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Creating template
The Create Template feature allows you to either create a new template or clone the components of an
existing template into a new template.
To create a new template or clone an existing template, perform the following steps:
1. In the left pane, click Templates.
2. On the Templates page, click Create Template.
The Create Template dialog box is displayed.
3. Select either New or Clone Existing option.
In case of Clone Existing, select any existing template that is to be cloned. The components of the
selected template are cloned into the new template.
4. Enter a Template Name.
5. From the Template Category drop-down list, select a template category. To create a new category,
select Create New Category from the list.
6. Enter Template Description. (Optional).
7. If you want to update the firmware running on the servers when you deploy a service that uses this
template, select Manage Server Firmware check box, and from the Use Firmware Repository drop-
down, select a firmware repository.
NOTE: Changing the firmware repository could update the firmware level on servers for this
service. Firmware on shared devices will still be maintained by the global default firmware
repository.
8. If you want to grant permission to Standard users to use this template, under Manage Service
Permissions
, select the In addition to all Admins, grant Standard Users access to this service check
box, and perform one of the following actions:
• To grant access to all Standard users to this template, select All Standard Users option.
• To grant access only to specific Standard users to use this template, select Specific Standard
Users option, and perform the following tasks:
1. Click Add User (s) to add one more Standard users to list displayed.
To remove the Standard user from the list, select the Standard user and click Remove
User(s).
2. After adding the Standard users, select or clear the check box next to the Standard users to
grant or block access to use this template.
9. Click Save.
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