3 licensing and utilization statistics, 4 licensing scenarios – HP OneView User Manual

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If the server hardware has an existing permanent iLO Advanced license, the appliance assigns
an HP OneView w/o iLO license, regardless of the license type you choose.

If the rack mount server does not have an embedded license, the appliance attempts to assign
a license from the license pool.

If there are not enough licenses available, a notification is displayed that instructs you on how
to address the issue.

The iLO Advanced license that is part of your HP OneView license is applied to the iLO when
you add a rack mount server.

To change the license type of a rack mount server that does not have an embedded license,
you must remove the rack mount server from management and then re-add it with the new
license type.

17.5.3 Licensing and utilization statistics

The appliance gathers and reports utilization statistics for server hardware that has an iLO license.
Utilization statistics are not available for server hardware that does not have an iLO license.

17.5.4 Licensing scenarios

The way in which the appliance handles license assignments depends on the following:

Whether the enclosure or server hardware has an embedded license

The license type you choose when you add the enclosure or server hardware

Whether there are available licenses in the appliance license pool (for server hardware without
an embedded license)

The following table describes how the appliance handles licensing for different user actions.

Table 8 Licensing scenarios

Notes

Result

License policy or type

User action

There is no guarantee that
licenses embedded on an
enclosure will be applied to the
server hardware in the
enclosure; they might be
applied to other server
hardware managed by the
appliance.

Embedded OA licenses are added to
the appliance pool and applied to
server hardware that is not licensed.

The embedded license
takes precedent over the
enclosure license policy
you select.

Add enclosure with
embedded HP
OneView

or HP

OneView w/o

iLO

license.

Embedded licenses are assigned to
the server hardware on which they
reside.

Embedded licenses are
applied to the server
hardware regardless of
the license type you
select.

Add server
hardware with
embedded HP
OneView

or HP

OneView w/o

iLO

license.

HP OneView w/o iLO

Licenses

available in the pool

The appliance assigns a license to the
server hardware.

No HP OneView w/o iLO licenses
available in the pool

The appliance issues a warning that
there are not enough licenses to satisfy
the policy.

The server hardware will
be assigned an HP
OneView w/o iLO
license regardless of the
license policy or type.

Add server
hardware with an
existing, permanent
iLO Advanced
license.

17.5 Server hardware licensing

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