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• Any server or VM with Ubuntu Release 16.04
• Packages: Latest versions of sshpass, xorriso, and python-requests
• Docker 1.13.1 or later

Bare Metal Server

• Dell PowerEdge R740 server with no installed OS [ Additional types of hardware will be supported in the future release]
• Two interfaces for primary network connectivity bonding
• 802.1q VLAN tagging for primary network interfaces

System Check

Build Server 

• version of the following apt packages:
  • docker    (used to run dhcp and web containers)
  • python    (used for redfish api calls to bare metal server)
  • python-requests    (used for redfish api calls to bare metal server)
  • python-pip    (used to install hpe redfish tools)
  • sshpass    (used to copy keys to new server)
  • xorriso    (used to extract Ubuntu files to web server)
  • make    (used to build custom ipxe efi file used during bare metal server boot)
  • gcc    (used to build custom ipxe efi file used during bare metal server boot)

Bare Metal Server

• Dell PowerEdge R740 Gen 14 server or HP DL380 Gen10 with no installed OS [ Additional types of hardware will be supported in the future release]
• Two interfaces for primary network connectivity bonding
• 802.1q VLAN tagging for primary network interfaces

System Check

Build Server 

Ensure Ubuntu Release 16.04 (specifically) and Docker version is 1.13.1 or newerEnsure Ubuntu Release 16.04 (specifically) and Docker 1.13.1 (or later) are installed: 

# lsb_release -rs
16.04
# docker --version
Docker version 1.13.1, build 092cba3 

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Ensure required packages are installed including python, python-requests, python-pip, sshpass, xorriso, make, and gcc are installed.  Install any missing packages with apt-get install -y <package name>

# apt list python python-requests python-pip sshpass xorriso make gcc 
Listing

# python --version
# Python 2.7.12 
# apt install --upgrade sshpass xorriso 
python-requests Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done python-requests is already the newest version (2.9.1-3). sshpass is already the newest version (1.05-1). xorriso is already the newest version (1.4.2-4ubuntu1). 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 107 not upgraded
# apt install -y make gcc python-pip

Network Connectivity 

The Build Server must have connectivity to the Bare Metal Server iDRAC interface on ports 80 (http) and 443 (https).

gcc/xenial,now 4:5.3.1-1ubuntu1 amd64 [installed] 
make/xenial,now 4.1-6 amd64 [installed,automatic] 
python/xenial-updates,now 2.7.12-1~16.04 amd64 [installed] 
python-pip/xenial-updates,xenial-updates,now 8.1.1-2ubuntu0.4 all [installed] 
python-requests/xenial-updates,xenial-updates,now 2.9.1-3ubuntu0.1 all [installed] 
sshpass/xenial,now 1.05-1 amd64 [installed] xorriso/xenial,now 1.4.2-4ubuntu1 amd64 [installed] 

Network Connectivity 

The Build Server must have connectivity to the Bare Metal Server iDRAC interface on ports 80 (http) and 443 (https).

• The Bare Metal Server iDRAC/iLO interface and bonded production interfaces must be reachable from the Build Server.
• The Build Server and Bare Metal Server primary networks must have one of the following characteristics:
  • The networks must be located on the same L2 network, or
  • DHCP requests must be forwarded from the Bare Metal Server primary network interface to the Build Server (e.g., via a DHCP relay/helper).
• The switch configuration for the network bond of the Bare Metal Server primary interfaces must be set to bring up the bond on the first interface prior to lacp completing negotiation.
  • For Junos OS this option is typically called force-up and should be set on the first interface in the bond.
  • For Arista, this option is typically called lacp fallback.
  • Please refer to your network switch documentation to determine the correct configuration.
• The Bare Metal Server must be reachable from the Build Server.
• The Build Server and Bare Metal Server primary networks must have one of the following characteristics:
  • The networks must be located on the same L2 network, or
  • DHCP requests must be forwarded from the Bare Metal Server primary network interface to the Build Server (e.g., via a DHCP relay/helper).

Specific steps to achieve this connectivity are beyond the scope of this guide. However, some verification can be performed. 

First, verify that at least ports 80 and port 443 are is open on the Bare Metal Server iDRAC/iLO interface: 

# nmap -sS 192.168.41.44 
Starting Nmap 7.01 ( https://nmap.org ) at 2018-07-10 13:55 UTC Nmap scan report for 192.168.41.44 Host is up (0.00085s latency). Not shown: 996 closed ports PORT STATE SERVICE 22/tcp open ssh 80/tcp open http 443/tcp open https 5900/tcp open vnc Nmap done: 1 IP address (1 host up) scanned in 1.77 seconds

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