Users Guide

Refresh bare-metal servers
The refresh operation rediscovers the bare-metal servers by connecting to iDRAC and collecting the basic inventory.
NOTE: If you perform the refresh operation on the "Configured" bare-metal servers, the server status changes to the
"Non-configured" state because the refresh operation rediscovers the server.
1. On the OMIVV home page, click Compliance & Deployment > Deployment > REFRESH.
2. On the Refresh Bare-metal Servers page, select a server, and click OK.
Refreshing bare-metal servers data may take few minutes. While the operation is in progress, you can close the Refresh
Bare-metal Servers page, rediscover process proceeds in background. The rediscovered server is displayed on the Bare-
metal Servers page.
Related concepts
Auto discovery on page 53
Related tasks
Manual discovery of bare-metal servers on page 55
Remove bare-metal servers on page 55
Related information
Manual discovery of bare-metal servers on page 55
Remove bare-metal servers on page 55
Purchase or renew iDRAC license
The status of the bare-metal servers shows non-compliant when they do not have a compatible iDRAC license. A table displays
the status of the iDRAC license. Select a noncomplaint bare-metal server to view more information about the iDRAC license.
1. To renew iDRAC license, on the OMIVV home page, click Compliance & Deployment > Compliance > Deployment.
2. Select a bare-metal server for which iDRAC license is noncompliant, and click RENEW/PURCHASE IDRAC LICENSE.
3. Log in to the Dell Digital Locker and update or purchase a new iDRAC license.
4. After you install an iDRAC license, click REFRESH.
Deployment
Before deploying system profile and ISO profile, ensure that the following are available:
● Host Credential Profile. To create a host credential profile, click CREATE. For more information about creating Host
Credential Profile, see Create host credential profile on page 35.
● Bare-metal server. To discover a bare-metal server, click DISCOVER. For more information about discovering bare-metal
servers, see Manual discovery of bare-metal servers on page 55.
● System Profile. To create a system profile, click CREATE. For more information about creating system profile, see Create
system profile on page 61.
● ISO Profile. To create an ISO profile, click CREATE. For more information about creating ISO profile, see Create an ISO
profile on page 64.
By using the System Profile and ISO Profile Deployment wizard, you can perform:
● System profile deployment
For more information, see Deploy system profile (configuration of the hardware) on page 57.
● ISO profile deployment
For more information, see Deploy ISO profile (ESXi installation) on page 57.
● System profile and ISO profile deployment
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Deployment