Users Guide

Feature iDRAC Basic iDRAC Express (Rack
and Tower Servers)
iDRAC Express (Blade
Servers)
iDRAC Enterprise
Local updates
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Driver packs
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Hardware inventory
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Remote services
(through WS-MAN)
— Yes Yes Yes
SupportAssist
Collection
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Repurpose or retire
system
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Viewing iDRAC license information
After you open the Lifecycle Controller GUI page, you can view details about the iDRAC installed on a server. To view the iDRAC license
information:
1. Start Lifecycle Controller. For more information, see Starting Lifecycle Controller.
2. On any page of Lifecycle Controller, click About in the upper-right corner.
3. On the About page, click License Information.
The following information is displayed on the iDRAC License Report page:
Table 2. : License Information
Device ID Indicates the Service Tag of the server on which iDRAC is installed.
License
• Entitlement ID — Indicates a unique ID provided by the manufacturer.
• Status — Indicates the status of the installed license.
• Description — Indicates the license details.
• License Type — Indicates the type of license of the device. For example, Evaluation, Evaluation Extension, or
Perpetual.
• Expiration — Indicates the date and time at which the license expires.
Other documents you may need
In addition to this guide, you can access the following guides available at www.dell.com/manuals.
• The Lifecycle Controller Online Help provides detailed information about the fields available on the GUI and the descriptions for the
same. To view the online help information, click Help in the upper-right corner of all Lifecycle Controller pages, or press <F1>.
• The Lifecycle Controller Release Notes is available from within the product. To read through the Release Notes within Lifecycle
Controller, click About in the upper-right corner, and then click View Release Notes. A web version is also given to provide last-
minute updates to the system or documentation or advanced technical reference material intended for experienced users or
technicians.
• This document provides an overview of iDRAC digital licensing and how it is different from iDRAC available in the PowerEdge servers.
It also provides an understanding on iDRAC Express and Enterprise value offerings.
• The Lifecycle controller Remote Services For PowerEdge Servers Quick Start Guide provides information about using remote services.
• The Systems Management Overview Guide provides brief information about the various Dell software available to perform systems
management tasks.
• The Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) User’s Guide provides information about configuring and using an iDRAC for
rack, tower, and blade servers to remotely manage and monitor your system and its shared resources through a network.
• The Dell Repository Manager User Guide provides information about creating customized bundles and repositories comprised of Dell
Update Packages (DUPs) for systems running supported Microsoft Windows operating systems.
• The "Lifecycle Controller Supported Dell Systems and Operating Systems" section in the Dell Systems Software Support Matrix
provides the list of Dell systems and operating systems that you can deploy on target systems.
• The PowerEdge RAID Controller (PERC) 9 User's Guide provides specification and configuration-related information about the PERC
9 controllers.
Introduction
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