Bifrost¶
This section covers configuration of the Bifrost service that runs on the seed
host. Bifrost configuration is typically applied in
${KAYOBE_CONFIG_PATH}/bifrost.yml
. Consult the Bifrost
documentation for further details of Bifrost usage and configuration.
Bifrost installation¶
Note
This section may be skipped if using an upstream Bifrost container image.
The following options are used if building the Bifrost container image locally.
kolla_bifrost_source_url
URL of Bifrost source code repository. Default is https://opendev.org/openstack/bifrost.
kolla_bifrost_source_version
Version (branch, tag, etc.) of Bifrost source code repository. Default is
{{ openstack_branch }}
, which is the same as the Kayobe upstream branch name.
For example, to install Bifrost from a custom git repository:
kolla_bifrost_source_url: https://git.example.com/bifrost
kolla_bifrost_source_version: downstream
Overcloud root disk image configuration¶
Bifrost uses Diskimage builder (DIB) to build a root disk image that is deployed to overcloud hosts when they are provisioned. The following options configure how this image is built. Consult the Diskimage-builder documentation for further information on building disk images.
The default configuration builds a CentOS 7 whole disk (partitioned) image with SELinux disabled and a serial console enabled. Cloud-init is used to process the configuration drive built by Bifrost, rather than the Bifrost default of simple-init.
kolla_bifrost_dib_os_element
DIB base OS element. Default is
centos7
.kolla_bifrost_dib_os_release
DIB image OS release. Default is
GenericCloud
.kolla_bifrost_dib_elements_default
Added in the Train release. Use kolla_bifrost_dib_elements in earlier releases.
List of default DIB elements. Default is
["disable-selinux", "enable-serial-console", "vm"]
. Thevm
element is poorly named, and causes DIB to build a whole disk image rather than a single partition.kolla_bifrost_dib_elements_extra
Added in the Train release. Use kolla_bifrost_dib_elements in earlier releases.
List of additional DIB elements. Default is none.
kolla_bifrost_dib_elements
List of DIB elements. Default is a combination of
kolla_bifrost_dib_elements_default
andkolla_bifrost_dib_elements_extra
.kolla_bifrost_dib_init_element
DIB init element. Default is
cloud-init-datasources
.kolla_bifrost_dib_env_vars_default
Added in the Train release. Use kolla_bifrost_dib_env_vars in earlier releases.
DIB default environment variables. Default is
{"DIB_CLOUD_INIT_DATASOURCES": "ConfigDrive"}
.kolla_bifrost_dib_env_vars_extra
Added in the Train release. Use kolla_bifrost_dib_env_vars in earlier releases.
DIB additional environment variables. Default is none.
kolla_bifrost_dib_env_vars
DIB environment variables. Default is combination of
kolla_bifrost_dib_env_vars_default
andkolla_bifrost_dib_env_vars_extra
.kolla_bifrost_dib_packages
List of DIB packages to install. Default is to install no extra packages.
The disk image is built during the deployment of seed services. It is worth noting that currently, the image will not be rebuilt if it already exists. To force rebuilding the image, it is necessary to remove the file. On the seed:
docker exec bifrost_deploy rm /httpboot/deployment_image.qcow2
Then on the control host:
(kayobe) $ kayobe seed service deploy
Example: Adding an element¶
In the following, we extend the list of DIB elements to add the growpart
element:
kolla_bifrost_dib_elements_extra:
- "growpart"
Example: Building an XFS root filesystem image¶
By default, DIB will format the image as ext4
. In some cases it might be
useful to use XFS, for example when using the overlay
Docker storage driver
which can reach the maximum number of hardlinks allowed by ext4
.
In DIB, we achieve this by setting the FS_TYPE
environment variable to
xfs
.
kolla_bifrost_dib_env_vars_extra:
FS_TYPE: "xfs"
In order to build the image, we also require the xfsprogs
package
to be installed in the Bifrost container. As of the Ussuri release of Bifrost
this will be done automatically, but until then, the following workaround
can be made on the seed host:
docker exec bifrost_deploy yum -y install xfsprogs
Example: Configuring a development user account¶
Warning
A development user account should not be used in production.
When debugging a failed deployment, it can sometimes be necessary to allow access to the image via a preconfigured user account with a known password. This can be achieved via the devuser element.
This example shows how to add the devuser
element, and configure a username
and password for an account that has passwordless sudo:
kolla_bifrost_dib_elements_extra:
- "devuser"
kolla_bifrost_dib_env_vars_extra:
DIB_DEV_USER_USERNAME: "devuser"
DIB_DEV_USER_PASSWORD: "correct horse battery staple"
DIB_DEV_USER_PWDLESS_SUDO: "yes"
Alternatively, the dynamic-login element can be used to authorize SSH keys by appending them to the kernel arguments.
Example: Installing a package¶
It can be necessary to install additional packages in the root disk image.
Rather than needing to write a custom DIB element, we can use the
kolla_bifrost_dib_packages
variable. For example, to install the
biosdevname
package:
kolla_bifrost_dib_packages:
- "biosdevname"
Ironic configuration¶
The following options configure the Ironic service in the bifrost-deploy
container.
kolla_bifrost_enabled_hardware_types
List of hardware types to enable for Bifrost’s Ironic. Default is
["ipmi"]
.
