Activating Flexaddress - Dell PowerEdge VRTX User Manual

chassis to assign World Wide Name/Media Access Control (WWN/MAC) addresses to Fibre Channel and Ethernet
devices. Chassis assigned WWN/MAC addresses are globally unique and specific to a server slot.

Activating FlexAddress

FlexAddress is delivered on a Secure Digital (SD) card that must be inserted into CMC to activate the feature. To activate
a FlexAddress feature, software updates may be required. If you are not activating FlexAddress, these updates are not
required. The updates (listed in the following table) include server module BIOS and CMC firmware. You must apply
these updates before you enable FlexAddress. If these updates are not applied, the FlexAddress feature may not
function as expected.
NOTE: FlexAddress cannot be activated on the DELL monolithic servers.
Table 25. Prerequisites for Activating FlexAddress
Component
Server Module BIOS
PowerEdgeM600/M605 LAN on
motherboard (LOM)
iDRAC7
LC–USC
CMC
To make sure proper deployment of the FlexAddress feature, update the BIOS and the firmware in the following order:
1. Update the server module BIOS.
2. Update iDRAC firmware on the server module.
3. Update all CMC firmware in the chassis; if redundant CMCs are present, make sure both are updated.
4. Insert the SD card into the passive module for a redundant CMC module system or into the single CMC module for a
non-redundant system.
NOTE: If CMC firmware that supports FlexAddress (version 1.10 or later) is not installed, the feature is not
activated.
For instructions about the SD card installation, see the
(SD) Card Technical Specification document.
NOTE: The SD card contains a FlexAddress feature. Data contained on the SD card is encrypted and may not
be duplicated or altered in any manner, because it may inhibit system function and cause the system to not
function properly.
NOTE: The use of a SD card is limited to one chassis only. If you have multiple chassis, you must purchase
additional SD cards.
Activation of the FlexAddress feature is automatic on restart of CMC with the SD feature card installed. This
activation causes the feature to bind to the current chassis. If you have the SD card installed on the redundant
CMC, activation of the FlexAddress feature does not occur until the redundant CMC is made active. For information
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Minimum Required Version
• M620
• M520
NOTE: The BIOS version for M520 and M620 must be 1.7.6 or later.
• Boot code firmware 4.4.1 or later
• iSCSI boot firmware 2.7.11 or later
Version 1.40.40 and later
Version 1.1.5 and later
Version 1.0 or later
Chassis Management Controller (CMC) Secure Digital