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Acknowledgements
3 Advanced Server Configuration in Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise 3.0
Contents
Revisions............................................................................................................................................................................. 2
Acknowledgements ............................................................................................................................................................. 2
Executive summary ............................................................................................................................................................. 5
1 Introduction to server configuration in OpenManage Enterprise 3.0 ............................................................................ 6
1.1 Configuration Elements ...................................................................................................................................... 6
1.1.1 Templates in OpenManage Enterprise ............................................................................................................... 6
1.1.2 Identities in OpenManage Enterprise ................................................................................................................. 6
1.1.3 VLAN-based networks in OpenManage Enterprise ............................................................................................ 7
1.2 Deployment in OpenManage Enterprise ............................................................................................................ 7
1.3 Typical Server Configuration Scenario ............................................................................................................... 7
2 Templates in OpenManage Enterprise ........................................................................................................................ 8
2.1 Template Structure ............................................................................................................................................. 8
2.2 Template Operations .......................................................................................................................................... 8
2.2.1 Create Template ................................................................................................................................................. 8
2.2.2 Setup Identity Pool and Network Settings .......................................................................................................... 8
2.2.3 Modify template properties in OpenManage Enterprise ..................................................................................... 9
2.2.4 Deploy Template............................................................................................................................................... 11
2.2.5 Export Template ............................................................................................................................................... 14
2.2.6 Clone Template ................................................................................................................................................ 15
2.2.7 Delete Template ............................................................................................................................................... 15
3 Identity Pools in OpenManage Enterprise .................................................................................................................. 16
3.1 Purpose and usage of Identity Pools in OpenManage Enterprise ................................................................... 16
3.2 Identity States in OpenManage Enterprise ....................................................................................................... 17
3.3 Identity Pool Structure ...................................................................................................................................... 17
3.3.1 Ethernet Identities ............................................................................................................................................. 17
3.3.2 iSCSI Identities ................................................................................................................................................. 18
3.3.3 FCoE Identities ................................................................................................................................................. 20
3.3.4 Fibre Channel (FC) Identities ........................................................................................................................... 21
3.3.5 Address constraints .......................................................................................................................................... 21
3.4 Identity Pool operations .................................................................................................................................... 21
3.4.1 Create Identity Pool .......................................................................................................................................... 22
3.4.2 Modify Identity Pool .......................................................................................................................................... 22
3.4.3 Review Identity Pool Summary and Usage ...................................................................................................... 22
3.4.4 Delete Identity Pool .......................................................................................................................................... 23
3.4.5 Export Identity Pool .......................................................................................................................................... 23