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diff --git a/doc/source/deploy/install-guide.rst b/doc/source/deploy/install-guide.rst index 1ed12d8b8..6b1d10d95 100644 --- a/doc/source/deploy/install-guide.rst +++ b/doc/source/deploy/install-guide.rst @@ -968,17 +968,7 @@ PXE UEFI setup If you want to deploy on a UEFI supported bare metal, perform these additional steps on the ironic conductor node to configure the PXE UEFI environment. -#. Download and untar the elilo bootloader version >= 3.16 from - http://sourceforge.net/projects/elilo/:: - - sudo tar zxvf elilo-3.16-all.tar.gz - -#. Copy the elilo boot loader image to ``/tftpboot`` directory:: - - sudo cp ./elilo-3.16-x86_64.efi /tftpboot/elilo.efi - -#. Grub2 is an alternate UEFI bootloader supported in Bare Metal service. - Install grub2 and shim packages:: +#. Install Grub2 and shim packages:: Ubuntu: (14.04LTS and later) sudo apt-get install grub-efi-amd64-signed shim-signed @@ -1028,18 +1018,6 @@ steps on the ironic conductor node to configure the PXE UEFI environment. sudo chmod 644 $GRUB_DIR/grub.cfg -#. Update bootfile and template file configuration parameters for UEFI PXE boot - in the Bare Metal Service's configuration file (/etc/ironic/ironic.conf):: - - [pxe] - - # Bootfile DHCP parameter for UEFI boot mode. (string value) - uefi_pxe_bootfile_name=bootx64.efi - - # Template file for PXE configuration for UEFI boot loader. - # (string value) - uefi_pxe_config_template=$pybasedir/drivers/modules/pxe_grub_config.template - #. Update the bare metal node with ``boot_mode`` capability in node's properties field:: @@ -1052,7 +1030,37 @@ steps on the ironic conductor node to configure the PXE UEFI environment. boot device on the bare metal node. So this step is not required for ``pxe_ilo`` driver. -For more information on configuring boot modes, refer boot_mode_support_. +.. note:: + For more information on configuring boot modes, see boot_mode_support_. + + +Elilo: an alternative to Grub2 +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +Elilo is a UEFI bootloader. It is an alternative to Grub2, although it +isn't recommended since it is not being supported. + +#. Download and untar the elilo bootloader version >= 3.16 from + http://sourceforge.net/projects/elilo/:: + + sudo tar zxvf elilo-3.16-all.tar.gz + +#. Copy the elilo boot loader image to ``/tftpboot`` directory:: + + sudo cp ./elilo-3.16-x86_64.efi /tftpboot/elilo.efi + +#. Update bootfile and template file configuration parameters for UEFI + PXE boot in the Bare Metal Service's configuration file + (/etc/ironic/ironic.conf):: + + [pxe] + + # Bootfile DHCP parameter for UEFI boot mode. (string value) + uefi_pxe_bootfile_name=elilo.efi + + # Template file for PXE configuration for UEFI boot loader. + # (string value) + uefi_pxe_config_template=$pybasedir/drivers/modules/elilo_efi_pxe_config.template iPXE setup |