Importing iDRAC License Using Lifecycle Controller This Dell Technical White Paper describes the tasks to update an iDRAC license from Lifecycle Controller on the 12th generation servers of Dell. Dell Engineering December 2013 Arehalli Rohitkumar Pradeep Bhandary Swapna Balakrishna Praveen T Sheshadri P.R.
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Executive Summary This document provides an overview of License management in Lifecycle Controller. Now, you can install the Dell Server license from Lifecycle Controller and also view the license information about the installed licenses on a server. The licensed features in Lifecycle Controller are: - Backup Server Profile - Export Server Profile - vFlash Configuration If license is not installed on the server, then these features will be in disabled state.
1.2 License Feature Workflow Using Lifecycle Controller The tasks that must be performed to import a license using Lifecycle Controller GUI is shown in the process flow chart here. It also shows the upload mechanism through the Network Share & USB drive as a media.
2 Deployment and Configuration Guide 2.1 View License Information Lifecycle Controller allows you to view details about licenses installed on a server as shown in the screen shot here. To view information about the licenses on a server, in the upper-right corner, click About, and then click License information.
2.2 Importing from USB Drive 1. 8 To start Lifecycle Controller, press during POST.
2. In the left pane, click Platform Restore, and then click Import Server License.
3. Select the USB Drive option, and then select the name of USB drive where the license file is stored. Note: Make sure to copy the license file in to the USB drive.
4. Type full path of the license file, and then click Finish.
Lifecycle Controller takes a few minutes to import the license file.
A message is displayed to indicate that the file is successfully imported. A sample screen shot is given here.
2.3 Using Network Share CIFS To start Lifecycle Controller , press during POST.
5. In the left pane, click Platform Restore, and then click Import Server License.
6. Select the CIFS option.
7. Type appropriate information in the boxes, and then click Finish. Note: Make sure to copy the .xml license file in to the CIFS share.
Lifecycle Controller takes a few minutes to import the server license file.
A message is displayed to indicate that the license file is successfully imported. A sample screen shot is given here.
2.4 Using Network Share NFS 8. To start Lifecycle Controller, press during POST.
9. In the left pane, click Platform Restore, and then click Import Server License.
10. Select the NFS option.
11. Type full path of the shared folder and the license file, and then click Finish. Note: Make sure to copy the License .xml file in the NFS share.
12. Lifecycle Controller takes few minutes to import the License file.
13. The message is displayed to indicate that the license file is successfully imported. A sample screen shot is given here.
3 Error Scenarios and Resolutions 3.1 LIC005: Import Failed: Maximum number of licenses are installed Description: You can install a maximum of 16 licenses on a server. If you try installing more than 16 licenses, an error message is displayed as shown in the screen shot here. Solution: Delete more than one license from a server, and then retry installing a license. 3.2 LIC006: The license has expired Description: If you try to import a license that has already expired, an error message is displayed.
Figure 1 3.3 LIC008: The license binding ID does not match with the device unique identifier Description: If you try to import the perpetual license which has the unique identifier or service tag specified to another device, an error message is displayed as shown in the screen shot here. Solution: Obtain a new license file which has your device unique identifier or service tag, and then import it.
3.4 LIC017: The license file is corrupted, has not been unzipped, or is not a valid license file Description: If you try to import a license file that is expanded, corrupted, or not valid, then an error message is displayed as shown in the screen shot here. Solution: Try importing a valid license file.
Importing iDRAC License Using Lifecycle Controller
3.5 LIC018: The license is already imported Description: The error message is displayed, when you try to install a previously installed license. A sample screen shot is given here. Solution: Do not reinstall the license on the server.
3.6 LIC019: A leased license may not be imported prior to its start date Description: The error message is displayed if you try to install a license before its starting date. A sample screen shot is given here. Solution: Install the license on or after the license start date.
3.7 LIC021: Import failed: The features contained in the evaluation license are already licensed Description:The error message is displayed if you try importing any other license type (for example, if server has a perpetual license installed and tries to import an evaluation license), or when a installed license is still active. A sample screen shot is given here. Solution: Delete the active license on the server, and then try to import another type of license from the server.
3.9 Best Practices For recommended actions in case of any errors during installing a license, Refer to Error Scenarios and Resolution. 3.10 Technical White Paper Table 1 33 Technical White Paper Definition Is Is not Tested and validated on all 12G servers, having LC2 1.3.0 and iDRAC7 1.50.50 versions. Supported on 11G or 12G servers having LC 1.2.0 version or earlier.
A Configuration Details Table 2 34 Component Table Component Description Firmware version NIC, RAID, switch, storage firmware versions, and so on. Application That is, MS–SQL Server, Oracle, and so on includes management applications (OMSA, SANHQ, and so on). Server Server type, CPU type, memory, internal HDDs, and so on.
B Additional Resources Support.dell.com is focused on meeting your needs with proven services and support. DellTechCenter.com is an IT Community where you can connect with Dell Customers and Dell employees for the purpose of sharing knowledge, best practices, and information about Dell products and installations. Referenced or recommended Dell publications: Lifecyle Controller User Guide: http://en.community.dell.com/dell-groups/dtcmedia/m/mediagallery/19852516/download.
