Types Of Licenses; Acquiring Licenses; License Operations - Dell PowerEdge FX2 User Manual

Storage sled licenses can be used for one or two RAID controllers. If a license is assigned to RAID on a single controller, the license is
applicable only to the first controller. Deleting a storage sled license may result in loss of RAID data.
Storage sled licenses are specific to a storage sled and are associated to the Service Tag of the storage sled. For example, if you
move a storage sled from one chassis to another, the license is also moved along with the storage sled. The master copies of
storage sled licenses are stored in the persistent store. For more information, see the Dell Chassis Management Controller for
PowerEdge FX2/FX2s RACADM Command Line Reference Guide available at dell.com/support/manuals.
The log messages for all storage sled license activities are stored in the CMC log file.
NOTE: Storage sled licenses are required to change the FD33xS and FD33xD RAID controllers from HBA mode to RAID
mode.

Types of licenses

The types of licenses offered are:
• 30–day evaluation and extension — The license expires after 30 days that can be extended for 30 days. Evaluation licenses are
duration-based, and the timer runs when power is applied to the system. These licenses are not applicable to storage sleds.
• Perpetual — The license is bound to the Service Tag and is permanent.
NOTE: Evaluation and site licenses are applicable only to CMC.

Acquiring licenses

Use any of the following methods to acquire the licenses:
• E-mail — License is attached to an e-mail that is sent after requesting it from the technical support center.
• Self-service portal — A link to the Self-Service Portal is available from CMC. Click this link to open the licensing Self-Service
Portal on the internet from where you can purchase licenses. For more information, see the online help for the self-service portal
page.
• Point-of-sale — License is acquired while placing the order for a system.

License operations

Before you perform the license management tasks, make sure to acquire the licenses. For more information, see the
Licenses section and Overview and Feature Guide available at dell.com/support.
NOTE: If you have purchased a system with all the licenses pre-installed, then license management is not required.
You can perform the following licensing operations using CMC, RACADM, and WS-MAN for one-to-one license management, and
Dell License Manager for one-to-many license management:
• View — View the current license information for CMC and storage sleds.
• Import — After acquiring the license, store the license in a local storage and import it into CMC using one of the supported
interfaces. The license is imported if it passes the validation checks.
NOTE: For a few features, a CMC restart may be required to enable the features.
You can also import licenses for storage sleds that are installed in a chassis and when the storage sleds are powered off. If a
storage sled is already licensed, delete the existing license before importing a new one. The imported license is stored in the
CMC license manager and storage sled persistent store. The licensed features are available only if the RAID is reset when the
host server is rebooted. You can import storage sled licenses only to the targeted device.
• Export — Export the installed license into an external storage device backup or to reinstall it after a service part is replaced. The
file name and format of the exported license is <EntitlementID>.xml
• Delete — Delete the license that is assigned to a component or storage sled if the component or storage sled is missing. After
the license is deleted, it is not stored in CMC and the base product functions are enabled.
You can delete storage sled licenses only when the storage sled is powered off. Deleted licenses are removed from the storage
sled persistent store and the License Manager.
• 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.
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