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7. Click
Publish Template.
This template is now ready to be deployed.
Template – Boot from iSCSI SAN
The
Boot from iSCSI SAN template will create an iSCSI storage volume and configure a server to connect
to this volume as a boot volume. The resulting server will be ready for manual operating system
installation.
To deploy boot from iSCSI SAN using this template, perform the following steps:
1. On the
Templates page, select the Boot From iSCSI SAN template, and click Clone in the right pane.
2. In the Create Template
dialog box, enter a name, category, and description for the template, select
the storage and server components, and click
Save.
3. On the
Template Builder page, click the storage component, click Edit in the dialog box that is
displayed, and then configure the following settings in the Storage Component dialog box:.
a. Modify the
Component Name with a unique name, as desired.
b. From the Target EqualLogic drop-down list, select your target iSCSI array.
c. From the Storage Volume Name list, select Create New Volume, and in the New Volume Name,
enter a new unique volume name.
4. Click
Save.
5. On the
Template Builder page, click the server components, click Edit in the dialog box that is
displayed, and then configure the following settings for the server in the Server Component dialog
box:
a. From the Server Pool drop-down list, if required, select the server pool to which you want to
deploy.
b. Under Network Settings, select Blade Server or Rack Server to which you want to deploy.
c. For the first network interface, ensure that only your iSCSI network is selected.
d. For other network interfaces, select the appropriate workload networks.
NOTE
: Only single function (not partitioned) mode is allowed for boot from SAN.
NOTE
: Only a single VLAN per port is allowed, and this network will be configured as
untagged on the server facing port of the switch.
6. Click
Save.
7. Click
Publish Template.
This template is now ready to be deployed.
Template – Deploy Virtual Machine Template Clone on Hyper-V Cluster
The
Deploy Virtual Machine Template Clone on Hyper-V Cluster template will create a virtual machine
clone of a Hyper-V virtual machine template in SCVMM.
NOTE
: Template cloning will not work if Hyper-V virtual machine template has not been configured
according to the Active System Manage Quick Install Guide.
To deploy a Hyper-V virtual machine clone using this template, perform the following steps:
1. On the
Templates page, select the Deploy Virtual Machine Template Clone on Hyper-V Cluster
template, and click Clone in the right pane.
2. In the Create Template dialog box, enter a name, category, and description for the template, select
the cluster and virtual machine components, and click Save.
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