Users Guide

• The deployment file share is configured. For more information, see Configuring the Deployment File
Share.
• The target devices are added to the Repurpose and Bare Metal Devices group. For more information,
see Adding Devices to the Repurpose and Bare Metal Devices Group.
• You have either created a device configuration template or cloned a sample template.
• The target devices meet the requirements specified in Device Requirements for Deployment and
Compliance Tasks.
• The OpenManage Essentials — Server Configuration Management license is installed on all target
servers. For more information, see OpenManage Essentials — Server Configuration Management
License.
CAUTION: Deploying a configuration template on a device may result in potentially destructive
changes to the device configuration including performance, connectivity, and ability to boot the
device.
To deploy the configuration template on devices:
1. Click Deployment.
The Deployment Portal is displayed.
2. In the Common Tasks pane, click Deploy Template.
The Setup Auto Deployment wizard is displayed.
3. On the Name and Deploy Options page:
a. Type an appropriate name for the task.
NOTE: If you want to deploy a configuration template and an operating system, you can
select both the Deploy Template and Boot to Network ISO options. Separate tasks are
created for each operation.
b. If you want to use the configuration template to verify the compliance status of the device after
the deployment, select Use this template for checking compliance after deployment.
c. Click Next.
4. On the Select Template page:
a. Based on the target device type, click either Server Template or Chassis Template.
b. Select the configuration template you want to deploy.
NOTE: Only configuration templates that you have either created or cloned are available for
selection.
c. Click Next.
5. On the Select Devices page, select the target devices from the Repurpose and Bare Metal Devices
tree, and click Next.
NOTE: Only devices added to the Repurpose and Bare Metal Devices group can be selected
for deployment.
6. On the Edit Attributes page:
NOTE: OpenManage Essentials does not include any passwords from source when the
configuration template is created. If you want to set the passwords for the target devices, all
password attributes must be edited in the configuration template before deployment.
a. Click the Template Attributes tab.
b. Click the attribute group name to view the list of attributes in a group.
c. If you do not want to deploy a particular attribute in the template and want to retain the current
attribute value on the target device, clear the check box in the Deploy column.
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