Users Guide

NOTE: Boot identity is saved only if the Network Share option is enabled and accessible, the details are displayed in
the Stored Profiles section. If the Network Share is not connected, configure the network share for the chassis. To
configure the network share, click Edit in the Stored Profiles section. For more information, see Configuring
Network Share Using CMC Web Interface .
3. In the Base Profile Name and Number of Profiles fields, enter the profile name and the number of profiles that you want to save.
NOTE: While saving a boot identity profile, the standard ASCII extended character set is supported. However, the
following special characters are not supported:
), “, ., *, >, <, \, /, :, |, #, ?, and ,
4. Select a MAC address for the base profile from the Virtual MAC Address drop-down and click Save Profile.
The number of templates created are based on the number of profiles you specify. CMC communicates with the Lifecycle Controller
to get the available server profile settings and store them as a named profile. The format for the name file is — <base profile
name>_<profile number>_<MAC address>. For example: FC630_01_0E0000000000.
A progress indicator indicates that the save operation is in progress. After the action is complete, Operation Successful message is
displayed.
NOTE: The process to gather the settings occurs in the background. Hence, it may take some time before the new
profile is displayed. If the new profile is not displayed, check the profile log for errors.
Applying Boot Identity Profiles
You can apply boot identity profile settings if the boot identity profiles are available as stored profiles on the network share. To initiate a
boot identity configuration operation, you can apply a stored profile to a single server.
NOTE:
If a server does not support Lifecycle Controller or the chassis is powered off, you cannot apply a profile to the
server.
To apply a profile to a server, perform the following tasks:
1. Go to the Server Profiles page. In the Boot Identity profiles section, select the server on which you want to apply the selected
profile.
The Select Profile drop-down menu gets enabled.
NOTE:
The Select Profile drop-down menu displays all available profiles that are sorted by type from the network
share.
2. From the Select Profile drop-down menu, select the profile that you want to apply.
The Apply Identity option is enabled.
3. Click Apply Identity.
A warning message is displayed that applying a new identity overwrites the current settings and also reboots the selected server. You
are prompted to confirm if you want to continue the operation.
NOTE:
To perform server configuration replication operations on the server, the CSIOR option must be enabled for
the servers. If CSIOR option is disabled, a warning message is displayed that CSIOR is not enabled for the server. To
complete the server configuration replication operation, enable the CSIOR option on the server.
4. Click OK to apply the boot identity profile to the selected server.
The selected profile is applied to the server and the server is rebooted immediately. For more information, see the CMC Online Help.
NOTE:
You can apply a boot identity profile to only one NIC FQDD partition in a server at a time. To apply the same
boot identity profile to a NIC FQDD partition in another server, you must clear it from the server where it is first
applied.
Clearing Boot Identity Profiles
Before applying a new boot identity profile to a standby server, you can clear the existing boot identity configurations of a selected server
by using the Clear Identity option available in the CMC web interface.
To clear boot identity profiles:
1. Go to the Server Profiles page. In the Boot Identity profiles section, select the server from which you want to clear the boot
identity profile.
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