Manufacturer Type• ConnectX-3 Pro 10GQlogic • QME2662 Mezz FC16• QLE2660 PCIe FC16• QLE2662 PCIe FC16Emulex • LPM16002 Mezz FC16• LPe16000 PCIe FC16• LPe16002 PCIe FC16• LPM16002 Mezz FC16• LPM15002• LPe15000• LPe15002• OCm14104B-UX-D• OCm14102B-U4-D• OCm14102B-U5-D• OCe14102B-UX-D• OCm14104B-UX-D• OCm14102B-U4-D• OCm14102B-U5-D• OCe14102B-UX-D• OCm14104-UX-D rNDC 10Gb• OCm14102-U2-D bNDC 10Gb• OCm14102-U3-D Mezz 10Gb• OCe14102-UX-D PCIe 10GbSupported NIC firmware versions for I/O Identity OptimizationIn 13th generation Dell PowerEdge servers, the required NIC firmware is available by default.The following table provides the NIC firmware versions for the I/O identity optimization feature.Virtual/Flex Address and Persistence Policy behavior when iDRAC is set to Flex Address modeor Console modeThe following table describes the Virtual address management (VAM) configuration and Persistence Policy behavior depending onFlex Address feature state in CMC, mode set in iDRAC, I/O Identity feature state in iDRAC, and XML configuration.Table 31. Virtual/Flex Address and Persistence Policy behaviorFlex AddressFeature State inCMCMode set in iDRAC IO Identity FeatureState in iDRAC XML Configuration Persistence Policy Clear PersistencePolicy — VirtualAddressFlex AddressenabledFlexAddress Mode Enabled Virtual addressmanagement(VAM) configuredConfigured VAMpersistsSet to Flex AddressFlex AddressenabledFlexAddress Mode Enabled VAM not configured Set to Flex Address No persistence —Is set to FlexAddressFlex AddressenabledFlex Address Mode Disabled Configured usingthe path provided inLifecycle ControllerSet to Flex Addressfor that cycleNo persistence —Is set to FlexAddress176