iRMC drivers

updated: 2020-01-06 23:49

iRMC drivers

Overview

The iRMC driver enables control FUJITSU PRIMERGY via ServerView Common Command Interface (SCCI).

Support for FUJITSU PRIMERGY servers consists of the irmc hardware type, along with three classic drivers that were instituted before the implementation of the functionality enabling the hardware type.

The classic drivers are:

  • pxe_irmc
  • iscsi_irmc
  • agent_irmc

Prerequisites

Hardware Type

The irmc hardware type is introduced to support the new Ironic driver model. It is recommended to use irmc hardware type for FUJITSU PRIMERGY hardware instead of the classic drivers.

For how to enable irmc hardware type, see Enabling hardware types.

Hardware interfaces

The irmc hardware type overrides the selection of the following hardware interfaces:

  • boot

    Supports irmc-virtual-media, irmc-pxe, and pxe. The default is irmc-virtual-media.

    Warning

    We deprecated the pxe boot interface when used with irmc hardware type. Support for this interface will be removed in the future. Instead, use irmc-pxe. irmc-pxe boot interface was introduced in Pike and is used in the pxe_irmc classic driver.

  • console

    Supports ipmitool-socat, ipmitool-shellinabox, and no-console. The default is ipmitool-socat.

  • inspect

    Supports irmc, inspector, and no-inspect. The default is irmc.

    Note

    Ironic Inspector needs to be present and configured to use inspector as the inspect interface.

  • management

    Supports only irmc.

  • power

    Supports only irmc.

For other hardware interfaces, irmc hardware type supports the Bare Metal reference interfaces. For more details about the hardware interfaces and how to enable the desired ones, see Enabling hardware interfaces.

Here is a complete configuration example with most of the supported hardware interfaces enabled for irmc hardware type.

[DEFAULT]
enabled_hardware_types = irmc
enabled_boot_interfaces = irmc-virtual-media,irmc-pxe
enabled_console_interfaces = ipmitool-socat,ipmitool-shellinabox,no-console
enabled_deploy_interfaces = iscsi,direct
enabled_inspect_interfaces = irmc,inspector,no-inspect
enabled_management_interfaces = irmc
enabled_network_interfaces = flat,neutron
enabled_power_interfaces = irmc
enabled_raid_interfaces = no-raid
enabled_storage_interfaces = noop,cinder
enabled_vendor_interfaces = no-vendor,ipmitool

Here is a command example to enroll a node with irmc hardware type.

openstack baremetal node create --os-baremetal-api-version=1.31 \
   --driver irmc \
   --boot-interface irmc-pxe \
   --deploy-interface direct \
   --inspect-interface irmc

Upgrading to irmc hardware type

When upgrading from a classic driver to the irmc hardware type, make sure you specify the hardware interfaces that are used by the classic driver. Upgrading to Hardware Types has more information, including the hardware interfaces corresponding to the classic drivers.

Classic Drivers

pxe_irmc driver

This driver enables PXE deploy and power control via ServerView Common Command Interface (SCCI).

Enabling the driver

  • Add pxe_irmc to the list of enabled_drivers in [DEFAULT] section of /etc/ironic/ironic.conf.
  • Ironic Conductor must be restarted for the new driver to be loaded.

Node configuration

  • Each node is configured for iRMC with PXE deploy by setting the following ironic node object’s properties:
    • driver property to be pxe_irmc
    • driver_info/irmc_address property to be IP address or hostname of the iRMC.
    • driver_info/irmc_username property to be username for the iRMC with administrator privileges.
    • driver_info/irmc_password property to be password for irmc_username.
    • properties/capabilities property to be boot_mode:uefi if UEFI boot is required.
    • properties/capabilities property to be boot_mode:uefi,secure_boot:true if UEFI Secure Boot is required.
  • All of nodes are configured by setting the following configuration options in [irmc] section of /etc/ironic/ironic.conf:
    • port: Port to be used for iRMC operations; either 80 or 443. The default value is 443. Optional.
    • auth_method: Authentication method for iRMC operations; either basic or digest. The default value is basic. Optional.
    • client_timeout: Timeout (in seconds) for iRMC operations. The default value is 60. Optional.
    • sensor_method: Sensor data retrieval method; either ipmitool or scci. The default value is ipmitool. Optional.
  • The following options are only required for inspection:
    • snmp_version: SNMP protocol version; either v1, v2c or v3. The default value is v2c. Optional.
    • snmp_port: SNMP port. The default value is 161. Optional.
    • snmp_community: SNMP community required for versions v1 and v2c. The default value is public. Optional.
    • snmp_security: SNMP security name required for version v3. Optional.
  • Each node can be further configured by setting the following ironic node object’s properties which override the parameter values in [irmc] section of /etc/ironic/ironic.conf:
    • driver_info/irmc_port property overrides port.
    • driver_info/irmc_auth_method property overrides auth_method.
    • driver_info/irmc_client_timeout property overrides client_timeout.
    • driver_info/irmc_sensor_method property overrides sensor_method.
    • driver_info/irmc_snmp_version property overrides snmp_version.
    • driver_info/irmc_snmp_port property overrides snmp_port.
    • driver_info/irmc_snmp_community property overrides snmp_community.
    • driver_info/irmc_snmp_security property overrides snmp_security.

iscsi_irmc driver

This driver enables Virtual Media deploy with image build from Diskimage Builder and power control via ServerView Common Command Interface (SCCI).

