Users Guide

Field Name Description

Persistent

• In Data ONTAP 7-Mode, the persistent is enabled by default. If it is

enabled, modifies the etc/exports file to append the rule for a

permanent change. (The new rule still takes effect immediately.)

• In Data ONTAP Cluster-Mode, the export entries are always persistent.

Persistent is enabled by default. If persistent is not enabled an error

occurs.

NFS Target IP Specifies the interface IP that is used for NFS traffic in your environment.

Server

To provision a bare metal server, add a server component in the template builder.

After selecting Server on the template builder page, perform the following actions:

1. In the Server Component dialog box, from the Select a Component drop-down list, select a server

component.

2. In the # of Instances, box, enter the number of the server instances that you want to add.

3. Under Related Components, select the components that you want to map with the server

components. For more information about valid component combinations that can be mapped

together in a template, see Component Combinations in Templates

4. Click Continue.

5. To import an existing server configuration and use it for the server component settings, click Import

from Reference Server. On the Select Reference Server page, select the server from which you

want to import the settings, and click Select.

6. To import configuration from a server that is part of an existing templates, click Import from Existing

Template. On the Select Component page, select the server under a template, and click Select.

7. Specify the settings to be configured on the server components.

For more information about the server settings, see Server Settings

8. Under Network Settings, perform the following settings:

a. In the Identity Poolbox, enter the virtual identity pool from which virtual identities (MAC address

and WWPN/WWNN) will be selected for boot from SAN deployment.

b. Specify the networks that you want configure on the servers.

• For configuring interface on the Rack Servers, see Configuring Interface on RackServers

• For configuring interface on the Blade Servers, see Configuring Interface on Blade Servers

9. Click Add.

Server settings