How To Use This User's Guide; Supported Web Browsers; Managing Licenses; Types Of Licenses - Dell iDRAC 8 User Manual

How to use this user's guide

The contents of this User's Guide enable you to perform the tasks by using:
• iDRAC web interface — Only the task-related information is provided here. For information about the fields and options, see the
iDRAC Online Help that you can access from the web interface.
• RACADM — The RACADM command or the object that you must use is provided here. For more information, see the iDRAC
RACADM Command Line Reference Guide available at dell.com/idracmanuals.
• iDRAC Settings Utility — Only the task-related information is provided here. For information about the fields and options, see
the iDRAC Settings Utility Online Help that you can access when you click Help in the iDRAC Settings GUI (press <F2> during
boot, and then click iDRAC Settings on the System Setup Main Menu page).

Supported web browsers

iDRAC is supported on the following browsers:
• Internet Explorer
• Mozilla Firefox
• Google Chrome
• Safari
For the list of supported versions, see the iDRAC Release Notes available at dell.com/idracmanuals.

Managing licenses

iDRAC features are available based on the purchased license (Basic Management, iDRAC Express, or iDRAC Enterprise). Only
licensed features are available in the interfaces that allow you to configure or use iDRAC. For example, iDRAC Web interface,
RACADM, WS-MAN, OpenManage Server Administrator, and so on. Some features, such as dedicated NIC or vFlash requires
iDRAC ports card. This is optional on 200-500 series servers.
iDRAC license management and firmware update functionality is available through iDRAC Web interface and RACADM.

Types of licenses

The types of licenses offered are:
• 30 day evaluation and extension — The license expires after 30 days and can be extended for 30 days. Evaluation licenses are
duration based, and the timer runs when power is applied to the system.
• Perpetual — The license is bound to the service tag and is permanent.

Methods for acquiring licenses

Use any of the following methods to acquire the licenses:
• Email — License is attached to an email that is sent after requesting it from the technical support center.
• Self-service portal — A link to the Self-Service Portal is available from iDRAC. Click this link to open the licensing Self-Service
Portal on the Internet. Currently, you can use the License Self-Service Portal to retrieve licenses that were purchased with the
server. You must contact the sales representative or technical support to buy a new or upgrade license. 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 Overview and
Feature Guide available at dell.com/support/manuals.
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