OpenManage Enterprise 4.1.x User's Guide

Edit a server deployment template

Edit the custom deployment templates using the Guided or Advanced view modes.

1. On the Configuration > Templates screen, select the required custom template check box, and then click Edit.
2. In the Edit Template dialog box:
   1. In the Template Information section, edit the deployment Template Name and Description. The template type cannot be edited.
      NOTE:The only special characters that are allowed in the Template Name are alphanumeric, dash, underscore, and space.
   2. Click Next.
   3. In the Edit Components section, the deployment template attributes are displayed in:
      • The Guided view displays only common attributes which are grouped based on function. Attributes from the following categories are shown:
        1. In the BIOS Settings section, select :
           • Manually: If you want to customize the BIOS properties, select this option.
             • System profile: From the drop-down menu, select to specify the type of performance optimization to be achieved in the system profile.
             • User-accessible USB ports: From the drop-down menu, select to specify the ports that the user can access.
             • By default, the uses of logical processor and in-band manageability are enabled.
           • Optimize based on workload: From the Select workload profile drop-down menu, enable this option to specify the type of workload performance optimization that you want to achieve on the profile.
        2. Click Boot and define the boot mode:
           • If the boot mode is set to BIOS :
             • To retry the boot sequence, select the Enabled check box.
             • Drag the items to set the boot sequence and hard drive sequence.
           • If the boot mode is set to UEFI, drag the items to set the UEFI boot sequence. If required, select the check box to enable the Secure boot feature.
        3. Click Networking. All the networks that are associated with the deployment template are displayed under Network Interfaces.
           • To associate an optional identity pool to the deployment template, select from the Identity pool drop-down menu. The networks that are associated with the selected identity pool are displayed. If the deployment template is edited in the Advanced view, the Identity pool selection is disabled for this deployment template.
             • To view the network properties, expand the network.
             • To edit the properties, click the corresponding pen symbol.
               • Select the protocol to be used for booting. Ensure that the network supports the protocol that is selected.
               • Select the untagged and tagged network to be associated to the network.
               • The partition, max, and min bandwidths are displayed from the deployment template (profile) that was created earlier.
             • Click Finish. The network settings of the deployment template are saved.
      • The Advanced view lists all the deployment template attributes that can be changed (including the attributes that are shown in the Guided view). This view allows you to set (like the Guided view) or enable, or disable attribute values.
      • Attributes are grouped functionally for display. Vendor-specific attributes are grouped under Other Attributes. Each individual attribute is displayed with a check box preceding its name. The check box indicates whether the attribute is included when the deployment template is deployed to a target device. Because of attribute dependencies, enabling or disabling an attribute can cause unexpected results on the target device, or cause deployment to fail. Each group also has a check box to the left of its name. The icon in group check boxes has one of three values:
        1. Checked indicates that all the attributes in the group are selected for deployment.
        2. Hyphen indicates some (but not all) of the attributes are selected for deployment.
        3. Clear indicates that none of the attributes in the group are selected for deployment.
        NOTE:

        • Many deployment attributes are linked to each other. When changing any attribute, ensure that any other attribute that could be impacted is also verified.
        • You can click group icons to add or discard deployment settings for all the attributes in the group.
        • The attributes with secure information, such as passwords, are hidden, and appear as empty when initially loaded. Changes made to secure attribute values are masked.
        • If a profile is already associated to it, the identity pool that is associated with a deployment template cannot be changed .
3. In the Edit Custom Telemetry section, select Enable Custom Telemetry to activate the custom telemetry settings.
   NOTE:

   • To exclude telemetry, clear the Enable Custom Telemetry option in the Edit Template wizard.
   • To revert the changes made while configuring the custom telemetry settings, click Revert Changes.
   • The appliance does not perform a schema check on XML content within the CustomComponents tag. Instead, the appliance validates that the content adheres to XML standards.
4. Click Next.
   In the Summary section, the attributes you edited by using the Guided and Advanced mode are displayed. You can also view the custom telemetry modification status.
5. This section is read-only. Read through the settings and click Finish.
   The updated template attributes are saved to the deployment template.