HPE OneView Advanced licensing for managing server hardware
This topic provides information about licensing for server hardware including server blades and rack mount servers. This section applies to HPE OneView Advanced and HPE OneView Advanced w/o iLO licenses only.
The appliance uses server-based licensing, but server blades and rack
mount servers are managed differently. Server blade licenses are managed at the
enclosure level, and rack mount server licenses are managed at the server level.
When you add an enclosure, you specify a license policy for all server blades in the
enclosure. When you add a rack mount server, you specify a license policy for that
server. License policy refers to either of the two licenses: HPE OneView
Advanced or HPE OneView Advanced w/o iLO.
Server hardware without an iLO Advanced license does not display utilization data.
Rack mount servers without an iLO Advanced license cannot access the remote console.
Information on HPE OneView Advanced license is displayed on the panel.
When adding server hardware that was purchased with an embedded (integrated) HPE OneView license, the license type embedded on the server hardware will be used, regardless of the license type that you select.
HPE OneView Standard licensing delivers monitoring, inventory management, and reporting for HPE BladeSystem and ProLiant BL, DL, XL, and ML servers. HPE OneView Advanced licensing delivers all supported HPE OneView features. The following table provides an overview of the features available for each license type.
Features | HPE OneView Standard | HPE OneView Advanced |
|---|---|---|
Partner integrations | √ | |
Software-defined infrastructure (profiles, groups, sets, and others) | √ | |
Storage provisioning and SAN zoning | √ | |
Virtual Connect advanced management | √ | |
Firmware management | √ | |
Power management (3D visualization) | √ | |
OS provisioning | √ | |
Remote management (HPE iLO Advanced) | √ | |
Map view | √ | √ |
Smart search, Activity view, and Dashboard | √ | √ |
Health monitoring | √ | √ |
Inventory | √ | √ |
Reporting | √ | √ |
REST API access | √ | √ |
Remote Support | √ | √ |
Technical support and software updates | 1–year 9x5 support (optional) | 3–years 24x7 support (included) |
Changing server hardware license type
If the server hardware does not have an HPE OneView license applied, you can change the license type at any time.
If the server hardware already has an HPE OneView Advanced w/o iLO applied, you can change the license type to HPE OneView Advanced, as long as there are HPE OneView Advanced licenses available.
If the server hardware already has an HPE OneView Advanced license applied, you cannot change the license type.