Users Guide

9. In the Summary page, click Finish.
The profile is automatically saved, and is displayed in the System Profiles window.
All system-specific attributes are not supported in the current release. For more information about system-specific attributes, see System
specific attributes on page 157.
Few attributes of System Profile are overridden for the OMIVV to be functional. For more information about customized attributes, see
Customization attributes on page 161. For more information about the System Profile configuration template, attributes, and workflows,
see Additional information on page 162.
Managing System profiles
The System profiles define system configuration of a server by using a reference server. From OpenManage Integration for VMware
vCenter, there are several management actions that you can perform on existing System profiles, including:
• Viewing system profile
• Deleting system profile
NOTE: Modifying System Profile from OMIVV is not supported in the current release. You must configure your machine
outside of OMIVV, and then use it as reference server for System Profile.
Configuring hardware profile
To configure server hardware settings, create a hardware profile. A hardware profile is a configuration template that you can apply to
newly discovered infrastructure components and it requires the following information:
Table 34. 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.
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