card contains an XML tag mac_start that is the first starting hex MAC address that is used for this unique MAC address range. The mac_count tag is the total number of MAC addresses that the SD card allocates. The total MAC range allocated can be determined by:

<mac_start> + <mac_count> - 1 = <mac_end>

For example:

(starting_mac)00188BFFDCFA + (mac_count)0xCF - 1 = (ending_mac)00188BFFDDC8

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NOTE: Lock the SD card prior to inserting in the USB Memory Card Reader to prevent accidentally modifying any contents. Unlock the SD card before inserting into CMC.

About FlexAddress Plus

The FlexAddress Plus is a new feature added to the feature card version 2.0. It is an upgrade from FlexAddress feature card version 1.0. FlexAddress Plus contains more MAC addresses than the FlexAddress feature. Both features allow the chassis to assign World Wide Name/Media Access Control (WWN/MAC) addresses to Fibre Channel and Ethernet devices. Chassis assigned WWN/MAC addresses are globally unique and specific to a server slot.

Viewing FlexAddress Activation Status

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 view the SD feature card status:

racadm featurecard -s

The following message is displayed:

Active CMC:

The feature card inserted is valid, serial number CN0H871T1374036T00MXA00 The feature card contains the following feature(s)

FlexAddress: bound

FlexAddressPlus: bound

ExtendedStorage: bound Standby CMC:

The feature card contains the following feature(s) ExtendedStorage: bound

NOTE: The secondary CMC is optional and the output for the standby CMC is displayed only if the standby CMC is available in the chassis.

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