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Allows you to assign a server after you have created and configured the service
profile.
Continue with Step 6.
Assign Later
Specifies the chassis and slot that contains the server which will be assigned
to the service profile. If the server is not in the slot or is otherwise unavailable,
the service profile will be associated with the server when it becomes available.
Continue with Step 2.
Pre-provision a slot
Displays a table of available, unassociated servers that you can use to select
the server which will be assigned to the service profile.
Continue with Step 3.
Select existing Server
Select a server pool from the list at the bottom of the drop-down list. Cisco
UCS Manager assigns a server from this pool to the service profile.
Continue with Step 4.
Select from a Pool
Pool_Name
Step 2
If you chose Pre-provision a slot, do the following:
a) In the Chassis Id field, enter the number of the chassis where the selected server is located.
b) In the Slot Id field, enter the number of the slot where the selected server is located.
c) Continue with Step 4.
Step 3
If you chose Select existing Server, do the following:
a) In the Select column of the table of available servers, click the radio button for the server that meets the
needs of this service profile.
b) Continue with Step 4.
Step 4
In the Power State field, click one of the following radio buttons to set the power state that will be applied
to the server when it is associated with this service profile:
• Down if you want the server to be powered down before the profile is associated with the server.
• Up if you want the server to be powered up before the profile is associated with the server
By default, the server is powered up.
Step 5
If you want to restrict the migration of the service profile after it has been associated with a server, check the
Restrict Migration. check box.
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.
Step 6
(Optional) In the Firmware Management area, do the following to use policies to update the firmware on
the server associated with the service profile:
a) Click the down arrows on the Firmware Management bar to expand the area.
b) Complete the following fields:
Cisco UCS Manager GUI Configuration Guide, Release 2.0
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Creating Service Profiles