Users Guide

• Viewing or editing hypervisor profiles

• Deleting hypervisor profiles

Viewing or editing hypervisor profiles

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

Profiles.

The hypervisor profiles are displayed.

2. Select a profile, and click the icon.

3. In the Hypervisor Profile dialog box, provide updated values.

4. To apply changes, click Save, or to cancel changes, click Cancel.

Deleting hypervisor profile

NOTE: Deleting a hypervisor profile that is part of a running deployment task can cause the task to fail.

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

Profiles.

2. Select a profile, and click the icon.

3. In the confirmation dialog box, to remove the profile, click Delete, or to cancel, click Cancel.

Creating deployment templates

A deployment template contains a system profile, hardware profile, hypervisor profile, a combination of system profile and hypervisor

profile, or a combination of the hardware profile and hypervisor profile. The Deployment Wizard uses this template to provision server

hardware and deploy hosts within vCenter.

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

2. Click the

icon.

3. In the Deployment Template dialog box, enter a name for the template.

4. Enter Description for the deployment template, which is optional.

5. Click System Profile or Hardware Profile and select the appropriate profile from the drop-down menu.

NOTE:

It is recommended to use system profile for 14th generation servers and hardware profile for 13th generation

and earlier servers.

6. Select a Hypervisor Profile from the drop-down menu.

7. To apply profile selections and save changes, click Save. To cancel, click Cancel.

Managing deployment templates

From the OpenManage Integration, there are several management actions you can perform on existing deployment templates, including:

• Viewing or editing deployment templates

• Deleting deployment templates

Viewing or editing deployment templates

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

The deployment template profiles are displayed.

2. In the Deployment Template dialog box, type the new name of the template and description.

Ensure that the template has a unique name.

3. Change the Hardware Profile or System Profile from the drop-down menu.

4. Change the Hypervisor Profile from the drop-down menu and click Save.

Deleting deployment templates

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

Deploying hypervisor