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4. Click ^ to expand and view individual server information.
5. Under Host Name and NIC, enter a Fully Qualified Host Name for the server.
6. In the NIC Management Tasks drop-down list, select the NIC that will be used for managing the server.
7. Enter IP addresses, subnet mask, and other network information, or select the Obtain using DHCP check box.
8. If deploying to a network that requires a VLAN ID, select the VLAN check box and then enter the VLAN ID.
For the VLAN ID, use the numbers 1 through 4094. VLAN ID 0 is reserved for tagging the priority of frames.
9. Repeat for all servers to deploy, or select the Apply settings to all selected servers check box.
10. Click Next.
To continue with the task to Step 5, click Deployment Wizard Step 5.
Deployment Wizard Step 5: Connection Profile
Connection profiles are used to establish connection credentials for hosts by associating them with iDRAC or Host Root
Credentials. The Connection Profiles window allows you to:
• Display or edit a current connection profile
• Delete a connection profile
• Refresh the connection profile list to reflect vCenter host changes
To create a connection profile:
1. Connection Profile automatically assigns servers to connection profiles after the deployment job completes.
Once a connection profile is selected, click Next.
2. Select the Assign all servers to the same connection profile option button, and select the connection profile from
the drop-down list to assign all servers to the same existing profile.
3. To create a new profile, click New and to view or edit the selected profile click View/Edit.
4. To display the selected connection profile settings, click View.
5. Select the Select a Connection Profile for each Server option button, and then select an individual connection
profile for each server from the drop-down list.
6. Once a connection profile is selected, click Next.
To continue with the task to Step 6, click Deployment Wizard Step 6.
Deployment Wizard Step 6: Scheduling Jobs
Schedule sets the schedule for the deployment job. There are several options of when to run the deployment job:
immediately, schedule the deployment job to run on a selected date and time, hold deployment job and manually start it.
To set up scheduling:
1. Determine when to run a deployment job by entering a date and time:
a) Click Schedule server(s) for deployment.
b) Use the calendar control to select the date.
c) Enter the time of day:
* Immediately: Click Deploy server(s) now.
* Postpone job: Click Create deployment job.
* Put on hold: With this option, only the schedule can be modified and all other deployment job options
cannot be changed.
2. Enter a Job Name and Job Description.
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