Users Guide

System profile and ISO profile deployment
To deploy system profile and ISO profile, ensure that all the servers are met following requirements in your environment:
● All the servers are displayed in the System Profile and ISO Profile Deployment wizard.
● Specific hardware support information mentioned in the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Compatibility Matrix.
● Minimum supported versions of the iDRAC firmware and BIOS are available. For specific firmware support information, see
OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Compatibility Matrix.
● The IDSDM storage specifications are available.
To know about the storage specifications of IDSDM, see the VMware Documentation.
● The IDSDM is enabled from BIOS before you deploy an OS with OMIVV.
OMIVV enables deployment on IDSDM, or local hard drives, or BOSS card.
● To deploy ESXi on IDSDM and BOSS, manually create datastore using vCenter or ESXi console. For more information, see
VMware documentation.
● There is a route between the vCenter, OMIVV, and the iDRAC networks, if vCenter, OMIVV, and iDRAC are connected to
different networks.
This requirement is applicable only If the OMIVV appliance is not configured with two network interface controllers.
● The Collect System Inventory on Reboot (CSIOR) is enabled.
● The retrieved data is up to date by performing a hard reboot on the server before initiating auto or manual discovery.
● For auto discovery of bare-metal servers either order the Dell EMC servers with auto discovery or handshake options that
are preconfigured by the factory. If a server is not preconfigured with these options, manually enter the OMIVV IP address
or configure your local network to provide this information.
● Ensure that the following conditions are met before deploying an operating system if OMIVV is not used for hardware
configuration:
○ Enable the Virtualization Technology (VT) flag in BIOS.
○ The virtual driver, IDSDM, and BOSS are set to first boot disk.
● Verify that the BIOS setting for VT is automatically enabled even if the BIOS configuration is not part of the system profile,
if OMIVV is used for hardware configuration. If a virtual drive is not configured on the target system, the Express or Clone
RAID configuration is required.
● Ensure that F1/F2 Prompt on Error is disabled on the Miscellaneous Settings page in System BIOS Settings.
You can also disable this option while creating system profile in OMIVV. To disable the F1/F2 Prompt on Error option,
set the ErrPrompt attribute name value to Disabled in the BIOS component section on the Profile Settings page. OS
deployment might fail if this option is enabled.
● The custom ESXi images that contain all the Dell EMC drivers are available for deployment.
Download the correct images from Drivers & Downloads section available at https://www.dell.com/support. For more
information about downloading the custom Dell EMC ISO images, see Download custom Dell EMC ISO images on page 67.
● Save the custom images to a CIFS or NFS share location that OMIVV can access during the deployment process. For
up-to-date list of supported ESXi versions for this release, see OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Compatibility
Matrix.
The following are applicable for deploying host with dual NICs:
● Host can have either iDRAC and vCenter management NIC in the same network or in the two distinct networks.
● The ISO image can be saved in any of the networks.
● Ensure that you select the correct vCenter network and OMIVV network applicable to the environment. The OS deployment
wizard displays both the OMIVV networks.
NOTE: OS deployment is blocked from iDRAC 4.00.00.00 to 4.32.20.00 when secure boot is enabled.
Topics:
• Deployment checklist
• Deploy system profile (configuration of the hardware)
• Deploy ISO profile (ESXi installation)
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