diff --git a/doc/source/admin/drivers/redfish.rst b/doc/source/admin/drivers/redfish.rst
index dcae7edd0d..c22dca529e 100644
--- a/doc/source/admin/drivers/redfish.rst
+++ b/doc/source/admin/drivers/redfish.rst
@@ -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
diff --git a/ironic/drivers/modules/drac/boot.py b/ironic/drivers/modules/drac/boot.py
index 1e2f30dc0a..aa3b497087 100644
--- a/ironic/drivers/modules/drac/boot.py
+++ b/ironic/drivers/modules/drac/boot.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class DracRedfishVirtualMediaBoot(redfish_boot.RedfishVirtualMediaBoot):
boot_devices.CDROM: sushy.VIRTUAL_MEDIA_CD
}
- def _validate_vendor(self, task):
+ def _validate_vendor(self, task, managers):
pass # assume people are doing the right thing
@classmethod
diff --git a/ironic/drivers/modules/redfish/boot.py b/ironic/drivers/modules/redfish/boot.py
index 25240228e7..164425eeee 100644
--- a/ironic/drivers/modules/redfish/boot.py
+++ b/ironic/drivers/modules/redfish/boot.py
@@ -407,18 +407,34 @@ class RedfishVirtualMediaBoot(base.BootInterface):
d_info = _parse_deploy_info(node)
deploy_utils.validate_image_properties(task, d_info)
- def _validate_vendor(self, task):
+ def _validate_vendor(self, task, managers):
+ """Validates vendor specific requirements for the task's node.
+
+ :param task: a TaskManager instance containing the node to act on.
+ :param managers: Redfish managers for Redfish system associated
+ with node.
+ :raises: InvalidParameterValue if vendor not supported
+ """
vendor = task.node.properties.get('vendor')
if not vendor:
return
if 'Dell' in vendor.split():
+ # Check if iDRAC fw >= 6.00.00.00 that supports virtual media boot
+ bmc_manager = [m for m in managers
+ if m.manager_type == sushy.MANAGER_TYPE_BMC]
+ if bmc_manager:
+ fwv = bmc_manager[0].firmware_version.split('.')
+ if int(fwv[0]) >= 6:
+ return
raise exception.InvalidParameterValue(
_("The %(iface)s boot interface is not suitable for node "
- "%(node)s with vendor %(vendor)s, use "
+ "%(node)s with vendor %(vendor)s and BMC version %(fwv)s, "
+ "upgrade to 6.00.00.00 or newer or use "
"idrac-redfish-virtual-media instead")
% {'iface': task.node.get_interface('boot'),
- 'node': task.node.uuid, 'vendor': vendor})
+ 'node': task.node.uuid, 'vendor': vendor,
+ 'fwv': bmc_manager[0].firmware_version})
def validate(self, task):
"""Validate the deployment information for the task's node.
@@ -431,7 +447,6 @@ class RedfishVirtualMediaBoot(base.BootInterface):
:raises: InvalidParameterValue on malformed parameter(s)
:raises: MissingParameterValue on missing parameter(s)
"""
- self._validate_vendor(task)
self._validate_driver_info(task)
self._validate_instance_info(task)
@@ -474,6 +489,8 @@ class RedfishVirtualMediaBoot(base.BootInterface):
d_info = _parse_driver_info(node)
managers = redfish_utils.get_system(task.node).managers
+ self._validate_vendor(task, managers)
+
if manager_utils.is_fast_track(task):
if _has_vmedia_device(managers, sushy.VIRTUAL_MEDIA_CD,
inserted=True):
diff --git a/ironic/tests/unit/drivers/modules/redfish/test_boot.py b/ironic/tests/unit/drivers/modules/redfish/test_boot.py
index 7993703947..d74f98bf2e 100644
--- a/ironic/tests/unit/drivers/modules/redfish/test_boot.py
+++ b/ironic/tests/unit/drivers/modules/redfish/test_boot.py
@@ -324,12 +324,9 @@ class RedfishVirtualMediaBootTestCase(db_base.DbTestCase):
task.driver.boot.validate(task)
- @mock.patch.object(redfish_utils, 'parse_driver_info', autospec=True)
- @mock.patch.object(deploy_utils, 'validate_image_properties',
- autospec=True)
- def test_validate_incompatible_with_idrac(self,
- mock_validate_image_properties,
- mock_parse_driver_info):
+ def test__validate_vendor_incompatible_with_idrac(self):
+ managers = [mock.Mock(firmware_version='5.10.30.00',
+ manager_type=sushy.MANAGER_TYPE_BMC)]
with task_manager.acquire(self.context, self.node.uuid,
shared=True) as task:
task.node.instance_info.update(
@@ -346,9 +343,30 @@ class RedfishVirtualMediaBootTestCase(db_base.DbTestCase):
task.node.properties['vendor'] = "Dell Inc."
