Summarized on October 13, 2026
Cisco Intersight server profiles allow you to define, manage, and deploy standardized configurations across physical and virtual servers in your environment [1]. A profile captures a set of policies — such as BIOS, boot order, network, and storage settings — and can be assigned to one or more servers to ensure consistent configuration across your infrastructure. Profiles can be created from scratch or derived from a profile template, which makes it easier to maintain uniformity at scale.
To create a server profile in Intersight, follow these steps:
- Navigate to Configure > Profiles and select a tab for the type of profile and create profile.
- Select the profile type (for example, UCS Server Profile) and choose the target platform (Standalone or FI-Attached).
- Provide a name and optional description, then assign the profile to an organization.
- Add or associate the relevant policies (BIOS, boot order, storage, networking, etc.) to the profile.
- Optionally assign the profile to a specific server target at this stage or defer assignment for later.
- Review the configuration summary and click Create to save the profile.
Once a profile is created, it can be deployed to a server by clicking Deploy, which pushes all associated policy settings to the target hardware [1]. If changes are needed, policies within the profile can be updated and redeployed without recreating the entire profile.