Ironic Inspector configuration¶
The following options configure the Ironic Inspector service in the
bifrost-deploy
container.
kolla_bifrost_inspector_processing_hooks
List of of inspector processing plugins. Default is
{{ inspector_processing_hooks }}
, defined in${KAYOBE_CONFIG_PATH}/inspector.yml
.kolla_bifrost_inspector_port_addition
Which MAC addresses to add as ports during introspection. One of
all
,active
orpxe
. Default is{{ inspector_add_ports }}
, defined in${KAYOBE_CONFIG_PATH}/inspector.yml
.kolla_bifrost_inspector_extra_kernel_options
List of extra kernel parameters for the inspector default PXE configuration. Default is
{{ inspector_extra_kernel_options }}
, defined in${KAYOBE_CONFIG_PATH}/inspector.yml
.kolla_bifrost_inspector_rules
List of introspection rules for Bifrost’s Ironic Inspector service. Default is
{{ inspector_rules }}
, defined in${KAYOBE_CONFIG_PATH}/inspector.yml
.kolla_bifrost_inspector_ipmi_username
Ironic inspector IPMI username to set via an introspection rule. Default is
{{ ipmi_username }}
, defined in${KAYOBE_CONFIG_PATH}/bmc.yml
.kolla_bifrost_inspector_ipmi_password
Ironic inspector IPMI password to set via an introspection rule. Default is
{{ ipmi_password }}
, defined in${KAYOBE_CONFIG_PATH}/bmc.yml
.kolla_bifrost_inspector_lldp_switch_port_interface
Ironic inspector network interface name on which to check for an LLDP switch port description to use as the node’s name. Default is
{{ inspector_lldp_switch_port_interface_default }}
, defined in${KAYOBE_CONFIG_PATH}/inspector.yml
.kolla_bifrost_inspector_deploy_kernel
Ironic inspector deployment kernel location. Default is
http://{{ provision_oc_net_name | net_ip }}:8080/ipa.vmlinuz
.kolla_bifrost_inspector_deploy_ramdisk
Ironic inspector deployment ramdisk location. Default is
http://{{ provision_oc_net_name | net_ip }}:8080/ipa.initramfs
.
Ironic Python Agent (IPA) configuration¶
Note
If building IPA images locally (ipa_build_images
is true
) this
section can be skipped.
The following options configure the source of Ironic Python Agent images used by Bifrost for inspection and deployment. Consult the Ironic Python Agent documentation for full details.
kolla_bifrost_ipa_kernel_upstream_url
URL of Ironic Python Agent (IPA) kernel image. Default is
{{ inspector_ipa_kernel_upstream_url }}
, defined in${KAYOBE_CONFIG_PATH}/inspector.yml
.kolla_bifrost_ipa_kernel_checksum_url
URL of checksum of Ironic Python Agent (IPA) kernel image. Default is
{{ inspector_ipa_kernel_checksum_url }}
, defined in${KAYOBE_CONFIG_PATH}/inspector.yml
.kolla_bifrost_ipa_kernel_checksum_algorithm
Algorithm of checksum of Ironic Python Agent (IPA) kernel image. Default is
{{ inspector_ipa_kernel_checksum_algorithm }}
, defined in${KAYOBE_CONFIG_PATH}/inspector.yml
.kolla_bifrost_ipa_ramdisk_upstream_url
URL of Ironic Python Agent (IPA) ramdisk image. Default is
{{ inspector_ipa_ramdisk_upstream_url }}
, defined in${KAYOBE_CONFIG_PATH}/inspector.yml
.kolla_bifrost_ipa_ramdisk_checksum_url
URL of checksum of Ironic Python Agent (IPA) ramdisk image. Default is
{{ inspector_ipa_ramdisk_checksum_url }}
, defined in${KAYOBE_CONFIG_PATH}/inspector.yml
.kolla_bifrost_ipa_ramdisk_checksum_algorithm
Algorithm of checksum of Ironic Python Agent (IPA) ramdisk image. Default is
{{ inspector_ipa_ramdisk_checksum_algorithm }}
, defined in${KAYOBE_CONFIG_PATH}/inspector.yml
.
Inventory configuration¶
Note
This feature is currently not well tested. It is advisable to use autodiscovery of overcloud servers instead.
The following options are used to configure a static inventory of servers for Bifrost.
kolla_bifrost_servers
Server inventory for Bifrost in the JSON file format.
Custom Configuration¶
Further configuration of arbitrary Ansible variables for Bifrost can be provided via the following files:
${KAYOBE_CONFIG_PATH}/kolla/config/bifrost/bifrost.yml
${KAYOBE_CONFIG_PATH}/kolla/config/bifrost/dib.yml
These are both passed as extra variables files to ansible-playbook
, but the
naming scheme provides a separation of DIB image related variables from other
variables. It may be necessary to inspect the Bifrost source code for the full set of variables that
may be configured.
For example, to configure debug logging for Ironic Inspector:
inspector_debug: true