FlexAddress and FlexAddress Plus ComparisonFlexAddress has 208 addresses divided into 16 server slots, thus each slot is allocated with 13 MACs.FlexAddress Plus has 2928 addresses divided into 16 server slots, thus each slot is allocated with 183 MACs.The following table shows the provision of the MAC addresses in both the features.Fabric A Fabric B Fabric C iDRACManagement Total MACsFlexAddress 4 4 4 1 13FlexAddress Plus 60 60 60 3 183Figure 3. FlexAdress (FA) vs FlexPlusAddress (FA+) FeaturesActivating FlexAddressFlexAddress is delivered on a Secure Digital (SD) card that must be inserted into CMC to activate the feature. To activatethe FlexAddress feature, software updates may be required; if you are not activating FlexAddress these updates are notrequired. The updates (listed in the following table) include server module BIOS, I/O mezzanine BIOS or firmware, andCMC firmware. You must apply these updates before you enable FlexAddress. If these updates are not applied, theFlexAddress feature may not function as expected.Component Minimum Required VersionEthernet Mezzanine card - BroadcomM5708t, 5709, 5710 • Boot code firmware 4.4.1 or later• iSCSI boot firmware 2.7.11 or later• PXE firmware 4.4.3 or laterFC Mezzanine card - QLogic QME2472,FC8BIOS 2.04 or later148
