d.Click OK to save the edits and close the dialog box.

The Create Server Profile dialog box displays the BIOS settings whose values differ from the default values.

7.Under Advanced, ensure that Virtual is selected for Serial Number/UUID, MAC addresses, and WWN addresses.

Selecting Virtual for these settings provides flexibility because the appliance assigns these numbers and addresses. For example, when you assign this server profile to a server bay in an enclosure, any server hardware inserted in that server bay uses the same serial number, MAC address, and WWN address. Therefore, you can replace the server hardware without affecting other resources (such as interconnects).

8.Click Create to create the server profile and close the dialog box.

The master pane of the Server Profiles screen lists the profile you created. If you select a server profile in the master pane, the appliance displays information about that server profile in the details pane.

A.5.9 Copying the template server profile to eight servers

In this procedure, you will copy the server profile you created to use as a template and assign the profile to eight servers.

1.In the master pane of the Server Profiles screen, select ESX TEMPLATE.

2.Copy the ESX TEMPLATE server profile and assign the profile to a specific instance of server hardware:

a.Select ActionsCopy.

The Copy ESX TEMPLATE dialog box opens. All of the configuration information for this profile, except for Name, is obtained from the profile you are copying.

b.For Name, enter ESX01.

c.For Server hardware, select Search for another, and then select Encl1, bay 11.

d.For Firmware baseline, select the firmware bundle that was included with the appliance.

e.Click Create.

The appliance validates the parameters and the server hardware is booted using the HP Intelligent Provisioning environment embedded in the iLO management processor of HP ProLiant Gen8 servers.

3.Copy the ESX TEMPLATE server profile and assign it to the other seven servers:

Name

Server hardware

 

 

esx02

Encl1, bay 12

 

 

esx03

Encl1, bay 13

 

 

esx04

Encl1, bay 14

 

 

esx05

Encl1, bay 15

 

 

esx06

Encl1, bay 16

 

 

esx07

Encl1, bay 3

 

 

esx08

Encl1, bay 4

 

 

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