From 39a2828bb5bf6b39a2d45f74df715bfaaa1d2a84 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: vmud213 Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2016 11:59:01 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Updated iLO documentation for boot mode capability Updated the "Boot mode support" section to include more details about the boot mode capability Closes-Bug: #1540857 Change-Id: Ib0ec1bf0e308d2c761efb8b483a6edb4194f0ebd --- doc/source/drivers/ilo.rst | 14 +++++++++----- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/source/drivers/ilo.rst b/doc/source/drivers/ilo.rst index e0d3d049b1..90020140fa 100644 --- a/doc/source/drivers/ilo.rst +++ b/doc/source/drivers/ilo.rst @@ -575,12 +575,16 @@ mode (Legacy BIOS or UEFI). * ``iscsi_ilo`` * ``agent_ilo`` -The boot modes can be configured in ironic in the following way: +* When boot mode capability is not configured: -* When boot mode capability is not configured, these drivers preserve the - current boot mode of the bare metal ProLiant server. If operator/user - doesn't care about boot modes for servers, then the boot mode capability - need not be configured. + - If the pending boot mode is set on the node then iLO drivers use that boot + mode for provisioning the baremetal ProLiant servers. + + - If the pending boot mode is not set on the node then iLO drivers use 'uefi' + boot mode for UEFI capable servers and "bios" when UEFI is not supported. + +* When boot mode capability is configured, the driver sets the pending boot + mode to the configured value. * Only one boot mode (either ``uefi`` or ``bios``) can be configured for the node.