th generation Dell PowerEdge servers, the required NIC firmware is available by default.
The following table provides the NIC firmware versions for the I/O identity optimization feature.
Virtual/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) configuration 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 configuration.
Table 31. Virtual/Flex Address and Persistence Policy behavior
Flex Address Mode set in iDRAC IO Identity Feature
Feature State in
CMC
Flex Address FlexAddress Mode
enabled
Flex Address FlexAddress Mode
enabled
Flex Address Flex Address Mode
enabled
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Type
• ConnectX-3 Pro 10G
• QME2662 Mezz FC16
• QLE2660 PCIe FC16
• QLE2662 PCIe FC16
• LPM16002 Mezz FC16
• LPe16000 PCIe FC16
• LPe16002 PCIe FC16
• LPM16002 Mezz FC16
• LPM15002
• LPe15000
• LPe15002
• OCm14104B-UX-D
• OCm14102B-U4-D
• OCm14102B-U5-D
• OCe14102B-UX-D
• OCm14104B-UX-D
• OCm14102B-U4-D
• OCm14102B-U5-D
• OCe14102B-UX-D
• OCm14104-UX-D rNDC 10Gb
• OCm14102-U2-D bNDC 10Gb
• OCm14102-U3-D Mezz 10Gb
• OCe14102-UX-D PCIe 10Gb
XML Configuration Persistence Policy
State in iDRAC
Enabled Virtual address
management
(VAM) configured
Enabled VAM not configured Set to Flex Address No persistence —
Disabled Configured using
the path provided in
Lifecycle Controller
Clear Persistence
Policy — Virtual
Address
Configured VAM Set to Flex Address
persists
Is set to Flex
Address
Set to Flex Address No persistence —
for that cycle Is set to Flex
Address