Enabling the driver

  • Add iscsi_irmc to the list of enabled_drivers in [DEFAULT] section of /etc/ironic/ironic.conf.
  • Ironic Conductor must be restarted for the new driver to be loaded.

Node configuration

  • Each node is configured for iRMC with PXE deploy by setting the followings ironic node object’s properties:
    • driver property to be iscsi_irmc
    • driver_info/irmc_address property to be IP address or hostname of the iRMC.
    • driver_info/irmc_username property to be username for the iRMC with administrator privileges.
    • driver_info/irmc_password property to be password for irmc_username.
    • properties/capabilities property to be boot_mode:uefi if UEFI boot is required.
    • driver_info/irmc_deploy_iso property to be either deploy iso file name, Glance UUID, Glance URL or Image Service URL.
    • instance info/irmc_boot_iso property to be either boot iso file name, Glance UUID, Glance URL or Image Service URL. This is optional property for netboot.
  • All of nodes are configured by setting the following configuration options in [irmc] section of /etc/ironic/ironic.conf:
    • port: Port to be used for iRMC operations; either 80 or 443. The default value is 443. Optional.
    • auth_method: Authentication method for iRMC operations; either basic or digest. The default value is basic. Optional.
    • client_timeout: Timeout (in seconds) for iRMC operations. The default value is 60. Optional.
    • sensor_method: Sensor data retrieval method; either ipmitool or scci. The default value is ipmitool. Optional.
    • remote_image_share_root: Ironic conductor node’s NFS or CIFS root path. The default value is /remote_image_share_root.
    • remote_image_server: IP of remote image server.
    • remote_image_share_type: Share type of virtual media, either NFS or CIFS. The default is CIFS.
    • remote_image_share_name: share name of remote_image_server. The default value is share.
    • remote_image_user_name: User name of remote_image_server.
    • remote_image_user_password: Password of remote_image_user_name.
    • remote_image_user_domain: Domain name of remote_image_user_name.
  • The following options are only required for inspection:
    • snmp_version: SNMP protocol version; either v1, v2c or v3. The default value is v2c. Optional.
    • snmp_port: SNMP port. The default value is 161. Optional.
    • snmp_community: SNMP community required for versions v1 and v2c. The default value is public. Optional.
    • snmp_security: SNMP security name required for version v3. Optional.
  • Each node can be further configured by setting the following ironic node object’s properties which override the parameter values in [irmc] section of /etc/ironic/ironic.conf:
    • driver_info/irmc_port property overrides port.
    • driver_info/irmc_auth_method property overrides auth_method.
    • driver_info/irmc_client_timeout property overrides client_timeout.
    • driver_info/irmc_sensor_method property overrides sensor_method.
    • driver_info/irmc_snmp_version property overrides snmp_version.
    • driver_info/irmc_snmp_port property overrides snmp_port.
    • driver_info/irmc_snmp_community property overrides snmp_community.
    • driver_info/irmc_snmp_security property overrides snmp_security.

agent_irmc driver

This driver enables Virtual Media deploy with IPA (Ironic Python Agent) and power control via ServerView Common Command Interface (SCCI).

Enabling the driver

  • Add agent_irmc to the list of enabled_drivers in [DEFAULT] section of /etc/ironic/ironic.conf.
  • Ironic Conductor must be restarted for the new driver to be loaded.

