Users Guide

d. In the Reference Device section, click Select Device to select the device whose configuration properties must be used

for creating the new template. For more information about selecting devices, see Selecting target devices and device

groups.

NOTE: You can select only one device as a reference device.

NOTE: Only the IOA templates that were extracted at the time of chassis discovery are available for cloning . See

Create customized device discovery job protocol for servers –Additional settings for discovery protocols on page

113

e. In the Configuration Elements section, select the check boxes corresponding to the device elements that must be

cloned. For creating template by using server as the device, you can select to clone the server properties such as iDRAC,

BIOS, Lifecycle Controller, and Event Filters. By default, all elements are selected.

f. Click Finish.

After successful creation, the job is displayed in the list. A template creation job is started and the status is displayed in

the STATUS column.

The job information is also displayed on the Monitor > Jobs page. To view additional details of the job, select the job and

click View Details in the working pane. On the Job Details page, the execution details of the job are displayed. In the

Results pane, click View Details to view detailed information of the job execution.

Create template by importing a template file

NOTE: Ensure to enable SMBv1 in the SMB Settings before you begin any tasks which need communication with any

chassis or the PowerEdge YX2X and YX3X servers that have iDRAC version 2.50.50.50 and earlier. See Manage Console

preferences on page 141 and Generic naming convention for Dell EMC PowerEdge servers on page 160for more

information.

1. From the OpenManage Enterprise menu, click Configuration > Templates > Create Template, and then select Import

from File.

2. In the Import Template dialog box:

a. Enter a name for the new template.

b. Click Select a File, and then select a template file.

c. Select either Server, Chassis, or IOAto indicate the template type.

3. Click Finish.

The properties of an existing template file is imported and a new template is created.

● To view information about a template, select the check box, and then click View Details in the right pane. On the Template

Details page, you can deploy or edit a template. See Deploy device templates on page 65 and Create a template from a

reference device on page 61.

● To edit a template:

1. Select the corresponding check box, and then click Edit.

2. In the Edit Template dialog box, edit the template name, and then click Finish. Updated information is displayed in the

list of templates.

View a template information

A list of predefined, user-created, or cloned device configuration templates is displayed under Configuration > Templates.

1. In the list of templates, select the check box corresponding to the required device template.

2. In the working pane, click View Details.

On the Template Details page, the template name, description, the reference device from which the configuration template

was created, and the last updated date by the OpenManage Enterprise user information is displayed.

3. Right-click an element to expand all or collapse all the child elements in the Configuration Details section to display all the

attributes that are used for creating the template. You can also expand individual child elements specific to a parent element.

For example, if you selected that iDRAC and BIOS elements must be used for cloning on the target device, attributes related

only to such elements are displayed.

Manage device configuration templates