Users Guide

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.
For instructions about the SD card installation, see the Chassis Management Controller (CMC) Secure
Digital (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 about making a redundant CMC active, see the
Chassis Management Controller (CMC) Secure Digital (SD) Card Technical Specification document.
When CMC restarts, verify the activation process. For more information about activating FlexAddress,
see Verifying Flexddress Activation.
Activating FlexAddress Plus
FlexAddress Plus is delivered on the FlexAddress Plus Secure Digital (SD) card along with the FlexAddress
feature.
NOTE: The SD card labeled FlexAddress contains only the FlexAddressess and the card labeled
FlexAddress Plus contains FlexAddress and FlexAddress Plus. The card must be inserted into CMC to
activate the feature.
Some servers may require more MAC addresses than FA can provide to CMC, on the basis of how they
are configured. For these servers, upgrading to FlexAddress Plus enables full optimization of the WWN/
MACs configuration. Contact Dell to obtain support for the FlexAddress Plus feature.
To activate the FlexAddress Plus feature, the following software updates are required: server BIOS, server
iDRAC, and CMC firmware. If these updates are not applied, only the FlexAddress feature is available. For
information about the minimum required versions of these components, see the Dell Chassis
Management Controller (CMC) for Dell PowerEdge VRTX Version 1.00 Release Notes at dell.com/
support/manuals.
Verifying FlexAddress Activation
A Feature Card contains one or more of the following features: FlexAddress, FlexAddress Plus, and/or
Extended Storage.
To view the chassis FlexAddress status using the CMC web interface, click Chassis Overview → Setup.
The General Chassis Settings page is displayed.
The FlexAddress has a value Active or Not Active. The value Active indicates that the feature is installed
on the chassis and Not Active indicates that the feature is not installed and not in use on the chassis.
Run the following RACADM command to verify the SD feature card and its status:
racadm featurecard -s
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