Question For the IPMI licensing, SFT-OOB-LIC and SFT-DCMS-Single, I noticed difference is DCMS has "Features Freeze". What does “Features Freeze” mean? Also, I thought DCMS is for the software suite, so how does it work on a “Per Node” basis? Answer Someone who purchases OOB has no feature update available. This means that if we want to add a new feature in future in BMC and license it, then we cannot add in OOB until next gen HW arrives. The new feature either has to go into DCMS or has to be free. Wherein someone who buys DCMS license can get updates for 3 years. Both DCMS and OOB licenses are for features/functions and not based on tools. For e.g., most of SUM functions like BIOS config changes can be done with OOB licenses. Now we are adding RAID config changes in SUM and that feature requires DCMS license on the node though the tool is SUM. Was this FAQ helpful? YES      NO Enter Comments Below: Note: Your comments/feedback should be limited to this FAQ only. For technical support, please send an email to support@supermicro.com.  Enter your email address below if you'd like technical support staff to reply:  Please type the Captcha (no space) B W 9 X FAQ Stats FAQ ID Related Category / Keyword Date Posted Code 25068 BIOS: - BIOS Update Hardware Monitoring: - IPMI 02/24/17     Print Answer