Procedure
Step 1 (Optional) If you plan to assign this service profile to a server with an adapter that supports dynamic vNICs,
chooseone of thefollowing options from the Dynamic vNIC Connectiondrop-down list:
DescriptionOption
Enablesyou to create a service profile without a dynamic vNIC connection
policyfor a serverwith an adapterthat does not support dynamicvNICs.
Thisoption does not include a dynamic vNIC connection policy in the service
profile.
Ifyou are configuring this service profile/template for iSCSI boot, choose
thisoption.
Continuewith Step 4.
Selecta Policy touse
Enablesyou to createa dynamic vNIC connection policy that can only be
accessedby this serviceprofile.
Continuewith Step 2.
Createa Specific Dynamic
vNICConnection Policy
Selectan existing dynamic vNIC connection policy from the list at the
bottomof the drop-down list. Cisco UCS Manager assigns this policy to the
serviceprofile.
Ifyou do not want use any of the existing policies, but instead want to create
apolicy that all service profiles can access, continue with Step 3. Otherwise,
continuewith Step 4.
DynamicvNIC Connection
Policies Policy_Name
Step 2 (Optional) Ifyou clickedCreate a Specific Dynamic vNIC Connection Policy, do the following to create
anew dynamicvNIC connection policy that can only be used bythis serviceprofile:
a) Complete the following fields:
DescriptionName
Thenumber of dynamicvNICs that this policy affects.Numberof Dynamic vNICs field
Theadapter profile associated with this policy. The profile must
alreadyexist to be included in the drop-down list.
AdapterPolicy drop-down list
b) Continue with Step 4.
Step 3 (Optional) To create a dynamic vNIC connection policy that will be available to all service profiles, do the
following:
a) Click Create Dynamic vNIC Connection Policy.
b) In the Create Dynamic vNIC Connect Policy dialog box, complete the fields.
Formore information,see Creating a DynamicvNIC Connection Policy.
c) Click OK.
d) From the Dynamic vNIC Connection drop-down list, choose the policy you created.
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