Users Guide

NOTE: A device that is already included in a compute pool cannot be included in another compute pool.
NOTE: Only devices that you select to include in the compute pool are available for stateless deployment.
8. (Only if you selected a template in step 4) On the Edit Attributes page, select and update the attributes based on your
requirement, and click Next.
9. On the Summary page, review your selections, and then click Finish.
The compute pool that you created is displayed under Compute Pools on the left pane.
Related links
Compute Pools
Create Compute Pool Wizard
Deploying a device conguration template—Stateless deployment
The Deploy Template task allows you to deploy a conguration template that includes a set of conguration attributes to specic
devices. Deploying a device conguration template on the devices ensures that the devices are uniformly congured.
Before you begin deploying a device conguration 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 compute pool. For more information, see Creating a Compute Pool and Editing a Compute
Pool.
• You have either created or cloned a device conguration 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.
• On servers with a Mellanox HBA adapter, make sure that the version of adapter rmware installed is 02.34.50.10 X08 or later.
• For IOA conguration deployment, the template must be created from a blade server.
NOTE: For the list of HBA card types that support stateless deployment, see “Supported cards for I/O Identity
Optimization” in the iDRAC User’s Guide at
Dell.com/idracmanuals.
CAUTION: Deploying a conguration 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 a conguration template on devices:
1. Click Deployment.
The Deployment Portal is displayed.
2. Perform one of the following:
• In the Common Tasks pane, click Deploy Template.
• In the Compute Pools pane, right-click the compute pool that includes the devices that you want to deploy, and then click
Deploy.
The Deploy Template Wizard wizard is displayed.
3. On the Name and Deploy Options page:
a. Type an appropriate name for the task.
b. Under Deploy Target, select Compute Pool.
c. Select a compute pool from the Select a Compute Pool list.
d. Under Select Deploy Options, select Deploy Template.
e. Click Next.
4. On the Select Template page, select a device conguration template and click Next.
NOTE: Only device conguration templates that you have either created or cloned are available for selection. A
template that is already assigned to a compute pool is not available for selection.
5. On the Select Virtual I/O Pool page, perform one of the following, and then click Next.
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