Users Guide

Related links
Creating a device deployment template from a device conguration le
Creating a device deployment template from a reference device
Deploying a device deployment template—Bare-metal deployment
Deploying a device conguration template—Stateless deployment
Deploying a network ISO image
Setting up device conguration auto deployment—Bare-metal deployment
Conguring the credentials and device conguration inventory schedule
Viewing the device conguration inventory
Getting started for device conguration deployment
Before you deploy a device conguration to target devices, you must:
1. Congure the deployment le share on the server running OpenManage Essentials.
NOTE: In OpenManage Essentials version 2.5, streaming functionality is used for the device conguration
deployment and conguration compliance for the following devices:
• PowerEdge servers with the latest version of iDRAC7 or 8, and rmware versions of 2.50.50.50 and later installed.
• PowerEdge servers with the latest version of iDRAC9, and rmware versions of 3.00.00.00 and later installed.
NOTE: It is recommended to upgrade the servers to the latest rmware versions, and avoid using le share settings
due to security reasons in the Windows operating systems.
2. Add target devices to the repurpose and bare-metal group.
Related links
Overview of bare-metal deployment
Overview of Stateless Deployment
Conguring the deployment le share
Adding devices to repurpose and bare-metal devices group
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.
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