Users Guide

iDRAC license management and firmware update functionality is available through iDRAC Web interface
and RACADM.
Types of Licenses
The types of licenses offered are:
• 30 day evaluation and extension — The license expires after 30 days and 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 email that is sent after requesting it from the technical support
center.
• Self-service portal — A link to the Self-Service Portal is available from iDRAC. Click this link to open
the licensing Self-Service Portal on the internet. Currently, you can use the License Self-Service Portal
to retrieve licenses that were purchased with the server. You must contact the sales representative or
technical support to buy a new or upgrade license. 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 dell.com/support/manuals.
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 iDRAC, RACADM, WS-MAN, and Lifecycle
Controller-Remote Services 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 iDRAC using
one of the supported interfaces. The license is imported if it passes the validation checks.
NOTE: For a few features, a system restart is required to enable the features.
• Export — Export the installed license into an external storage device for backup or to reinstall it again
after a part or motherboard replacement. 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 iDRAC 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.
• Learn More — Learn more about an installed license, or the licenses available for a component
installed in the server.
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