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diff --git a/doc/source/admin/drivers/ilo.rst b/doc/source/admin/drivers/ilo.rst index 36497dc4e..384cfaa1c 100644 --- a/doc/source/admin/drivers/ilo.rst +++ b/doc/source/admin/drivers/ilo.rst @@ -78,20 +78,20 @@ The ``ilo`` hardware type supports following hardware interfaces: enabled_bios_interfaces = ilo,no-bios * boot - Supports ``ilo-virtual-media`` and ``ilo-pxe``. The default is - ``ilo-virtual-media``. The ``ilo-virtual-media`` interface provides - security enhanced PXE-less deployment by using iLO virtual media to boot - up the bare metal node. The ``ilo-pxe`` interface uses PXE/iSCSI for - deployment(just like :ref:`pxe-boot`). This interface doesn't require - iLO Advanced license. They can be enabled by using the - ``[DEFAULT]enabled_boot_interfaces`` option in ``ironic.conf`` as given - below: + Supports ``ilo-virtual-media``, ``ilo-pxe`` and ``ilo-ipxe``. The + default is ``ilo-virtual-media``. The ``ilo-virtual-media`` interface + provides security enhanced PXE-less deployment by using iLO virtual + media to boot up the bare metal node. The ``ilo-pxe`` and ``ilo-ipxe`` + interfaces use PXE and iPXE respectively for deployment(just like + :ref:`pxe-boot`). These interfaces do not require iLO Advanced license. + They can be enabled by using the ``[DEFAULT]enabled_boot_interfaces`` + option in ``ironic.conf`` as given below: .. code-block:: ini [DEFAULT] enabled_hardware_types = ilo - enabled_boot_interfaces = ilo-virtual-media,ilo-pxe + enabled_boot_interfaces = ilo-virtual-media,ilo-pxe,ilo-ipxe * console Supports ``ilo`` and ``no-console``. The default is ``ilo``. @@ -172,9 +172,9 @@ The ``ilo`` hardware type supports following hardware interfaces: .. note:: The storage interface ``cinder`` is supported only when corresponding - boot interface of the ``ilo`` hardware type based node is ``ilo-pxe``. - Please refer to :doc:`/admin/boot-from-volume` for configuring - ``cinder`` as a storage interface. + boot interface of the ``ilo`` hardware type based node is ``ilo-pxe`` + or ``ilo-ipxe``. Please refer to :doc:`/admin/boot-from-volume` for + configuring ``cinder`` as a storage interface. * rescue Supports ``agent`` and ``no-rescue``. The default is ``no-rescue``. @@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ Node configuration property and is used when ``rescue`` interface is set to ``agent``. * The following properties are also required in node object's - ``driver_info`` if ``ilo-pxe`` boot interface is used: + ``driver_info`` if ``ilo-pxe`` or ``ilo-ipxe`` boot interface is used: - ``deploy_kernel``: The glance UUID or a HTTP(S) URL of the deployment kernel. - ``deploy_ramdisk``: The glance UUID or a HTTP(S) URL of the deployment ramdisk. @@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ Enable driver [DEFAULT] enabled_hardware_types = ilo enabled_bios_interfaces = ilo - enabled_boot_interfaces = ilo-virtual-media,ilo-pxe + enabled_boot_interfaces = ilo-virtual-media,ilo-pxe,ilo-ipxe enabled_power_interfaces = ilo enabled_console_interfaces = ilo enabled_raid_interfaces = agent @@ -1566,9 +1566,10 @@ forwarding state so it wouldn't take much time setting the iSCSI target as persistent device. The driver does not support this functionality when in ``bios`` boot mode. In -case the node is configured with ``ilo-pxe`` boot interface and the boot mode -configured on the bare metal is ``bios``, the iscsi boot from volume is performed -using ``ipxe``. See :doc:`/admin/boot-from-volume` for more details. +case the node is configured with ``ilo-pxe`` or ``ilo-ipxe`` as boot interface +and the boot mode configured on the bare metal is ``bios``, the iscsi boot +from volume is performed using iPXE. See :doc:`/admin/boot-from-volume` +for more details. To use this feature, configure the boot mode of the bare metal to ``uefi`` and configure the corresponding ironic node using the steps given in :doc:`/admin/boot-from-volume`. |