Table 20. Feature Comparison For Idrac7 Enterprise And Idrac7 Express For Blades - Dell PowerEdge M520 Technical Manual

Feature Function
Upgrades to iDRAC7 Express for Blades or
iDRAC7 Enterprise by software licensing
Electronic
key and license portal (may require
licensing
installation of hardware option for 200-
500 series servers)
iDRAC7 feature comparison
iDRAC7 Enterprise is available for the PowerEdge M520, and Dell also offers an option of iDRAC7
Express for Blades. A detailed feature comparison for iDRAC7 Enterprise and iDRAC7 Express for
Blades is shown in Table 20.
Table 20. Feature comparison for iDRAC7 Enterprise and iDRAC7 Express for Blades
Feature (function)
Local configuration with Lifecycle Controller GUI
IPMI 2.0
Embedded diagnostics
Local OS install
Local updates
Driver pack
Encryption
Dedicated NIC 1Gbps (100MB in iDRAC6)
IPv6
Auto-discovery
Auto-recovery
Web GUI
Remote CLI
Local/SSH CLI
Serial redirection
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Benefit
If iDRAC7 Express for Blades or iDRAC7
Enterprise is ordered during initial point of
sale, license key is installed. If Basic
Management is ordered during initial point of
sale, customer must request a license key
through the Dell Licensing Portal.
For most server models, embedded server
management and electronic licensing
enables feature enhancements that do not
require installation of additional hardware or
system downtime.
iDRAC7
iDRAC7
Express for
Enterprise
Blades
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