Boot Identity Profiles; Saving Boot Identity Profiles - Dell EMC PowerEdge VRTX User Manual

NOTE:
• A slot that does not have any profile assigned to it is indicated by the term "No Profile Selected" that appears in the select
box.
• To remove a profile assignment from one or more slots, select the slots and click Remove Assignment A message is
displayed warning you that removing a profile from the slot or slots removes the configuration settings in the profile from
any server (s) inserted in the slot (s) when Quick Deploy Profiles feature is enabled. Click OK to remove the profile
assignments.
• To remove all profile assignments from a slot, in the drop-down menu, select No Profile Selected.
NOTE: When a profile is deployed to a server using the Quick Deploy Profiles feature, the progress and results of the
application are retained in the Profile Log.
NOTE:
• If an assigned profile is on the Network Share which is not accessible when a server is inserted in the slot, the LCD displays
a message that the assigned profile is not available for Slot <X>.
• The Network Share option is enabled and the details are displayed in the Stored Profiles section only if the network share
is mounted and is accessible. If the Network Share is not connected, configure the Network Share for the chassis. To
configure the Network Share, click Edit in the Stored Profiles section. For more information, see
Share Using CMC Web

Boot Identity Profiles

To access the Boot Identity Profiles page in the CMC web interface, in the system tree, go to Chassis Overview → Server
Overview. Click Setup → Profiles. The Server Profiles page is displayed. On the Server Profiles page, click Boot Identity Profiles.
The boot identity profiles contain the NIC or FC settings that are required to boot a server from a SAN target device and unique
virtual MAC and WWN. As these are available across multiple chassis through a CIFS or NFS share, you can quickly and remotely
move an identity from a non-functional server in a chassis to a spare server located in the same or another chassis and thus enabling
it to boot with the operating system and applications of the failed server. The main advantage of this feature is the use of a virtual
MAC address pool that is unique and shared across all chassis.
This feature allows you to manage server operations online without physical intervention if the server stops functioning. You can
perform the following tasks by using the Boot Identity Profiles feature:
• Initial setup
– Create a range of virtual MAC addresses. To create a MAC address, you must have Chassis Configuration Administrator and
Server Administrator privileges.
– Save boot identity profile templates and customize the boot identity profiles on the network share by editing and including
the SAN boot parameters that are used by each server.
– Prepare the servers that use initial configuration before applying their Boot Identity profiles.
– Apply Boot Identity profiles to each server and boot them from SAN.
• Configure one or more spare standby servers for quick recovery.
– Prepare the standby servers that use initial configuration before applying their Boot Identity profiles.
• Use the workload of a failed server in a new server by performing the following tasks:
– Clear the boot identity from the non-functioning server to avoid duplicating the MAC addresses in case the server recovers.
– Apply the boot identity of a failed server to a spare standby server.
– Boot the server with the new Boot Identity settings to quickly recover the workload.

Saving Boot Identity Profiles

You can save boot identity profiles in the CMC network share. Number of profiles that you can store depends on the availability of
MAC addresses. For more information, see Configuring Network Share Using CMC Web Interface.
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