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Device templates

Lenovo XClarity One makes it easy to quickly setup and maintain your devices by deploying firmware on your managed devices using templates. Device templates consist of a set of rules and criteria that define the desired configuration for a certain type of device and identifies which managed devices are monitored for compliance. If a device is out of compliance, you can use the templates to update the device to match the desired profile.

You can create a template by clicking the Firmware tab in the context menu from the Device management view, and then clicking the Templates context menu on the Firmware page, and the clicking the Add icon (Add icon). Follow the steps in the wizard to create the template and assign the template to one or more devices.

Important
A single template can support at most six different firmware collections.

You can view template details, criteria, and assigned devices by clicking the template name in the table.

Template assignment​

You can assign a template to one or more servers when you create the template using the Create template wizard. You can also assign a template to a server in the following ways.

  • From the Template page by selecting a template and clicking the Assign icon (Assign template icon).

  • From the Template details page by clicking the Add icon (Add icon) from the devices table.

  • From the Managed devices page by selecting one or more devices and clicking the Assign icon (Assign template icon).

Each device can have only one assigned template or no assigned template. When a server has an assigned template, compliance is based on the rules and criteria that is defined in the template. If a server has no assigned template, compliance is based on the latest available version.

Ensure that the template is applicable to the type of server to which it is assigned. If a template is not applicable, then individual component compliance status might be "Not Assigned” even when the overall device compliance is "Compliant."

Applicability and compliance checks​

XClarity One checks the compliance status of devices by comparing the device profile with the rules that are defined by its assigned template. The compliance check is run on a device when:

  • When a template is initially assigned to the device

  • Every 24 hours

  • When the assigned template is modified.

  • When the server inventory changes.

  • Firmware rules and criteria
    You can choose a default update rule to use generally for all device types and components. Then, you can then optionally select a custom rule for each type of device and component. If you do not select a custom rule, the device type inherits the default rule, and the components inherit the device-type rule. Changing the device-type rule also changes the components that inherit that rule.