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Lifecycle Controller Remote Services Quick Start Guide

Authorization and licensing requirements for API access

There are four levels of iDRAC licensing:

NOTE:Use the link en.community.dell.com/techcenter/extras/m/white_papers/20067632.aspx to download the WSMAN License and Privilege Specification white paper.
  • Base Management with IPMI
  • Express
  • Express for blades
  • Enterprise
Table 1. Details of Licensing feature matrixThe following table provides the details of iDRAC licensing feature matrix
Feature iDRAC9 Basic iDRAC9 Express iDRAC9 Express for Blades iDRAC9 Enterprise
Remote Firmware Update *Yes Yes Yes Yes
Repository Based Update No No No Yes
Automatic Update No No No Yes
Operating system Deployment No Yes Yes Yes
Device Configuration *Yes Yes Yes Yes
Diagnostics Yes Yes Yes Yes
Server Profile Export No No No Yes
Server Profile Import Yes Yes Yes Yes
Part Replacement No Yes Yes Yes
Remote Services (through iDRAC RESTful API with Redfish and WSMan) Yes Yes Yes Yes

* indicates that the feature is supported only on latest available PowerEdge servers.


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