Users Guide

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Licensing for Dell Server Management
Pack Suite
License Information
Agent-free monitoring feature in Dell Server Management Pack Suite for OpsMgr is licensed. Information
on the process for obtaining software licenses is as follows.
Licenses
Licenses are available as tiered bundles of 1, 50, 200, and Unlimited node(s). One node license is available
for evaluation purposes at no additional charge. You are required to purchase at least one license per
OpsMgr Management group.
For more information on licensing, go to Dell TechCenter website and then OpenManage Integration
Suite for Microsoft System Center wiki page.
Purchasing Licenses
To leverage the Agent-free monitoring feature functionalities, you must first purchase the appropriate
License Key SKU (based on the desired number of managed nodes). You can purchase licenses from Dell
Sales. The order confirmation and license is sent as an email to the email ID that you have specified in My
Account — Dell. The purchased licenses are also downloadable from the Dell Online Licensing portal —
dell.com/support/licensing.
Checking License Usage
A Console requires a license to manage PowerEdge servers. To view the PowerEdge servers managed by
Agent-free monitoring feature for OpsMgr: In OpsMgr, select Monitoring → Dell → Feature
Management Dashboard
The number of nodes consumed is displayed in the Total Node Count column.
When the number of PowerEdge servers increase in a data center, you can purchase the appropriate
license bundle.
Change from Dell Server Management Pack Suite Version 6.0 for OpsMgr
Until Dell Server Management Pack Suite Version 6.0 for OpsMgr; Dell Connections License Manager
(DCLM) was required to manage licenses. From Dell Server Management Pack Suite Version 6.1, you do
not require DCLM.
There is no longer a license-count enforcement due to DCLM being removed. You can continue to
manage the Dell PowerEdge servers using Agent-free monitoring feature for OpsMgr even after reaching
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