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a) From the Create Service Profile in Organization drop-down list, select the organization in which you
want to create the service profile.
b) Click the Hardware Based Service Profile radio button.
c) In the Name field, enter a unique name for the service profile.
This name can be between 2 and 32 alphanumeric characters. You cannot use spaces or any special
characters other than - (hyphen), _ (underscore), : (colon), and . (period), and this name must be unique
across all service profiles and service profile templates within the same organization.
d) If you want Cisco UCS Manager to create vNICs for the service profile, check the Create Default vNICs
check box.
e) If you want Cisco UCS Manager to create vHBAs for the service profile, check the Create Default vHBAs
check box.
f) Click OK.
Cisco UCS Manager inherits and automatically applies the identity and configuration information in the server,
creates the service profile, and associates it with the server.
Working with Service Profile Templates
Creating a Service Profile Template
Procedure
Step 1
In the Navigation pane, click the Servers tab.
Step 2
On the Servers tab, expand Servers > Service Profile Templates.
Step 3
Expand the node for the organization where you want to create the service profile template.
If the system does not include multitenancy, expand the root node.
Step 4
Right-click the organization and choose Create Service Profile Template.
Step 5
In the Create Service Profile Template wizard, complete the following:
• Page 1: Identifying the Service Profile Template, on page 519
• Page 2: Specifying the Storage Options, on page 520
• Page 3: Specifying the Networking Options, on page 524
• Page 4: Setting the vNIC/vHBA Placement, on page 530
• Page 5: Setting the Server Boot Order, on page 532
• Page 6: Adding the Maintenance Policy, on page 535
• Page 7: Specifying the Server Assignment Options, on page 537
• Page 8: Adding Operational Policies, on page 539
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Working with Service Profile Templates