User's Manual

NOTE: For detailed iDRAC information, including setting options and explanations, refer to the iDRAC User’s
Guide for the selected server.
17. In the left pane, select iDRAC Settings → User List. To include user list information in the profile, select the Include
User List in this Hardware Profile check box. Under iDRAC Local User List, do one of the following:
a) Add User: Manually enter an iDRAC user and the required information. When finished, click Save to save your
changes or Cancel to cancel.
b) Delete User: Delete the selected user. Select the check box for the user and click Delete, or click Cancel to
cancel.
c) Edit User: Manually edit an iDRAC user’s information. When finished, click Save to save your changes or Cancel
to cancel.
NOTE: For detailed iDRAC information, including setting options and explanations, refer to the iDRAC User’s
Guide for the selected server.
18. In the left pane, select RAID Configuration. To include RAID configuration information in the profile, select the
Include RAID Configuration in this Hardware Profilecheck box. Then select one of the following:
– Apply RAID1 + create a dedicated hot spare, applicable.
Use this option if you want to apply default RAID configuration settings to the target server. The RAID
configuration task defaults to RAID1 on the first two drives of the integrated controller that are RAID1
capable. Additionally, a dedicated hot-spare for the RAID1 array is created if a candidate drive meeting the
criteria exists.
– Clone RAID configuration from the reference Server .
Use this option if you want to clone the reference server setting.
The profile is automatically saved, and displays in the Hardware Profiles window under Available Profiles
Cloning A New Hardware Profile
To clone a new hardware profile:
1. In the Dell Management Center, select Deployment → Deployment Templates → Hardware Profile.
2. Click Create New.
3. In the New Hardware Profile page, do the following:
– In the Profile Name text box, enter the profile name
– In the Description text box, enter an optional description.
4. Click Save.
5. In the left pane, click Reference Server.
6. In the Reference Server window, click Edit.
7. To extract all hardware settings from the reference server, click the Clone Reference Server Settings option button.
8. Click Save.
9. A dialog box that states extracting the settings will take several minutes is displayed, then click Continue. The
settings are populated, and the selected server’s name, iDRAC IP address, and service tag are displayed in the
Reference Server window.
The profile is saved, and displays in the Hardware Profiles window under Available Profiles.
About Managing Hardware Profiles
Hardware profiles define a server's hardware configuration using a reference server. From the Dell Management
Center, there are several management actions you can perform on existing hardware profiles, including:
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