maas-test should try to ensure the machine PXE boots

[Mark Shuttleworth]

When maas-test boots a machine it should attempt to ensure that the machine PXE boots. In the case of IPMI, that means sending a chassis configuration:

ipmi-chassis-config -u XXX -p XXX -h AA.BB.CC.DD -c \
-e chassis_Boot_Flags:Boot_Flags_Persistent=No -e Chassis_Boot_Flags:Boot_Device=PXE

The exit code of ipmi-chassis-config is 0 if all went well, and 1 if there was a problem.

maas-test should perhaps also test that the BMC responds appropriately to this configuration update.

[Raphaël Badin (rvb)]

I'm marking this as invalid (on maas-test) and adding a task on MAAS as I think this logic should be in MAAS and not in maas-test.

[Julian Edwards (julian-edwards)]

Agreed - and the remainder of the duplicated power code should be removed from maas-test at the same time.

[Raphaël Badin (rvb)]

> Agreed - and the remainder of the duplicated power code should be removed from maas-test at the same time.

Quick update: the duplicated power code has been removed in https://code.launchpad.net/~rvb/maas-test/power-type-support/+merge/217350 (that MP fixed bug 1311710).

[Mark Shuttleworth (sabdfl)]

\o/ thanks for the update.

On 14/05/14 05:23, Raphaël Badin wrote:
>> Agreed - and the remainder of the duplicated power code should be
> removed from maas-test at the same time.
>
> Quick update: the duplicated power code has been removed in
> https://code.launchpad.net/~rvb/maas-test/power-type-
> support/+merge/217350 (that MP fixed bug 1311710).
>