Users Guide

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Deploying a device deployment template—Bare-metal deployment
Getting started for device conguration deployment
Repurpose and Bare Metal Devices
Creating a device deployment template
The Create Template task creates a device deployment template that includes the attributes of a server, chassis, or an IOA. Using
the device deployment template, you can:
• Deploy the conguration on another server, chassis, or an IOA.
• Create a chassis infrastructure conguration template.
• Verify the compliance of either a server or chassis to the conguration baseline.
NOTE: Compliance tasks are not supported for IOA templates.
You can create a device deployment template from:
• A device conguration le.
• A server or chassis that you have discovered.
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Creating a device deployment template from a device conguration le
Creating a device deployment template from a reference device
Creating a device deployment template from a device conguration le
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.
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