OpenManage Integration with Microsoft Windows Admin Center Licensing
This section provides licensing guidance for OpenManage Integration with Microsoft Windows Admin Center (OMIMSWAC).
Overview
Installing and using OMIMSWAC Base version does not require any license and can be downloaded from the Windows Admin Center Azure DevOps feed or Dell support site. The Base version provides basic management and monitoring for
Dell PowerEdge Servers, AX nodes, and Storage Spaces Direct Ready Nodes from
Dell Technologies. However, to use some of the premium features, such as Cluster-Aware Updating (CAU), Hardware symmetry checks using Integrated Cluster Deployment and Update (IDU), and Full Stack Cluster-Aware Updating you must install the OMIWAC Premium License on target nodes.
Types of premium licenses and platforms supported
There are two types of OMIWAC Premium Licenses currently available as below.
- The "OMIWAC
Premium License for PowerEdge" is available for:
- YX4X or newer generations of
Dell PowerEdge server with iDRAC firmware 4.00.00.00 or newer.
- The "OMIWAC
Premium License for MSFT HCI Solutions" is available for:
- AX nodes and Storage Space Direct Ready Nodes from
Dell Technologies with firmware 4.00.00.00 or newer.
- Dell Integrated System for Microsoft Azure Stack HCI.
- Dell HCI Solutions for Microsoft Windows Server.
Premium features supported
See the "Compatibility matrix" section in the User's Guide.
Purchase OMIWAC Premium License
OMIWAC Premium Licenses can be purchased while ordering the corresponding servers and solutions through Point of Sale (POS) or After Point of Sale (APOS) by contacting
Dell Technologies sales representatives. The OMIWAC Premium License is bundled as part of the server license if purchased along with the server. If the license is purchased in APOS method, import the license manually using the iDRAC. For more information about importing license manually, see iDRAC documentation.
NOTE: Licenses must be purchased for the corresponding Azure Stack HCI or PowerEdge Servers in a cluster as follows where you want to use the premium feature. As, mixing the licenses will not be supported.
License
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Description
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Licensing model
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iDRAC express
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All base features.
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OMIWAC
Premium License for PowerEdge
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All base features along with premium management features.
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Perpetual iDRAC based license.
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OMIWAC
Premium License for MSFT HCI Solutions
This is also shown as "OMIWAC Premium License for Azure Stack HCI" in iDRAC.
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All base features along with premium management features.
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Perpetual iDRAC based license.
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NOTE: The OMIWAC Premium License is not required to update individual target node.
You can download the purchased license from the Software License Management Portal at
https://www.dell.com/support/software/us/en/04.
Verify license information
- In Windows Admin Center, connect to a server or cluster.
- In the left pane of Windows Admin Center, under EXTENSIONS, click
Dell OpenManage Integration.
- Click
. For clusters, select a node from the
Node drop-down. Node details along with OMIWAC Premium license status is displayed.
NOTE: All nodes participating in the managed cluster must have OMIWAC Premium License installed to use premium features. If any of the cluster nodes are not licensed, OMIMSWAC notifies and does not allow you to use the premium feature.