Users Guide

The details that are displayed are—name and description of the template, timestamp when the template was last updated, and the

name of the user who last updated it. You can also view the conguration details such as server prole and BIOS information.

You can perform the following tasks on the Template Details page:

• Deploy the template

• Edit the template details

Creating templates

You can create templates in the following ways:

• Clone from an existing server—Reference Device

• Import from an external source—Import from File

To create a template from a reference device:

1 On the Deploy page, click Create Template and select From Reference Device.

The Create Template wizard is displayed.

2 Enter the name and description for the template and click Next.

The Reference Device tab is displayed.

3 Click Select Device to view the Select Devices window where you can select the device or chassis based on which you want to

create the template.

4 Select the conguration elements that you want to clone.

Importing templates

To import an existing template:

1 On the Deploy page, click Create Template and select Import from File.

The Import Template window is displayed.

2 Enter a name for the template and Select a le to go to the location where the template that you want to import is stored.

Deploying templates

You can create server proles from templates by entering identity information that is unique to each server. The information includes input

output identity information and system-specic attributes such as NIC, RAID, iDRAC, or BIOS information. You can deploy templates from

the Deploy and Template Details pages.

After a template is deployed on one or more servers along with VLAN congurations, if you make a mistake or decide to change the

existing VLAN congurations on the Fabric Manager, then you must perform the deployment workow again. In the deployment workow,

server is deployed after when the VLAN is congured on the Fabric Manager.

The system specic attributes that are dened in the template are not deployed automatically. Redene the attributes for the target system

that is selected for the deployment. Use Quick Deploy to set the VLAN ID for the system.

When you deploy an imported template where NPAR is enabled, it does not congure the bandwidth settings on fabric mode IOMs.

To deploy a template from the Deploy page:

1 Select the required template and click Deploy Template.

Managing templates