Users Guide

NOTE: During deployment of an MX7000 chassis template:
● The target device can only be the lead MX7000 chassis.
● If an MX7000 chassis is removed from group, it has to be rediscovered in OpenManage Enterprise.
● Users on the MX7000 chassis are replaced by the users who are configured in the template.
● Imported Active Directory settings are replaced with the values in chassis profile.
1. From the list of deployment templates on the Configuration > Templates page, select the check box corresponding to the
deployment template you want to deploy, and then click Deploy Template.
2. In the Deploy Template: <template_name> dialog box, under Target:
a. Click Select, and then select device(s) in the Job Target dialog box. See Selecting target devices and device groups.
b. During deployment of the device deployment template, the configuration changes might require a forceful reboot of the
server. If you do not wish to reboot the server, select the Do not forcefully reboot the host OS option.
A graceful reboot of the server is attempted when the Do not forcefully reboot the host OS option is selected. If the
reboot fails, you must rerun the template deployment task.
c. Select the Use strict checking check box to match the VLANs with like characteristics. If unselected, only VLAN name
and QoS are used for matching
NOTE: This option is displayed only if the selected target devices are modular system sleds.
d. Click Next.
3. If the target device is a server, in the Boot to Network ISO section:
a. Select the Boot to Network ISO check box.
b. Select either CIFS or NFS as the share type, and then enter information in the fields such as ISO image file path and
share location where the ISO image file is stored. Use the tool tips to enter the correct syntax.
c. 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.
d. Click Next.
4. In the iDRAC Management IP section, change the target device IP settings if required, and then click Next.
NOTE:
● Template deployment fails if DHCP settings are assigned during template deployment to a target device that was
originally discovered using a static IP.
● If the IP setting is not configured on the discovered MX7000 sled, the Boot to Network ISO operation is not run
during the template deployment.
5. In the Target Attributes section, the non-virtual identity attributes specific to each of the selected target devices, such
as the location attributes and IP address, can be changed before deploying the deployment template. When the template
is deployed, these changed target attributes are implemented on only the specific devices. To change the device-specific,
non-virtual identity attributes:
a. Select a target device from the list displaying the previously-selected target devices.
b. Expand the attribute categories and then select or clear the attributes that must be included or excluded during template
deployment on the target device.
c. Click Next.
6. In the Virtual Identities section, 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.
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
7. In the Schedule section, run the job immediately or schedule for a later time. See Schedule job field definitions on page 172.
8. Click Finish. Review the warning message and click YES.
A Device Configuration job is created. See Using jobs for device control on page 122.
Deploy IOA deployment templates
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.
Before you begin deploying an IOA deployment template, ensure that:
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