How to assign ILO license to HP blade server

Following steps explains how to assign ILO license to HP blade server through HP SIM.

Refer this article for steps to assign HP iLO license through browser

Environment:

HP blade version:  HP BL 490C G6

Enclosure: C7000

HP SIM version: 6.0

Log in to HP SIM, navigate to Deploy- License Manager.

Select “HP ILO Advanced” and click on Manage license. It shows the number of Assigned, total, available licenses. In the following screenshot, there are 5 licenses available to assign to the new blade.

Then select one of the available licenses and click on “Apply licenses”. Here you can select multiple blades at the same time.

Then search for ILO DNS entry name which you have already created in the DNS system, select checkbox of the right blade in search results then select Apply to apply the license.

Then verify the target system and click on next to finish and verify the assigned blade license via “licenses systems” tab.

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