Users Guide

● Evaluation license—when the OMIVV appliance is powered on for the first time, an evaluation license is automatically
installed. The trial version contains an evaluation license for five hosts (servers) managed by OMIVV. This 90-day trial
version is the default license that is supplied when shipped.
● Standard license—you can purchase any number of host licenses that are managed by OMIVV. This license includes product
support and OMIVV appliance updates. The standard license is available for periods of three or five years. Any additional
licenses bought extend the period of the existing license. The standard license overwrites an evaluation license.
License duration for a single XML key is calculated based on the sales date of the original order. Any uploaded new licenses will
be reflected in the count after the 90 day grace period ends for any prior, expiring licensing.
OMIVV supports up to 15 vCenter instances. When you upgrade from an evaluation license to a full standard license, you receive
an email about the order confirmation, and you can download the license file from the Dell Digital Locker. Save the license .XML
file to your local system and upload the new license file using the Administration Console.
When you purchase a license, the .XML file (license key) is available for download through the Dell Digital Locker at https://
www.dell.com/support. If you are unable to download your license keys, contact Dell Support by going to Contact Order
Support at https://www.dell.com/support to locate the regional Dell Support phone number for your product.
Licensing presents the following information in the OMIVV Administration Console:
● Maximum vCenter Connection Licenses—up to 15 registered and in-use vCenter connections are enabled.
● Maximum Host Connection Licenses—the number of host connections that were purchased (with a maximum of 2000 hosts
supported for a single OMIVV instance).
● In Use—the number of vCenter connection or host connection licenses in use. For host connection, this number represents
the number of hosts (or servers) that have been inventoried.
● Available—the number of vCenter connections or host connection licenses available for future use.
When you attempt to add a host to a host credential profile, if the number of licensed hosts exceeds beyond the number of
licenses, adding extra hosts is prevented. OMIVV does not support managing the number of hosts more than number of host
license is available.
Use the OMIVV RESTful API to get more information about license. For more information, see OpenManage Integration for
VMware API Guide at https://www.dell.com/support.
NOTE:
Any active license can be used for OMIVV 5.x versions. Licenses backed up from previous instances of OMIVV, or
downloaded again from the Digital Locker can be used for current instances of OMIVV.
Buy software license
Steps
1. Go to Settings > Licensing > Buy License, or Dashboard > Buy License, or Admin Portal > vCenter Registration >
Licensing > BUY NOW.
The DellEMC support page is displayed.
2. Download and save the license file to a known location.
The license file might be packaged inside a .zip file. Ensure that you unzip the .zip file and upload only the license .xml file.
The license file is likely to be named based on your order number, such as 123456789.xml.
Access support information
Steps
On the OMIVV home page, click Settings > Support.
Table 7. Information on the support page
Name Description
Documentation Support Provides the following documentation links:
● PowerEdge Servers
● OMIVV Manuals
● iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller
Administration Console Provides a link to the Administration Console.
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