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Dell EMC OpenManage Integration Version 2.0 with Microsoft Windows Admin Center Installation Guide

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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 NuGet feed of Microsoft Windows Admin Center or Dell support site. The Base version provides basic management and monitoring for Dell EMC 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 models of Dell EMC PowerEdge server and above 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 EMC Integrated System for Microsoft Azure Stack HCI.
    • Dell EMC HCI Solutions for Microsoft Windows Server.

Premium features supported

  • Cluster-Aware Updating feature is supported for:
    • Failover clusters
    • Azure Stack HCI clusters
    • Windows Server HCI clusters
  • Integrated Cluster Deploy and Update as part of Azure Stack HCI cluster creation with hardware symmetry checks is supported for:
    • AX nodes (running Azure Stack HCI version 20H2 operating system) while creating Azure Stack HCI cluster.
  • Full Stack Cluster-Aware updating feature is supported for:
    • Azure Stack HCI cluster (running Azure Stack HCI version 20H2 operating system)

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 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 Description Licensing model
iDRAC express All base features.
OMIWAC Premium License for PowerEdge. All base features along with premium management features. Perpetual iDRAC based license.
OMIWAC Premium License for MSFT HCI Solutions.

This is also shown as "OMIWAC Premium License for Azure Stack HCI" in iDRAC.

All base features along with premium management features. Perpetual iDRAC based license.
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 OMIMSWAC, you can view nodes details and their licenses from the iDRAC inventory. To view the iDRAC inventory of a target node
  1. In Windows Admin Center, connect to a server or cluster.
  2. In the left pane of Windows Admin Center, under EXTENSIONS, click Dell EMC OpenManage Integration, and then navigate to the iDRAC tab.
  3. Under iDRAC tab, you can verify the OMIWAC Premium License available on the target nodes.
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.

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