PowerEdge: Import an iDRAC license using USB drive using Lifecycle Controller

Use the Import Server License feature to import an iDRAC license from the Lifecycle Controller UI. The scenarios in which you may want to import a license are when you set up a new server shipped from the factory while upgrading an Express license to an Enterprise license, and so on. Also, you can use the iDRAC interface to manage the iDRAC license. 

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Table of Contents
 

1. Prerequisites 
2. Import a server license from a USB drive
    

Prerequisites 
 

Before importing a server license, make sure that the following prerequisites are met:

• The number of licenses already installed on the server must not be more than 16.
• The license being imported is not expired.
• The license being imported is not of the perpetual type, which has a unique identifier or Service Tag associated with another server.
• The license being imported is a proper compressed file and not a corrupted file.
• The license being imported must not be already installed on the same server.
• If importing a leased license, that date of import must be a date after the lease date is activated. 
   

Import a server license from a USB drive
 

1. Start Lifecycle Controller (To start Lifecycle Controller, restart the system and press <F10> during POST to select Lifecycle Controller from the list displayed. When Lifecycle Controller is started for the first time, it displays the Settings wizard that allows you to configure the preferred language and network settings).
   
    
    
2. In the left pane, click Platform Restore.
   
    
    
3. In the right pane, click Import Server License.
   
    
    
4. On the Import Server License page, click USB Drive and from the Select Device drop-down menu, select the attached USB drive.
   
    

    

   Note: If a USB Drive is not connected, the following message is displayed: Insert Media.

    

5. In the File Path field, enter the directory or subdirectory path (such as \iDRAC8_Enterprise\iDRAC8.xml), where the XML file of the license is stored in the selected device and click Finish. The license is imported, installed, and the following message is displayed: License Successfully Imported.