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The clean and deploy steps provided in this section allow you to configure the system and collect the system inventory using configuration mold files.
CAUTION: The introduction of this feature in the Wallaby release is experimental.
Perform the following steps:
The input parameters provided include the URL where the configuration mold is to be stored after the export, or the reference location for an import.
To replicate the system configuration to that of a similar system, perform the following steps:
It is not mandatory to use the export_configuration step to create a configuration mold. You can upload the file to a designated storage location without using Ironic if it has been created manually or by other means.
The OEM section of configuration mold file uses the iDRAC Server Configuration Profile (SCP) and can be edited as necessary if it complies with the SCP.
Storage is configurable in ironic.conf.
Group | Setting | Description |
molds | storage | Configuration mold storage location. Supports swift (by default), and http |
molds | user | User for http basic authentication and is empty by default |
molds | password | Password for http basic authentication and is 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. The locations must be configured to allow read/write access. The user credentials must also be entered in the [molds]user and [molds]password fields.
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: The use of TLS is recommended.