Users Guide

About Managing Hardware Profiles
Hardware profiles define a server's hardware configuration using a reference server. From the Dell Management
Center, there are several management actions you can perform on existing hardware profiles, including:
• Viewing or Editing A Hardware Profile
• Duplicating Hardware Profiles
• Renaming A Hardware Profile
• Deleting A Hardware Profile
• Refreshing Hardware Profiles
Viewing Or Editing A Hardware Profile
To view or edit a hardware profile:
1. In the Dell Management Center, select Deployment → Deployment Templates → Hardware Profiles.
2. Select a profile and click View/Edit.
3. In the Hardware Profile window, to make any changes, click Edit.
4. Click Save to apply changes, or click Cancel to cancel changes.
Duplicating A Hardware Profile
To duplicate a hardware profile:
1. In the Dell Management Center, select Deployment → Deployment Templates → Hardware Profiles.
2. On the Hardware Profile page, select a profile, and then click Duplicate.
3. In the Duplicate dialog box, enter a unique hardware profile name.
4. Click Apply to create a copy of the profile with the new name, or click Cancel to cancel.
Renaming A Hardware Profile
To rename a hardware profile:
1. In the Dell Management Center, select Deployment → Deployment Template → Hardware Profiles.
2. On the Hardware Profile page, select a profile and click Rename.
3. In the Rename dialog box, enter a unique hardware profile name.
4. Click Apply to use the new name, or click Cancel to cancel.
Deleting A Hardware Profile
To delete a hardware profile:
NOTE: Deleting a hardware profile that is part of a running deployment task can cause the task to fail.
1. In the Dell Management Center, select Deployment → Deployment Templates → Hardware Profiles.
2. Select a profile and click Delete.
3. In the message dialog box, to remove the profile click Delete , or click Cancel to cancel.
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