Users Guide

Table 34. Requirements for creating hardware profile
Requirements Description
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.
There are two methods for enabling CSIOR:
Table 35. Methods for enabling CSIOR
Method Description
Locally Uses an individual host by using the Dell Lifecycle Controller United Server
Configurator (USC) user interface.
Remotely Uses a WS-Man script. For more information on scripting this functionality, see Dell
TechCenter and DCIM Lifecycle Controller Management Profile.
To enable CSIOR locally on a reference server:
1. Power on the system, and during POST, press F2 to start USC.
2. Select Hardware Configuration > Part Replacement Configuration.
3. Enable the Collect System Inventory on Reboot setting, and exit USC.
Creating or customizing hardware profile
1. In OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter, on the Manage > Deployment tab, select Deployment Templates >
Hardware Profiles.
2.
Click the
icon.
3. In the Hardware Profile Wizard, click Next on the Welcome page and do the following:
● In the Profile Name text box, enter the profile name.
● In the Description text box, type a description. The description is optional.
4. Click Next.
The Reference Server dialog box is displayed. You can either select reference servers from the dialog box directly or
through the browse button in the reference server window.
5. Select a reference server by performing either of the following substeps:
● In the Reference Server dialog box, choose the right reference server, and click the Select link against the reference
server.
The Extract Confirmation dialog box that states extracting the settings is displayed. To extract the hardware
configuration from reference server, in the Extract Confirmation dialog box, click Yes, and the extracting is completed
in few minutes.
● In the Reference Server page, click Browse to select a compliant reference server that is managed and successfully
inventoried by OMIVV, or a compliant bare-metal server.
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