Users Guide

You can deploy Windows and non-Windows operating system—ESXi and RHEL by deploying the Operational Template assigned
to servers.
NOTE: Download and install appropriate drivers from Dell.com/support if a yellow bang is displayed under Device
Manager after you deploy Windows 2016 or Windows 2019 operating system on 12
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generation of the servers.
NOTE: Deploying Operational Template on servers would be blocked if lock-down mode is enabled in the servers.
NOTE: When you deploy Windows to a UEFI-based device, format the hard drive that includes the windows partition by
using a GUID Partition Table (GPT) file system. For more information, see UEFIGPT based hard drive partitions section of
Microsoft documentation.
1. In OMIMSSC, click Configuration and Deployment, and click Server View. Select the servers on which you want to
deploy a template on, and then click Deploy Operational Template.
The Deploy Operational Template page is displayed.
NOTE: If you see the prompt Press any key to boot to CD \ DVD ..... while booting to the Task Sequence
Media. For information on removing the prompt and automatically boot to Task Sequence Media, see Installing Windows to
an EFI-Based Computer section of Microsoft documentation.
2.
Select the servers on which you want to deploy a template on, and then click Deploy Operational Template.
The Deploy Operational Template page is displayed.
3. To export all the attributes that are marked as pool values in the selected template to a .CSV file, click Export Pool
Attributes.
Before exporting the pool values, add the IP address of the OMIMSSC Appliance where the OMIMSSC console extension is
installed, to the local intranet site.
4. If you have exported the pool values, enter values for all the attributes that are marked as pool values in the .CSV file and
save the file. In Attribute Value Pool, select this file to import it.
The format of a .CSV file is attribute-value-pool.csv
NOTE:
Ensure that you select a .CSV file which has all proper attributes and the iDRAC IP or iDRAC credentials do not
change due to the template, since the job is not tracked by OMIMSSC after the iDRAC IP or iDRAC credentials changes
and is marked as failed though the job may be successful in iDRAC.
5. Enter a unique job name, description for the job, and click Deploy.
To track this job, the Go to the Job List option is selected by default.
Deploy Operational Template for Modular System
You can configure Modular System components, and update the Modular System firmware versions by deploying the assigned
Operational Template.
NOTE:
In a Multi-Chassis Management (MCM), if lead chassis is configured with Propagation to member chassis, and
then configuring and updating lead chassis and member chassis from OMIMSSC will override the changes done through
propagation.
1. In OMIMSSC, click Configuration and Deployment, and click Modular Systems View. Select the Modular System on
which you have assigned the template, and then click Deploy Operational Template.
The Deploy Operational Template page is displayed.
2. (Optional) To export all the attributes that are marked as pool values in the selected template to a .CSV file, click Export
Pool Attributes, else, go to step 4.
3. If you have exported the pool values, enter values for all the attributes that are marked as pool values in the .CSV file and
save the file. In Attribute Value Pool, select this file to import it.
The format of a .CSV file is attribute-value-pool.csv
NOTE:
Ensure that you select a .CSV file which has all proper attributes and the CMC IP or CMC credentials do not
change due to the template, since the job is not tracked by OMIMSSC after the CMC IP or CMC credentials changes.
4. Enter a unique job name, description for the job, and click Deploy.
NOTE:
There are no supported system-specific pool value attributes for Modular System. Hence, there are no pool
values to be exported.
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