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Add PXE reset known issue to the docs 

This change also addresses some nits from the parent change.

Change-Id: I72b9577a95705c7a392444b3f1bf4a821f2dec9f
(cherry picked from commit 4d810c160d)
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Noor Muhammad Malik 2020-04-24 01:00:23 +00:00 committed by Richard Pioso
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@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ BMC would be as follows::
},
{
"name": "SriovGlobalEnable",
"value": "Enabled
"value": "Enabled"
}
]
}
@ -235,8 +235,8 @@ BMC would be as follows::
]
}
To see all the available BIOS parameters on a node with iDRAC BMC, and also
for additional details of BIOS configuration, see :doc:`/admin/bios`.
See the `Known Issues`_ for a known issue with ``factory_reset`` clean step.
For additional details of BIOS configuration, see :doc:`/admin/bios`.
Inspect Interface
=================
@ -624,6 +624,22 @@ into maintenance mode in Ironic. This issue can be worked around by changing
the Ironic power state poll interval to 70 seconds. See
``[conductor]sync_power_state_interval`` in ``/etc/ironic/ironic.conf``.
PXE reset with "factory_reset" BIOS clean step
----------------------------------------------
When using the ``UEFI boot mode``` with non-default PXE interface, the factory
reset can cause the PXE interface to be reset to default, which doesn't allow
the server to PXE boot for any further operations. This can cause a
``clean_failed`` state on the node or ``deploy_failed`` if you attempt to
deploy a node after this step. For now, the only solution is for the operator
to manually restore the PXE settings of the server for it to PXE boot again,
properly.
The problem is caused by the fact that with the ``UEFI boot mode``, the
``idrac`` uses BIOS settings to manage PXE configuration. This is not the case
with the ``BIOS boot mode`` where the PXE configuration is handled as a
configuration job on the integrated NIC itself, independently of the BIOS
settings.
.. _Ironic_RAID: https://docs.openstack.org/ironic/latest/admin/raid.html
.. _iDRAC: https://www.dell.com/idracmanuals