# Provisioning an Instance

## About this task

Perform the following steps to provision an instance:

## Procedure

1. Navigate to Provisioning > Instances.   
   ![Provisioning](https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/api/document/sd00008014en_us/GUID-C7BB967B-5DC0-4932-8F24-0AD471BB5430-high.png)
2. Click the + ADD.
3. In the TYPE tab, select the Instance Type as HPE Bare Metal (ILO) SERVER.  
   ![Type](https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/api/document/sd00008014en_us/GUID-D8ED39AD-773F-408D-9AC6-075C86E99337-high.png)
4. In the GROUP tab, complete the Instance Summary fields.  
   ![Group](https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/api/document/sd00008014en_us/GUID-7F89FF6E-7D74-47A0-8C79-7564B839ED39-high.png)
5. In the CONFIGURE tab, complete the Configuration Options:

   1. Layout: Select the appropriate layout from the drop-down list (for example, Single iLO Server).
   2. Plan: Choose one of the following:

      - Generic Plan: Any iLO
      - Specific Plan: For example, DL360.Gen10Plus.1-32C.129-256GiB
   3. Resource Pool: Select the required resource pool from the drop-down list.
   4. Volumes: Configure storage volumes as required. Refer to the Storage section for details.
      - Enter the name of the volume in the first field.
      - Select the volume type from the drop down list.

        NOTE

        When you select any other option apart from RAID, the system shows additional field to specify storage capacity. Enter the required storage. Ensure that you configure more than 16 GB storage. You cannot specify more than one volume for Windows environment.
   5. Networks: Configure network settings as required. Refer to the Networking section for details.
   6. Image: Select the Bare Metal OS image from the drop-down list.
   7. Baremetal Host(s): Select the target Bare Metal host(s) from the drop-down list if specific server(s) are desired.  
   ![Configure](https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/api/document/sd00008014en_us/GUID-CD1137C9-31F0-4058-91C5-B2329DBF2836-high.png)
6. In the AUTOMATION tab, select the appropriate options, then click Next.
7. In the REVIEW tab, verify the configuration summary and click Complete.   
   ![Review](https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/api/document/sd00008014en_us/GUID-86C9130B-3808-4D68-AD5F-75D408B4B4C8-high.png)
