Bios Settings and Hardware RAID configuration from Ubuntu MAAS

Can we do the Bios Settings and Hardware RAID configuration from Ubuntu MAAS for HPE Servers?

Any pointers are highly appreciated?

Thanks,
Ashraf

asked Aug 2 '17 at 11:31

Ashraf Vazeer

HPE is moving all the config tools to RESTful API and RedFish There are HW level tools you can use against the iLO IP to configure BIOS/UEFI settings and RAID settings via RESTful API. See here: developer.hpe.com/blog/…
– Casper042
Dec 17 '18 at 20:39

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Can we do the Bios Settings and Hardware RAID configuration from Ubuntu MAAS for HPE Servers?

Any pointers are highly appreciated?

Thanks,
Ashraf

asked Aug 2 '17 at 11:31

Ashraf Vazeer

HPE is moving all the config tools to RESTful API and RedFish There are HW level tools you can use against the iLO IP to configure BIOS/UEFI settings and RAID settings via RESTful API. See here: developer.hpe.com/blog/…
– Casper042
Dec 17 '18 at 20:39

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Can we do the Bios Settings and Hardware RAID configuration from Ubuntu MAAS for HPE Servers?

Any pointers are highly appreciated?

Thanks,
Ashraf

asked Aug 2 '17 at 11:31

Ashraf Vazeer

Can we do the Bios Settings and Hardware RAID configuration from Ubuntu MAAS for HPE Servers?

Any pointers are highly appreciated?

Thanks,
Ashraf

maas raid bios

asked Aug 2 '17 at 11:31

Ashraf Vazeer

asked Aug 2 '17 at 11:31

Ashraf Vazeer

asked Aug 2 '17 at 11:31

Ashraf Vazeer

asked Aug 2 '17 at 11:31

Ashraf Vazeer

asked Aug 2 '17 at 11:31

Ashraf Vazeer

HPE is moving all the config tools to RESTful API and RedFish There are HW level tools you can use against the iLO IP to configure BIOS/UEFI settings and RAID settings via RESTful API. See here: developer.hpe.com/blog/…
– Casper042
Dec 17 '18 at 20:39

add a comment |

HPE is moving all the config tools to RESTful API and RedFish There are HW level tools you can use against the iLO IP to configure BIOS/UEFI settings and RAID settings via RESTful API. See here: developer.hpe.com/blog/…
– Casper042
Dec 17 '18 at 20:39

HPE is moving all the config tools to RESTful API and RedFish There are HW level tools you can use against the iLO IP to configure BIOS/UEFI settings and RAID settings via RESTful API. See here: developer.hpe.com/blog/…
– Casper042
Dec 17 '18 at 20:39

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MAAS generally doesn't work with BIOS settings. You'll have to configure bios and raid before adding the machine to MAAS.

That said, if HPE has a configuration utility that:

runs inside an OS,

that can reach back into the bios to make changes,

that has a CLI,

that can be downloaded using curl in real-time,

you could inject it into MAAS using a commissioning script. But all MAAS is doing is downloading and running a program. There's no BIOS-awareness built into MAAS.

answered Aug 5 '17 at 21:09

James

738517

Thanks James for replying. You have answered about Bios settings. Regarding RAID config, the following link has RAID Device APIS like GET, POST, DELETE docs.ubuntu.com/maas/2.2/en/api. Just wanted to check if these will configure HARDWARE RAID? Thanks Ashraf
– Ashraf Vazeer
Aug 7 '17 at 4:46

That's software raid. Maybe analogous to Microsoft Storage Spaces. Given the still-evolving nature of MAAS, I'd recommend configuring hardware raid before the node is commissioned by MAAS...or defer storage configuration to a downstream product like Ceph, LVM, Windows Storage Spaces, or some other software-based answer. Just my opinion, but I think MAAS is great at automation and improving quality of life during hardware deployment/reconfig. But best not to create too many entanglements between MAAS and your nodes. If MAAS dies, you want it to be easy to rip out and rebuild. ...continued...
– James
Aug 7 '17 at 5:47

Please dont get me wrong; I LOVE MAAS. But i think it's best to keep MAAS laser-focused on what it excels at - bootstrapping an OS on hardware. In our environment, we do that...then turn the node over to puppet, juju, and/or bamboo for configuration and deployment.
– James
Aug 7 '17 at 5:49

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MAAS generally doesn't work with BIOS settings. You'll have to configure bios and raid before adding the machine to MAAS.

