Assign a server profile to another server

You can change a server profile to another server type, but the available settings on the new server hardware type may not match that of the original and the changes you make can have a disruptive effect on the server profile. For more information, see Change the server hardware type or enclosure group of a server profile.

Prerequisites

Privileges: Infrastructure administrator or Server administrator
The original and new server hardware is of the same type (you can select only compatible server hardware).

NOTE:

You can configure a server profile from a server to "unassigned" or configure an "unassigned" server profile to a server, while the server hardware is powered on. If you are assigning a server profile from one server to another, both the server hardware must be powered off.

Procedure

From the main menu, select SERVERS > Server Profiles.
In the master pane, select the server profile to assign or unassign.
Select Actions > Edit.
Use the Server hardware box to select a server in a different bay in the same enclosure or a different bay in another enclosure. You can only move to the same enclosure group and same server hardware type. You can also select unassigned if the server hardware is either not available for assignment or you want to assign it later.
To reassign a server profile from one server to another server while both server hardware are powered on:
1. Configure the server profile to "unassigned" and save it.
2. Reassign the "unassigned" server profile to another server and save it.
To apply the server profile to the new server hardware click OK.
Verify that your changes appear in the details pane.

IMPORTANT:

When you assign a server profile to a different server, and the profile is managing internal local storage, you must manually move the physical disks from the original server to the new server to preserve your data.
When you assign a server profile to a different server then the OS will not be deployed on the new server hardware. If you need the OS to be deployed on the new server hardware, select Re-deploy the server using the current OS deployment settings option in the server profile OS deployment settings configuration.