Users Guide

Managing device deployment templates
The device deployment templates contain various attributes of a server, chassis, or IOA. Before you use the template for deployment,
you can:
• View the attributes of a device deployment template.
• Clone a device deployment template.
• Edit a device deployment template.
• Export a device deployment template.
• View the properties of a device deployment template.
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Viewing the device deployment template attributes
Cloning a device deployment template
Editing a device deployment template
Exporting a device deployment template
Viewing the device deployment template attributes
To view the device deployment template attributes:
NOTE: The device-specic attributes and virtual I/O identity attributes of a device deployment template can only be
viewed in the Edit Attributes tab of the Deploy Template Wizard.
1. Click Deployment → Deployment Portal.
2. In the Templates pane, click either a sample template or a template that you created.
The attributes of the template are displayed in the Attributes tab in the right pane. The total number of attributes in the
template is displayed at the top right of the Attributes tab.
NOTE: IOA templates can only be created and deployed. The IOA templates that you create are displayed only in the
Deployment Portal.
NOTE: If the device deployment template was created from a blade server, the right pane also displays the IOA VLAN
Attributes tab. This tab contains the VLAN attributes that you can deploy on the IOA while deploying a blade server.
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Managing device deployment templates
Device Conguration Template Details
Cloning a device deployment template
You can clone a device deployment template to create a template that you can edit and deploy.
To clone a device deployment template:
1. Click Deployment → Deployment Portal.
2. In the Templates pane, right-click a 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 sample templates.
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Managing device deployment templates
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