Dell PowerEdge M820 Technical Guide - Page 34

Feature Electronic licensing Function Benefit To obtain a software license key for iDRAC7 Express for Blades or iDRAC7 Enterprise after server purchase, submit a request to purchase a software license key through the Dell Licensing Portal or with a Dell sales representative 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 Enterprise is available for the PowerEdge M820, 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 21. 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 Remote configuration Remote update Email alerts iDRAC7 Enterprise 1 iDRAC7 Express for Blades 1 34 PowerEdge M820 Technical Guide