Users Guide

3. Type a Name for the template.

4. You can either search for the device or select the Device Type and then select a device from the All

Applicable Devices tree.

5. Under Execution Credentials, provide the iDRAC credentials that have either Administrator or

Operator rights, and click

Finish.

6. In the task submission message, click Ok.

A Create Template task is created in the Tasks tab in the right pane. You can view the status of the

configuration template in Task Execution History in the right pane. You can double-click the task in Task

Execution History to view the task execution details. The configuration template that is created is

displayed in the Templates pane.

Related Links

Create Template Wizard

Device Requirements for Deployment and Compliance Tasks

Adding Devices to the Repurpose and Bare Metal Devices

Group

Adding devices to the Repurpose and Bare Metal Devices group is a prerequisite for deploying either a

configuration template or a network ISO image on those devices.

CAUTION: Ensure that only the appropriate devices are added to the repurpose and bare metal

devices group. After deploying a configuration template on a repurpose and bare metal device, it

may not be possible to revert the device to its original configuration.

NOTE: Servers that you want to add to the Repurpose and Bare Metal Device Group must have the

OpenManage Essentials — Server Configuration Management License installed. For more

information, see OpenManage Essentials — Server Configuration Management License.

To add devices to the Repurpose and Bare Metal Devices group:

1. Click Deployment → Deployment Portal.

2. In the Repurpose and Bare Metal Devices tab, click Modify Devices.

The Modify Devices of the Repurpose and Bare Metal Device Group window is displayed.

3. From the All Applicable Devices tree, select the devices that you want to add to the Repurpose and

Bare Metal Devices

group.

4. Click Finish.

The devices that you added are listed in the Repurpose and Bare Metal Devices tab in the right pane,

and in the Repurpose and Bare Metal Devices group in the device tree.