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Welcome to this week’s How To blog on how to import and export IDRAC licenses! We appreciate you stopping by our blog and hope you find the information that you are looking for.

  1. 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.
  2. . How to use this user's guide. How to use this user's guide.
  3. Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) Licensing iDRAC licenses are designed to offer the right set of capabilities for the customer’s management needs. The integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) delivers advanced, agent-free local and remote server administration.
  4. Only the 12th gen servers require license codes for their iDRAC7 Enterprise. The R520 and below come with the BMC. To get iDRAC express functionality, it requires adding a card.

Each generation of iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller comes with a basic level of functionality. Based on the server model ordered, licensing features differ, and are available to best fit a customer’s desired level of management functionality. Also, iDRAC9 has new features that are available only on the 14th generation Dell EMC PowerEdge.

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First, you are going to login to the IDRAC from a browser using the default username and password.

Username: root

Password: calvin

Once you are logged in, you will click on the “licenses” link on the left hand column.

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When you are in the “licenses” section there is a drop down box with the options to “import,” “export,” or delete.

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If you are trying to export it will save as an “XML” file and it will be named after the service tag that the IDRAC is tied to.

However, if you are trying to import the license, select “import” and it will bring you to a file browser. Then, you will select the XML file of the license you are trying to import and choose “accept”. If it is the correct file and the license matches the service tag it will give you an “import successful” message. If it doesn’t match it will give you a message saying the “license is not valid for this server.”

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Thank you for taking the time to read our blog on how to import and export IDRAC licensing! We hope it helped you succeed in importing/exporting your license.