Node configuration

  • Each node is configured for iRMC with PXE deploy by setting the followings ironic node object’s properties:
    • driver property to be agent_irmc
    • driver_info/irmc_address property to be IP address or hostname of the iRMC.
    • driver_info/irmc_username property to be username for the iRMC with administrator privileges.
    • driver_info/irmc_password property to be password for irmc_username.
    • properties/capabilities property to be boot_mode:uefi if UEFI boot is required.
    • driver_info/irmc_deploy_iso property to be either deploy iso file name, Glance UUID, Glance URL or Image Service URL.
  • All of nodes are configured by setting the following configuration options in [irmc] section of /etc/ironic/ironic.conf:
    • port: Port to be used for iRMC operations; either 80 or 443. The default value is 443. Optional.
    • auth_method: Authentication method for iRMC operations; either basic or digest. The default value is basic. Optional.
    • client_timeout: Timeout (in seconds) for iRMC operations. The default value is 60. Optional.
    • sensor_method: Sensor data retrieval method; either ipmitool or scci. The default value is ipmitool. Optional.
    • remote_image_share_root: Ironic conductor node’s NFS or CIFS root path. The default value is /remote_image_share_root.
    • remote_image_server: IP of remote image server.
    • remote_image_share_type: Share type of virtual media, either NFS or CIFS. The default is CIFS.
    • remote_image_share_name: share name of remote_image_server. The default value is share.
    • remote_image_user_name: User name of remote_image_server.
    • remote_image_user_password: Password of remote_image_user_name.
    • remote_image_user_domain: Domain name of remote_image_user_name.
  • The following options are only required for inspection:
    • snmp_version: SNMP protocol version; either v1, v2c or v3. The default value is v2c. Optional.
    • snmp_port: SNMP port. The default value is 161. Optional.
    • snmp_community: SNMP community required for versions v1 and v2c. The default value is public. Optional.
    • snmp_security: SNMP security name required for version v3. Optional.
  • Each node can be further configured by setting the following ironic node object’s properties which override the parameter values in [irmc] section of /etc/ironic/ironic.conf:
    • driver_info/irmc_port property overrides port.
    • driver_info/irmc_auth_method property overrides auth_method.
    • driver_info/irmc_client_timeout property overrides client_timeout.
    • driver_info/irmc_sensor_method property overrides sensor_method.
    • driver_info/irmc_snmp_version property overrides snmp_version.
    • driver_info/irmc_snmp_port property overrides snmp_port.
    • driver_info/irmc_snmp_community property overrides snmp_community.
    • driver_info/irmc_snmp_security property overrides snmp_security.

Functionalities across drivers

Node Cleaning Support

The irmc hardware type and the following iRMC classic drivers support node cleaning:

  • pxe_irmc
  • iscsi_irmc
  • agent_irmc

For more information on node cleaning, see Node cleaning

Supported Automated Cleaning Operations

The automated cleaning operations supported are:

  • restore_irmc_bios_config: Restores BIOS settings on a baremetal node from backup data. If this clean step is enabled, the BIOS settings of a baremetal node will be backed up automatically before the deployment. By default, this clean step is disabled with priority 0. Set its priority to a positive integer to enable it. The recommended value is 10.

    Warning

    pxe boot interface, when used with irmc hardware type, does not support this clean step. If uses irmc hardware type, it is required to select irmc-pxe or irmc-virtual-media as the boot interface in order to make this clean step work.

Configuration options for the automated cleaning steps are listed under [irmc] section in ironic.conf

clean_priority_restore_irmc_bios_config = 0

For more information on node automated cleaning, see Automated cleaning

Boot from Remote Volume

The iRMC driver supports the generic iPXE based remote volume booting when you use pxe_irmc classic driver or the following boot interfaces with the irmc hardware type.

  • irmc-pxe
  • pxe

The iRMC driver also supports a remote volume booting without iPXE. How to use this iRMC specific remote volume booting is described here.

The irmc-virtual-media boot interface supports this feature for the irmc hardware type. This feature is also supported with following classic drivers:

  • iscsi_irmc
  • agent_irmc

This feature configures a node to boot from a remote volume by using API of iRMC. It supports iSCSI and FibreChannel.

Configuration

In addition to configuration for generic drivers for the remote volume boot, the drivers require the following configuration.

  • It is necessary to set physical port IDs to network ports and volume connectors. All cards including those not used for volume boot should be registered.

    • A physical ID format is: <Card Type><Slot No>-<Port No> where:

      • <Card Type>: could be a LAN, FC or CNA
      • <Slot No>: 0 indicates onboard slot. Use 1 to 9 for add-on slots.
      • <Port No>: A port number. It starts from 1.

    • Set the IDs to driver_info/irmc_pci_physical_ids of a Node. This parameter is a dictionary of pair of UUID of a resource (Port or Volume connector) and a physical ID. This parameter can be set with the following command:

      openstack baremetal node set $NODE_UUID --driver-info irmc_pci_physical_ids={} \
--driver-info irmc_pci_physical_ids/$PORT_UUID=LAN0-1 \
--driver-info irmc_pci_physical_ids/$VOLUME_CONNECTOR_UUID=CNA1-1

  • For iSCSI boot, volume connectors with both type iqn and ip are required. The configuration with DHCP is not supported yet.

  • For iSCSI, the size of the storage network is needed. This value should be set to driver_info/irmc_storage_network_size of a Node as an integer. For example, if your storage network is 10.2.0.0/22, use the following command:

    openstack baremetal node set $NODE_UUID --driver-info irmc_storage_network_size=22

Supported hardware

The drivers support the PCI controllers, Fibrechannel Cards, Converged Network Adapters supported by Fujitsu ServerView Virtual-IO Manager.

Supported platforms

This driver supports FUJITSU PRIMERGY BX S4 or RX S8 servers and above.

  • PRIMERGY BX920 S4
  • PRIMERGY BX924 S4
  • PRIMERGY RX300 S8

Soft Reboot (Graceful Reset) and Soft Power Off (Graceful Power Off) are only available if ServerView agents are installed. See iRMC S4 Manual for more details.

updated: 2020-01-06 23:49
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