Users Guide

Creating a Device Deployment Template from a Device Conguration File

You can create a device deployment template from an existing server or chassis conguration (.xml) le, or IOA conguration (.txt)

le.

Before you create a deployment template from a device conguration le, ensure that:

• The deployment le share is congured. For more information, see Conguring the Deployment File Share.

• The conguration le is from a device that meets the requirements specied in Device Requirements for Deployment and

Compliance Tasks.

• For IOA templates only –– Ensure that the IOA template that you want to import has not been edited after it was created.

Editing an IOA template, compromises the integrity of the template. Therefore, deploying the edited IOA template results in a

failure.

To create a device deployment template from a device conguration le:

1. Click Deployment → Deployment Portal.

2. Perform one of the following:

• In the Common Tasks pane, click Create Template.

• In the Templates pane, right-click Server Template, Chassis Template, or IOA Template, and then click Create Template.

• In the Common Tasks pane, click either Getting Started for Deployment or Getting Started for Compliance → Create

Template.

The Create Template Wizard is displayed.

NOTE: If the deployment le share settings are not congured, a message stating that One or more settings

require configuring for this action is displayed. If you click OK, the File Share Settings window is

displayed. After you congure the le share settings, the

Create Template Wizard is displayed.

3. In the Name eld, type a name for the template.

4. Click Create from File.

5. Click Browse.

6. Navigate and select the conguration le, and click Open.

7. Click Finish.

The deployment template that is created is displayed in the Templates pane.

NOTE: IOA templates can only be created and deployed. The IOA templates that you create are displayed only in the

Deployment Portal.