Administrator Guide

Server configuration profile end-to-end workflows
12 Using Server Configuration Profiles to Deploy Operating Systems to Dell EMC PowerEdge Servers | 375
-rwxr--r-- 1 root root 309999616 Feb 1 2019 esxi_5u1.iso
[root@linux nfs]# ls -la *.xml
-rw-rw-r-- 1 root 991 167814 Dec 20 12:46 C6420_scp_file.xml
[root@linux nfs]#
3. Using any editor, open the SCP file to make changes. In this workflow, we will change iDRAC and NIC
attributes, adding a new iDRAC user, and setting Lifecycle Controller attributes to perform operating
system installation.
DRAC FQDD, iDRAC.Embedded.1 attribute settings
Attribute
Setting
Telnet.1#Enable
Enabled
Users.7#UserName
demo user
Users.7#Password
calvin
Users.7#Privilege
511
Users.7#Enable
Enabled
NIC FQDD, NIC.Mezzanine.3-2-1 attribute settings
Attribute
Setting
LegacyBootProto
NONE
WakeOnLan
Enabled
LC FQDD, LifecycleController.Embedded.1 attribute settings
Attribute
Setting
OSD.1#OSMediaShareType
local
Since the ISO is in the same directory path as
the SCP file, we don’t have to worry about filling
in the other LC OSD attributes.
OSD.1#OSMediaName
esxi_5u1.iso
OSD.1#ExposeDuration
3600
This means the ISO will only be attached for 1
hour once the installation process starts. After 1
hour, the ISO is
auto detached.
NOTE: Since we are installing ESXi, there is no need to unpack and attach a driver pack. In other
workflows, we will show how to perform this operation for operating system installation.
Example of the edited XML SCP file which has been stripped down to only show the attributes we edited:
<SystemConfiguration>
<Component FQDD="NIC.Mezzanine.3-2-1">
<Attribute Name="LegacyBootProto">NONE</Attribute>
<Attribute Name="WakeOnLan">Enabled</Attribute>
</Component>
<Component FQDD="iDRAC.Embedded.1">
<Attribute Name="Users.7#UserName">demo_user</Attribute>
<Attribute Name="Users.7#Password">calvin</Attribute>
<Attribute Name="Users.7#Privilege">511</Attribute>