Administrator Guide

Server configuration profile template operating system deployment additions
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1 Server configuration profile template operating system
deployment additions
For this feature, the following attributes have been added to the SCP template and can be seen in the
resulting XML/JSON file when doing an SCP export operation. These attributes can be found under the
LifecycleController component.
NOTE: These attributes act as a template for executing the OSD operation and will not contain values.
These attributes do not store any values during an SCP import operation.
Table 1 lists each new field and an accompanying definition.
Added fields
Attribute
Definition
SupportedOSList
A read-only field which shows up as a commented
line and contains a list of operating systems for
which the system has drivers available. If this field is
blank the operating system driver pack will need to
be installed. To do this go to
www.dell.com/support
and search for your server model, and then go to
Drivers & Downloads and look for the Dell OS
Driver Pack. This is an executable file that contains
the drivers for operating system installation, and it
must be installed on the server.
OSName
The name of the specific operating system to install,
this attribute is used to select the operating system
drivers that are used for operating system
installation. The operating system name must be
one contained in the SupportedOSList attribute.
OSMediaShareIP
The IP address of the share that contains the
operating system installation file.
OSMediaShareName
The name of the share that contains the operating
system installation file.
OSMediaShareUsername
The username of the share that contains the
operating system installation file.
NOTE: Only CIFS shares will use the media share
username and password. For others this field will
remain blank.
OSMediaSharePassword
The password of the share that contains the
operating system installation file.
NOTE: Only CIFS shares will use the media share
username and password. For others this field will
remain blank.