Users Guide

NOTE: The Device Specific Attributes tab may or may not display attributes based on the
template selected for deployment.
g. Click the attribute group name to view the list of attributes in a group.
h. 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.
i. Edit or select the values in the Value column based on your preference.
NOTE: You can also export the Device Specific Attributes for a specific device or for all
devices as .csv file, edit the attributes, and import the attributes. To export or import the
Device Specific Attributes, click Import/Export.
j. Click the Identity Attributes tab to review the virtual I/O attributes.
k. 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.
l. If you made any changes, click Save.
m. Click Next.
9. On the Execution Credentials page:
a. On the Credentials section, click Add New Credentials.
The Add Credentials window is displayed.
b. Type the description, Administrator user name, and password required to run the task on the
target devices.
c. If you want to set the credentials as the default credentials for all target devices, select Default,
and then click
Finish.
d. Repeat step a to step c until you have configured the credentials required for running the task on
all target devices.
e. On the Devices section, set the Execution Credentials for each target device.
f. Click Next.
10. On the Summary page, review the information that you have provided, and then click Finish.
The Deploy Template warning is displayed.
11. If you want to continue creating the Setup Auto Deployment task, click Yes.
The Service Tags or Node IDs are displayed in the Auto Deployment tab until the devices are discovered
and inventoried in OpenManage Essentials. The Deploy Configuration to Undiscovered Devices task
runs periodically and verifies if the devices are discovered and inventoried in OpenManage Essentials.
NOTE: The Deploy Configuration to Undiscovered Devices runs based on the frequency
configured in
Settings → Deployment Settings.
After the discovery and inventory of the devices is completed and a deploy task is created, the devices are
moved to appropriate compute pool. You can double-click the tasks in Task Execution History to view
the task execution details. After the deployment is completed successfully, the template deployed icon
and the text, Deployed, are displayed along with the device name in the compute pool.
Related References
OpenManage Essentials — Server Configuration Management License
Support for Stateless Deployment
Known Limitations for Stateless Deployment
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