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diff --git a/doc/source/index.rst b/doc/source/index.rst index a8432589..6f32fab8 100644 --- a/doc/source/index.rst +++ b/doc/source/index.rst @@ -114,6 +114,23 @@ This is a generic tool that can be used to combine any initrd and kernel into a suitable ISO for booting, and so should work against any IPA ramdisk created -- both DIB and CoreOS. +IPA Flags +========= + +You can pass a variety of flags to IPA on start up to change its behavior. +If you're using the CoreOS image, you can modify the +ironic-python-agent.service unit in cloud-config.yaml [5]_. + +* --standalone: This disables the initial lookup and heartbeats to Ironic. + Lookup sends some information to Ironic in order to determine Ironic's node + UUID for the node. Heartbeat sends a periodic pings to Ironic to tell Ironic + the node is still running. These heartbeats also trigger parts of the deploy + and cleaning cycles. This flag is useful for debugging IPA without an Ironic + installation. + +* --debug: Enables debug logging. + + Hardware Managers ================= @@ -260,6 +277,7 @@ References .. [2] CoreOS Cloud Init - https://coreos.com/docs/cluster-management/setup/cloudinit-cloud-config/ .. [3] DIB Element for IPA - https://github.com/openstack/diskimage-builder/tree/master/elements/ironic-agent .. [4] Ironic Cleaning - http://docs.openstack.org/developer/ironic/deploy/cleaning.html +.. [5] cloud-config.yaml - https://github.com/openstack/ironic-python-agent/blob/master/imagebuild/coreos/oem/cloud-config.yml Indices and tables ================== |