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Intel IPMI driver
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=================
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Overview
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========
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The ``intel-ipmi`` hardware type is same as the :doc:`ipmitool` hardware
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type except for the support of Intel Speed Select Performance Profile
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(Intel SST-PP_) feature. Intel SST-PP allows a server to run different
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workloads by configuring the CPU to run at 3 distinct operating points
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or profiles.
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Intel SST-PP supports three configuration levels:
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* 0 - Intel SST-PP Base Config
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* 1 - Intel SST-PP Config 1
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* 2 - Intel SST-PP Config 2
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The following table shows the list of active cores and their base frequency at
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different SST-PP config levels:
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Config Cores Base Freq (GHz)
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Base 24 2.4
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Config 1 20 2.5
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Config 2 16 2.7
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This configuration is managed by the management interface ``intel-ipmitool``
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for IntelIPMI hardware.
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IntelIPMI manages nodes by using IPMI_ (Intelligent Platform
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Management Interface) protocol versions 2.0 or 1.5. It uses the IPMItool_
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utility which is an open-source command-line interface (CLI) for controlling
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IPMI-enabled devices.
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Glossary
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========
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* IPMI - Intelligent Platform Management Interface.
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* Intel SST-PP - Intel Speed Select Performance Profile.
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Enabling the IntelIPMI hardware type
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====================================
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Please see :doc:`/install/configure-ipmi` for the required dependencies.
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#. To enable ``intel-ipmi`` hardware, add the following configuration to your
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``ironic.conf``:
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.. code-block:: ini
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[DEFAULT]
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enabled_hardware_types = intel-ipmi
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enabled_management_interfaces = intel-ipmitool
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#. Restart the Ironic conductor service::
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sudo service ironic-conductor restart
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# Or, for RDO:
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sudo systemctl restart openstack-ironic-conductor
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Registering a node with the IntelIPMI driver
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============================================
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Nodes configured to use the IntelIPMI drivers should have the
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``driver`` field set to ``intel-ipmi``.
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All the configuration value required for IntelIPMI is the same as the IPMI
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hardware type except the management interface which is ``intel-ipmitool``.
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Refer :doc:`ipmitool` for details.
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The ``openstack baremetal node create`` command can be used to enroll a node
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with an IntelIPMI driver. For example::
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openstack baremetal node create --driver intel-ipmi \
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--driver-info ipmi_address=<address> \
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--driver-info ipmi_username=<username> \
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--driver-info ipmi_password=<password>
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Features of the ``intel-ipmi`` hardware type
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============================================
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Intel SST-PP
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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A node with Intel SST-PP can be configured to use it via
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``configure_intel_speedselect`` deploy step. This deploy accepts:
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* ``intel_speedselect_config``:
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Hexadecimal code of Intel SST-PP configuration. Accepted values are
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'0x00', '0x01', '0x02'. These values correspond to
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`Intel SST-PP Config Base`, `Intel SST-PP Config 1`,
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`Intel SST-PP Config 2` respectively. The input value must be a string.
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* ``socket_count``:
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Number of sockets in the node. The input value must be a positive
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integer (1 by default).
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The deploy step issues an IPMI command with the raw code for each socket in
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the node to set the requested configuration. A reboot is required to reflect
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the changes.
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Each configuration profile is mapped to traits that Ironic understands.
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Please note that these names are used for example purpose only. Any name can
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be used. Only the parameter value should match the deploy step
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``configure_intel_speedselect``.
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* 0 - ``CUSTOM_INTEL_SPEED_SELECT_CONFIG_BASE``
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* 1 - ``CUSTOM_INTEL_SPEED_SELECT_CONFIG_1``
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* 2 - ``CUSTOM_INTEL_SPEED_SELECT_CONFIG_2``
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Now to configure a node with Intel SST-PP while provisioning, create deploy
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templates for each profiles in Ironic.
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.. code-block:: console
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openstack baremetal deploy template create \
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CUSTOM_INTEL_SPEED_SELECT_CONFIG_BASE \
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--steps '[{"interface": "management", "step": "configure_intel_speedselect", "args": {"intel_speedselect_config": "0x00", "socket_count": 2}, "priority": 150}]'
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openstack baremetal deploy template create \
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CUSTOM_INTEL_SPEED_SELECT_CONFIG_1 \
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--steps '[{"interface": "management", "step": "configure_intel_speedselect", "args": {"intel_speedselect_config": "0x01", "socket_count": 2}, "priority": 150}]'
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openstack baremetal deploy template create \
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CUSTOM_INTEL_SPEED_SELECT_CONFIG_2 \
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--steps '[{"interface": "management", "step": "configure_intel_speedselect", "args": {"intel_speedselect_config": "0x02", "socket_count": 2}, "priority": 150}]'
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All Intel SST-PP capable nodes should have these traits associated.
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.. code-block:: console
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openstack baremetal node add trait node-0 \
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CUSTOM_INTEL_SPEED_SELECT_CONFIG_BASE \
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CUSTOM_INTEL_SPEED_SELECT_CONFIG_1 \
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CUSTOM_INTEL_SPEED_SELECT_CONFIG_2
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To trigger the Intel SST-PP configuration during node provisioning, one of the traits
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can be added to the flavor.
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.. code-block:: console
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openstack flavor set baremetal --property trait:CUSTOM_INTEL_SPEED_SELECT_CONFIG_1=required
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Finally create a server with ``baremetal`` flavor to provision a baremetal node
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with Intel SST-PP profile *Config 1*.
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.. _IPMI: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligent_Platform_Management_Interface
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.. _IPMItool: https://sourceforge.net/projects/ipmitool/
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.. _SST-PP: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/architecture-and-technology/speed-select-technology-article.html
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