Users Guide

If any of the selected servers do not support an IDSDM, or an IDSDM is not present during deployment, perform one
of the following actions:
○ Select Deploy the hypervisor to the first hard disk for servers that do not have an available Internal Dual
SD Module check box, if you want to deploy a hypervisor on the first hard disk of the servers.
CAUTION: If you select this option and deploy the hypervisor on the first hard disk drive of the
servers, all the data on the disk drives are erased.
○ To skip the deployment on the selected servers and continue with hypervisor deployment on the next server, clear
Deploy the hypervisor to the first hard disk for servers that do not have an available Internal Dual SD
Module.
c. Under Credential Profile, perform either of the following actions:
● Select the Use this Credential Profile for all Servers option button, and to assign all servers to the same existing
profile, select the connection profile from the drop-down list.
● Click the Select a Connection Profile for each Server option button, and then select an individual connection
profile for each server from the drop-down list.
7. Click Next.
The Server Identification page is displayed.
The server identification can be provided in two ways:
● Enter networking information (IP address, subnet mask, and gateway)—a fully qualified domain name for the host name
is mandatory. The use of localhost for the FQDN is not supported. The FQDN is used when adding the host to vCenter.
● Use Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) to configure IP addresses, subnet mask, gateway IP, host name, and
preferred/alternate DNS servers—the DHCP assigned IP address is used when adding the host to vCenter. When using
DHCP, Dell recommends that an IP reservation for selected NIC MAC addresses is used.
NOTE:
Use a Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) for host name instead of localhost. Starting with ESXi 5.1, a value
of localhost impairs the OMIVV plug-in from processing events sent from the host. Create a DNS record that resolves
the IP address with the FQDN. For SNMP alerts from ESXi 5.1 to be identified correctly, configure the DNS server to
support reverse lookup requests. The DHCP reservations and DNS host names must be in place and verified before the
deployment job is scheduled to run.
8. In the Server Identification page, do the following:
The page provides the option to specify a VLAN ID. When a VLAN ID is provided, it is applied to the management interface
of hypervisor during deployment and tags all traffic with the VLAN ID. Server Identification assigns new names and network
identification to deployed servers. See VLAN support.
a. To expand and view individual server information, under Selected Servers, click
.
b. Under Host Name and NIC, enter a Fully Qualified Host Name for the server.
c. In the NIC for Management Tasks drop-down list, select the NIC for managing the server.
d. Enter IP addresses, subnet mask, default gateway, and DNS details, or select the Obtain using DHCP check box.
e. If deploying to a network that requires a VLAN ID, select the VLAN check box and then enter the VLAN ID.
For the VLAN ID, use the numbers 1 through 4094. VLAN ID 0 is reserved for tagging the priority of frames.
f. Repeat steps a through h for all servers to be deployed, or select the Apply settings to all selected servers check
box.
If you select the Apply settings to all selected servers, enter FQDN name and IP address for the other servers.
NOTE: While specifying FQDN name for servers, ensure to provide unique host names for each server.
9. Click Next.
10. In the Schedule Deployment page, perform the following actions:
a. Enter a Job Name and Job Description.
b. For vCenter Settings, enter the following:
i. In vCenter Instance, select the server instance that manages a host after deployment.
ii. In vCenter Destination Container, click Browse to search for vCenter destinations.
iii. In vCenter Host Profile, select a profile that encapsulates host configuration and helps to manage host
configuration, which is optional.
c. Determine when to run a deployment job by selecting a job schedule:
i. Select Schedule Deployment Job
● Use the calendar control to select the date.
● Enter the time.
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