D Eployment T Asks - I Nstalling A Nd C Onfiguring A N Ew C Omputer L - NComputing L300 User Manual

7.3 D eployment T asks – I nstalling a nd C onfiguring a n ew C omputer L ab
For t his e xample, w e w ill g o t hrough t he s teps o f i nitially d eploying a s eries o f d evices, v erifying t heir
connectivity a nd p erforming s ome i nitial c onfiguration t asks. T hese a ctions d emonstrate t he u se o f t he
following v Space c onsole f eatures:
Performing a f irmware u pdate o n m ultiple d evices s imultaneously
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Storing a nd a pplying a d evice p rofile t o m ultiple d evices s imultaneously
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The S cenario:
A s chool i s a dding a l ab w ith a n a dditional 2 0-­‐devices t o t heir e xisting N Computing d eployment. T o
expedite t he d eployment p rocess, t hey w ill p erform a s m any t asks a s t hey c an f rom t he h ost r ather t han
configuring i ndividual d evices.
Step 1 – C onnect a nd C onfigure t he F irst D evice
After c reating a h ost s ystem w ith s ufficient h ardware r esources f or t he i ntended u ser l oad, a nd
completing t he v Space i nstallation a nd r egistration p rocess o utlined i n 1 .1 I nstalling v Space a nd 1 .2
Registering v Space o f t his g uide, t he a dministrator c onnects t he f irst d evice t o t he h ost c reated f or t his
lab. T his d evice w ill s erve a s t he t emplate f or t he r est o f t he d evices i n t he l ab.
Once c onnected, t he a dministrator l ocates t he d evice f rom t he h ost u nder t he L -­‐series D evice l ist ( 5.1 L -­‐
series o f t his g uide). T he a dministrator r ight-­‐clicks o n t he d evice a nd t hen s elects " Update D evice
Firmware" t o i nitiate a f irmware u pdate o n t he s elected d evice. O nce t hat p rocess i s c omplete a nd t he
device r eboots, t he a dministrator c an d ouble-­‐click o n t he d evice a nd c onfigure i t a s d esired ( 5.3
Information T ab t hrough 5 .9 U pdate T ab o f t his g uide).
Step 2 – S tore t he F irst D evice's C onfiguration P rofile
After c ompleting t he c onfiguration p rocess o n t he s elected d evice, t he a dministrator c an t hen r ight-­‐click
on t he d evice i n t he L -­‐series D evices l ist o f t he c onsole a nd s elect " Store C onfiguration P rofile" ( 5.12
Creating P rofiles o f t his g uide) t o s ave t his c onfiguration f or u se o n t he r est o f t he d evices i n t he l ab.
Step 3 – C onnect a nd C onfigure t he R emaining D evices
It i s n ow t ime t o c onnect t he r emaining d evices. O nce t he d evices a re c onnected, t he a dministrator c an
perform a f irmware u pdate o n a ll o f t hem s imultaneously b y s electing t he g roup a nd i nitiating a
firmware u pdate a s o utlined i n S tep 3 .
Once t he d evices h ave c ompleted t heir f irmware u pdate, t he a dministrator c an t hen a pply t he f irst
device's C onfiguration P rofile t o t he r emaining g roup i n o ne s tep b y a gain r ight-­‐clicking o n t he g roup
and s electing " Apply C onfiguration P rofile" ( as d escribed i n 5 .14 A pplying P rofiles o f t his g uide).
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