Knowledge Article: Hardware License

Description

The managed server is not licensed.

Causes

The premium license is missing from the managed server.

Implications

The premium features will not be activated:

• Power Monitoring of UEFI/IMM System X Servers and Blades running Windows 2008 & R2. Offers the ability to monitor overall system power usage, and generates alerts when power consumption rises above predefined consumption thresholds(*3.0)
• BladeCenter and Blade hardware health correlation and event propagation providing BladeCenter specific hardware health condition monitoring under the Windows health explorer view.(*3.0)
• Remote power on and off of Blade Servers via the Ops Mgr console(*3.0)
• Hardware Management Software Configuration Advisor for IBM Systems detects the presence of IBM Hardware MP software dependencies in order to make appropriate configuration recommendations(*3.0)
• Allow user to set custom power consumption thresholds for Power Monitoring alerts (*3.1)
• Allow user to enable and set the maximum power consumption wattage (Power Capping) (*3.1)

Note:
*3.0 indicates the marked feature is available when the licensed feature level is at least 3.0.
*3.1 indicates the marked feature is available when the licensed feature level is at least 3.1.

Resolutions

Consult the user guide for licensing information. You can obtain a license from IBM System x Integration Offerings for Microsoft Systems Management Solutions: the latest Hardware Management Pack, and other integrations for System Center.

Additional information

To obtain a license, consult IBM System x Integration Offerings for Microsoft Systems Management Solutions: the latest Hardware Management Pack, and other integrations for System Center. For the compatibility matrix between IBM System x systems and Windows, consult IBM ServerProven System x and xSeries compatibility - Microsoft. For BladeCenter x86 blade servers, consult IBM ServerProven Compatibility for BladeCenter products.