Create New Hardware Profiles
To create a new hardware profile, enter a reference server hardware configuration:
There are two ways to build a hardware profile:
- Boot Order - boot device and hard drive sequence which can be edited only if the boot mode is set to BIOS
- BIOS Settings - memory, processor, SATA, integrated devices, serial communications, embedded server management, power management, system security, and miscellaneous settings
- iDRAC Settings - network, user list, and user configuration (IPMI/iDRAC privileges)
- RAID configuration - defaults to creating RAID1 on the integrated controller’s first two drives that can be used in a RAID1 configuration, and a dedicated hot-spare if a candidate drive meeting the criteria exists.
There are two ways to build a hardware profile:
- Select a reference server and select Clone Reference Server Settings to extract all BIOS, BOOT, RAID, and iDRAC configuration settings on that server at that instant and apply it to the target system; these settings can not be customized by the user.
- Select a reference server and select Customize Settings from Reference Server to extract all BIOS, BOOT, RAID, and iDRAC configuration settings on that server at that instant and then customize them as needed before they are applied to a target system.
Tasks
To add a new hardware profile:
Click BIOS Settings and customize as needed:
Click iDRAC Settings and customize as needed:
Click RAID Configuration and customize as needed:
To return to a previous Hardware Profile section, click one of the left pane areas, or click X (upper-right corner) to close the Hardware Profile: profile name pop-up.
- Click Create New. The Hardware Profile: Profile Name pop-up displays.
- Enter the Profile Name and an optional Description that can be used to help manage custom hardware configurations.
- Click Save. To stop creating the new hardware profile, click X (upper-right corner) to close the Hardware Profile: profile name pop-up.
- Click Reference Server and perform the following:
- Click Browse and a Servers pop-up window is displayed. Select a server either from the vCenter hosts or from the bare-metal systems listed; the server name/IP address and service tag is displayed for all servers.
- Click Select to close the pop-up window.
- Click either Clone Reference Server Settings to clone the settings, or Customize Settings from Reference Server to customize the settings. Click Save and wait for a few minutes for the hardware configuration to be extracted.
- If Customize Settings from Reference Server was selected, select the individual settings from the left pane and edit as needed:
- Click Boot Order and customize as needed:
- Select the Include Boot Order in this Hardware Profile check box to include the boot order settings in the profile.
- Use the (+) Expand control to display the Boot Device Sequence settings, and click Edit.
- Use the Boot Mode drop-down menu to select the boot mode, either BIOS or UEFI. If UEFI mode is used, the Hard Drive Sequence section will not be populated.
- Use the View/Configure drop-down menu to view the available devices and their current boot order.
- To make changes to the order, select a device in the table and click Move Up or Move Down. the boot order of the device.
- Use the Boot Sequence Retry drop-down menu to enable or disable a boot sequence rety. the desired retry method.
- Click Save to save, or click Cancel to cancel.
- Repeat the previous steps to change the Hard Drive Sequence, if needed.
- Select the Include BIOS Settings in this Hardware Profile check box to include the BIOS settings in the profile.
- Use the (+) Expand control to display memory, processors, integrated devices, serial communications, embedded server management, power management, system security, and miscellaneous settings.
- Click Edit and make needed changes.
- Click Save to save, or click Cancel to cancel.
- Click Network under iDRAC Settings, and select the Include iDRAC Network Settings in this Hardware Profile check box to include the iDRAC network settings in the profile.
- Use the (+) Expand control to display network information, network settings, and virtual media.
- Click Edit and make needed changes.
- Click User List under iDRAC Settings and select the Include User List in this Hardware Profile check box to include the iDRAC user list in the profile.
- Click Add User to add a row to the table and enter user information: user name, password, state, iDRAC, LAN, serial port, and serial over LAN. Click Edit User to edit an existing user's information, or click Delete User to select a user to delete. For additional information on user configuration, see the User's Guide.
- Click Save to save, or click Cancel to cancel.
- Select the Include RAID Configuration in this Hardware Profile check box to include the RAID settings in the profile.
- Use the Select Controller drop-down menu to display controller information.
- Use the Select Virtual Disks drop-down menu to display the virtual disks present on the selected controller.
- Click Save to save, or click Cancel to cancel.
Related Topics
View or download Dell virtualization documentation at: http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/software/eslvmwre/
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View or download Dell hardware documentation for PowerEdge Servers