Purchase and manage OMIMSSC license
The Dell EMC Server and Rack Workstation Monitoring (Licensed) feature in OMIMSSC is licensed. Licenses must be purchased based on the number of nodes that you want to monitor. A node is a server which is monitored by using the iDRAC IP (agent-free, using WS-Man) or iSM (agent-based, using WMI).
OMIMSSC license types
- Evaluation license—A trial version of the license that supports up to five nodes. By default, the OMIMSSC appliance is provided with the Evaluation License to discover and monitor up to five nodes.
- Production license—Purchase based on the number of nodes you want to be monitored by OMIMSSC. For more information about purchasing licenses, see Purchase OMIMSSC license.
OMIMSSC licensed features
OMIMSSC appliance has license for the Dell EMC Server and Rack Workstation Monitoring (Licensed) feature using iDRAC agent-free and iSM.
OMIMSSC license-free features
- Dell EMC Chassis monitoring feature
- Dell EMC Chassis modular server monitoring feature
- Dell EMC Chassis and modular servers correlation feature
- Dell EMC Network switch monitoring feature
Purchase OMIMSSC license
To leverage the Dell EMC Server and Rack Workstation Monitoring (Licensed) feature functionalities, you must purchase licenses (based on the required number of managed nodes) from Dell Technologies. The order confirmation and license are sent to the email address that you have specified in My Account—Dell. The purchased licenses are also downloadable from the Dell Digital Locker portal at https://www.dell.com/support/software/us/en/04. If you are unable to download your licenses, email Dell Technologies Customer Support by going to https://www.dell.com/support/incidents-online/in/en/inbsd1/ContactUs/Dynamic.
The licenses are also governed by the same license terms as the product End-User License Agreement (EULA). You can get the latest updated license terms at Dell.com/learn/us/en/uscorp1/terms?s=corp. For further queries, contact Dell Technologies Sales and Support.
Importing licenses in the OMIMSSC Admin Portal
After purchasing the licenses, you can import them into the OMIMSSC Admin Portal.
- Log in to the OMIMSSC Admin Portal.
- Expand the left pane and select License Center.
- On the Licensing Center page, click Import and select the XML file to be imported.
The License Summary section lists the total number of licensed nodes, nodes that are in use, and nodes that are available to be discovered. The details of the licenses with their Entitlement ID, Product ID, and Total Capacity are listed under the Managing Licenses section.
Check the usage of your OMIMSSC license on the SCOM console
- In the left pane of the SCOM console, select Monitoring.
- Expand
The number of nodes that are consumed is displayed in the Total Node Count column.
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