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# When to use a server profile

A server profile allows you to do the following tasks:

- Manage the server hardware configuration separately from the actual server hardware.

- Easily reapply the configuration to the server hardware if the server hardware is serviced or replaced.

- Define the server configuration before the server hardware installation.

- Capture significant portions of the server configuration in one place, greatly simplifying and hastening server configuration.

Depending on the hardware environment, you can configure many or all the following settings.

- Firmware (optional):

  - Specify the Service Pack for ProLiant (SPP) version and the installation method to install the firmware and drivers while the server is powered on (the updates are applied over the management network).

  - Specify to install the firmware without drivers regardless of whether the server is powered on or off (the server hardware will be powered on to install the firmware).

  - Supported for Gen8 and DL servers.

- BIOS settings (optional):

  - Specify the BIOS settings to apply on the selected server hardware.

  - Supported for Gen8 and DL servers.

- Boot Order (optional):

  - Specify the BIOS boot order or UEFI Boot Order to apply on the selected server hardware.

  - Supported for G7, Gen8, and DL servers.

- Local Storage configuration (optional):

  - Configure the disk drives directly connected to the integrated Smart Array controlled with a specific RAID level to create a logical volume.

  - Configure multiple logical volumes depending on the number of disk drivers supported by the server hardware.

  - Specify the local storage configuration for Gen8 and DL servers.

- Connections (required for Virtual Connect):

  - Describe which Ethernet networks and Fibre Channel SANs are accessible by the server hardware.

  - Describe boot configuration options.

  - Virtual Connect allows the MACs and WWNs to be virtualized, so that MACs and WWNs presented to the networks remain constant when the underlying hardware components change.

- Storage Attachments (requires Virtual Connect):

  - Describes which StoreServ volumes are accessible by the server and supports creation of new StoreServ volumes, which are accessible using Fibre Channel or FCoE.

  - Describes the StoreServ volumes to automate the presentation of the volumes to the server hardware to eliminate the need to manually configure zoning.

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HPE OneView Support Matrix
When to use a server profile template

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