Users Guide

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 group. For more information, see Adding Devices to the
Repurpose and Bare Metal Devices Group.
NOTE: From the All Applicable Devices tree, select only chassis to add to the repurpose and bare-metal 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 Server Conguration Management license is installed on all target servers. For more information, see OpenManage
Essentials — Server Conguration Management License.
CAUTION: Deploying a chassis infrastructure template on a device may result in potentially destructive changes to the
device conguration including performance, connectivity, and ability to boot the device.
To deploy the chassis infrastructure template:
1. Click Deployment.
The Deployment Portal is displayed.
2. Perform one of the following:
• In the Common Tasks pane, click Deploy Template.
• In the Templates → Chassis Templates pane, right-click the chassis infrastructure template, and then click Deploy.
The Deploy Template Wizard is displayed.
3. On the Name and Deploy Options page:
a. Type an appropriate name for the task.
b. Under Deploy Target, select Bare Metal.
c. Under Select Deploy Options, select Deploy Template.
d. Click Next.
4. On the Select Template page:
a. Click Chassis Templates.
b. Select the chassis infrastructure template you want to deploy.
NOTE: Only conguration templates that you have either created or cloned are available for selection.
c. Click Next.
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