- self.assertRaisesRegex(exception.InvalidParameterValue,
- "with vendor Dell Inc.",
- task.driver.boot.validate, task)
+ self.assertRaisesRegex(
+ exception.InvalidParameterValue, "with vendor Dell Inc.",
+ task.driver.boot._validate_vendor, task, managers)
+
+ def test__validate_vendor_compatible_with_idrac(self):
+ managers = [mock.Mock(firmware_version='6.00.00.00',
+ manager_type=sushy.MANAGER_TYPE_BMC)]
+ with task_manager.acquire(self.context, self.node.uuid,
+ shared=True) as task:
+ task.node.instance_info.update(
+ {'kernel': 'kernel',
+ 'ramdisk': 'ramdisk',
+ 'image_source': 'http://image/source'}
+ )
+
+ task.node.driver_info.update(
+ {'deploy_kernel': 'kernel',
+ 'deploy_ramdisk': 'ramdisk',
+ 'bootloader': 'bootloader'}
+ )
+
+ task.node.properties['vendor'] = "Dell Inc."
+
+ task.driver.boot._validate_vendor(task, managers)
@mock.patch.object(redfish_utils, 'parse_driver_info', autospec=True)
@mock.patch.object(deploy_utils, 'validate_image_properties',
@@ -381,6 +399,8 @@ class RedfishVirtualMediaBootTestCase(db_base.DbTestCase):
self.assertRaises(exception.UnsupportedDriverExtension,
task.driver.boot.validate_inspection, task)
+ @mock.patch.object(redfish_boot.RedfishVirtualMediaBoot,
+ '_validate_vendor', autospec=True)
@mock.patch.object(redfish_boot.manager_utils, 'node_set_boot_device',
autospec=True)
@mock.patch.object(image_utils, 'prepare_deploy_iso', autospec=True)
@@ -394,7 +414,8 @@ class RedfishVirtualMediaBootTestCase(db_base.DbTestCase):
def test_prepare_ramdisk_with_params(
self, mock_system, mock_boot_mode_utils, mock_node_power_action,
mock__parse_driver_info, mock__insert_vmedia, mock__eject_vmedia,
- mock_prepare_deploy_iso, mock_node_set_boot_device):
+ mock_prepare_deploy_iso, mock_node_set_boot_device,
+ mock_validate_vendor):
managers = mock_system.return_value.managers
with task_manager.acquire(self.context, self.node.uuid,
@@ -406,6 +427,10 @@ class RedfishVirtualMediaBootTestCase(db_base.DbTestCase):
task.driver.boot.prepare_ramdisk(task, {})
+ mock_validate_vendor.assert_called_once_with(
+ task.driver.boot, task, managers
+ )
+
mock_node_power_action.assert_called_once_with(
task, states.POWER_OFF)
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/fix-redfish-vm-boot-idrac-37ec734e6643cbac.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/fix-redfish-vm-boot-idrac-37ec734e6643cbac.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..837454fcbe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/fix-redfish-vm-boot-idrac-37ec734e6643cbac.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+---
+fixes:
+ - |
+ Fixes ``redfish-virtual-media`` ``boot`` interface to allow it with
+ iDRAC firmware from 6.00.00.00 (released June 2022) as it
+ has virtual media boot issue fixed that prevented iDRAC firmware to
+ work with ``redfish-virtual-media`` before. Consider upgrading iDRAC
+ firmware if not done already, otherwise will still get an error
+ when trying to use ``redfish-virtual-media`` with iDRAC.