a) Fromthe Create Service Profile in Organization drop-down list, select the organization in which you
wantto createthe service profile.
b) Clickthe Hardware Based Service Profile radio button.
c) Inthe Name field, enter a unique name for the service profile.
Thisname can be between 2 and 32 alphanumeric characters. You cannot use spaces or any special
charactersother than - (hyphen), _ (underscore), : (colon), and . (period), and this name must be unique
acrossall service profiles and serviceprofile templates within the same organization.
d) Ifyou want Cisco UCS Manager to create vNICs for the service profile, check the Create Default vNICs
checkbox.
e) Ifyou want Cisco UCS Manager to create vHBAs for the service profile, check the Create Default vHBAs
checkbox.
f) Click OK.
CiscoUCS Manager inherits and automatically applies the identity and configuration information in the server,
createsthe service profile, and associates it with the server.
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Creating a Service Profile Template

Procedure
Step 1 Inthe Navigation pane, clickthe Servers tab.
Step 2 Onthe Servers tab, expand Servers >Service Profile Templates.
Step 3 Expandthe node for theorganization where you want to create the service profile template.
Ifthe system does not includemultitenancy, expand the root node.
Step 4 Right-clickthe organization and choose Create Service Profile Template.
Step 5 Inthe Create Service Profile Template wizard, complete the following:
Page1: Identifyingthe Service Profile Template, onpage 519
Page2: Specifyingthe Storage Options, onpage 520
Page3: Specifyingthe Networking Options, onpage 524
Page4: Settingthe vNIC/vHBA Placement, onpage 530
Page5: Settingthe Server Boot Order, onpage 532
Page6: Addingthe Maintenance Policy, onpage 535
Page7: Specifyingthe Server Assignment Options, onpage 537
Page8: AddingOperational Policies, onpage 539
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