Before creating the template, select a server to be the reference server and configure the hardware to the exact settings required for the implementation.
Note: In SmartFabric mode, you must use a template to deploy a server and to configure networking.
A server template contains parameters that are extracted from a server and allows these parameters to be quickly applied to multiple compute sleds. A server template contains all server settings for a specific deployment type including BIOS, iDRAC, RAID, NIC/CNA, and so on. The template is captured from a reference server and can then be deployed to multiple servers simultaneously. The server template allows an administrator to associate VLANs to compute sleds.
The templates contain settings for the following categories:
Local access configuration
Location configuration
Power configuration
Chassis network configuration
Slot configuration
Setup configuration
To create a server template, perform the following steps.
Open the OME-M console.
From the navigation menu, click Configuration, then click Templates.
Note: With OME-M 1.20.10 and earlier, the Templates option is called Deploy.
From the center panel, click Create Template, then click From Reference Device to open the Create Template window.
In the Template Name box, enter a name. In this example, MX740c with FCOE CNA is entered.
Optionally, enter a description in the Description box, then click Next.
In the Device Selection section, click Select Device.
From the Select Devices window, choose the previously configured server or the server whose settings need to be applied to the target servers, then click Finish.
From the Elements to Clone list, select all the elements, and then click Finish.
A job starts and the new server template displays on the list. When complete, the Completed successfully status displays.