Create a Bare Metal Instance

Procedure

1. In the navigation pane, choose Inventory > Bare Metal Management.
2. Select the target bare metal chassis.
3. On the bare metal chassis details page, choose Actions > New Bare Metal Instance.
4. In the New Bare Metal Instance dialog, configure the following basic information:

   Option	Description
   Name	Enter a name for the bare metal instance.
   Description	Enter a brief description for the bare metal instance.
   Bare Metal Chassis	Displays the bare metal chassis on which the instance will be created.
   Platform	Only Linux is supported.
   Image	Select an image to install the operating system. Note: Only ISO images are supported. Upload the image to a standalone image repository in advance. Customized platform operating systems and mainstream Linux distributions are supported, including the RHEL/CentOS, Debian/Ubuntu, and SUSE/openSUSE families.
   Bare Metal Template	Select a bare metal template to generate a preconfigured file for unattended batch operating system installation. For more information about template syntax and system preconfigured templates, see Template Syntax Rules and System Preconfigured Templates.
   Auto Overwrite Data	Select whether to automatically overwrite data. Note: If enabled, the system automatically overwrites existing data on the disks during deployment. If disabled, the operating system installation might pause. You must then access the console and configure the disks manually.

5. Click Next.
6. Configure the following system and network information:

   You can configure system and network information for bare metal instances individually or in batches.

   Option	Description
   Operating System	Displays the selected operating system.
   Username	Enter a username. For batch configuration, the default username is root.
   Password	Enter a password.
   Network Device	Configure a business network for the bare metal instance.
   Device Type	Select NIC or NIC Bond.
   NIC Bond Name	If you select NIC Bond as the device type, enter a name for the NIC bond.
   NIC Bond Type	If you select NIC Bond as the device type, select Mode 1 (Active-Backup) or Mode 4 (LACP).
   NIC	Select a NIC.
   Distributed Port Group	Select a distributed port group.

7. Review the configuration and click OK.