On
Getting Started page, click
Template. On
Template page, click
Create Template. On Create Template page:
Template Name field: Enter
Template name in the
Template Name field.
Template Category : Select category
of template from the
Template Category drop-down menu.
Click
Save, it directs you to
Template page. On
Template page, click on
Add Server. It directs you to Server Component window.
From
Select a Component drop-down menu, select
Server (O/S Installation only). After that
# of Instances drop-down menu is displayed. From
# of Instances drop-down menu, select number of instances,
after that select
Continue. The
Server Component page is got extended after you select
Continue. Under
OS Setting, few
fields, drop-down menu and check-box are displayed. These all are
listed down:
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Auto-generate Host Name
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Host Name Template
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OS Image
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Administrator password
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Confirm administrator password
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Time Zone
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NTP Server
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Server Pool
Auto-generate Host Name:
If you select the
Auto-generate Host Name check box, a
Host Name Template field is
displayed. You must use this variable while generating a host name.
For Example: A hostname template must start with a letter. The variable
portion of the hostname template can be designated to use a service
tag or a number to ensure uniqueness. The template may also include
a variable for the model or vendor of the server if information about
these values are available. It can be service tag or Service tag+
Vendor+ Unique number. If you deselect
Auto-generate Host
Name
check box,
Host Name Template field will disappear.
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NOTE: Auto- generate Host name feature is applicable for both the server,
server(O/S Installation only) . In case of multiple instances of deployment,
you have to select Auto- generate Host name.
OS Image:
From
OS Image drop-down menu,
select OS Image.
Administrator password:
Enter your administrator password.
Confirm administrator password:
Re-enter your administrator password to confirm password.
Time Zone:
After you select OS Image Type,
Time zone and
NTP Server fields are displayed. Select
time zone from Time Zone drop-down menu.
NTP Server:
This is an optional component for all operating systems
except HyperV. You can specify NTP server for bare metal OS installation,
esxi installation.
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NOTE: It is recommended to enter an IP address in the NTP Server field
as in some cases when there is not time synchronization with environment
a service deployment may fail.
Server Pool:
Enter the server pool name in the Server Pool field.
Click
Add. It directs you to
Template page. There you can see the newly added template. This template
is used only for deploying Operating System on server.
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NOTE: Here you will not get any option for Harware, BIOS, and network configuration.
You are required to check manually weather or not server has hard
disks available and network is configured on rack switch or blade
chassis.