Users Guide

Assign a Profile
From the Configuration > Profiles page, an unassigned profile can be either deployed on an existing server or can be reserved
for auto deployment on a yet-to-be discovered server.
NOTE:
● To perform any tasks on OpenManage Enterprise, you must have necessary role-based user privileges and scope-based
operational access to the devices. See Role and scope-based access control in OpenManage Enterprise on page 15.
● The existing attributes, if any, of the target server would be overwritten when a profile is deployed on it.
● Only the devices that are not associated with any profiles are available for deployment or auto deployment.
1. To Deploy a profile:
a. Select an unassigned profile on the Configuration > Profiles page, click Assign > Deploy to activate the Deploy Profile
wizard.
b. The Details page displays the source template, profile name and description. Click Next.
c. On the Target page:
● Click Select and from the list of devices, select a target device.
NOTE: Devices that are already assigned a profile will be greyed out and not selectable in the target list.
● If a reboot is required after the deployment, select the Do not forcefully reboot the host OS if the graceful
reboot fails check box.
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Click Next.
d. (Optional) On the Boot to Network ISO page, select the Boot to Network ISO check box and provide the relevant ISO
path, share location details, and the Time to Attach ISO value. Click Next.
e. On the iDRAC Management IP page, select from one of the following options and provide further relevant details.
● Don't change IP settings
● Set as DHCP
● Set static IP
f. On the Target Attributes page, the attributes are displayed under the BIOS, System, NIC, and iDRAC sections. You can
select, unselect, or edit the attributes before deployment.
g. On the Virtual Identities page, click Reserve identities. The assigned virtual identities of the NIC cards of the selected
target device are displayed. To view all the assigned identities of the identity pool of the selected target device, click
View all NIC details.
h. On the Schedule page, you can choose Run Now to immediately deploy the profile, or choose Enable Schedule and
select an appropriate Date and Time for the profile deployment.
i. Click Finish.
NOTE:
If identities are already assigned outside of the appliance, then a new deployment will not use those identities
unless they are cleared. For more information, see Identity pools on page 90
2. To Autodeploy a profile:
NOTE: For modular devices, the strict checking of the VLAN definitions is enabled by default.
a. Select an unassigned profile on the Configuration > Profiles page, click Assign > Auto Deploy to activate the Auto
Deploy wizard.
b. The Details page displays the Source Template, Name, and Description (if any) of the profile. Click Next.
c. On the Target page, specify the service tag or node id of the yet-to-be discovered device in the Identifier box. Click
Next.
d. (Optional) On the Boot to Network ISO page, select the Boot to Network ISO check box to specify the full ISO path
and the share location:
● Select Share Type as either CIFS or NFS.
● In the ISO Path box, enter the full ISO path. Use tool tips to enter the correct syntax.
● Provide details in the Share IP Address, Username, Password boxes.
● Select the Time to Attach ISO dropdown menu options to set the number of hours the network ISO file will remain
mapped to the target device(s). By default, this value is set as four hours.
e. Click Finish.
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