Dell POWEREDGE M1000E - Manual (Page 171)

where, <slot#> = 1 to 16
<fabricName> = A, B, C
<state> = 0 or 1
0 is disable and 1 is enable.
Additional FlexAddress Configuration for Linux
When changing from a server-assigned MAC ID to chassis-assigned MAC ID on Linux-based operating systems,
additional configuration steps may be required:
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 and 10 — You may need to run Yet Another Setup Tool (YAST) on the Linux system to
configure the network devices and then restart the network services.
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5: Run Kudzu, a utility to detect and configure new or
changed hardware on the system. Kudzu displays The Hardware Discovery Menu; it detects the MAC address
change as hardware was removed and new hardware added.
Viewing World Wide Name/Media Access Control (WWN/MAC) IDs
The WWN/MAC Summary page allows you to view the WWN configuration and MAC address of a slot in the chassis.
Fabric Configuration
The Fabric Configuration section displays the type of Input/Output fabric that is installed for Fabric A, Fabric B, and
Fabric C. A green check mark indicates that the fabric is enabled for FlexAddress. The FlexAddress feature is used to
deploy chassis assigned and slot persistent WWN/MAC addresses to various fabrics and slots within the chassis. This
feature is enabled on a per fabric and per slot basis.
NOTE: For more information on the FlexAddress feature, see CMCNoble_About Flexaddress .
WWN/MAC Addresses
The WWN/MAC Address section displays the WWN/MAC information that is assigned to all servers, even if those server
slots are currently empty.
• Location displays the location of the slot occupied by the Input/Output modules. The six slots are identified by a
combination of the group name (A, B, or C) and slot number (1 or 2): slot names A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, or C2. iDRAC is the
server's integrated management controller.
• Fabric displays the type of the I/O fabric.
• Server-Assigned displays the server-assigned WWN/MAC addresses embedded in the controller's hardware.
• Chassis-Assigned displays the chassis-assigned WWN/MAC addresses used for the particular slot.
A green check mark in the Server-Assigned or in Chassis-Assigned columns indicates the type of active addresses.
Chassis-assigned addresses are assigned when FlexAddress is activated on the chassis, and represents the slot-
persistent addresses. When ChassisaAssigned addresses are checked, those addresses are used even if one server is
replaced with another server.
Command Messages
The following table lists the RACADM commands and output for common FlexAddress situations.
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