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06-27-2011 01:58 PM
06-27-2011 01:58 PM
We had a lightning strike take out the RAID controller on a DL380 G6 this weekend, and so we replaced the server with a spare. The software on the server is licensed by MAC address and I have been told the vendor is difficult to deal with and could take a week to get a new license file generated. I was thinking about grabbing the MAC from the old server and hard-coding it on the new server. Does anyone know how to do this? Can I use the GUI in Windows or is this something I have to do in the BIOS. I see something called "Locally Administered Address" in the NIC GUI (it's an NC 382i NIC in WIndows 2003) - but I was not 100% sure if this was the same as MAC address, or at least a way to over-ride the MAC address.
Thanks
Nelson
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06-27-2011 10:35 PM
06-27-2011 10:35 PM
Solutionyou can set a software MAC inside Windows in the device manager - when I tried this many years ago it decreased performance quite a lot. Maybe it's better to try to do it via the NIC GUI instead (is that the HP Network Software or?)
I found this:
Locally Administered Address. Specifies the user-defined MAC Address of the adapter, which
overrides the burned-in MAC Address. This box is disabled if the selected adapter has been teamed.
o Default = Not Present
o Range = Value; Not Present
In this guide:
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c00846707/c00846707.pdf
So you should be good to go!
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06-28-2011 07:11 AM
06-28-2011 07:11 AM
Re: Hard-code MAC address on NIC in DL380 G6
Thanks for the reply. Turns out the vendor came back with a new license code within hours. False alarm :)
As soon as I figure out these new boards, I will be sure to assign points.
Nelson