Users Guide

OpenManage Essentials—Server Conguration Management License
NOTE: Installing and using OpenManage Essentials does not require the OpenManage Essentials — Server Conguration
Management license. Only the server conguration management feature requires that the OpenManage Essentials —
Server Conguration Management license is installed on target servers.
The OpenManage Essentials — Server Conguration Management license enables you to deploy a device conguration and verify
device conguration compliance on licensed servers. The license is a perpetual license that is valid for the life of a server, and can be
bound to the Service Tag of only one server at a time.
NOTE: Enabling the server conguration management feature in OpenManage Essentials does not require any separate
license. If the OpenManage Essentials — Server Conguration Management license is installed on a target server, you
can use the server conguration management feature on that server.
NOTE: The OpenManage Essentials — Server Conguration Management license is required only for deploying device
congurations and verifying conguration compliance on servers. This license is not required for creating device
conguration template from a server.
Licensable Servers
You can apply OpenManage Essentials — Server Conguration Management license to the following servers:
• PowerEdge servers having iDRAC7 with rmware version 1.57.57 or later
• PowerEdge servers having iDRAC8 with rmware version 2.00.00.00 or later
Purchasing License
You can purchase the OpenManage Essentials — Server Conguration Management license when you purchase a server or by
contacting your Sales Representative. You can download the purchased license from the Software License Management Portal at
Dell.com/support/retail/lkm.
Deploying the License
If you purchase a license after you purchased a server, you can deploy the license on the server using License Manager. You can
install License Manager using the OpenManage Essentials installation package. For information about deploying the license, see the
Dell EMC License Manager User’s Guide at Dell.com/OpenManageManuals.
Verifying License Information
You can verify if the OpenManage Essentials — Server Conguration Management license is installed on a server through one of
the following methods:
• In the Reports portal, Managed Systems Reports > Warranty & License click License Information. The License Description
column indicates the license that has been installed on the licensed devices.
• Select a device in the device tree. The License Information table in the device inventory indicates the licenses installed on the
device.
Viewing Unlicensed Server Targets
To view the server targets for conguration management that do not have the OpenManage Essentials — Server Conguration
Management license installed:
1. Navigate to the Manage > Conguration > Device Conguration Compliance Portal.
2. In the Device Compliance pie-chart, click the Non-licensed segment. All the Non-licensed Devices window displays the
possible targets for server conguration management that do not have a license.
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