Owner's Manual

file:///T|/htdocs/SOFTWARE/smdrac3/cmc/cmc1.10/en/readme/CMC_1.10_A00_README.txt[10/26/2012 2:29:56 PM]
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FLEXADDRESS
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* FlexAddress: Before installing the SD card into the CMC module,
verify the write-protection latch is in the "unlock" position. The
FlexAddress feature cannot be activated if the SD card is write
protected.
* FlexAddress: The system BIOS must be upgraded prior FlexAddress
installation. A warning icon will be displayed on the server health
page if FlexAddress installation if performed prior to upgrading the
system BIOS. Once the system BIOS is updated, the server module
must be power cycled before the chassis-assigned MAC addresses will
be accepted by the server module. The CMC will display that
chassis-assigned MACs are configured, but the server will be using
the server-assigned MAC configuration.
* FlexAddress: If you issue a CMCCHANGEOVER or RACRESET and then log
into the CMC Web GUI, the FlexAddress Webpage could take a minute to update
the changed configurations.
* FlexAddress: If a chassis with a single CMC is downgraded with
firmware prior to 1.10, the FlexAddress feature and configuration
will be removed. Once the CMC firmware is upgraded to 1.10 or
later, the FlexAddress feature will need to be reactivated and
configured by the user.
* After a CMC reset, the CMC may require up to 30 seconds after the
serial login prompt is displayed before RACADM commands will be
accepted. Commands issued prior to that time may receive the
message "ERROR: Unable to perform requested operation."
* FlexAddress: Using Wake-On-LAN (WOL) with FlexAddress.
When the FlexAddress feature is deployed for the first
time, it requires a power-down and power-up sequence for
FlexAddress to take effect. FlexAddress on Ethernet devices is
programmed by the server module's BIOS. In order for the
server module's BIOS to program the address, it need to be operational
which requires the server module to be powered up. Once the power-down
and power-up sequence completes, the FlexAddress feature is
available for Wake-On-LAN (WOL) function. Users may perform
the power-down and power-up sequence on the server module to
fully deploy FlexAddress using either the iDRAC or CMC interface.
* When changing from a server-assigned MAC address to chassis-assigned
MAC address on Linux Based operating systems, additional configuration steps
may be required.
o SLES 9 and SLES 10: Users may need to run YAST (Yet another Setup
Tool) on their Linux system to configure their Network devices
and then restart the network services.
o RHEL 4 and RHEL 5: Users will need to run Kudzu, a utility to
detect and configure new/changed hardware on the system. Kudzu
will present the user with The Hardware Discovery Menu, it will
detect the MAC address change as Hardware was removed and new