Users Guide

Creating templates
You can create templates in the following ways:
● Clone from an existing server—Reference Device
● Import from an external source—Import from File
To create a template from a reference device:
1. On the Templates page, click Create Template and select From Reference Device.
The Create Template wizard is displayed.
2. Enter the name and description for the template and click Next.
The Reference Device tab is displayed.
3. Click Select Device to view the Select Devices window where you can select the device or chassis based on which you
want to create the template.
To deploy virtual identities for NIC, select NIC and iDRAC.
To deploy virtual identities for fibre channel, you must select iDRAC, NIC, and Fibre Channel.
4. Select the configuration elements that you want to clone.
Importing templates
To import an existing template:
1. On the Templates page, click Create Template and select Import from File.
The Import Template window is displayed.
2. Enter a name for the template and Select a file to go to the location where the template that you want to import is stored.
Editing templates
The Edit Template feature allows you to change the name and description of the template.
1. On the Templates page, select a template and click Edit.
The Edit Template wizard is displayed.
2. On the Template Information tab, edit name and description of the template and click Next.
The Edit Components tab is displayed.
3. On the Edit Components tab, click Guided View. You can edit the following components.
● BIOS—Select the configuration method for the BIOS settings.
● Boot—Select the Boot mode for the Boot settings
● Networking—Select the NIC Teaming and click edit icon to modify the template. On the Edit Template wizard, modify
the following components and click Finish.
○ Untagged Network
○ Tagged Network
○ Min Bandwidth (%)
○ Max Bandwidth (%)
4. Click Advanced View to select the following components or attributes to include in the template and click Next.
● BIOS
● SupportAssist
● NIC
● System
● EventFilters
● Lifecycle Controller
● iDRAC
The Summary tab is displayed.
5. Verify the selected components and their configurations in the Summary tab.
6. Click Finish.
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