Users Guide

Verifying License Information
You can verify if the OpenManage Essentials — Server Configuration Management license is installed on
a server through one of the following methods:
• In Reports portal, and 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 configuration management that do not have the OpenManage Essentials —
Server Configuration Management license installed:
1. Navigate to the Device Compliance Portal.
2. In the Device Compliance pie-chart, click the Non licensed segment. The All Non licensed Devices
window displays the possible targets for server configuration management that do not have a
license.
Related Tasks
Deploying a Device Configuration Template (Bare Metal Deployment)
Deploying a Device Configuration Template (Stateless Deployment)
Setting Up Device Configuration Auto Deployment (Bare Metal Deployment)
Setting Up Device Configuration Auto Deployment (Stateless Deployment)
Configuring the Credentials and Device Configuration Inventory Schedule
Device Requirements for Deployment and Compliance
Tasks
The following are the device requirements for device configuration deployment and configuration
compliance tasks:
• For servers:
– Dell’s 12th or 13th generation of PowerEdge servers with the latest version of iDRAC7/8 and
Lifecycle Controller firmware installed.
– OpenManage Essentials — Server Configuration Management license installed on the iDRAC. This
license is not the same as the iDRAC license.
– iDRAC Enterprise or iDRAC Express license. This license is not the same as the OpenManage
Essentials — Server Configuration Management license.
• For chassis:
– PowerEdge M1000e with the latest version of CMC firmware installed.
– PowerEdge VRTX with the latest version of CMC firmware installed.
– PowerEdge FX2 or FX2s with the latest version of CMC firmware installed.
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