Input Parameters for Provision Tool
Fill in all provision-specific parameters in input/provision_config.yml
Name |
Default, Accepted Values |
Required? |
Additional Information |
|---|---|---|---|
public_nic |
eno2 |
required |
The NIC/ethernet card that is connected to the public internet. |
admin_nic |
eno1 |
required |
The NIC/ethernet card that is used for shared LAN over Management (LOM) capability. |
admin_nic_subnet |
172.29.0.0 |
required |
The intended subnet for shared LOM capability. Note that since the last 16 bits/2 octets of IPv4 are dynamic, please ensure that the parameter value is set to x.x.0.0. |
pxe_nic |
eno1 |
required |
This NIC used to obtain routing information. |
pxe_nic_start_range |
172.29.0.100 |
required |
The start of the DHCP range used to assign IPv4 addresses. When the PXE range and BMC subnet are provided, corresponding NICs will be assigned IPs with the same 3rd and 4th octets. Ensure that these ranges contain enough IPs to be double the number of iDRACs present in the cluster. |
pxe_nic_end_range |
172.29.0.200 |
required |
The end of the DHCP range used to assign IPv4 addresses. When the PXE range and BMC subnet are provided, corresponding NICs will be assigned IPs with the same 3rd and 4th octets. Ensure that these ranges contain enough IPs to be double the number of iDRACs present in the cluster. |
ib_nic_subnet |
optional |
If provided, Omnia will assign static IPs to IB NICs on the compute nodes within the provided subnet. Note that since the last 16 bits/2 octets of IPv4 are dynamic, please ensure that the parameter value is set to x.x.0.0. When the PXE range and BMC subnet are provided, corresponding NICs will be assigned IPs with the same 3rd and 4th octets. IB nics should be prefixed ib. |
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bmc_nic_subnet |
optional |
If provided, Omnia will assign static IPs to IB NICs on the compute nodes within the provided subnet. Note that since the last 16 bits/2 octets of IPv4 are dynamic, please ensure that the parameter value is set to x.x.0.0. When the PXE range and BMC subnet are provided, corresponding NICs will be assigned IPs with the same 3rd and 4th octets. |
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pxe_mapping_file_path |
optional |
The mapping file consists of the MAC address and its respective IP address and hostname. If static IPs are required, create a csv file in the format MAC,Hostname,IP. A sample file is provided here: examples/pxe_mapping_file.csv. If not provided, ensure that |
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pxe_switch_ip |
optional |
PXE switch that will be connected to all iDRACs for provisioning. This switch needs to be SNMP-enabled. |
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pxe_switch_snmp_community_string |
public |
optional |
The SNMP community string used to access statistics, MAC addresses and IPs stored within a router or other device. |
node_name |
node |
required |
The intended node name for nodes in the cluster. |
domain_name |
required |
DNS domain name to be set for iDRAC. |
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provision_os |
rocky, rhel |
required |
The operating system image that will be used for provisioning compute nodes in the cluster. |
iso_file_path |
/home/RHEL-8.4.0-20210503.1-x86_64-dvd1.iso |
required |
The path where the user places the ISO image that needs to be provisioned in target nodes. |
timezone |
GMT |
required |
The timezone that will be set during provisioning of OS. Available timezones are provided in provision/roles/xcat/files/timezone.txt. |
language |
en-US |
required |
The language that will be set during provisioning of the OS |
default_lease_time |
86400 |
required |
Default lease time in seconds that will be used by DHCP. |
provision_password |
required |
Password used while deploying OS on bare metal servers. The Length of the password should be at least 8 characters. The password must not contain -,, ‘,”. |
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postgresdb_password |
required |
Password used to authenticate into the PostGresDB used by xCAT. Only alphanumeric characters (no special characters) are accepted. |
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primary_dns |
optional |
The primary DNS host IP queried to provide Internet access to Compute Node (through DHCP routing) |
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secondary_dns |
optional |
The secondary DNS host IP queried to provide Internet access to Compute Node (through DHCP routing) |
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disk_partition |
|
optional |
User defined disk partition applied to remote servers. The disk partition desired_capacity has to be provided in MB. Valid mount_point values accepted for disk partition are /home, /var, /tmp, /usr, swap. Default partition size provided for /boot is 1024MB, /boot/efi is 256MB and the remaining space to / partition. Values are accepted in the form of JSON list such as: , - { mount_point: “/home”, desired_capacity: “102400” }, |