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OpenManage Essentials — Server Configuration Management
License
NOTE: Installing and using OpenManage Essentials does not require the
OpenManage Essentials — Server
Configuration Management
license. Only the server configuration management feature requires that the
OpenManage
Essentials — Server Configuration Management
license is installed on target servers.
The OpenManage Essentials — Server Configuration Management license, enables you to deploy a device configuration and verify
device configuration 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 configuration management feature in OpenManage Essentials does not require any separate
code. If the
OpenManage Essentials — Server Configuration Management
license is installed on a target server, you
can use the server configuration management feature on that server.
NOTE: The
OpenManage Essentials — Server Configuration Management
license is required only for deploying a device
configurations and verifying configuration compliance on servers. The license is not required for:
Creating a device configuration template from a server, chassis, or IOA.
Deploying device configurations or verifying configuration compliance on chassis.
Licensable Servers
You can apply OpenManage Essentials — Server Configuration Management license to the following servers:
Dell’s 12th generation of PowerEdge servers having iDRAC7 with firmware version 1.57.57 or later
Dell 13th generation of PowerEdge servers having iDRAC8 with firmware version 2.00.00.00 or later
Purchasing the License
You can purchase the OpenManage Essentials — Server Configuration Management license when you purchase a server or by
contacting your Dell Sales representative. You can download the purchased license from the Dell 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 Dell License Manager. You can
install License Manager using the OpenManage Essentials installation package. For information on deploying the license, see the Dell
License Manager User’s Guide at dell.com/OpenManageManuals.
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.
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