Dell 2.3 manual Building a New Deployment Template, Renaming Hypervisor Profile

Renaming Hypervisor Profile

To rename a hypervisor profile:

1.In the Dell Management Center, select Deployment → Deployment Templates → Hypervisor Profiles.

2.On the Hypervisor Profiles page, select a profile and click Rename.

3.In the Rename dialog box, enter a unique hypervisor profile name.

4.Click Apply to use the new name, or click Cancel to cancel.

Deleting A Hypervisor Profile

To delete a hypervisor profile:

NOTE: Deleting a hypervisor profile that is part of a running deployment task can cause the task to fail.

1.In the Dell Management Center, select Deployment → Deployment Templates → Hypervisor Profiles.

2.Select a profile and click Delete.

3.In the message dialog box, click Delete to remove the profile, or click Cancel to cancel.

Refreshing Hypervisor Profiles

To refresh an updated hypervisor profile:

1.In the Dell Management Center, select Deployment → Deployment Templates → Hypervisor Profiles.

2.Click Refresh.

The updated hypervisor profile information displays.

Building A New Deployment Template

A deployment template contains either a hardware profile, a hypervisor profile, or both. The Deployment Wizard uses this template to provision server hardware and deploy hosts within vCenter.

To build a new deployment template:

1.In the Dell Management Center, select Deployment → Deployment Templates.

2.Under Available Profiles, click Create New.

3.In the Create New window, enter a name for the template, and then click Save.

4.To complete the template, click Edit.

5.In the right pane, in the Profile drop-down list, choose a profile, and then do one of the following:

•To display the hardware/hypervisor profile settings for the selected profile, click View.

•To create a new hardware/hypervisor profile, click Create New.

6.Enter an optional Description for the deployment template that is helpful for managing the template.

7.To apply profile selections and save changes, click Save. To cancel, click Cancel.

Managing Deployment Templates

From the Dell Management Center, there are several management actions you can perform on existing deployment templates, including:

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