Cloning A New Hardware Profile

To clone a new hardware profile:
  1. In the Dell Management Center, select Deployment Deployment Templates Hardware Profile.

  2. Click Create New.

  3. In the New Hardware Profile page, do the following:

    • In the Profile Name text box, enter the profile name
    • In the Description text box, enter an optional description.
  4. Click Save.

  5. In the left pane, click Reference Server.

  6. In the Reference Server window, click Edit.

  7. To extract all hardware settings from the reference server, click the Clone Reference Server Settings option button.

  8. Click Save.

  9. A dialog box that states extracting the settings will take several minutes is displayed, then click Continue. The settings are populated, and the selected server’s name, iDRAC IP address, and service tag are displayed in the Reference Server window.

    The profile is saved, and displays in the Hardware Profiles window under Available Profiles.