Templates

This chapter includes the following sections:

Templates

Displays a complete list of templates in the system. You can use filter to sort by Template, Type, Usage Status or Tenmplate Org to view availability and usage.

Service Profile Template Detail View

The Service Profile Template page displays detailed information about a service profile template. From here, you can:

  • View audit logs

  • Delete, clone, or rename the service profile template

  • Create a service profile from this service profile template

  • Configure the host interface placement

Creating or Editing a Service Profile Template

If you are editing an existing template, when you make any changes, make sure to click Evaluate to evaluate the impact of the changes you are making to this template.

    Step 1   In the Task bar, type Create Service Profile Template and press Enter.

    This launches the Create Service Profile Template dialog box.

    Step 2   In Basic, select the Organization where you want to create the service profile template.
    1. Enter a Name, Description and a User Label.
    2. Select the options for Template Instantiation Mode, Desired Power State Check on Association, and Compatability Check on Migration Using Server Pool.
    Step 3   Click Identifiers to assign identifiers for this service profile.

    Click each identifier. On the right, click the drop-down to display available pools and select the one you want for this service profile template.

    Step 4   Click Connectivity and select the connectivity policies and management vLAN for this template.

    Click SAN, LAN and Dynamic connectivity policies and Management vLAN to display the details on the right. Then, click the drop-down to display available policies or search for a policy and select the one you want for this service profile template.

    Step 5   Click Servers and click drop-down on the right. Select or search and assign the servers you want to associate this template with.
    Step 6   Click Storage and click drop-down on the right. Select or search and assign the storage profile you want to associate this template with.

    Storage profiles in Cisco UCS Central release 1.3 are supported only with Cisco UCS M-Series Modular Servers.

    Step 7   Click Policies.

    You can click on all service profile related policies, use the drop-down option on the right, and assign policies to this template.

    Creating or Editing a vHBA Template

    To edit a specific vHBA template, type vHBA Template in the search bar to find the vHBA template you want to edit.


    Note

    Global vHBAs can be used in local service profiles created in Cisco UCS Manager.

      Step 1   In the Task bar, type Create vHBA Template and press Enter.

      This launches the Create vHBA Template dialog box.

      Step 2   In Basic, select the Organization where you want to create the vHBA template.
      1. Enter a Name and Description.
      2. Select the options for Type, Fabric ID, and enter Max Data Field Size(Bytes).
      Step 3   Click WWN Address Pool and select the WWN addresses.

      If you do not assign a WWN address pool, the system assigns the default.

      Step 4   Click vSANs and add the vSANs you want to use for this vHBA template.
      Step 5   Click Policies .

      If the policies are not assigned, click on each of the policies and pin group. On the right, click the drop-down to display related policies and pin group and select the one you want for this vHBA template.

      Step 6   Click Create.

      Creating or Editing a vNIC Template

      To edit a specific vNIC template, type vNIC Template in the search bar to find the vNIC template you want to edit.


      Note

      Global vNICs can be used in local service profiles created in Cisco UCS Manager.

        Step 1   In the Task bar, type Create vNIC Template and press Enter.

        This launches the Create vNIC Template dialog box.

        Step 2   In Basic, select the Organization where you want to create the vNIC template.
        1. Enter a Name and Description.
        2. Select the options for Type, Fabric ID, Fabric Failover and enter MTU.
        Step 3   Click MAC Address and select the MAC address.

        If you do not assign a MAC address pool, the system assigns the default.

        Step 4   Click vLANs and add the vLANs that you want to use for this vNIC template.
        Step 5   Click Policies.

        If the policies are not assigned, click on each of the policies. On the right, click the drop-down to display related policies and select the one you want for this vNIC template.

        Step 6   Click Create.