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authorAija Jauntēva <aija.jaunteva@dell.com>2022-06-29 08:09:53 -0400
committerAija Jauntēva <aija.jaunteva@dell.com>2022-06-29 09:12:13 -0400
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parent8aaf2e08c074e786767a24adbbe3afec5ff622c3 (diff)
downloadironic-73040c88d99f066644277f32e86d196305fc8596.tar.gz
Fix redfish-virtual-media for newer iDRACs
The issue with standard Redfish virtual media boot has been fixed now. Update to restrict use of redfish-virtual-media based on iDRAC firmware version. Change-Id: I8ead1d24a9bd502b64fe7dd058e77550fcee141c
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@@ -178,10 +178,13 @@ BIOS boot mode, it suffice to set ironic boot interface to
baremetal node set --boot-interface redfish-virtual-media node-0
-.. warning::
- Dell hardware requires a non-standard Redfish call to boot from virtual
- media, thus you **must** use the ``idrac`` hardware type and the
- ``idrac-redfish-virtual-media`` boot interface with it instead. See
+.. note::
+ iDRAC firmware before 4.40.10.00 (on Intel systems) and 6.00.00.00
+ (on AMD systems) requires a non-standard Redfish call to boot from virtual
+ media. Consider upgrading to 6.00.00.00, otherwise you **must** use
+ the ``idrac`` hardware type and the ``idrac-redfish-virtual-media`` boot
+ interface with older iDRAC firmware instead. For simplicity Ironic restricts
+ both AMD and Intel systems before firmware version 6.00.00.00. See
:doc:`/admin/drivers/idrac` for more details on this hardware type.
If UEFI boot mode is desired, the user should additionally supply EFI