Users Guide

Manage device configuration templates

From the Configuration > Templates page, you can configure the servers and chassis by using the device configuration

templates(predefined or custom). Templates enable you to optimize your data center resources and reduce the cycle time in creating

clones and deployments. Templates enhance your business-critical operations in converged infrastructure that uses software-defined

infrastructures.

Topics:

• Create a template from a reference device

• Create template by importing a template file

• View a template information

• Edit a server template

• Edit a chassis template

• Edit IOA template

• Edit network properties

• Deploy device templates

• Deploy IOA templates

• Clone templates

• Auto deployment of configuration on yet-to-be-discovered servers or chassis

• Create auto deployment targets

• Delete auto deployment targets

• Export auto deployment target details to different formats

• Overview of stateless deployment

• Define networks

• Edit or delete a configured network

• Export VLAN definitions

• Import network definitions

Create a template from a reference device

NOTE:

To perform any tasks on OpenManage Enterprise, you must have necessary user privileges. See Role-based

OpenManage Enterprise user privileges on page 14.

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 138 and Generic naming convention for Dell EMC PowerEdge servers on page 155.

You can create or edit a template by using a reference device or by importing from an existing template. To create by using a reference

device:

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

Reference Device.

2. In the Create Template dialog box:

a. In the Template Information section, enter a name for the device configuration template and description for the template.

b. Select the template type:

• Clone Reference Server: Enables you to clone the configuration of an existing server.

• Clone Reference Chassis: Enables you to clone the configuration of an existing chassis.

• Clone Reference IOA: Enables you to clone the configuration of an existing M I/O aggregator.

NOTE:

The attributes in the IOA template are uneditable. Only the name and description of an IOA template

can be edited.

c. Click Next.

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