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Feature Electronic licensing Function Benefit Upgrades to iDRAC7 Express or iDRAC7 Enterprise by software licensing key and license portal (may require installation of hardware option for 300- 500 series servers) 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. Feature comparison The systems management default for the R420 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 23. Table 23. Feature comparison for basic management, iDRAC7 Express, and iDRAC7 Enterprise Feature (function) Basic iDRAC7 management Express iDRAC7 Enterprise Local configuration with Lifecycle Controller GUI ∞ ∞ ∞ IPMI 2.0 ∞ ∞ ∞ Embedded diagnostics ∞ ∞ ∞ Local OS install ∞ ∞ ∞ Local updates ∞ ∞ ∞ Driver pack Shared NIC (LOM)1 Remote update Power control ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞2 ∞ ∞ ∞2 ∞ ∞ Power monitoring ∞ ∞ Encryption ∞ ∞ IPv6 ∞ ∞ Auto- discovery ∞ ∞ Auto- recovery ∞ ∞ Web GUI ∞ ∞ 38 PowerEdge R420 Technical Guide

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PowerEdge R420 Technical Guide
Feature
Function
Benefit
Electronic
licensing
Upgrades to iDRAC7 Express or
iDRAC7 Enterprise by software
licensing key and license portal (may
require installation of hardware option
for 300- 500 series servers)
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.
Feature comparison
The systems management default for the R420 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 23.
Table 23.
Feature comparison for basic management, iDRAC7 Express,
and iDRAC7 Enterprise
Feature (function)
Basic
management
iDRAC7
Express
iDRAC7
Enterprise
Local configuration with Lifecycle Controller GUI
∞
∞
∞
IPMI 2.0
∞
∞
∞
Embedded diagnostics
∞
∞
∞
Local OS install
∞
∞
∞
Local updates
∞
∞
∞
Driver pack
∞
∞
∞
Shared NIC (LOM)
1
∞
∞
∞
Remote update
∞
2
∞
∞
Power control
∞
2
∞
∞
Power monitoring
∞
∞
Encryption
∞
∞
IPv6
∞
∞
Auto- discovery
∞
∞
Auto- recovery
∞
∞
Web GUI
∞
∞