Users Guide

You can perform the following licensing operations using iDRAC, RACADM, WS-MAN, and Lifecycle

Controller-Remote Services for one-to-one license management, and Dell License Manager for one-to-

many license management:

• View — View the current license information.

• Import — After acquiring the license, store the license in a local storage and import it into iDRAC using

one of the supported interfaces. The license is imported if it passes the validation checks.

NOTE: For a few features, a system restart is required to enable the features.

• Export — Export the installed license into an external storage device for backup or to reinstall it again

after a part or motherboard replacement. The file name and format of the exported license is

<EntitlementID>.xml.

• Delete — Delete the license that is assigned to a component if the component is missing. After the

license is deleted, it is not stored in iDRAC and the base product functions are enabled.

• Replace — Replace the license to extend an evaluation license, change a license type such as an

evaluation license with a purchased license, or extend an expired license.

– An evaluation license may be replaced with an upgraded evaluation license or with a purchased

license.

– A purchased license may be replaced with an updated license or with an upgraded license.

• Learn More — Learn more about an installed license, or the licenses available for a component

installed in the server.

NOTE: For the Learn More option to display the correct page, make sure that *.dell.com is

added to the list of Trusted Sites in the Security Settings. For more information, see the Internet

Explorer help documentation.

For one-to-many license deployment, you can use Dell License Manager. For more information, see the

Dell License Manager User’s Guide available at dell.com/support/manuals.

Importing license after replacing motherboard

You can use the Local iDRAC Enterprise License Installation Tool if you have recently replaced the

motherboard and need to reinstall the iDRAC Enterprise license locally (with no network connectivity)

and activate the dedicated NIC. This utility installs a 30-day trial iDRAC Enterprise license and allows you

to reset the iDRAC to change from shared NIC to dedicated NIC.

License component state or condition and available operations

The following table provides the list of license operations available based on the license state or

condition.

Table 1. License operations based on state and condition

License/

Component

state or

condition

Import Export Delete Replace Learn More

Non-

administrator

No No No No Yes

Active license Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Expired license No Yes Yes Yes Yes