Users Guide

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
No FlexAddress
from CMC
Per FlexAddress
spec
Disabled Enabled Yes — New or
Persisted
Remote Agent
Virtual Address
Per Remote
Agent Policy
Setting
No Virtual Address
Cleared
Disabled Disabled
Enabling or disabling I/O Identity Optimization
Normally, after the system boots, the devices are configured and then after a reboot the devices are
initialized. You can enable the I/O Identity Optimization feature to achieve boot optimization. If it is
enabled, it sets the virtual address, initiator, and storage target attributes after the device is reset and
before it is initialized, thus eliminating a second BIOS restart. The device configuration and boot
operation occur in a single system start and is optimized for boot time performance.
Before enabling I/O identity optimization, make sure that:
• You have the Login, Configure, and System Control privileges.
• BIOS, iDRAC, and network cards are updated to the latest firmware. For information on the supported
versions, see Supported cards for I/O Identity Optimization and Supported nic firmware version for i/o
identity optimization.
After enabling I/O Identity Optimization feature, export the XML configuration file from iDRAC, modify the
required I/O Identity attributes in the XML configuration file, and import the file back to iDRAC.
For the list of I/O Identity Optimization attributes that you can modify in the XML configuration file, see
the NIC Profile document available at delltechcenter.com/idrac.
NOTE: Do not modify non I/O Identity Optimization attributes.
Enabling or disabling I/O Identity Optimization using web interface
To enable or disable I/O Identity Optimization:
1. In the iDRAC Web interface, go to Overview → Hardware → Network Devices.
The Network Devices page is displayed.
2. Click the I/O Identity Optimization tab, select the I/O Identity Optimization option to enable this
feature. To disable, clear this option.
3. Click Apply to apply the setting.
Enabling or disabling I/O Identity Optimization using RACADM
To enable I/O Identity Optimization, use the command:
racadm set idrac.ioidopt.IOIDOptEnable Enabled
After enabling this feature, you must restart the system for the settings to take effect.
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