Merge "docs: a little more clarity around the state of ipxe+uefi"
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@@ -283,7 +283,17 @@ on the Bare Metal service node(s) where ``ironic-conductor`` is running.
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RHEL/CentOS/Fedora::
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dnf install ipxe-bootimgs
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dnf install ipxe-snponly-x86_64
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.. note::
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Some distributions have chosen to minimize iPXE packaging to the
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``snponly`` build of the iPXE binaries. This is because the drivers provided
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in the legacy ``ipxe.efi`` binary are geared for BIOS booting machines
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and can create an unrealiable experience. Furtheremore, if the ``snponly``
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version does not work on a particular piece of hardware, the fault likely
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lies with the UEFI firmware on the host or device itself. An alternative
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may be Grub2, however Grub2 is not designed around network boot as it's
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first class use case.
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.. note::
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The Ironic project is unaware of any vendor signed iPXE binaries to enable
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@@ -301,9 +311,11 @@ on the Bare Metal service node(s) where ``ironic-conductor`` is running.
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Fedora/RHEL/CentOS::
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cp /usr/share/ipxe/{undionly.kpxe,ipxe-x86_64.efi,ipxe-snponly-x86_64.efi} /tftpboot
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cp /usr/share/ipxe/{undionly.kpxe,ipxe-snponly-x86_64.efi} /tftpboot
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.. note:: ``snponly`` variants may not be available for all distributions.
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.. note::
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``snponly.efi`` may not be available for all distributions,
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and similarly not all distributions may have ``ipxe.efi``
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#. Enable/Configure iPXE overrides in the Bare Metal Service's configuration
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file **if required** (/etc/ironic/ironic.conf):
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@@ -333,6 +345,7 @@ on the Bare Metal service node(s) where ``ironic-conductor`` is running.
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will result in ironic falling back to the default values of the non-iPXE
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PXE settings. This is for backwards compatibility.
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#. Ensure iPXE is the default PXE, if applicable.
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In earlier versions of ironic, a now deprecated and removed
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