That said, if HPE has a configuration utility that:

runs inside an OS,

that can reach back into the bios to make changes,

that has a CLI,

that can be downloaded using curl in real-time,

you could inject it into MAAS using a commissioning script. But all MAAS is doing is downloading and running a program. There's no BIOS-awareness built into MAAS.

answered Aug 5 '17 at 21:09

James

738517

Thanks James for replying. You have answered about Bios settings. Regarding RAID config, the following link has RAID Device APIS like GET, POST, DELETE docs.ubuntu.com/maas/2.2/en/api. Just wanted to check if these will configure HARDWARE RAID? Thanks Ashraf
– Ashraf Vazeer
Aug 7 '17 at 4:46

That's software raid. Maybe analogous to Microsoft Storage Spaces. Given the still-evolving nature of MAAS, I'd recommend configuring hardware raid before the node is commissioned by MAAS...or defer storage configuration to a downstream product like Ceph, LVM, Windows Storage Spaces, or some other software-based answer. Just my opinion, but I think MAAS is great at automation and improving quality of life during hardware deployment/reconfig. But best not to create too many entanglements between MAAS and your nodes. If MAAS dies, you want it to be easy to rip out and rebuild. ...continued...
– James
Aug 7 '17 at 5:47

Please dont get me wrong; I LOVE MAAS. But i think it's best to keep MAAS laser-focused on what it excels at - bootstrapping an OS on hardware. In our environment, we do that...then turn the node over to puppet, juju, and/or bamboo for configuration and deployment.
– James
Aug 7 '17 at 5:49

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MAAS generally doesn't work with BIOS settings. You'll have to configure bios and raid before adding the machine to MAAS.

That said, if HPE has a configuration utility that:

runs inside an OS,

that can reach back into the bios to make changes,

that has a CLI,

that can be downloaded using curl in real-time,

you could inject it into MAAS using a commissioning script. But all MAAS is doing is downloading and running a program. There's no BIOS-awareness built into MAAS.

answered Aug 5 '17 at 21:09

James

738517

Thanks James for replying. You have answered about Bios settings. Regarding RAID config, the following link has RAID Device APIS like GET, POST, DELETE docs.ubuntu.com/maas/2.2/en/api. Just wanted to check if these will configure HARDWARE RAID? Thanks Ashraf
– Ashraf Vazeer
Aug 7 '17 at 4:46

That's software raid. Maybe analogous to Microsoft Storage Spaces. Given the still-evolving nature of MAAS, I'd recommend configuring hardware raid before the node is commissioned by MAAS...or defer storage configuration to a downstream product like Ceph, LVM, Windows Storage Spaces, or some other software-based answer. Just my opinion, but I think MAAS is great at automation and improving quality of life during hardware deployment/reconfig. But best not to create too many entanglements between MAAS and your nodes. If MAAS dies, you want it to be easy to rip out and rebuild. ...continued...
– James
Aug 7 '17 at 5:47

Please dont get me wrong; I LOVE MAAS. But i think it's best to keep MAAS laser-focused on what it excels at - bootstrapping an OS on hardware. In our environment, we do that...then turn the node over to puppet, juju, and/or bamboo for configuration and deployment.
– James
Aug 7 '17 at 5:49

add a comment |

MAAS generally doesn't work with BIOS settings. You'll have to configure bios and raid before adding the machine to MAAS.

That said, if HPE has a configuration utility that:

runs inside an OS,

that can reach back into the bios to make changes,

that has a CLI,

that can be downloaded using curl in real-time,

you could inject it into MAAS using a commissioning script. But all MAAS is doing is downloading and running a program. There's no BIOS-awareness built into MAAS.

answered Aug 5 '17 at 21:09

James

738517

MAAS generally doesn't work with BIOS settings. You'll have to configure bios and raid before adding the machine to MAAS.

