A hypervisor profile is the second element of a well-constructed deployment template. It includes:

• Name and a unique description text
• Reference ISO image - location of a scriptable Hypervisor installation image and staging folder. During deployment, the appropriate version of the Openmanage Server Administrator is deployed on the host.
• vCenter settings - vCenter instance, authentication, destination, and host profile,

Caution: The Staging Folder must be an NFS share folder with Full Control or Change permissions.

To add a new hypervisor profile:

1. Click Create New. The Hypervisor Profile: Profile Name pop-up displays.
2. Enter the Profile Name and an optional Description. Provide distinctive information to manage custom hypervisor configurations. Click Save. If you want to stop creating a new hypervisor profile, click X (upper-right corner) to close the Hypervisor Profile: profile name pop-up. To return to a previous Hypervisor Profile section, click one of the left pane areas.
3. Click Reference ISO in the left pane.
   Enter the values for:
• Hypervisor Reference ISO: An ISO image the permits unattended scripted installation of ESX or ESXi software. Use ISO filename format - xxxx.xxxxx:/yy.iso. The file extension, colon, forward slash, and 3 alphanumberic characters are manditory.
• Staging Folder: temporary storage (\\NFS\Share) used during deployment.
4. Click Save to add the Reference ISO settings to the profile.
5. Click vCenter Settings in the left pane.
   Enter the values for:
• vCenter instance: instance that will manage a host after deployment.
• User Name and Password: authentication to vCenter instance.
• vCenter Destination: DataCenter, cluster, or folder that hosts the new physical server and the VMs. Click Browse to search the vCenter destinations.
• vCenter Host Profile: vCenter profile has OS-level configuration for the host.
6. Click Save to add the vCenter Settings information to the profile.
7. Click X (upper-right corner) to close the Hypervisor Profile: profile name pop-up.

• Hypervisor Profiles

View or download Dell virtualization documentation at: http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/software/eslvmwre/
View or download Dell hardware documentation for PowerEdge™ Servers