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
index a70d54d..09fc501 100644 (file)
--- a/xvm-host-setup-notes
+++ b/xvm-host-setup-notes
@@ -13,6 +13,17 @@ in the setup screen at F2:
   - 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/
@@ -20,10 +31,9 @@ in the setup screen for remote management, at Ctrl-E:
 - netmask is 255.255.0.0
 - Set the password to the XVM root
 
-All of these settings are reflected on all 4 servers in the production
+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
@@ -32,3 +42,42 @@ In the debian installer:
  - 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
+
+10.6.128.229 g-d IPMI (temporary hardware)