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Manage device deployment templates
Device deployment template in OpenManage Enterprise allows you to set the configuration properties such as BIOS, boot,
network properties, and so on of servers and chassis. The deployment template is a consolidation of system configuration
settings referred to as attributes. The deployment template allows for multiple servers or chassis to be configured quickly
and automatically without the risk of human error. Thus, templates enable you to optimize data center resources and reduce
the cycle time in creating clones and deployments. Templates also enhance your business-critical operations in converged
infrastructure that uses software-defined infrastructures.
You can either use the predefined deployment templates or import the deployment templates from a reference device or an
existing template file. To view the list of existing templates, from the OpenManage Enterprise menu, click Configuration >
Templates.
Topics:
Create a deployment template from a reference device
Create a deployment template by importing a template file
View a deployment template information
Edit a server deployment template
Edit a chassis deployment template
Edit IOA deployment template
Edit network properties of a deployment template
Deploy device deployment templates
Deploy IOA deployment templates
Clone deployment 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 deployment 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 143 and Generic naming convention for Dell EMC PowerEdge servers on page 162.
You can create or edit a deployment template by using a reference device or by importing from an existing deployment 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 deployment template and description for the template.
b. Select the Deployment template type:
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