diff --git a/modules/ipi-install-configuring-host-network-interfaces-in-the-install-config.yaml-file.adoc b/modules/ipi-install-configuring-host-network-interfaces-in-the-install-config.yaml-file.adoc
index 7bb6e3a89699..1cf10715dcbe 100644
--- a/modules/ipi-install-configuring-host-network-interfaces-in-the-install-config.yaml-file.adoc
+++ b/modules/ipi-install-configuring-host-network-interfaces-in-the-install-config.yaml-file.adoc
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ The most common use case for this functionality is to specify a static IP addres
 * Configure a `PTR` DNS record with a valid hostname for each node with a static IP address.
 * Install the NMState CLI (`nmstate`).
 
+[IMPORTANT]
+====
+If you use a provisioning network, configure it by using the `dnsmasq` tool in Ironic. To do a fully static deployment, you must use virtual media.
+====
+
 .Procedure
 
 . Optional: Consider testing the NMState syntax with `nmstatectl gc` before including the syntax in the `install-config.yaml` file, because the installation program does not check the NMState YAML syntax.