Users Guide

Capture baseline configuration using cluster

profile

Cluster profile

A cluster profile enables you to capture the configuration baseline (hardware configuration, firmware, or driver versions) and maintain the

required state for clusters by identifying any drift against the configuration baseline.

To create a cluster profile, ensure that you have any one of these profiles: system profile, firmware repository profile, driver repository

profile, or its combinations. It is recommended that you use homogeneous servers (same model, same hardware configuration, and same

firmware level) for the clusters being baselined.

• After the cluster profile is created, firmware and driver repository profiles must be parsed before it can be used for a cluster profile

creation.

• After the cluster profile is created, a current snapshot of the associated firmware and driver repository is created for the baseline. If

the original repositories change, the cluster profile must be updated again to reflect the changes. Else, any updates that are performed

on the original repositories are not updated to the cluster profile snapshots.

• After the cluster profile is created, it triggers the drift detection job.

• When a cluster is associated with a cluster profile, it overrides previous cluster profile associations, if any.

• If multiple stand-alone vCenters are registered to OMIVV, it is recommended that you create separate cluster profiles for each

vCenter.

• Baselining of drivers is supported only on vSAN clusters.

NOTE: The drivers that are installed outside of OMIVV is not considered for baseline.

Create cluster profile

Ensure that:

• You have any one of these profiles—System Profile, Firmware Repository Profile, Driver Repository Profile, or its combinations.

• Cluster is present in the vCenter.

1. On the OMIVV home page, Compliance & Deployment > Profiles > Cluster Profile > CREATE NEW PROFILE.

2. On the Cluster Profile page of the wizard, read the instructions, and click GET STARTED.

3. On the Profile name and Description page, enter the profile name and description, and then click NEXT.

Profile name can be up to 200 characters, and description can be up to 400 characters.

4. On the Associate Profile (s) page, select any one of the following profiles, or its combinations:

• System Profile—Selecting a system profile sets the configuration baseline for the servers in the cluster. For Basic and Advanced

system profile types, the system profile name is displayed in the following format: Basic_<system profile name>,

Advanced_<system profile name>

• Firmware Repository Profile—Selecting a firmware repository creates the firmware or BIOS baseline for the servers in the cluster.

Online repositories are not supported for baselining vSAN clusters.

• Driver Repository Profile—Selecting a driver repository creates the driver baseline for the servers in the cluster. At a time, you can

associate a maximum of 10 drivers to a baseline. Baselining of drivers is supported only on vSAN clusters.

5. Click NEXT.

The Associate Cluster (s) page is displayed.

6. On the Associate Cluster (s) page, perform the following tasks:

a) Select an instance of a registered vCenter server.

b) To associate the clusters, click BROWSE.

c) Select the cluster that you want to baseline.

d) Click OK.

The selected cluster is displayed on the Associate Cluster(s) page.

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