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Operators require some basic information before they can begin provisioning PowerEdge servers with the Ironic iDRAC driver. This chapter provides the required information about supported hardware, hardware types, and firmware.
This guide assumes that Ironic is already installed. For information about installing Ironic, see the OpenStack Ironic Bare Metal Service Installation Guide.