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22 Chassis, Sled, and IOA Template Cloning using Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise version 3.2 | Document ID
3.1.2 Capture the template of M1000e Chassis and M640 Sled
This section describes how to create a template from a reference device. The ‘reference device’ is a device that
has been discovered in OpenManage Enterprise, configured in a desired way and the configuration of the same is
intended to be replicated on the equivalent devices. The reference template is crucial to the success of
configuring your other devices. Make sure that the reference device is correctly configured before you create a
template from it.
NOTE: The templates can also be created by importing configuration file. However, in this whitepaper we are
mainly focusing on templates created via Reference device.
I. Create a template from the reference chassis
1. Navigate to the Configuration > Deploy Tab.
2. In the left pane, click Create Template and then select ‘From Reference Device’.
3. In the Create Template dialog box, enter a unique name for the template. Add a description (optional)
4. Select the Template Type as ‘Clone Reference Chassis’. Click Next
5. In the Reference Device section, click Select Device to select the device whose configuration properties must
be used for creating the new template. Note—Alternatively, you can select the target by entering the device
name or Service Tag in the Advance Filters dropdown.
NOTE: The reference device selected for capturing the template is the Reference Setup: M1000e chassis.
6. Click Finish. A job is created.
7. To view the created job, go to the Jobs tab under Monitor.
8. For information about the job status, click on the View Details on the right pane.
9. The progress of the job is available at the Execution History grid of the job.
II. Create a template from the reference sled
1. Navigate to the Configuration > Deploy Tab.
2. In the left pane, click Create Template and then select ‘From Reference Device’.
3. In the Create Template dialog box, enter a unique name for the template. Add a description (optional)
4. Select the Template Type as ‘Clone Reference Server’. Click Next
5. In the Reference Device section, click Select Device to select the device whose configuration properties must
be used for creating the new template. Note—Alternatively, you can select the target by entering the device
name or Service Tag in the Advance Filters dropdown.
NOTE: The Reference device selected for capturing the template is the Reference setup: M640. Since both
M640 Sleds have the same hardware configuration, the template is captured only from one of the sled and can
be deployed on multiple sleds.
6. In the Configuration Elements section, select the check boxes corresponding to the device elements that must
be cloned. You can select to clone the server properties such as iDRAC, BIOS, Lifecycle Controller, and Event
Filters. By default, all elements are selected.
7. Click Finish. A job is created.
8. To view the created job, go to the Jobs tab under Monitor.
9. The progress of the job is available at the Execution History grid of the job.
10. For more details about the execution history, click on the View Details on the right pane. The execution history
gives information about the Job status.