Users Guide

l. (For IOA VLAN conguration deployment only) Click the IOA VLAN Attributes tab to view the IOA VLAN attributes for the
selected template.
m. Click Next.
8. On the Set Schedule page:
a. Select either Run now, or click the calendar icon and select the date and time you want to run the task.
b. Under Execution Credentials:
• For server conguration deployment — type the credentials that have Administrator privileges on the iDRAC of the
target servers.
• For chassis conguration deployment — type the credentials that have Administrator privileges on the CMC of the
target chassis.
c. (Only for IOA VLAN conguration deployment) Under IOA Credentials, type the credentials that have Administrator
privileges on the IOA.
d. Click Next.
9. On the Preview page:
a. Optional: Click Preview to verify if the attributes of the device conguration template will be deployed successfully on the
target devices.
b. Click Next.
10. On the Summary page, review the information that you have provided, and then click Finish.
The Deploy Template warning is displayed.
11. If you want to continue the deployment, click Yes.
The Deploy Template task is created and run based on the schedule you have selected. You can double-click the task in Task
Execution History to view the task execution details.
The Deploy Template task fails if:
• The le share setting is not enabled for servers with unsupported rmware versions installed.
• The streaming functionality is disabled on target servers and if the le share setting is not enabled on OpenManage Essentials.
NOTE: In OpenManage Essentials 2.5, the device conguration deployment by using the streaming functionality is taking
longer than deploying by using the le share setting. The following table lists the time taken for the device conguration
deployment tasks to complete in an environment with 1–100 devices by using the le share and streaming functionality:
Table 61. Time taken by the device conguration deployment task
Number of
device(s)
Time required for conguration deployment by using
the le share and iDRAC 2.41.40.40 when...
Time required for conguration deployment by
using the streaming functionality and iDRAC
2.52.52.52 when...
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o
Devices are turned on
1 2 minutes 30 seconds 1 minute 50 seconds 5 minutes 40
seconds
2 minutes 10 seconds
50 2 hours 1 hour 30 minutes 3 hours 2 hours
100 5 hours 20 minutes 3 hours 40 minutes 7 hours 4 hours 30 minutes
Related links
Deploy Template Wizard
Device Conguration Setup Wizard
Server Conguration Management license
Device requirements for deployment and compliance tasks
Creating a chassis deployment template from a chassis
You can create a chassis deployment template from a chassis that you have discovered along with the IOAs.
Before you create a chassis deployment template from a chassis, ensure that:
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