Users Guide

Managing Licenses

Using Dell License Manager you can deploy licenses to licensable systems. Dell License Manager also supports the export of

license archives for backup. From Licenses view, you can view the status of available licenses.

Before you deploy licenses:

1. Inventory the licensable systems. See Inventorying Licensable Systems.

2. Obtain licenses from the Dell Online Licensing Portal.

3. Import licenses into Dell License Manager.

4. Deploy the licenses.

NOTE: To work with licenses, from the Dell License Manager, in the navigation pane, click Licenses.

Topics:

• Obtaining Licenses

• Importing Licenses

• Deploying Licenses

• Selecting Licenses For Deployment

• Selecting Systems For License Deployment

• Exporting License Archives

• Saving Reports

• Removing Licenses From The Inventory

• Removing Licenses From A System

Obtaining Licenses

You can purchase licenses or download licenses from the Dell Online Licensing Portal at dell.com/support/retail/lkm. You can

also purchase licenses along with the server you purchased. The licenses are installed from the factory. The downloaded license

package contains a license archive in a compressed file format (ZIP format). The license archive contains license files in an XML

format.

Importing Licenses

Before you import licenses, you must download licenses. You can also import archived licenses. However, you cannot import

expired or evaluation licenses.

1. In Dell License Manager, click Actions > Launch Dell Online Licensing Portal.

2. From the Dell licensing portal, download the required licenses to a file system.

3. From Licenses, select Import Licenses.

4. In Select Licenses, browse to the location where the license files are downloaded, select the license package, and then

click Open.

NOTE:

If a system has a license with the same Entitlement ID, then the duplicate license is flagged for potential

licensing problems.

5. In Import Licenses:

a. If you want to filter the list of validated licenses based on the matching inventoried systems, select Import only those

licenses which match inventoried systems.

b. Select valid licenses.

c. Click Import.

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