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Activating FlexAddress, if you are not, these updates are not required - firmware

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For example:(starting_mac)00188BFFDCFA + 0xCF = (ending_mac)00188BFFDDC9 NOTE: You must lock the SD card prior to inserting in the USB "Memory Card Reader" to prevent accidently modifying any of the contents. You must unlock the SD card before inserting into the CMC. FlexAddress Plus The FlexAddress Plus is a new feature added to the feature card version 2.0. FlexAddress Plus expands the number of MAC addresses to 3136 from the original FlexAddress pool of 208. Activating FlexAddress FlexAddress is delivered on a Secure Digital (SD) card that must be inserted into the CMC to provide the chassis-assigned WWN/MAC IDs. To activate the FlexAddress feature, perform several required updates; if you are not activating FlexAddress, these updates are not required. The updates, which are listed in the following table, include server module BIOS, I/O mezzanine BIOS or firmware, and CMC firmware. You must apply these updates before you enable FlexAddress. If these updates are not applied, the FlexAddress feature may not function as expected. NOTE: All systems purchased after June 2008 have the correct firmware versions installed. Component Minimum Required Version Ethernet mezzanine card - Broadcom M5708t Boot code firmware 4.4.1 or later iSCSI boot firmware 2.7.11 or later PXE firmware 4.4.3 or later FC mezzanine card - QLogic QME2472 BIOS 2.04 or later FC mezzanine card - Emulex LPe1105- BIOS 3.03a3 and firmware 2.72A2 or M4 later Server Module BIOS (PowerEdge M600) BIOS 2.02 or later (PowerEdge M605) BIOS 2.03 or later PowerEdge M600/M605 LAN on motherboard (LOM) Boot code firmware 4.4.1 or later iSCSI boot firmware 2.7.11 or later iDRAC Version 1.11 or later 44 Initial System Configuration

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Initial System Configuration
For example:(starting_mac)00188BFFDCFA + 0xCF =
(ending_mac)00188BFFDDC9
NOTE:
You must lock the SD card prior to inserting in the USB "Memory Card
Reader" to prevent accidently modifying any of the contents. You
must unlock
the
SD card before inserting into the CMC.
FlexAddress Plus
The FlexAddress Plus is a new feature added to the feature card version 2.0.
FlexAddress Plus expands the number of MAC addresses to 3136 from the
original FlexAddress pool of 208.
Activating FlexAddress
FlexAddress is delivered on a Secure Digital (SD) card that must be inserted
into the CMC to provide the chassis-assigned WWN/MAC IDs. To activate
the FlexAddress feature, perform several required updates;
if you are not
activating FlexAddress, these updates are not required
. The updates, which
are listed in the following table, include server module BIOS, I/O mezzanine
BIOS or firmware, and CMC firmware. You must apply these updates before
you enable FlexAddress. If these updates are not applied, the FlexAddress
feature may not function as expected.
NOTE:
All systems purchased after June 2008 have the correct firmware versions
installed.
Component
Minimum Required Version
Ethernet mezzanine card - Broadcom
M5708t
Boot code firmware 4.4.1 or later
iSCSI boot firmware 2.7.11 or later
PXE firmware 4.4.3 or later
FC mezzanine card - QLogic QME2472
BIOS 2.04 or later
FC mezzanine card - Emulex LPe1105-
M4
BIOS 3.03a3 and firmware 2.72A2 or
later
Server Module BIOS
(PowerEdge M600) BIOS 2.02 or later
(PowerEdge M605) BIOS 2.03 or later
PowerEdge M600/M605 LAN on
motherboard (LOM)
Boot code firmware 4.4.1 or later
iSCSI boot firmware 2.7.11 or later
iDRAC
Version 1.11 or later