User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- About This Guide
- Chapter 1
- Active System Manager Overview
- Chapter 2
- Getting Started
- Chapter 3
- Account Management
- Chapter 4
- User Profile Management
- Managing Security Functions
- Managing Groups
- Defining Permissions
- Modifying Permissions
- Managing Authentication Repositories
- Chapter 5
- Inventory Management
- Understanding Resource Modeling
- Building a Standard Active System Manager Inventory
- Configuring Discovery Setup
- Running Discovery
- Using Resource Types
- Using Resource Instances
- Building Resource Instances
- Modifying Core Properties for Resource Instances
- Modifying Resource Instance Resource Availability Dates
- Modifying Resource Instance Interfaces
- Displaying the Resource Availability Calendar View
- Deleting Resource Instances
- Setting Inventory Parameter Values
- Resolving Resource Dependencies
- Using Resource Interface Types
- Linking Resources
- Importing Inventory
- Importing Connectivity
- Exporting Connectivity
- Managing Resource Pools
- Managing Maintenance Windows
- Managing Virtual Resources
- Chapter 6
- Firmware Management
- Creating Active System Manager Software Repositories
- Updating Dell Chassis Firmware from the Operations Center
- Updating Dell Server Firmware
- Updating Dell Blade/Rack Servers Firmware from the Operation Center
- Updating Dell Blade/Rack Servers Firmware from an Active Session
- Updating Dell Blade/Rack Servers Firmware Using the Attach Server Profile Virtual Operation
- Updating Dell Blade/Rack Servers Firmware through an Orchestration
- Updating Dell Blade/Rack Servers Firmware Using the Attach Server Profile Custom Operation
- Minimum Firmware Versions for Active System Manager Components
- Chapter 7
- Server Template and Profiles
- Creating a Server Template
- Editing a Server Template
- Adding or Editing BIOS Information on a Server Template
- Adding or Editing RAID Information on a Server Template
- Adding or Editing Firmware Settings on a Server Template
- Adding or Editing Networks Settings on a Server Template
- Naming Conventions when using Orchestrations
- Server Profiles
- Chapter 8
- Using Inventory
- Chapter 9
- Repository Management
- Chapter 10
- Network Management
- Chapter 11
- Template Management
- Template Types
- Working with Templates
- Creating New Templates
- Saving Templates
- Changing Template Ownership and Permissions
- Opening Templates
- Closing Templates
- Deleting Templates
- Managing Template History Details
- Filtering Templates
- Validating Templates
- Importing Templates
- Exporting Templates
- Attaching a Template Image
- Scheduling Templates
- Archiving Templates using the Templates View
- Restoring Archived Templates
- Updating Templates using the Template Editor
- Viewing and Modifying Template Properties
- Adding Resource Types
- Setting Resource Type Properties for Scheduling
- Deleting Resource Types
- Adding Resource Types Based on Manufacturer Only
- Adding Resource Instances
- Modifying Resource Properties
- Deleting Resource Instances
- Defining Provisioning Policies
- Supporting Layer 2 Switching
- Using Annotations
- Updating Templates using the Link Editor
- Associating an Orchestration Workflow with Templates
- Chapter 12
- Session Management
- Introducing the Sessions Perspective
- Working with Running Sessions
- Scheduling a Session Using Templates
- Creating an Instant Session
- Opening Sessions
- Opening the Session Editor
- Using the Sessions Calendar
- Viewing Session Properties
- Editing Default Session Properties
- Assigning and Changing Session Ownership
- Canceling Sessions
- Deleting Sessions
- Purging Sessions
- Rescheduling Sessions
- Managing Session Links
- Handling Link Preemption
- Managing Session Resources
- Associating Scripts to Sessions
- Archiving Sessions
- Supporting Layer 2 Switching
- Saving Sessions
- Configuring Session Notifications and Reminders
- Starting and Stopping ASAP Rescheduling
- Managing Virtual Resources
- Chapter 13
- Orchestration Management
- Chapter 14
- Working with Test and Script Execution
- Chapter 15
- Reports
- Chapter 16
- Settings
- Chapter 17
- Dashboard

Working with Templates
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Global Parameter
The Global Parameter feature facilitates you to define global parameters’ name, category and values at
Template level, and use them throughout the system. These pre-defined Global Parameters exist in the
system, and their value can be edited at the time of the following instances:
Note The Global Parameters defined for a Template are specific to that particular Template.
Provisioning System Setup Script Script file to run before a session becomes active.
By default, no Template-level setup script is used; instead,
the resource-level scripts are executed.
If the Template-level scripts are specified, the
resource-level scripts are not executed.
The
Template-level scripts provide any needed functionality
that would normally be handled by the resource-level
scripts.
Located on the
Active System
Manager server
.
Provisioning System Setup Time (Min.) Time spent before a session becomes active.
By default, the setup time for a Template is computed
based on parameters specified in the SDT for each of the
resources in the Template (i.e., the maximum time
required for any resource in the Template).
The SetUp Time property allows you to create additional
setup time for a Template. The number of minutes you
enter is added to the normally computed setup time for the
Template.
Specified in
minutes. The
default value is 0.
The value must be
in whole numbers.
Provisioning System Teardown Script Script file to run at the end of a session.
By default, no Template-level setup script is used; instead,
the resource-level scripts are executed.
If the Template-level scripts are specified, the
resource-level scripts are not executed.
The
Template-level scripts provide any needed functionality
that would normally be handled by the resource-level
scripts.
Located on the
Active System
Manager server.
Attachments Name
Description
You can add or remove attachments. To add a file
attachment, click Add, select a file from your file system,
click Open, and the file attachment is added.
To open the file attachment, select one and click Open.
To remove a file attachment, select a file attachment and
click Remove.
History Date
Author
Notes
Lists all history. For more information, see the “Managing
Template History Details” section on page 11-12.
Note The Active System Manager server can be preconfigured with a default set of custom
Template-level properties and default values for all sessions created in the system. For information
on how to set your default template (support for unit, list of default values, IsEditable attribute
definition).
Table 11-4 Template-Level Properties (continued)
Tab Name Category Property Description Value