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iDRAC 8/7 v2.40.40.40 User’s Guide

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Virtual/Flex Address and Persistence Policy behavior when iDRAC is set to Flex Address mode or Console mode

The following table describes the Virtual address management (VAM) configuration and Persistence Policy behavior depending on Flex Address feature state in CMC, mode set in iDRAC, I/O Identity feature state in iDRAC, and XML configuration.
Table 1. Virtual/Flex Address and Persistence Policy behavior
Flex Address Feature State in CMC Mode set in iDRAC IO Identity Feature State in iDRAC XML Configuration Persistence Policy Clear Persistence Policy — Virtual Address
Flex Address enabled FlexAddress Mode Enabled Virtual address management (VAM) configured Configured VAM persists Set to Flex Address
Flex Address enabled FlexAddress Mode Enabled VAM not configured Set to Flex Address No persistence — Is set to Flex Address
Flex Address enabled Flex Address Mode Disabled Configured using the path provided in Lifecycle Controller Set to Flex Address for that cycle No persistence — Is set to Flex Address
Flex Address enabled Flex Address Mode Disabled VAM not configured Set to Flex Address Set to Flex Address
Flex Address disabled Flex Address Mode Enabled VAM configured Configured VAM persists Persistence only — clear is not possible
Flex Address disabled Flex Address Mode Enabled VAM not configured Set to hardware MAC address No persistence supported. Depends on card behavior
Flex Address disabled Flex Address Mode Disabled Configured using the path provided in Lifecycle Controller Lifecycle Controller configuration persists for that cycle No persistence supported. Depends on card behavior
Flex Address disabled Flex Address Mode Disabled VAM not configured Set to hardware MAC address Set to hardware MAC address
Flex Address enabled Console Mode Enabled VAM configured Configured VAM persists Both persistence and clear must work
Flex Address enabled Console Mode Enabled VAM not configured Set to hardware MAC address Set to hardware MAC address
Flex Address enabled Console Mode Disabled Configured using the path provided in Lifecycle Controller Lifecycle Controller configuration persists for that cycle No persistence supported. Depends on card behavior
Flex Address disabled Console Mode Enabled VAM configured Configured VAM persists Both persistence and clear must work
Flex Address disabled Console Mode Enabled VAM not configured Set to hardware MAC address Set to hardware MAC address
Flex Address disabled Console Mode Disabled Configured using the path provided in Lifecycle Controller Lifecycle Controller configuration persists for that cycle No persistence supported. Depends on card behavior
Flex Address enabled Console Mode Disabled VAM not configured Set to hardware MAC address Set to hardware MAC address

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