On
Getting Started page, click
Publish Template. On
Template page,
click
Create Template. On Create Template page:
Template Name field: Enter
Template name in the
Template Name field.
Template Category: Select category
of template from the
Template Category drop-down
menu.
Click
Save, it directs you to
Template
Builder
page. On the
Template Builder page, click
Add Server. It directs you to
Server Component window. From the
Select a Component drop-down menu, select
Server (O/S Installation only). After that
# of Instances drop-down menu
is displayed. From the
# of Instances drop-down
menu, select the number of the server instances that you want to add,
after that click
Continue. The
Server
Component
page is got extended after you select
Continue. Under
OS Settings, few
fields, drop-down menu and check box are displayed. These all are
listed here:
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Auto-generate Host Name
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Host Name Template
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OS Image
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Administrator password
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Confirm administrator password
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Time Zone
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NTP Server
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Server Pool
Auto-generate Host Name:
If you select the
Auto-generate Host Name check box, a
Host Name Template field is
displayed. You must use this variable while generating a host name.
For Example, a hostname template must start with a letter. The variable
portion of the hostname template can be designated to use a service
tag or a number to ensure uniqueness. The template may also include
a variable for the model or vendor of the server if information about
these values is available. It can be service tag or Service tag+ Vendor+
Unique number. If you clear the
Auto-generate Host Name check box,
Host Name Template field disappears.
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NOTE: Auto-generate
Host name feature is applicable for both the server, server(O/S Installation
only). If there is multiple instances of deployment, you have to select
Auto-generate Host name.
OS Image:
From the
OS Image drop-down
menu, select OS Image.
Administrator password:
Enter your administrator password.
Confirm administrator password:
Reenter your administrator password to confirm password.
Timezone:
After you select OS Image Type,
Timezone and
NTP Server fields are displayed. Select
time zone from the
Timezone drop-down menu.
NTP Server:
This is an optional component for all operating systems
except Hyper-V. You can specify NTP server for bare metal OS installation,
ESXi installation.
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NOTE: It is recommended
to enter an IP address in the NTP Server field as sometimes when there
is not time synchronization with environment a service deployment
may fail.
Server Pool:
Enter the server pool name in the Server Pool field.
Click
Add. It directs you to
Template
Builder
page. There you can see the newly added template.
This template is used only for deploying Operating System on server.
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NOTE: Here you will
not get any option for Hardware, BIOS, and network configuration.
You are required to check manually weather or not server has hard
disks available and network is configured on rack switch or blade
chassis.