Users Guide

The Target Information page is displayed.
5. On the Target Information page, target devices can be selected in one of the following methods:
● Enter Manually : Enter the Service Tag or node IDs to identify the target devices. The identifiers can be entered in any
order, however, identifiers must be comma separated. Click Validate to verify the accuracy of the values. It is mandatory
to validate the identifiers.
● Import CSV: Click Import CSV to browse the folders and select the respective .csv file with the target device details.
A summary of the number of successfully imported and invalid entries is displayed. For a more detailed view of the import
result, click View details.
The entries in the CSV file must have the following format: The identifiers must be listed in the first column, one per row,
starting from the second row. For a template CSV file, click Download sample CSV file.
6. Click Next.
7. On the Target Group information page, specify a subgroup under the Static group if available. For more information
about grouping of devices, see Organize devices into groups on page 34. The target devices would be placed under the
specified target group on their discovery
8. Click Next.
9. If the target device is a server, on the Boot to Network ISO page :
● Select the Boot to Network ISO check box.
● Select CIFS or NFS.
● Enter the ISO Path of location where the ISO image file is stored.
● Enter Share IP Address, Workgroup, Username, and password.
●
Select the Time to Attach ISO dropdown menu options to set the number of hours the network ISO file will remain
mapped to the target device(s). By default, this value is set as four hours.
● Click Next.
10. On the Virtual Identities page, click Reserve identities.
The assigned virtual identities of the NIC cards of the selected target device are displayed. To view all the assigned identities
of the identity pool of the selected target device, click View all NIC details.
11. In the Target Attributes section, the non-virtual identity attributes specific to each of the selected target devices, such
as the location attributes and IP address, can be changed before deploying the deployment template. When the template
is deployed, these changed target attributes are implemented on only the specific devices. To change the device-specific,
non-virtual identity attributes:
a. Select a target device from the list displaying the previously-selected target devices.
b. Expand the attribute categories and then select or clear the attributes that must be included or excluded during template
deployment on the target device.
c. Click Next.
12. Click Finish.
An alert message Deploying a template can cause data loss and can cause a restart of the device. Are you sure you want to
deploy the template? is displayed.
13. Click Yes.
A new Auto Deploy target is created and listed on the Auto Deploy page.
Delete auto deployment targets
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: If a template that is associated with auto deployment targets is deleted from the OpenManage Enterprise >
Configuration > Templates page, the associated auto deploy entries would also get deleted irrespective of their current
state.
To remove the auto deployment targets from the Auto Deploy list.
1. Go to the Auto Deploy page by clicking OpenManage Enterprise > Configuration > Auto Deploy.
2. Select the auto deploy targets from the list.
3. Delete, and then click Yes to confirm.
The auto deploy targets that are selected for deletion are removed from the Auto Deploy page.
Manage device deployment templates
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