bios settings for new supermicro hardware

[invirt/doc/xvm.git] / xvm-host-setup-notes

diff --git a/xvm-host-setup-notes b/xvm-host-setup-notes
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--- a/xvm-host-setup-notes
+++ b/xvm-host-setup-notes
@@ -6,12 +6,78 @@ in the setup screen at F2:
 - CPU -> Virtualization Technology: on
 - Boot Sequence: disable NIC
 - Integrated Devices -> Embedded Gb NIC: turn off PXE
+- Serial Communication:
+  - Serial Communication: On with Console Redirection via COM2
+  - External Serial Connector: COM1
+  - Failsafe Baud Rate: 57600
+  - Remote Terminal Type: VT100/VT220
+  - Redirection After Boot: Disabled
+
+New Supermicros:
+- Advanced -> "Wait for 'F1' If Error" -> Disabled
+- Advanced -> Power Button Function -> 4 Seconds Override
+- Advanced -> PCIe/PnP -> Load Onboard LAN N Option Rom -> Disabled
+- Advanced -> Serial Port -> SOL -> Redirection After BIOS Post -> BootLoader
+- Advanced -> Serial Port -> COM -> Console Redirection -> Enabled
+- Advanced -> Serial Port -> COM -> Redirection After BIOS Post -> BootLoader
+Advanced -> PCIe -> Disable all OPROMS
+- Boot order: USB Hard Disk, Removable, Hard Disk, UEFI Shell
+
 
 in the setup screen for remote management, at Ctrl-E:
+- Turn on IPMI over LAN
 - IP is (main IP) =~ s/18.181.0/10.5.128/
   e.g. 10.5.128.221 for citadel-station == 18.181.0.221
+- netmask is 255.255.0.0
+- Set the password to the XVM root
+
+All of these settings are reflected on all 8 servers in the production
+cluster.
+
+In the debian installer:
+ - 500M for /boot in raid1 of sda1, sdb1
+ - rest for LVM in raid1 of sda2, sdb2
+  - 50G /
+  - 25G swap
+ - install a vanilla kernel, not xen;
+   will install xen hypervisor from backports in our later custom install.
+
+
+Currently allocated backend IPs:
+
+10.5.128.16 c-s
+10.5.128.17 a-s
+10.5.128.18 s-m
+10.5.128.19 a-m
+10.5.128.20 d-o
+10.5.128.21 g-d
+10.5.128.22 b-f
+10.5.128.23 m-a (not installed)
+
+10.5.128.128 RAID group portal
+10.5.128.129 RAID device/management
+
+10.5.128.221 c-s IPMI
+10.5.128.222 a-s IPMI
+10.5.128.223 s-m IPMI
+10.5.128.224 a-m IPMI
+10.5.128.225 d-o IPMI
+10.5.128.226 g-d IPMI (currently unplugged)
+10.5.128.227 b-f IPMI
+10.5.128.228 m-a IPMI (not configured)
+18.4.58.231 new c-s IPMI
+18.4.58.232 new a-s IPMI
+
+
+10.6.128.16 c-s
+10.6.128.17 a-s
+10.6.128.18 s-m
+10.6.128.19 a-m
+10.6.128.20 d-o
+10.6.128.21 g-d
+10.6.128.22 b-f
+10.6.128.23 m-a (not installed)
+
+10.6.128.129 RAID device/management
 
-These settings are reflected in the basic screen of xvm-host-2 and the
-remote-management screen of xvm-host-1.  At time of writing, the basic
-settings on xvm-host-1 may differ, and the remote-management settings
-on xvm-host-2 are disabled.  xvm-host-[34] remain in their shipping boxes.
+10.6.128.229 g-d IPMI (temporary hardware)