That said, if HPE has a configuration utility that:

runs inside an OS,

that can reach back into the bios to make changes,

that has a CLI,

that can be downloaded using curl in real-time,

you could inject it into MAAS using a commissioning script. But all MAAS is doing is downloading and running a program. There's no BIOS-awareness built into MAAS.

answered Aug 5 '17 at 21:09

James

738517

answered Aug 5 '17 at 21:09

James

738517

answered Aug 5 '17 at 21:09

James

738517

answered Aug 5 '17 at 21:09

James

738517

Thanks James for replying. You have answered about Bios settings. Regarding RAID config, the following link has RAID Device APIS like GET, POST, DELETE docs.ubuntu.com/maas/2.2/en/api. Just wanted to check if these will configure HARDWARE RAID? Thanks Ashraf
– Ashraf Vazeer
Aug 7 '17 at 4:46

That's software raid. Maybe analogous to Microsoft Storage Spaces. Given the still-evolving nature of MAAS, I'd recommend configuring hardware raid before the node is commissioned by MAAS...or defer storage configuration to a downstream product like Ceph, LVM, Windows Storage Spaces, or some other software-based answer. Just my opinion, but I think MAAS is great at automation and improving quality of life during hardware deployment/reconfig. But best not to create too many entanglements between MAAS and your nodes. If MAAS dies, you want it to be easy to rip out and rebuild. ...continued...
– James
Aug 7 '17 at 5:47

Please dont get me wrong; I LOVE MAAS. But i think it's best to keep MAAS laser-focused on what it excels at - bootstrapping an OS on hardware. In our environment, we do that...then turn the node over to puppet, juju, and/or bamboo for configuration and deployment.
– James
Aug 7 '17 at 5:49

add a comment |

Thanks James for replying. You have answered about Bios settings. Regarding RAID config, the following link has RAID Device APIS like GET, POST, DELETE docs.ubuntu.com/maas/2.2/en/api. Just wanted to check if these will configure HARDWARE RAID? Thanks Ashraf
– Ashraf Vazeer
Aug 7 '17 at 4:46

That's software raid. Maybe analogous to Microsoft Storage Spaces. Given the still-evolving nature of MAAS, I'd recommend configuring hardware raid before the node is commissioned by MAAS...or defer storage configuration to a downstream product like Ceph, LVM, Windows Storage Spaces, or some other software-based answer. Just my opinion, but I think MAAS is great at automation and improving quality of life during hardware deployment/reconfig. But best not to create too many entanglements between MAAS and your nodes. If MAAS dies, you want it to be easy to rip out and rebuild. ...continued...
– James
Aug 7 '17 at 5:47

Please dont get me wrong; I LOVE MAAS. But i think it's best to keep MAAS laser-focused on what it excels at - bootstrapping an OS on hardware. In our environment, we do that...then turn the node over to puppet, juju, and/or bamboo for configuration and deployment.
– James
Aug 7 '17 at 5:49

Thanks James for replying. You have answered about Bios settings. Regarding RAID config, the following link has RAID Device APIS like GET, POST, DELETE docs.ubuntu.com/maas/2.2/en/api. Just wanted to check if these will configure HARDWARE RAID? Thanks Ashraf
– Ashraf Vazeer
Aug 7 '17 at 4:46

That's software raid. Maybe analogous to Microsoft Storage Spaces. Given the still-evolving nature of MAAS, I'd recommend configuring hardware raid before the node is commissioned by MAAS...or defer storage configuration to a downstream product like Ceph, LVM, Windows Storage Spaces, or some other software-based answer. Just my opinion, but I think MAAS is great at automation and improving quality of life during hardware deployment/reconfig. But best not to create too many entanglements between MAAS and your nodes. If MAAS dies, you want it to be easy to rip out and rebuild. ...continued...
– James
Aug 7 '17 at 5:47

Please dont get me wrong; I LOVE MAAS. But i think it's best to keep MAAS laser-focused on what it excels at - bootstrapping an OS on hardware. In our environment, we do that...then turn the node over to puppet, juju, and/or bamboo for configuration and deployment.
– James
Aug 7 '17 at 5:49

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