Users Guide

Flex Address
Feature State in
CMC
Mode set in
iDRAC
IO Identity
Feature State in
iDRAC
XML
Configuration
Persistence
Policy
Clear
Persistence
Policy —
Virtual Address
Flex Address
enabled
Console Mode Enabled VAM configured Configured
VAM persists
Both
persistence and
clear must work
Flex Address
enabled
Console Mode Enabled VAM not
configured
Set to hardware
MAC address
Set to hardware
MAC address
Flex Address
enabled
Console Mode Disabled Configured
using the path
provided in
Lifecycle
Controller
Lifecycle
Controller
configuration
persists for that
cycle
No persistence
supported.
Depends on
card behavior
Flex Address
disabled
Console Mode Enabled VAM configured Configured
VAM persists
Both
persistence and
clear must work
Flex Address
disabled
Console Mode Enabled VAM not
configured
Set to hardware
MAC address
Set to hardware
MAC address
Flex Address
disabled
Console Mode Disabled Configured
using the path
provided in
Lifecycle
Controller
Lifecycle
Controller
configuration
persists for that
cycle
No persistence
supported.
Depends on
card behavior
Flex Address
enabled
Console Mode Disabled VAM not
configured
Set to hardware
MAC address
Set to hardware
MAC address
System behavior for FlexAddress and I/O Identity
FlexAddress
Feature State in
CMC
IO Identity
Feature State in
iDRAC
Availability of
Remote Agent
VA for the
Reboot Cycle
VA
Programming
Source
Reboot Cycle
VA Persistence
Behavior
Server with FA-
equivalent
Persistence
Enabled Disabled FlexAddress
from CMC
Per FlexAddress
spec
N/A, Enabled,
or Disabled
Enabled Yes - New or
Persisted
Remote Agent
Virtual Address
Per FlexAddress
spec
No Virtual Address
Cleared
Disabled Disabled
Server with
VAM
Persistence
Policy Feature
Enabled Disabled FlexAddress
from CMC
Per FlexAddress
spec
Enabled Enabled Yes — New or
Persisted
Remote Agent
Virtual Address
Per Remote
Agent Policy
Setting
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