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diff --git a/docs/source/InstallationGuides/InstallingProvisionTool/DiscoveryMechanisms/bmc.rst b/docs/source/InstallationGuides/InstallingProvisionTool/DiscoveryMechanisms/bmc.rst
@@ -39,15 +39,15 @@ The following parameters need to be populated in ``input/provision_config.yml``
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 | bmc_nic_subnet         | 10.3.0.0                                       | optional  | If provided, Omnia will assign   static IPs to IB NICs on the compute nodes within the provided subnet. Note   that since the last 16 bits/2 octets of IPv4 are dynamic, please ensure that   the parameter value is set to x.x.0.0. When the PXE range and BMC subnet are   provided, corresponding NICs will be assigned IPs with the same 3rd and 4th   octets.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
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-| bmc_static_start_range |                                                | optional  | The start of the IP range for iDRACs in static mode.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
+| bmc_static_start_range |                                                | optional  | The start of the IP range for iDRACs in static mode. Ex: 172.20.0.50 -   172.20.1.101 is a valid range however,    172.20.0.101 - 172.20.1.50 is not.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
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-| bmc_static_end_range   |                                                | optional  | The end of the IP range for iDRACs in static mode.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
+| bmc_static_end_range   |                                                | optional  | The end of the IP range for iDRACs in static mode. **Note**: To create a   meaningful range of discovery, ensure that the last two octets of   ``bmc_static_end_range`` are equal to or greater than the last two octets of   the ``bmc_static_start_range``. That is, for the range a.b.c.d - a.b.e.f, e   and f should be greater than or equal to c and d.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
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 | bmc_username           |                                                | optional  | The username for iDRAC. The username must not contain -,\, ',".   Required only if iDRAC_support: true and the discovery mechanism is BMC.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
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 | bmc_password           |                                                | optional  | The password for iDRAC. The username must not contain -,\, ',".   Required only if iDRAC_support: true and the discovery mechanism is BMC.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
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-| pxe_subnet             | 10.5.0.0                                       | optional  | The PXE subnet details should be provided. This is required only when   discovery mechanism is BMC. For mapping and snmp based discovery provide the   ``pxe_nic_start_range`` and ``pxe_nic_end_range``.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
+| pxe_subnet             | 10.5.0.0                                       | optional  | The pxe subnet details should be provided. This is required only when   discovery mechanism is BMC. For mapping and snmp based discovery provide the   ``pxe_nic_start_range`` and ``pxe_nic_end_range``.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
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 | ib_nic_subnet          |                                                | optional  | Infiniband IP  range used to assign   IPv4 addresses. When the PXE range and BMC subnet are provided, corresponding   NICs will be assigned IPs with the same 3rd and 4th octets.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
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@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ The following parameters need to be populated in ``input/provision_config.yml``
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 | cuda_toolkit_path      |                                                | optional  | Absolute path to local copy of   .rpm file containing CUDA packages. The cuda rpm can be downloaded from   https://developer.nvidia.com/cuda-downloads. CUDA will be installed post   provisioning without any user intervention. Eg: cuda_toolkit_path:   "/root/cuda-repo-rhel8-12-0-local-12.0.0_525.60.13-1.x86_64.rpm"                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
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 .. warning:: The IP address *192.168.25.x* is used for PowerVault Storage communications. Therefore, do not use this IP address for other configurations.