Users Guide

• Google Chrome 26.0.1410 on Windows 8 32-bit, Windows 8 64-bit.
• Native Mozilla Firefox on SLES 10 SP4, SLES 11 SP2, SLES 11 SP3, RHEL 5.8 32-bit, RHEL 5.8 64- bit,RHEL 6.3, RHEL 6.4.
Managing Licenses
The CMC features are available based on the license (CMC Express or CMC Enterprise) purchased. Only licensed
features are available in the interfaces that allow you to configure or use CMC. For example, CMC Web interface,
RACADM, WS-MAN, and so on. CMC license management and firmware update functionality is always available
through CMC Web interface and RACADM.
Types of Licenses
The types of licenses offered are:
• 30 day evaluation and extension — The license expires after 30 days that can be extended for 30 days. Evaluation
licenses are duration-based, and the timer runs when power is applied to the system.
• Perpetual — The license is bound to the service tag and is permanent.
Acquiring Licenses
Use any of the following methods to acquire the licenses:
• E-mail — License is attached to an e-mail that is sent after requesting it from the technical support center.
• Self-service portal — A link to the Self-Service Portal is available from CMC. Click this link to open the licensing
Self-Service Portal on the internet from where you can purchase licenses. For more information, see the online help
for the self-service portal page.
• Point-of-sale — License is acquired while placing the order for a system.
License Operations
Before you perform the license management tasks, make sure to acquire the licenses. For more information, see the
Overview and Feature Guide available at support.dell.com.
NOTE: If you have purchased a system with all the licenses pre-installed, then license management is not
required.
You can perform the following licensing operations using CMC, RACADM, and WS-MAN for one-to-one license
management, and Dell License Manager for one-to-many license management:
• View — View the current license information.
• Import — After acquiring the license, store the license in a local storage and import it into CMC using one of the
supported interfaces. The license is imported if it passes the validation checks.
NOTE: For a few features, a CMC restart may be required to enable the features.
• Export — Export the installed license into an external storage device back up or to reinstall it after a service part is
replaced. The file name and format of the exported license is <EntitlementID>.xml
• Delete — Delete the license that is assigned to a component if the component is missing. After the license is
deleted, it is not stored in CMC and the base product functions are enabled.
• Replace — Replace the license to extend an evaluation license, change a license type such as an evaluation license
with a purchased license, or extend an expired license.
• An evaluation license may be replaced with an upgraded evaluation license or with a purchased license.
• A purchased license may be replaced with an updated license or with an upgraded license.
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