Users Guide

Table 35. Requirements for creating hardware profile

Requirements Description

Boot order The boot order is the boot device sequence and hard drive sequence that you can edit only if the boot mode

is set to BIOS.

BIOS settings The BIOS settings include memory, processor, SATA, integrated devices, serial communications, embedded

server management, power management, system security, and miscellaneous settings.

NOTE: The OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter enables certain BIOS settings under

the Processor group in the BIOS on all deployed servers, regardless of the settings on the

reference server. Before using a reference server to create a hardware profile, the reference

server must have the CSIOR setting enabled and rebooted to provide accurate inventory and

configuration information.

iDRAC settings The iDRAC settings include network, user list, and user configuration.

RAID configuration The RAID configuration displays the current RAID topology on the reference server at the time the hardware

profile was extracted.

NOTE: There are 2 RAID configuration options configured in the hardware profile:

1. Apply RAID1 + create a dedicated hot spare, as applicable—use this option if you want to

apply default RAID configuration settings to the target server.

2. Clone RAID configuration from the reference server—use this option if you want to clone

the reference server setting. See Customizing reference server for creating hardware

profile.

The tasks for creating hardware profiles include:

• Enabling CSIOR on a reference server

• Customizing reference server to create a hardware profile

• Cloning a hardware profile

Enabling CSIOR on reference server

Before creating a hardware profile by using a reference server, enable the Collect System Inventory On Reboot (CSIOR) setting, and

reboot the server to provide accurate inventory and configuration information.

There are two methods for enabling CSIOR:

Table 36. Methods for enabling CSIOR

Method Description

Locally Uses an individual host by using the Dell Lifecycle Controller United Server Configurator

(USC) user interface.

Remotely Uses a WS-Man script. For more information on scripting this functionality, see Dell

TechCenter and DCIM Lifecycle Controller Management Profile.

To enable CSIOR locally on a reference server:

1. Power on the system, and during POST, press F2 to start USC.

2. Select Hardware Configuration > Part Replacement Configuration.

3. Enable the Collect System Inventory on Reboot setting, and exit USC.

Customizing reference server for creating hardware

profile

1. In OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter, on the Manage > Deployment tab, select Deployment Templates > Hardware

Profiles.

2. Click the

icon.

Deploying hypervisor