DescriptionName
Thename of thepolicy.
Thisname can be between 1 and 16 alphanumeric characters. You
cannotuse spaces or any special characters other than - (hyphen), _
(underscore),: (colon), and . (period), and you cannot change this name
afterthe object has beensaved.
Namefield
Adescription of the policy. Werecommend that you include information
aboutwhere and when the policy should be used.
Enterup to 256 characters. You can use any characters or spaces except
^(carat), \ (backslash),> (greater than), <(less than), '(single quote),
"(double quote), ` (accentmark), or = (equal sign).
Descriptionfield
Whena service profile is associated with a server, or when changes are
madeto a service profile that is already associated with a server, the
serverneeds to be rebooted to complete the process. The Reboot Policy
fielddetermines when the reboot occurs for servers associated with any
serviceprofiles thatinclude this maintenancepolicy. This can be one
ofthe following:
•Immediate—Theserver is rebooted automatically as soon as the
serviceprofile association is complete or serviceprofile changes
aresaved by theuser.
•UserAck—The user mustreboot theserver manually after the
serviceprofile association is completeor changesare made.
•TimerAutomatic—Cisco UCS defers all service profile
associationsand changesuntil the maintenancewindow defined
bythe schedule shown in theSchedule field.
RebootPolicy field
Ifthe Reboot Policy is set to Timer Automatic, the schedule specifies
whenmaintenance operations canbe appliedto the server.Cisco UCS
rebootsthe server and completes the service profile changes at the
scheduledtime.
Scheduledrop-down list
Step 6 ClickOK.
What to Do Next
Includethe policy ina serviceprofile or service profile template.
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