HP OneView - Manual (Page 128)

16.2 Managing server profiles
Servers are represented and managed through their server profiles. A server profile captures key
aspects of a server configuration in one place, including firmware levels, BIOS settings, network
connectivity, boot order configuration, iLO settings, and unique IDs.
16.2.1 Roles
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Minimum required privileges: Infrastructure administrator or Server administrator
16.2.2 Tasks for server profiles
The appliance online help provides information about using the UI or the REST APIs to:
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Get information about a server profile.
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Create and apply a server profile.
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Copy, edit, or delete a server profile.
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Specify identifiers and addresses when creating a server profile.
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Connect the server to data center networks by adding a connection to a server profile.
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Edit the BIOS settings of a server.
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Manage the boot order of a server.
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Manage virtual or physical IDs for the server hardware.
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Move a server profile to another server.
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Power on and off the server hardware to which the server profile is assigned.
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Install a firmware bundle using a server profile.
NOTE: Firmware will not be downgraded to the selected firmware baseline when applying
a server profile. Use an external tool, for example HP SUM, to force firmware downgrades
or rewrites.
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View activities.
16.2.3 About server profiles
After setting up your data center, you can create hardware- server profiles to provision hundreds
or thousands of servers as easily as you provision one server. A server profile is the configuration
for a server instance. Server profiles capture the entire server configuration in one place, enabling
you to consistently replicate new server profiles and to rapidly modify them to reflect changes in
your data center.
A server profile includes:
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Basic server identification information
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Connectivity settings for Ethernet networks, network sets, and Fibre Channel networks
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Firmware versions
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Local storage settings
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SAN storage settings
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BIOS settings
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Boot order
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Physical or virtual UUIDs, MAC addresses, and WWN addresses
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