Users Guide

NOTE: If you do not want to provide the ISO location details, ensure that the Boot Compute Pool from Network ISO
option is not selected, and then click Next.
a. Select the Boot Compute Pool from Network ISO option.
b. Type the ISO file name, IP address and name of the network share in the appropriate fields, and then click Next.
6. On the Select Virtual I/O Pool page, perform one of the following:
• If you want to provide the virtual I/O identity attributes manually while deploying the template, click User defined I/O
assignment, and then click Next.
• If you want OpenManage Essentials to automatically assign virtual I/O identities to the servers in the compute pool, click
Automatic I/O assignment, select a virtual I/O pool from the list, and then click Next.
7. On the Select Devices page, select the target devices you want to include in the compute pool from the All Applicable
Devices tree, and click Next.
NOTE: Only devices in the Repurpose and Bare Metal group that are not members of any other compute pools are
available for selection.
NOTE: A device that is already included in a compute pool cannot be included in another compute pool.
NOTE: Only devices that you select to include in the compute pool are available for stateless deployment.
8. (Only if you selected a template in step 4) On the Edit Attributes page, select and update the attributes based on your
requirement, and click Next.
9. On the Summary page, review your selections, and then click Finish.
The compute pool that you created is displayed under Compute Pools on the left pane.
Related links
Compute Pools
Create Compute Pool Wizard
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.
• For IOA configuration deployment, the template must be created from a blade server.
NOTE: For the list of HBA card types that support stateless deployment, see “Supported cards for I/O Identity
Optimization” in the iDRAC User’s Guide at Dell.com/idracmanuals.
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.
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