Dell PowerEdge M420 Technical Manual

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35 PowerEdge M420 Technical GuideFeature Function BenefitElectroniclicensingTo obtain a software license key foriDRAC7 Express for Blades or iDRAC7Enterprise after server purchase, submit arequest to purchase a softwarelicense key through the Dell LicensingPortal or with a Dell sales representativeIf iDRAC7 Express for Blades or iDRAC7Enterprise is ordered during initial point ofsale, license key is installed. If BasicManagement is ordered during initial point ofsale, customer must request a license keythrough the Dell Licensing Portal.For most server models, embedded servermanagement and electronic licensingenables feature enhancements that do notrequire installation of additional hardware orsystem downtime.iDRAC feature comparisoniDRAC7 Enterprise is available for the PowerEdge M420, and Dell also offers an option of iDRAC7Express for Blades. A detailed feature comparison for iDRAC7 Enterprise and iDRAC7 Express forBlades is shown in Table 20.Table 20. Feature comparison for iDRAC7 Enterprise and iDRAC7 Express for BladesFeature (function) iDRAC7EnterpriseiDRAC7Expressfor BladesLocal configuration with Lifecycle Controller GUI ∞ ∞IPMI 2.0 ∞ ∞Embedded diagnostics ∞ ∞Local OS install ∞ ∞Local updates ∞ ∞Driver pack ∞ ∞Encryption ∞ ∞Dedicated NIC 1Gbps (100MB in iDRAC6) ∞1 ∞1IPv6 ∞ ∞Auto-discovery ∞ ∞Auto-recovery ∞ ∞Web GUI ∞ ∞Remote CLI ∞ ∞Local/SSH CLI ∞ ∞Serial redirection ∞ ∞Remote configuration ∞ ∞Remote update ∞ ∞Email alerts ∞ ∞