Deployment Templates

The Deployment Templates window is used to:
  • Create a template using new or existing hardware and/or hypervisor profiles
  • Edit or display the hardware or hypervisor profile settings
  • View a list of existing deployment templates
  • Duplicate an existing deployment template to customize hardware/hypervisor elements
  • Delete a deployment template
  • Rename a deployment template

Tasks

To create new deployment template:
  1. Click Create New.
  2. When the Create New pop-up displays, enter a name for the template.
  3. Click Save.
  4. Use the Edit feature to complete the template.

To view or edit an existing deployment template:
  1. Select a profile and click Edit.
    The right pane displays Hardware profile and Hypervisor Profile controls.
    • From the profile drop-down menu, choose a profile.
    • Select View to display the hardware/hypervisor profile settings for this profile.
    • Select Create New to create a New Hardware Profile or New Hypervisor Profile.
  2. Click Save to apply profile selections, or click Cancel to discard.
To duplicate a deployment template:
  1. Select a profile and click Duplicate.
  2. Enter the template's new name, and click Apply. If a template already exists with that name, the apply action will not complete.
To delete a deployment template:
  1. Select a profile, and click Delete.
  2. Click Delete on the message box to delete the template, or click Cancel to cancel the delete action.
To rename a deployment template:
  1. Select a profile.
  2. Click Rename to display the Rename Template pop-up.
  3. Enter the template's new name, and click Apply. If a template already exists with that name, the apply action will not complete.
To display all updated deployment templates:
  1. Click Refresh.

Related Topics

View or download Dell virtualization documentation at: http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/software/eslvmwre/
View or download Dell hardware documentation for PowerEdge™ Servers