Added node boot order support#3309
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…RM-4786165] Add a Boot Order section to the JSON topology examples and a boot option to the DOT customizations, covering single-device and ordered-list forms, accepted devices (hd/network/cdrom), pxehost mutual-exclusivity, and the cdrom-requires-attached-image constraint.
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@rachel-netq could you please review? I'm opening this from a fork and don't have permission to add reviewers directly. This documents the node boot order feature (Beta) — please merge only after the backing code MRs listed in the description are merged. Thanks! |
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| By default a node boots from its disk (`hd`). Use the optional `boot` attribute to choose the boot device, or to specify an ordered list of devices to try. Provide either: | ||
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| - **A single device** — for example `"hd"` or `"network"`. The default is `"hd"`. |
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can we also please update example to include "cdrom" as these are the only possible types for boot
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Done in be2826f — added cdrom to the single-device example (now "hd", "network", or "cdrom"). Thanks!
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| Check out the latest updates to {{<exlink url="https://dsx-air.nvidia.com" text="NVIDIA DSX Air">}}. | ||
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Done in be2826f — set the version to 82.2.1.21.1000. Thanks!
…-4786165] Reproduce the internal air-scribe boot-order documentation verbatim (full list-behavior description + dedicated CD-ROM section) instead of a trimmed version. Only correctness fixes applied: use top-level `boot` (import ignores user-supplied `advanced`), drop the internal-review TODO comments.
… example [RM-4786165] - Whats-New: set version to 82.2.1.21.1000 (per review) - Custom-Topology: include cdrom in the single-device boot example
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Adds node boot order documentation to the DSX Air guide, since node boot order is being added to Air (Beta):
Added a Boot Order section to Custom-Topology.md covering the JSON⚠️ version still TBD — set before merge).
bootattribute (a single device or an ordered list ofhd/network/cdrom) and the equivalent DOTbootoption.Added a What's New entry (
Backing code MRs (GitLab, nbu-sws/air) — please merge only after these are merged: