Users Guide

Viewing the Deployment Tasks
To view the deployment tasks that have been created:
1. Click Deployment → Deployment Portal.
2. In the Tasks pane on the left, select a task type.
The Task tab on the right pane displays the tasks that have been created.
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Tasks
Managing the Virtual I/O Identities of a Server (Stateless Deployment)
The I/O interfaces of a server, such as NICs or HBAs, have unique identity attributes that are assigned by the manufacturer of the
interfaces. These unique identity attributes are collectively known as the I/O identity of a server. The I/O identities uniquely identify
a server on a network and also determine how the server communicates with a network resource using a specific protocol. Using
OpenManage Essentials, you can automatically generate and assign virtual identity attributes to the I/O interfaces of a server.
Servers deployed using a device configuration template that contains virtual I/O identities are known to be stateless. Stateless
deployments allow you to create a server environment that is dynamic and flexible. For example, deploying a server with virtual I/O
identities in a boot-from-SAN environment allows you to quickly perform the following:
• Replace a failing or failed server by moving the I/O identity of the server to another spare server.
• Deploy additional servers to increase the computing capability during high workload.
The Deployment portal allows you to perform the following tasks that are required to manage the virtual I/O identity of a server:
• Create virtual I/O pools
• Create compute pools
• Deploy a server
• Reclaim the virtual I/O identity of a server
• Replace a server
Overview of Stateless Deployment
The steps that you must perform to deploy a device configuration template with virtual I/O attributes on target devices are as
follows:
1. Create a device configuration template — Use the Create Template task in the Common Tasks pane to create a device
configuration template. You can choose to create the template from either a configuration file or a reference device.
2. Edit the device configuration template — Select the template from the Templates pane, and edit the desired configuration
attributes displayed in the right pane.
3. Create Virtual I/O Pool — Use the Create Virtual I/O Pool task in the Common Tasks pane to create a pool of one or more
virtual I/O identity types. The virtual I/O identity pool is used to assign virtual I/O identities to the target devices.
4. Create Compute Pool — Use the Create Compute Pool task in the Common Tasks pane to create a group of servers that
you want to use for a specific purpose. You can associate a device configuration template and virtual I/O pool to the compute
pool.
5. Deploy the device configuration template on target devices — Use the Deploy Template task in the Common Tasks pane
to deploy the device configuration template and virtual I/O identities on the target devices.
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