Users Guide
letter. The variable portion of the hostname template can be designated to use a service tag or a number
to ensure uniqueness. The template may also include a variable for the model or vendor of the server if
information about these values is available. It can be service tag or Service tag+ Vendor+ Unique number.
If you clear the Auto-generate Host Name check box, Host Name Template field disappears.
NOTE: Auto-generate Host name feature is applicable for both the server, server(O/S Installation
only). If there is multiple instances of deployment, you have to select Auto-generate Host name.
OS Image:
From the OS Image drop-down menu, select OS Image.
Administrator password:
Enter your administrator password.
Confirm administrator password:
Reenter your administrator password to confirm password.
Timezone:
After you select OS Image Type, Timezone and NTP Server fields are displayed. Select time zone from
the Timezone drop-down menu.
NTP Server:
This is an optional component for all operating systems except Hyper-V. You can specify NTP server for
bare metal OS installation, ESXi installation.
NOTE: It is recommended to enter an IP address in the NTP Server field as sometimes when there is
not time synchronization with environment a service deployment may fail.
Server Pool:
Enter the server pool name in the Server Pool field. Click Add. It directs you to Template Builder page.
There you can see the newly added template. This template is used only for deploying Operating System
on server.
NOTE: Here you will not get any option for Hardware, BIOS, and network configuration. You are
required to check manually weather or not server has hard disks available and network is configured
on rack switch or blade chassis.
Importing from existing template
The Importing From Existing Template feature enables you to import configuration from a server which
is already there is an existing template. You can edit the settings after importing the configuration from
existing template.
To import a configuration from a server which is already part of an existing template, perform the
following tasks:
1. On the Server Component Settings page, click Import from Existing Template.
2. On the Select Component page, select a server under a template to import the configuration.
3. Click Select.
It imports the configuration from existing template.
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