Users Guide

Setting Up Device Configuration Auto Deployment (Stateless Deployment)
The Setup Auto Deployment task enables you to deploy a configuration template, which includes a set of configuration attributes,
to devices that you will discover at a later time. Deploying a device configuration template on the devices ensures that the devices
are uniformly configured.
Before you create a device configuration auto deployment task, ensure that:
• The deployment file share is configured. For more information, see Configuring the Deployment File Share.
• The auto deployment setting is enabled and configured. For more information, see Configuring Auto Deployment Settings.
• The Service Tag or node ID of each target device is available in a .csv file. The Service Tags or node IDs should be listed under
the title ‘ServiceTag’, ‘Service Tag’, or ‘Node ID’ in the .csv file.
NOTE: On devices which have multiple compute nodes (such as the PowerEdge FM120x4), all of the compute nodes
have the same Service Tag. Therefore, the node ID must be used to identify the specific compute node to use. In
the .csv file, you must include the node IDs of the specific compute nodes that you want to auto deploy.
• You have either created a device configuration template or cloned a sample template.
• You have already created a compute pool. For more information, see Creating a Compute Pool.
• 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.
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 auto deploy the configuration template on devices that will be discovered at a later time:
1. Click Deployment.
The Deployment Portal is displayed.
2. Perform one of the following:
• In the Common Tasks pane, click Setup Auto Deployment.
• Click Auto Deployment, and then click Add Devices.
The Setup Auto Deployment wizard is displayed.
3. On the Select Deploy Options page:
a. Under Deploy Target, select a compute pool from the Select a Compute Pool list.
b. Under Select Deploy Options, select Deploy Template.
c. Click Next.
4. On the Select Template page, select a configuration template, and then click Next.
NOTE: Only configuration templates that you have either created or cloned are 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 edit the attributes of the template to 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 Virtual I/O Pool page,
7. On the Import Service Tags/Node IDs page:
a. Click Import.
b. Browse and select the .csv file that includes the Service Tags or node IDs.
NOTE: You can only import valid Service Tags or node IDs that have not already been discovered.
c. Click Open.
The Import Summary is displayed.
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