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@@ -136,6 +136,8 @@ installation of AArch64 Brahmaputra 3.0 using Fuel:
| **Disk** | Minimum 256GB 10kRPM spinning disks |
| | |
+--------------------+------------------------------------------------------+
+| **Firmware** | UEFI compatible (e.g. EDK2) with PXE support |
++--------------------+------------------------------------------------------+
| **Networks** | 4 Tagged VLANs (PUBLIC, MGMT, STORAGE, PRIVATE) |
| | |
| | 1 Un-Tagged VLAN for PXE Boot - ADMIN Network |
@@ -260,12 +262,14 @@ Install Fuel master
.. figure:: img/fuelmenu4.png
+#. **DO NOT CHANGE** anything in "Bootstrap Image" section (see figure below).
-#. OPTION TO ENABLE PROXY SUPPORT - In the "Bootstrap Image" section (see figure below), edit the following fields to define a proxy. (**NOTE:** cannot be used in tandem with local repository support)
-
- - Navigate to "HTTP proxy" and enter your http proxy address
+ In ArmbandFuel@OPNFV, this data is **NOT** actually used for bootstrap
+ image building. Any change here will replace the configuration from
+ the OPNFV bootstrap build scripts and will lead to a failed bootstrap
+ image build.
- - Select <Check> and press [Enter]
+ **NOTE:** Cannot be used in tandem with local repository support.
.. figure:: img/fuelmenu5.png
@@ -281,7 +285,7 @@ Install Fuel master
#. Start the installation.
- - Select Quit Setup and press Save and Quit.
+ - Press <F8> or select Quit Setup and press Save and Quit.
- Installation starts, wait until the login screen is shown.
@@ -294,9 +298,15 @@ the login prompt, you should boot the Node Servers (Your
Compute/Control/Storage blades (nested or real) with a PXE booting
scheme so that the FUEL Master can pick them up for control.
+**NOTE**: AArch64 target nodes are expected to support PXE booting an
+EFI binary, i.e. an EFI-stubbed GRUB2 bootloader.
+
+**NOTE**: UEFI (EDK2) firmware is **highly** recommended, becoming
+the **de facto** standard for ARMv8 nodes.
+
#. Enable PXE booting
- - For every controller and compute server: enable PXE Booting as the first boot device in the BIOS boot order menu and hard disk as the second boot device in the same menu.
+ - For every controller and compute server: enable PXE Booting as the first boot device in the UEFI (EDK2) boot order menu and hard disk as the second boot device in the same menu.
#. Reboot all the control and compute blades.
@@ -487,7 +497,7 @@ Enable Plugins
- Enable and configure the plugins of your choice
- .. figure:: img/plugins.png
+ .. figure:: img/plugins_aarch64.png
Allocate nodes to environment and assign functional roles
---------------------------------------------------------