Creating hypervisor profile
Create a hypervisor profile and use the profile to deploy hypervisors.
Prerequisites
Update the WinPE ISO image, and have access to the share folder where the image is saved. For information about updating the WinPE image, see WinPE update section from OpenManage Integration for Microsoft System Center for Configuration Manager and Virtual Machine Manager User’s Guide.
- Create a host group, and host profile or physical computer profile, in SCVMM. For information about creating host groups in SCVMM, see Microsoft documentation.
Steps
In OMIMSSC, perform any one of the following tasks:
- In the OMIMSSC dashboard, click Create Hypervisor Profiles.
- In the left navigation pane, click Profiles and Templates, Hypervisor Profile, and then click Create.
In the Welcome page click Next.
In Hypervisor Profile, provide a name and description of the profile, and then click Next.
In the SCVMM Information page,
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For SCVMM Host Group Destination, select an SCVMM host group from the drop-down menu to add the host into this group.
From SCVMM Host Profile/Physical Computer Profile, select a host profile or physical computer profile from SCVMM that includes configuration information to be applied on servers.
In SCVMM, select one of the following disk partition methods in a Physical Computer Profile:
- When booting to UEFI mode, select GUID Partition Table (GPT) option.
- When booting to BIOS mode, select Master Board Record (MBR) option.
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In WinPE Boot Image Source, provide the following details, and click Next.
For Network WinPE ISO Name, provide the share folder path having the updated WinPE file name. For updating WinPE file, see WinPE update section from OpenManage Integration for Microsoft System Center for Configuration Manager and Virtual Machine Manager User’s Guide.
For Credential Profile, select the credentials having access to share folder having the WinPE file.
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(Optional) To create a windows credential profile, click Create New. For information about creating credential profile, see Creating credential profile section from OpenManage Integration for Microsoft System Center for Configuration Manager and Virtual Machine Manager User’s Guide.
(Optional) To enable LC driver injection, perform the following steps:
NOTE: Ensure that you select Enable Dell Lifecycle Controller Drivers Injection check-box, because the latest operating system driver packs for NIC cards are available in the latest operating system drivers.Select the operating system that you want to deploy so that the relevant drivers are selected.
Select Enable LC Drivers Injection.
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Select the hypervisor version Hypervisor Version.
In Summary, click Finish.
Next steps