Dell PowerEdge T420 - Table 23. Feature Comparison for Basic Management, Idrac7 Express, and Idrac7 Enterprise

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Feature
Function
Benefit
Electronic
licensing
Upgrades to iDRAC7 Express or
iDRAC7 Enterprise by software
licensing key and license portal (may
require installation of hardware option
for 200-500 series servers)
If iDRAC7 Express or iDRAC7 Enterprise is
ordered during initial point of sale, license
key is installed. If Basic Management is
ordered during initial point of sale, customer
must request a license key through the Dell
Licensing Portal.
For most server models, embedded server
management and electronic licensing
enables feature enhancements that do not
require installation of additional hardware or
system downtime.
Feature comparison
The systems management default for the T420 is basic management with an upgrade option for
iDRAC7 Express or iDRAC7 Enterprise. A detailed feature comparison of basic management, iDRAC7
Express, and iDRAC7 Enterprise is shown in Table 23.
Table 23. Feature comparison for basic management, iDRAC7 Express,
and iDRAC7 Enterprise
Feature (function)
Basic
management
iDRAC7
Express
iDRAC7
Enterprise
Local configuration with Lifecycle
Controller GUI
∞
∞
∞
IPMI 2.0
∞
∞
∞
Embedded diagnostics
∞
∞
∞
Local OS install
∞
∞
∞
Local updates
∞
∞
∞
Driver pack
∞
∞
∞
Shared NIC (LOM)
1
∞
∞
∞
Remote update
∞
2
∞
∞
Power control
∞
2
∞
∞
Power monitoring
∞
∞
Encryption
∞
∞
IPv6
∞
∞
Auto-discovery
∞
∞
Auto-recovery
∞
∞
Web GUI
∞
∞
Remote CLI
∞
∞