Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise Version 3.1 User's Guide

Create a template from a reference device

1. From the OpenManage Enterprise menu, click Configuration > Deploy > Create Template, and then select From Reference Device.
2. In the Create Template dialog box:
   1. In the Template Information section, enter a name for the device configuration template and description for the template.
   2. Select the template type:
      • Clone Reference Server: Enables you to clone the configuration of an existing server.
      • Clone Reference Chassis: Enables you to clone the configuration of an existing chassis.
   3. Click Next.
   4. In the Reference Device section, click Select Device to select the device whose configuration properties must be used for creating the new template. For more information about selecting devices, see Selecting target devices and device groups.

      NOTE: You can select only one device as a reference device.

   5. In the Configuration Elements section, select the check boxes corresponding to the device elements that must be cloned. For creating template by using server as the device, you can select to clone the server properties such as iDRAC, BIOS, Lifecycle Controller, and Event Filters. For example, iDRAC and RAID. By default, all elements are selected.
   6. Click Finish.
      After successful creation, the job is displayed in the list. A template creation job is started and the status is displayed in the STATUS column.

      The job information is also displayed on the Monitor > Jobs page. To view additional details of the job, select the job and click View Details in the working pane. On the Job Details page, the execution details of the job are displayed. In the Results pane, click View Details to view detailed information of the job execution.