Authorization
and licensing requirements for API access
There are four levels of iDRAC licensing:
- Base Management with IPMI
- Express
- Express for blades
- Enterprise
Table 1. LicensingiDRAC licensing feature matrix
Feature |
Base Management with IPMI |
iDRAC Express |
iDRAC Express for Blades |
iDRAC 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 WSMAN) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
* indicates that the feature is supported only on Dell
13th generation PowerEdge servers.