Table 22. Feature Comparison For Basic Management, Idrac7 Express And Idrac7 Enterprise - Dell PowerEdge R520 Technical Manual

Feature Function
Upgrades to iDRAC7 Express or
iDRAC7 Enterprise by software
Electronic
licensing key and license portal (may
licensing
require installation of hardware option
for 200-500 series servers)
Feature comparison
The systems management default for the R520 is basic management with an upgrade option for
iDRAC7 Express or iDRAC7 Enterprise. A detailed feature comparison of basic management, iDRAC7
Express and iDRAC7 Enterprise is shown in Table 22.
Table 22.
Feature (function)
Local configuration with Lifecycle Controller GUI
IPMI 2.0
Embedded diagnostics
Local OS install
Local updates
Driver pack
Shared NIC (LOM)
Remote update
Power control
Power monitoring
Encryption
IPv6
Auto-discovery
Auto-recovery
Web GUI
Remote CLI
Local/SSH CLI
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Feature comparison for basic management, iDRAC7 Express
and iDRAC7 Enterprise
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Benefit
If iDRAC7 Express 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.
Basic iDRAC7
management Express
∞ ∞
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∞ ∞
∞ ∞
∞ ∞
∞ ∞
∞ ∞
2
∞ ∞
2
∞ ∞
∞
∞
∞
∞
∞
∞
∞
∞
iDRAC7
Enterprise
∞
∞
∞
∞
∞
∞
∞
∞
∞
∞
∞
∞
∞
∞
∞
∞
∞