Managing motherboard replacement at an information handling system

A computing environment, including:

• a management server information handling system (IHS) comprising a processor having access to memory media storing instructions executable by the processor to perform operations;
• a client information handling system (IHS) comprising a processor having access to memory media storing instructions executable by the processor to perform operations;
• determining, by the client IHS, a first identifier of a first motherboard of the client IHS and a second identifier of another computing component of the client IHS;
• registering the client IHS to the management server IHS with the first identifier and the second identifier;
• wherein the management server IHS is configured to perform operations:
• obtaining, by the management server IHS and based on the first identifier and the second identifier, a particular management license for the client IHS;
• providing, by the management server IHS and to the client IHS, the particular management license to be associated with the first motherboard;
• wherein the client IHS is configured to perform operations:
• activating, by the client IHS and at a first time, the particular management license for the first motherboard;
• detecting, at a second time, replacement of the first motherboard with a second motherboard at the client IHS, and in response:
• determining, by the client IHS, a third identifier of the second motherboard of the client IHS;
• re-registering the client IHS to the management server IHS with the third identifier and the second identifier;
• wherein the management server IHS is configured to perform operations:
• identifying, by the management server IHS, the particular management license based on the second identifier;
• providing, by the management server IHS and to the client IHS, the particular management license to be associated with the second motherboard;
• wherein the client IHS is configured to perform operations:
• activating, by the client IHS, the particular management license for the second motherboard;
• wherein the management server IHS is configured to perform operations:
• updating a database to associate the particular management license with the third identifier of the second motherboard;
• and
• maintaining the association of the particular management license with the second identifier of the another computing component.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing software comprising instructions executable by one or more computers which, upon such execution, cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising:

• determining, by a client information handling system (IHS), a first identifier of a first motherboard of the client IHS and a second identifier of another computing component of the client IHS;
• registering the client IHS to a management server information handling system (IHS) with the first identifier and the second identifier;
• obtaining, by the management server IHS and based on the first identifier and the second identifier, a particular management license for the client IHS;
• providing, by the management server IHS and to the client IHS, the particular management license to be associated with the first motherboard;
• activating, by the client IHS and at a first time, the particular management license for the first motherboard;
• detecting, at a second time after the first time, replacement of the first motherboard with a second motherboard at the client IHS, and in response:
• determining, by the client IHS, a third identifier of the second motherboard of the client IHS;
• re-registering the client IHS to the management server IHS with the third identifier and the second identifier;
• identifying, by the management server IHS, the particular management license based on the second identifier;
• providing, by the management server IHS and to the client IHS, the particular management license to be associated with the second motherboard;
• activating, by the client IHS, the particular management license for the second motherboard;
• updating, by the management server IHS, a database to associate the particular management license with the third identifier of the second motherboard;
• and
• maintaining the association of the particular management license with the second identifier of the another computing component.