baremetal: recover from RAC0508 during iDRAC boot override#4421
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Detect IDRAC.2.8.RAC0508 and generic provider-not-ready failures as reset-worthy iDRAC service errors, retry the boot-order override once after resetting iDRAC, and wait for Dell Lifecycle Controller remote services to report ready before declaring the reset complete. Manager API reachability alone is not sufficient for ImportSystemConfiguration. Without the LC readiness gate, immediate retries can still hit RAC0508 while the provider is initializing. This keeps the recovery localized to the shared iDRAC reset flow so other reset-based recovery paths benefit from the same stronger post-reset readiness check while preserving original behavior for non-retriable failures.
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This PR strengthens Dell iDRAC recovery during baremetal deployment by treating RAC0508 / provider-not-ready failures as reset-worthy, retrying the boot-order override once after an iDRAC reset, and adding a post-reset readiness gate for Lifecycle Controller remote services (not just Manager API reachability).
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- Extend iDRAC error detection to include
IDRAC.2.8.RAC0508and “provider is not ready” text. - After iDRAC reset, wait for Lifecycle Controller remote services readiness before considering reset complete.
- Add a one-time retry of
ImportSystemConfiguration(boot-order override) after reset-based recovery.
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Code wise LGTM. But haven't looked into the details of idrac.
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Detect IDRAC.2.8.RAC0508 and generic provider-not-ready failures as reset-worthy iDRAC service errors, retry the boot-order override once after resetting iDRAC, and wait for Dell Lifecycle Controller remote services to report ready before declaring the reset complete.
Manager API reachability alone is not sufficient for ImportSystemConfiguration. Without the LC readiness gate, immediate retries can still hit RAC0508 while the provider is initializing.
This keeps the recovery localized to the shared iDRAC reset flow so other reset-based recovery paths benefit from the same stronger post-reset readiness check while preserving original behavior for non-retriable failures.
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