How to activate SFT-DCMS-LIC IPMI license, if SFT-OOB-LIC license is already activated and it can't be uploaded through Web GUI?

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How to activate SFT-DCMS-LIC license, if SFT-OOB-LIC license is already activated and it can't be uploaded through Web GUI?

You can activate DCMS license with tool Supermicro Update Manager (SUM), which is a utility for managing the BIOS and BMC of Supermicro systems from the console.

Procedure:

Visit:

https://www.supermicro.com/en/support/resources/downloadcenter/smsdownload?category=SUM

Download:

# wget https://www.supermicro.com/Bios/sw_download/633/sum_2.13.0_Linux_x86_64_20230825.tar.gz

Unpacking: 

# tar -xvf sum_2.13.0_Linux_x86_64_20230825.tar.gz

Activation:

[SUM_HOME]# ./sum -i 192.168.1.123 -u ADMIN -p PASSWORD -c ActivateProductKey --key_file mymacs.txt.key

As below:

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