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Unless the service profile contains power management policies, a server pool qualification policy, or another
policy that requires a specific hardware configuration, the profile can be used for any type of server in the
Cisco UCS domain.
You can associate these service profiles with either a rack-mount server or a blade server. The ability to
migrate the service profile depends upon whether you choose to restrict migration of the service profile.
If you choose not to restrict migration, Cisco UCS Manager does not perform any compatibility checks
on the new server before migrating the existing service profile. If the hardware of both servers are not
similar, the association might fail.
Note
Service Profiles that Inherit Server Identity
This hardware-based service profile is the simplest to use and create. This profile uses the default values in
the server and mimics the management of a rack-mounted server. It is tied to a specific server and cannot be
moved or migrated to another server.
You do not need to create pools or configuration policies to use this service profile.
This service profile inherits and applies the identity and configuration information that is present at the time
of association, such as the following:
• MAC addresses for the two NICs
• For a converged network adapter or a virtual interface card, the WWN addresses for the two HBAs
• BIOS versions
• Server UUID
The server identity and configuration information inherited through this service profile may not be the
values burned into the server hardware at manufacture if those values were changed before this profile is
associated with the server.
Important
Service Profile Templates
With a service profile template, you can quickly create several service profiles with the same basic parameters,
such as the number of vNICs and vHBAs, and with identity information drawn from the same pools.
If you need only one service profile with similar values to an existing service profile, you can clone a
service profile in the Cisco UCS Manager GUI.
Tip
For example, if you need several service profiles with similar values to configure servers to host database
software, you can create a service profile template, either manually or from an existing service profile. You
then use the template to create the service profiles.
Cisco UCS supports the following types of service profile templates:
Cisco UCS Manager GUI Configuration Guide, Release 2.0
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Service Profiles that Inherit Server Identity