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Viewing server hardware types

From the

main menu

, select Server Hardware Types.

The Server Hardware Types screen lists server hardware types for each unique server hardware
configuration added to the appliance.
The default name assigned to each server hardware type starts with an abbreviated form of the
server model name and ends with an enumerator. For example, BL460c Gen8 1 is an HP ProLiant
BL460c server with a Flexible LOM and an HP FlexFabric 10Gb 2-port 554FLB Adapter. If you
add an HP ProLiant BL460c server that has a different adapter, the default name for that server
hardware type is:

BL460c Gen8 2

Editing server hardware types

You can change the name of a server hardware type and add a description:
1.

In the

master pane

of the Server Hardware Types screen, select the BL460c Gen8 1 server

hardware type.

2.

Select Actions

→Edit.

The Edit BL460c Gen8 1 dialog box opens.

3.

For Name, enter BL460c Gen8 EsxStandard.

4.

For Description, enter Standard hardware type for vSphere hypervisor host
servers

.

5.

Click OK.
The Server Hardware Types screen is updated with your changes.

View information about the server hardware

From the

main menu

, select Server Hardware.

The

master pane

of the Server Hardware screen displays a list of all the servers in the appliance.

The details pane displays detailed information about the selected server. The online help for the
Server Hardware screen describes the information shown on the screen.

A.5.8 Creating a server profile to use as a template

Now that you have defined the server hardware types and the enclosure groups, you can start
creating the server profile to use as a template for servers to be provisioned as hosts by VMware
vSphere Auto Deploy.

270 Step by step: Configuring an example data center using HP OneView