Users Guide

NOTE: If you want to export the device specic attributes for only a specic device, select the device in the Edit
Attributes page.
1. On the Edit Attributes page of the Deployment Template Wizard or Setup Auto Deployment wizard, click Import/Export.
The Import/Export Device Specic Attributes window is displayed.
2. Click either Export Selected Device or Export All Devices based on your preference.
If you selected Export All Devices, a conrmation dialog box is displayed.
3. Click Yes.
4. Navigate to the location where you want to save the .csv le, and click Save.
Viewing the Deployment Tasks
To view the deployment tasks that have been created:
1. Click Deployment → Deployment Portal.
2. In the Tasks pane on the left, select a task type.
The Task tab on the right pane displays the tasks that have been created.
Related link
Tasks
Managing the Virtual Input-Output Identities of a Server—Stateless
Deployment
The I/O interfaces of a server, such as NICs or HBAs, have unique identity attributes that are assigned by the manufacturer of the
interfaces. These unique identity attributes are collectively known as the I/O identity of a server. The I/O identities uniquely identify a
server on a network and also determine how the server communicates with a network resource using a specic protocol. Using
OpenManage Essentials, you can automatically generate and assign virtual identity attributes to the I/O interfaces of a server.
Servers deployed using a device conguration template that contains virtual I/O identities are known to be stateless. Stateless
deployments allow you to create a server environment that is dynamic and exible. For example, deploying a server with virtual I/O
identities in a boot-from-SAN environment allows you to quickly perform the following:
• Replace a failing or failed server by moving the I/O identity of the server to another spare server.
• Deploy additional servers to increase the computing capability during high workload.
The Deployment portal allows you to perform the following tasks that are required to manage the virtual I/O identity of a server:
• Create virtual I/O pools
• Create compute pools
• Deploy a server
• Reclaim the virtual I/O identity of a server
• Replace a server
Overview of Stateless Deployment
The steps that you must perform to deploy a device conguration template with virtual I/O attributes on target devices are as
follows:
1. Create a device conguration template — Use the Create Template task in the Common Tasks pane to create a device
conguration template. You can choose to create the template from either a conguration le or a reference device.
2. Edit the device conguration template — Select the template from the Templates pane, and edit the desired conguration
attributes displayed in the right pane.
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