OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Version 4.3

Deployment job timing

The provisioning and deploying of bare-metal servers can take between 30 minutes to several hours to complete, depending on several factors. When starting a deployment job, Dell EMC recommends that you plan your deployment time according to the guidelines provided. The amount of time it takes to complete provisioning and deployment varies with deployment type, complexity, and number of deployment jobs running simultaneously. The following table provides the approximate time a deployment job can take: The deployment jobs are run in batches of up to five concurrent servers to improve time for the overall deployment job. The exact number of concurrent jobs depends on available resources.

NOTE: The following table displays the average value, and may vary based on factors like configuration of the server, Gen of the server, and number of bare metal servers scheduled for deployment.
Table 1. Approximate deployment time
Deployment typeApproximate time per deployment
Hypervisor onlyBetween 30–130 30 minutes to 130 minutes
Hypervisor and hardware profiles1–4 hours
System profile only5–6 minutes
System profile and hypervisor profile30–40 minutes

Server states within deployment sequence

When an inventory job is run, the auto or manually discovered bare-metal systems are classified in different states to help determine if the server is new to the data center or has a pending deployment job scheduled. The administrators can use these states to determine if a server should be in a deployment job. The following are the states:

Table 2. Server states in the deployment sequence
Server stateDescription
UnconfiguredThe server has contacted OMIVV and is waiting to be configured.
ConfiguredThe server is configured with all hardware information that is required for a successful hypervisor deployment.