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. Capture significant portions of the server configuration in one place to simplify server configuration.

  • Reapply the configuration to the server hardware if the server hardware is serviced or replaced.

  • Define the server configuration before the server hardware is installed.

Depending on the hardware environment, you can configure the following settings:
  • Firmware (optional):

    • Specify the firmware 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).

    • Specify the activation schedule for the SUT-based installation methods.

    NOTE:

    Supports Gen8 and newer servers, and DL servers.

  • BIOS settings (optional):

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

    NOTE:
    Supports the following servers:

    • Gen8 and newer servers, and DL servers.

    • HPE Superdome Flex Server

    • HPE Superdome Flex 280 Server

    NOTE:

    If you create a server profile for an HPE Superdome Flex Server with Superdome Flex firmware version 3.0.512 or later, you can edit the BIOS and the boot settings. Other settings are not supported for Superdome Flex in HPE OneView.

  • iLO settings (optional):
    • Specify the iLO settings to apply on the selected server hardware.
      NOTE:

      Supports Gen8 and newer generations of servers.

  • Boot Order (optional):

    • Specify the BIOS boot order or UEFI boot order to apply on the selected server hardware.

      NOTE:

      • Supports G7 and newer servers, and DL servers.

      • Supports enable or disable of Secure boot for Superdome Flex.

  • Local Storage configuration (optional):

    • Configure the disk drives directly connected to the integrated SmartRaid controller with a specific RAID level to create a logical volume.

    • Configure multiple logical volumes depending on the number of disk drives supported by the server hardware.

    • Specify the local storage configuration for Gen8 and newer servers, and DL servers.

  • Connections (required for Virtual Connect):

    • Describes which Ethernet networks, and Fibre Channel SANs are accessible by the server hardware.

    • Describes boot configuration options.

    • Describes how Virtual Connect technology virtualizes the connections and provides the ability to have MAC Addresses and WWNs set on a server bay. The virtualized MACs and WWNs presented to the networks remain constant when the underlying hardware components change.

  • Storage Attachments:

    • Lists the storage volumes that are accessible by the server hardware, and supports creation of new StoreServ, StoreVirtual, and Nimble storage volumes, which are accessible using Fibre Channel, FCoE, Ethernet, or iSCSI protocols.

    • The volume attachments using Fibre Channel fabric attach or FCoE will automatically be zoned based on the target ports defined for each path.

    • For iSCSI volume attachments, a Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP) can be used to authenticate the storage system by using a Mutual CHAP name (MCHAP) and a password. For StoreVirtual, the storage system can likewise authenticate the server by using an MCHAP and a secret. All StoreVirtual storage volumes are configured to use both CHAP and MCHAP authentication by default. Nimble volumes are configured to use CHAP authentication by default, because Nimble does not support MCHAP. The CHAP and MCHAP credentials (names and secrets) are automatically generated by the server.

For information on supported firmware versions, see the HPE OneView Support Matrix for HPE Synergy.