Benefits and Limitations

Benefits

Automation of server profile management by a service manager simplifies the creation and management of a service and reduces the total cost of ownership.

Limitations

  • You cannot set the Service manager field through the HPE OneView UI.
  • Server profiles that have service managers can only be deleted individually.
  • If the server profiles are managed by a service manager, then the following functions are disabled under the Actions menu in the Server Profiles screen of the HPE OneView UI:
    • Copy
    • Create template from profile
    • Power on
    • Power off
    NOTE:

    You cannot power on or power off a server that is assigned to a managed profile from the Server Profiles page. You can use the Power on and Power off functions from the Server Hardware page and iLO.

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