Configuring hardware profile
To configure
server hardware settings, create a hardware profile. A hardware profile
is a configuration template that you can apply to newly discovered
infrastructure components and it requires the following information:
Requirements | Description |
Boot order | The boot order is the boot device sequence and hard drive sequence that you can edit only if the boot mode is set to BIOS. |
BIOS settings | The BIOS settings include memory, processor, SATA,
integrated devices, serial communications, embedded server management,
power management, system security, and miscellaneous settings. NOTE: The OpenManage Integration
for VMware vCenter enables certain BIOS settings under the Processor
group in the BIOS on all deployed servers, regardless of the settings
on the reference server. Before using a reference server to create
a hardware profile, the reference server must have the CSIOR setting
enabled and rebooted to provide accurate inventory and configuration
information. |
iDRAC settings | The iDRAC settings include network, user list, and user configuration. |
RAID configuration | The RAID configuration displays the current RAID
topology on the reference server at the time the hardware profile
was extracted. NOTE: There are 2 RAID configuration options configured in the hardware
profile:
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The tasks
for creating hardware profiles include:
- Enabling CSIOR on a reference server
- Customizing reference server to create a hardware profile
- Cloning a hardware profile