Add bare metal nodes

You can add bare metal nodes one by one or import bare metal nodes in bulk.

Import bare metal nodes

  1. On the top navigation bar, click Resources.

  1. From the left navigation pane, select Bare Metal.

  1. Click Import.

  1. On the page that opens, click Download Template in the upper right corner of the page.

  1. Open the downloaded template, and enter the information as described in Table-1.

  1. Click Select File, and then select the saved configuration file, in the CSV format.

  1. Review the information in the template, and then click Import.

Table-1 Filling information in the template

Item

Flat network

Multi-tenant network

IPMI Address

Required. Enter the IPMI IP address of the server. This address must be unique.

Required. Enter the IPMI IP address of the server. This address must be unique.

IPMI User

Required. Enter the IPMI username for logging in to the server.

Required. Enter the IPMI username for logging in to the server.

 

IPMI Password

Required. Enter the IPMI password for logging in to the server.

Required. Enter the IPMI password for logging in to the server.

 

User

Required. Enter the name of the user to which the bare metal instance belongs (user name specified on the System > Organization Management page). The user can see the instance being created on the Cloud Services > Compute > Bare Metal page. If you leave this field empty, the bare metal instance belongs to the current user.

Required. Enter the name of the user to which the bare metal instance belongs (user name specified on the System > Organization Management page). The user can see the instance being created on the Cloud Services > Compute > Bare Metal page. If you leave this field empty, the bare metal instance belongs to the current user.

 

AZ

Required. AZ to which the bare metal server belongs.

Required. AZ to which the bare metal server belongs.

 

Host Name

Required. Enter the host name of the operating system. This name will also be used as the name of the bare metal instance.

Required. Enter the host name of the operating system. This name will also be used as the name of the bare metal instance.

 

Administrator Name

Required. Enter the name of the administrator. Enter root for a Linux operating system.

Required. Enter the name of the administrator. Enter root for a Linux operating system.

 

Administrator Password

Required. Password used for logging in to the operating system after the instance is created successfully.

Required. Password used for logging in to the operating system after the instance is created successfully.

 

Image Name

Required. Enter the name of the image created for creating the bare metal instance.

Required. Enter the name of the image created for creating the bare metal instance.

 

Management Network

Enter the management network you created. For a flat network, you can configure only one management network for each bare metal node. The network name must start with ironicMagNet, and must be a shared network.

N/A

 

Management Network IP

Required. Specify a management network address. It must be an available IPv4 address in the management IP address pool.

N/A

 

Management Network VLAN ID

Optional. Enter the VLAN ID (segment ID) of the management network. If you leave this field empty, no VLAN ID is deployed to the management network.

N/A

 

Service Network 1

The following restrictions and guidelines apply to all service networks 1, 2, and 3.

If you do not configure a service network, leave all the four fields empty. If you configure a service network but do not require aggregation, specify a service network, a service network IP, and NICs. If you require aggregation, specify all the four fields.

Optional.

  • Service Network 1: Enter a service network name.

  • Service Network 1 IP: Configure the service network 1 IP address, and you can enter both an IPv4 address and an IPv6 address. This parameter is required.

  • Network 1 Bonding Mode: Select a bonding mode from mode0 to mode6.

  • Service Network 1 Bond NIC: Enter the NIC name learned by the image tool when discovering nodes. You can view the NIC name on the NIC settings page. After a bare metal compute node is deployed successfully, two image tools named BareMetal**** will be displayed on the bare metal service page. The system can obtain hardware information such as CPU and NIC for the bare metal node only through the image tools.

Optional.

  • Service Network 1: Enter a service network name.

  • Service Network 1 IP: Configure the service network 1 IP address, and you can enter both an IPv4 address and an IPv6 address. IPv6 addresses of SLAAC and stateless DHCPv6 do not support manual assignment. This parameter is optional.

  • Network 1 Bonding Mode: Select a bonding mode from mode0 to mode6.

  • Service Network 1 Bond NIC: Enter the NIC name learned by the image tool when discovering nodes. You can view the NIC name on the NIC settings page. After a bare metal compute node is deployed successfully, two image tools named BareMetal**** will be displayed on the bare metal service page. The system can obtain hardware information such as CPU and NIC for the bare metal node only through the image tools.

Service Network 1 IP

 

Network 1 Bonding Mode

 

Service Network 1 Bond NIC

 

Service Network 2

 

Service Network 2 IP

 

Service Network 2 Bonding Mode

 

Service Network 2 Bond NIC

 

Service Network 3

 

Service Network 3 IP

 

Service Network 3 Bonding Mode

 

Gateway

Optional. Options are 0, 1, 2, and 3. 0 represents the management network's gateway. 1 represents service network 1's gateway. 2 represents service network 2's gateway. 3 represents service network 3's gateway.

Optional. Options are 0, 1, 2, and 3. 0 represents the management network's gateway. 1 represents service network 1's gateway. 2 represents service network 2's gateway. 3 represents service network 3's gateway.

 

Remarks

Optional.

Optional.

 

Tenancy

Optional. Specify the tenancy of the bare metal node. You must select a tenancy from the tenancy list on the Tenancy Settings tab on the System > System Settings > Operations Settings > Tenancy Management page.

Optional. Specify the tenancy of the bare metal node. You must select a tenancy from the tenancy list on the Tenancy Settings tab on the System > System Settings > Operations Settings > Tenancy Management page.

 

Incorporated

Optional. Configure whether to incorporate the bare metal node. If you leave this field empty, the bare metal node will not be incorporated.

Optional. Configure whether to incorporate the bare metal node. If you leave this field empty, the bare metal node will not be incorporated.

 

Boot Mode

Optional. The default boot mode of a bare metal node is Legacy. UEFI is a new BIOS and Legacy is a legacy BIOS. If you install the system in UEFI mode, you can only access the system in UEFI mode. If you install the system in Legacy mode, you can only access the system in Legacy mode.

Optional. The default boot mode of a bare metal node is Legacy. UEFI is a new BIOS and Legacy is a legacy BIOS. If you install the system in UEFI mode, you can only access the system in UEFI mode. If you install the system in Legacy mode, you can only access the system in Legacy mode.

 

VPC Name

Required if you select the VPC network as the management network. The default management network is the legacy network.

Required if you select the VPC network as the management network. The default management network is the legacy network.

 

Architecture

x86 and ARM are supported. An x86 server support both legacy and UEFI boot modes. An ARM server supports only the UEFI boot mode.

x86 and ARM are supported. An x86 server support both legacy and UEFI boot modes. An ARM server supports only the UEFI boot mode.

 

 

Create a bare metal node

  1. On the top navigation bar, click Resources.

  1. From the left navigation pane, select Bare Metal.

  1. Click Create.

  1. In the dialog box that opens, configure bare metal node parameters as required.

Item

Description

IPMI Address

Enter the IPMI IP address of the server. This address must be unique.

IPMI User

Enter the IPMI username for logging in to the server.

IPMI Password

Enter the IPMI password for logging in to the server.

Server Model

Select a server model.

Managed

Configure whether to incorporate the bare metal node. If you leave this field empty, the bare metal node will not be incorporated.

Architecture

Select an architecture. x86 and ARM are supported. An x86 server support both legacy and UEFI boot modes. An ARM server supports only the UEFI boot mode.

Boot Mode

Select a boot mode. Please make sure the boot mode you select is the same as that for the server you use.

 

  1. Click OK.

  1. Click the refresh icon. If the bare metal node is in manageable state, it has been created successfully.