Users Guide

Viewing the Chassis Deployment Template Attributes
To view the chassis template attributes:
1.
Click Deployment → Deployment Portal → Templates pane.
2. In the chassis templates, click either a sample template or a chassis template that you created.
Select the chassis or the IOA templates, that are displayed in the right pane, to view the attributes.
Exporting a Chassis Deployment Template
The export option allows you to export the chassis infrastructure template into a .zip le. The .zip le contains the chassis template
in .xml format and IOA template in .txt format.
To export a chassis template:
NOTE: Exporting a chassis deployment template exports all the attributes of the chassis template, including attributes
that are not selected.
1. Click Deployment → Deployment Portal.
2. In the Templates pane, right-click either a sample template or a template that you created, and then click Export Template.
The Export Template dialog box is displayed.
3. Click Ok.
4. Navigate to the location where you want to export the template, provide a le name, and then click Save.
Within the.zip le, the chassis template is saved in.xml format and IOA templates are saved in .txt format.
Cloning a Chassis Deployment Template
You can clone a chassis deployment template to create a template that you can edit and deploy.
To clone a chassis deployment template:
1. Click Deployment → Deployment Portal
2. In the Templates pane, right-click a chassis template, and then click Clone.
The Clone Conguration Template window is displayed.
3. Type a name for the template, and click Ok.
The cloned template is displayed in the Templates pane under the chassis templates.
Deploying a Chassis Infrastructure Template
The Deploy Template task allows you to deploy a chassis infrastructure template that includes chassis and IOA attributes, on a
target device (chassis or IOA).
Before you begin deploying a chassis infrastructure template, ensure that:
• The deployment le share is congured. For more information, see Conguring the Deployment File Share.
• The target devices are added to the Repurpose and Bare Metal Devices group. For more information, see Adding Devices to the
Repurpose and Bare Metal Devices Group.
NOTE: From the All Applicable Devices tree, select only the chassis to add to the Repurpose and Bare Metal Devices
group. Selecting the IOAs is not mandatory. If the IOA attributes are present in the template and the target chassis is
in the bare metal group, then the deployment happens on the IOAs also.
• You have created a chassis infrastructure template.
• The target devices meet the requirements specied in Device Requirements for Deployment and Compliance Tasks.
• The OpenManage Essentials — Server Conguration Management license is installed on all target servers. For more
information, see OpenManage Essentials — Server Conguration Management License.
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