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8 Chassis, Sled, and IOA Template Cloning using Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise version 3.2 | Document ID
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 Advanced Filters dropdown.
Note: The Reference device selected for capturing the template is the Reference setup: MX840c. Since both
MX840c 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 on 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.
2.1.3 Associate VLAN pool to the server configuration template
VLAN association is a critical step in the server template cloning. It is mandatory that the VLAN ID deployed
on the Reference setup matches with the VLAN ID associated to the newly created template.
This whitepaper is written with an assumption that the VLAN settings on Reference Chassis was done outside
of the current OME appliance. VLAN pool can be re-used in case the same was already created in the OME
appliance.
Note: Before going to the next step, record the details of the VLAN ID created and mapped to the Tagged and
Untagged ports on the Reference setup’s IOA-server-facing port. Keep the details handy for the creation of the
VLAN pool.
I. Create a VLAN pool in OpenManage Enterprise according to the reference
MX7000 setup
In this Use case example, let us consider the following:
➢ MX840c Sled is deployed with VLAN 100 (Tagged) in NIC 1 port 1 mapped to Fabric A1 and VLAN 200
(Untagged) in NIC 1 port 2 mapped to Fabric A2.
Create two VLAN pools with ID 100 and 200 using below steps:
1. Navigate to Configuration > Networks
2. Select Define and add in the Name, Description, VLAN ID and Network type.