A server profile is an instance of a server pattern that is applied to a specific server. Server profiles are generated and assigned automatically when a server pattern is deployed to one or more servers. One server profile is created for each target server. Each server profile contains the specific configuration for a single server and contains information (such as assigned name, IP addresses, and MAC addresses) that is unique for that specific server.
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Multiple server profiles can inherit from a single server pattern. After a server pattern is deployed to one or more servers, you can quickly deploy configuration changes to multiple servers by editing the parent server pattern and category patterns. The dependant server profiles are automatically updated and redeployed to their associated servers. By editing the server pattern, you can control a common configuration from a single place.
If you replace an existing server or if you install a pre-provisioned server in an empty bay in a chassis, you must activate the server profile for that new server to provision the configuration changes on the new server.