Users Guide

Viewing the Deployment Portal
To view the deployment portal, click Deployment → Deployment Portal.
Conguring the deployment le share
Before creating or deploying a conguration template from a chassis, you must congure the deployment le share in OpenManage
Essentials. However, conguring deployment le share for iDRAC devices is optional. iDRAC with the latest rmware version uses
streaming functionality for creating or deploying a conguration template. The deployment le share temporarily stores the
conguration le that retrieves and applies the conguration settings on a target server or chassis.
To congure the deployment le share:
1. Perform one of the following:
• Click Settings → Deployment Settings.
• Click Deployment. In the Common Tasks pane, click File Share Settings.
• Click Deployment → Getting Started for Deployment → Congure Deployment File Share.
• Click Manage → Conguration. In the Common Tasks pane, click File Share Settings.
The File Share Settings window is displayed.
2. Type the domain\user name and password of the server that is running OpenManage Essentials.
3. If not selected by default, select the Allow using the le share for Device Conguration feature on server check box.
4. Click Apply.
A warning message is displayed indicating that you must upgrade to the latest rmware version which uses the streaming
functionality. Indicate your conrmation to proceed.
The deployment le share is now congured.
Related links
Getting started for device conguration deployment
Adding devices to the repurpose and bare-metal devices group
Adding devices to the Repurpose and Bare Metal Devices group is a prerequisite for deploying either a conguration template or a
network ISO image on those devices.
CAUTION: Ensure that only the appropriate devices are added to the repurpose and bare-metal devices group. After
deploying a conguration template on a repurpose and bare-metal device, it may not be possible to revert the device to
its original conguration.
NOTE: Servers that you want to add to the Repurpose and Bare Metal Device Group must have the Server Conguration
Management license installed. For more information, see OpenManage Essentials — Server Conguration Management
License.
To add devices to the repurpose and bare-metal devices group:
1. Click Deployment → Deployment Portal.
2. In the Repurpose and Bare Metal Devices tab, click Modify Devices.
The Modify Devices of the Repurpose and Bare Metal Device Group window is displayed.
3. From the All Applicable Devices tree, select the devices that you want to add to the Repurpose and Bare Metal Devices
group.
4. Click Finish.
The devices that you added are listed in the Repurpose and Bare Metal Devices tab in the right pane, and in the Repurpose
and Bare Metal Devices group in the device tree.
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