Users Guide

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Setting up environment for deploying
hypervisors
To set up an environment for hypervisor deployment:
1. Prepare Golden configurations.
2. Create a physical computer profile in SC2012 VMM. For more information see, SC2012 VMM
documentation.
3. Create a target host group in SC2012 VMM. For more information see, SC2012 VMM documentation.
4. Download the latest Dell Deployment ToolKit (DTK) and create a Windows Preinstallation
Environment (WinPE) boot ISO image. For more information see, WinPE update.
5. Set up the systems for auto discovery. For more information see, Discovering servers using auto
discovery.
6. Create an update source. For more information see, Creating an update source.
7. (Optional) create a hardware profile. For more information see, Creating a hardware profile.
8. Create a hypervisor profile. For more information see, Creating a hypervisor profile.
9. Create a deployment template. For more information see, Creating a deployment template.
10. After the systems are discovered and available in the appliance, do firmware update (optional), and
then do the hypervisor deployment. For more information on applying updates see,
Applying updates
on servers. For more information on deploying hypervisor see, Deploying hypervisors.
11. View job status on firmware update and deployment. For more information see, Viewing job status.
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