OpenManage Enterprise 4.1.x User's Guide

Create a deployment template from a reference device

Create a deployment template by capturing the configuration from a managed device.

1. Click Configuration > Templates > 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 deployment template and a description for the template.
      NOTE:The only special characters that are allowed in the Template Name are alphanumeric, dash, underscore, and space.
   2. Select the Deployment template type:
      • Clone Reference Server: Enables you to clone the configuration of an existing server.
        NOTE:The Custom Telemetry option is available only when the Template Type is selected as Clone Reference Server and these configurations are captured only if the target server has a valid data center license.
      • Clone Reference Chassis: Enables you to clone the configuration of an existing chassis.
      • Clone Reference IOA: Enables you to clone the configuration of an existing M I/O aggregator.
        NOTE:

        • The attributes in the IOA template are uneditable, only the name and description of an IOA template can be edited.
   3. Click Next.
   4. In the Reference Device section, click Select Device to select the device whose configuration properties are used for creating the deployment template. For more information about selecting devices, see Selecting target devices and device groups.
      NOTE:

      • Only the IOA templates that were extracted at the time of chassis discovery are available for cloning . See Create a custom discovery job for servers
      • 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 a deployment template by using server as the device, select to clone the server properties such as iDRAC, BIOS, Lifecycle Controller, and Event Filters. By default, all elements are selected.
   6. Optional: To enable custom telemetry configuration, under Additional Elements, select Custom Telemetry.
      NOTE: Custom telemetry configuration is available only when the Template Type is selected as Clone Reference Server, and this configuration is enabled only if the target server has a valid data center license.
   7. Click Finish.
      After successful creation, the job is displayed in the list. A deployment template creation job starts, and its status is displayed in the STATUS column.
3. The job information is also displayed on the Monitor > Jobs screen. To view additional details of the job:
   • Select the job.
   • Click View Details in the working pane.
   • On the Job Details screen, you will find the execution details of the job.
   • In the Results pane, click View Details to view detailed information of the job execution.