HP OneView - Manual (Page 129)

You can create an unassigned server profile that serves as a template. Typically, you capture
best-practice configurations in a server profile template, and then copy and deploy instances as
individual server profiles. Similar to virtual machine (VM) templates, profiles enable you to create
a provisioning baseline for server hardware types in an enclosure.
When you create a server profile, it is designated for a server hardware type and enclosure group
(for server blades), whether the profile is assigned or unassigned.
Applying the sections of a server profile to server hardware is a sequential process. The screen
displays the current section being applied, followed by other sections that have been applied
successfully. If a server profile needs to be reapplied due to an error, only the unconfigured sections
and unapplied sections are reapplied. For example, if a firmware update succeeds, but the
subsequent BIOS portion of the apply operation fails, the firmware is not applied a second time
when the profile is reapplied. This helps to prevent unnecessary and time-consuming updates for
the profile.
NOTE: For best performance, perform server profile management tasks on one enclosure at a
time. That is, create, delete, edit, copy, or move server profiles for server hardware in one enclosure
before managing server profiles in a different enclosure.
16.3 Learning more
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“Understanding the resource model” (page 31)
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“About enclosures” (page 158)
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“Managing licenses” (page 131)
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“Troubleshooting server hardware” (page 250)
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“Troubleshooting server profiles” (page 252)
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