Users Guide

Deploying a Device Configuration Template (Stateless 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.
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 compute pool. For more information, see Creating a Compute
Pool and Editing a Compute Pool.
• You have either created or cloned a device configuration 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.
• On servers with a Mellanox HBA adapter, make sure that the version of adapter firmware installed is
02.34.50.10 X08 or later.
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 a configuration template on 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 compute pool that includes the devices that you want
to deploy, and then click Deploy.
The Deploy Template Wizard wizard is displayed.
3. On the Name and Deploy Options page:
a. Type an appropriate name for the task.
b. Under Deploy Target, select Compute Pool.
c. Select a compute pool from the Select a Compute Pool list.
d. Under Select Deploy Options, select Deploy Template.
e. Click Next.
4. On the Select Template page, select a device configuration template and click Next.
NOTE: Only device configuration templates that you have either created or cloned are available
for selection. A template that is already assigned to a compute pool is not available for
selection.
5. On the Select Virtual I/O Pool page, perform one of the following, and then click Next.
• Select User defined I/O assignment if you want to manually provide virtual I/O identities for the
devices.
• Select Automatic I/O assignment and select a virtual I/O pool from the list to allow OpenManage
Essentials to automatically assign virtual I/O identities to the devices.
6. On the Select Devices page, select one or more target devices from the compute pool tree, and then
click Next.
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