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This section provides clean and deploy steps to enable you to configure the system and collect the system inventory using configuration mold files.
CAUTION: The configuration mold feature, which was introduced in the Wallaby release, is experimental.
The available Ironic clean and deploy steps are:
To replicate the system configuration to that of a similar system:
It is not mandatory to use the export_configuration step to create a configuration mold. If the file has been created manually, you can upload the file to a designated storage location without using Ironic.
The OEM section of the configuration mold file uses the iDRAC Server Configuration Profile (SCP) and can be edited as necessary. Edits must comply with the SCP.
Note: For more information about the iDRAC SCP and its capabilities, see the Dell Technologies Server Configuration Profiles: Reference Guide.
Storage is configurable in ironic.conf. The following table describes the settings:
Group | Setting | Description |
molds | storage | Configuration mold storage location. Supports swift (by default), and http |
molds | user | User for HTTP basic authentication. Empty by default. |
molds | password | Password for HTTP basic authentication. Empty by default. |
To use Swift with configuration molds:
To use the HTTP server with configuration molds:
HTTP basic access authentication is used for controlling access. Configure the locations to allow read/write access. Provide the user credentials in the [molds]user and [molds]password settings.
Note: The HTTP web server does not support multitenancy and is intended to be used in a stand-alone Ironic or single-tenant OpenStack environment.
Note: Dell Technologies recommends that you use TLS.