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16 Auto Deploy Templates
Auto deploying templates applies all the template’s attribute’s values to a device after it has been
discovered. To add auto deploy entries for devices that have not been discovered by OME, a list of service
tags for the target devices must be provided. To auto deploy a template, you must first create a template.
To create a template go to the
Hardware setup for stateless environment
This section covers the hardware setup and best practices for configuring an environment for stateless
computing.
Create Templates section.
Note: Auto deploy is only for devices that have not been discovered by OME. To deploy to devices
discovered by OME,
16.1 Auto deploy requirements
In order to add auto deployment entries, the following requirements must be met:
1. Must have a template to deploy (see the How to create a template from a reference device
section).
2. Must meet all device configuration target device requirements (see the Target device requirements
section).
3. Target service tags cannot match a service tag of a discovered device.
4. A CSV file with the service tags (see the Create a service tag CSV
section).
16.2 How to setup auto deploy of a template
This section describes how to setup auto deployment of a template against service tags. This section will
cover the creation and format of the auto deployment CSV file and the auto deployment wizard.
16.2.1 Create a service tag CSV file
1. Create a csv file containing the target service tags to be deployed against. Follow the format
below.
a. Must have a column named ‘ServiceTag’.
b. Each service tag must match Dell standards for service tags.
c. Service tags may not match the service tag of a discovered device in OME.
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