Users Guide

2. Enter the following information for the new interface:
• Fabric Type — Select either any of the following options; Ethernet (NIC/CAN) or Fibre Channel
(HBA).
• Port Layout — Select the NIC type from the drop-down menu.
• Partitioning — Select the Enable Partitioning Ports (NPAR) option to enable port partitioning.
NOTE: This option is not selected by default.
• Redundancy — Select the Duplicate port settings and configure teaming to enable duplicating
port to create redundancy.
NOTE: This option is not selected by default.
3. Enter the following information for each port or partition:
• Networks (vLAN) — Select the available network to use for data transmission.
If you want to use static IP range, you can select old PXE DHCP network option or you can select
Lab OS Installation which is a static network.
NOTE: When the OS installation network is set to Static, OS installation is supported only for
installing Linux or ESXi on bare-metal systems with Intel NICs.
• Enter the Minimum and Maximum Bandwidth in percentage.
Server (OS Installation only) Component Setting
On Getting Started page, click Publish Template. On Template page, click Create Template. On Create
Template page:
Template Name field: Enter Template name in the Template Name field.
Template Category: Select category of template from the Template Category drop-down menu.
Click Save, it directs you to Template Builder page. On the Template Builder page, click Add Server. It
directs you to Server Component window. From the Select a Component drop-down menu, select
Server (O/S Installation only). After that # of Instances drop-down menu is displayed. From the # of
Instances drop-down menu, select the number of the server instances that you want to add, after that
click Continue. The Server Component page is got extended after you select Continue. Under OS
Settings, few fields, drop-down menu and check box are displayed. These all are listed here:
• Auto-generate Host Name
• Host Name Template
• OS Image
• Administrator password
• Confirm administrator password
• Time Zone
• NTP Server
• Server Pool
Auto-generate Host Name:
If you select the Auto-generate Host Name check box, a Host Name Template field is displayed. You
must use this variable while generating a host name. For Example, a hostname template must start with a
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