Users Guide

2. Select the auto deploy target from the list and click Export.
3. In the Export All dialog box, select format as either HTML, or CSV, or PDF. Click Finish.
A job is created and the auto deploy target data is exported in the selected format.
Overview of stateless deployment
To deploy a device configuration template with virtual identity attributes on target devices, do the following:
1. Create a device template—Click Create Template task under the Deploy tab to create a device template. You can select
to create the template from either a configuration file or a reference device.
2. Create an identity pool—Click the Create task under the Identity Pools tab to create a pool of one or more virtual
identity types.
3. Assign virtual identities to a device template—Select a device template from the Templates pane, and click Edit
Network to assign an identity pool to the device template. You can also select the Tagged and Untagged network, and
assign the minimum and maximum bandwidth to the ports.
4. Deploy the device template on target devices—Use the Deploy Template task under the Deploy tab to deploy the
device template and virtual identities on the target devices.
Manage identity pools—Stateless deployment
The I/O interfaces of a server, such as NICs or HBAs, have unique identity attributes that are assigned by the manufacturer of
the interfaces. These unique identity attributes are collectively known as the I/O identity of a server. The I/O identities uniquely
identify a server on a network and also determine how the server communicates with a network resource using a specific
protocol. Using OpenManage Enterprise, you can automatically generate and assign virtual identity attributes to the I/O
interfaces of a server.
Servers deployed by using a device configuration template that contains virtual I/O identities are known as stateless. Stateless
deployments enable you to create a server environment that is dynamic and flexible. For example, deploying a server with virtual
I/O identities in a boot-from-SAN environment enables you to quickly do the following:
● Replace a failing or failed server by moving the I/O identity of the server to another spare server.
● Deploy additional servers to increase the computing capability during high workload.
The Identity Pools tab allows you to create, edit, delete, or export virtual I/O pools.
Create Identity Pool - Pool Information
Identity pools are used for template-based deployment on servers to virtualize the network identity for the following:
● Ethernet
● iSCSI
● Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE)
● Fibre Channel (FC)
You can create a maximum of 5000 identity pools in each of these categories.
The server deployment process fetches the next available identity from the pool and uses while providing a server from the
template description. You can then migrate the profile from one server to another without losing access to the network or
storage resources in your environment.
You can edit the number of entries in the pool. However, you cannot reduce the number of entries less than those assigned or
reserved. You can also delete the entries that are not assigned or reserved.
Pool Name
Enter a name of the identity pool. The pool name can have a maximum length of 255 characters.
Description Enter a description for the identity pool. The maximum length of the description is 255 characters.
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