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attributes. After editing the template, you can import the template and use it for deployment or verifying
compliance.
To export a device configuration template:
NOTE: Exporting a device configuration template exports all the attributes of the configuration
template, including attributes that are not selected.
1. Perform one of the following:
• Click Deployment → Deployment Portal.
• Click Manage → Configuration → Device Compliance Portal.
2. In the Templates pane, right-click either a sample template or a template that you created, and then
click Export Template.
3. Navigate to the location where you want to export the template, provide a file name, and then click
Save.
Related Concepts
Managing Device Configuration Templates
Deploying a Device Configuration Template (Bare Metal
Deployment)
The Deploy Template task allows you to deploy a configuration template that includes a set of
configuration attributes to specific devices. Deploying a device configuration template on the devices
ensures that the devices are uniformly configured. Bare metal servers and chassis are devices that only
have basic iDRAC communication configured are not yet provisioned for operations.
Before you begin deploying a device configuration template, ensure that:
• 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 or a compute pool. 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 bare metal devices:
1. Click Deployment.
The Deployment Portal is displayed.
2. Perform one of the following:
• In the Common Tasks pane, click Deploy Template.
• In the Compute Pools pane, right-click the server you want to deploy, and then click Deploy.
The Deploy Template Wizard wizard is displayed.
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