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Provision UM760 via Tinkerbell PXE #12

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@jmgilman

Boot the UM760 via PXE and install Talos to create the first production platform node.

Prerequisites:

  • VyOS gateway online with DHCP relay configured
  • Tinkerbell running on seed cluster
  • Talos machine config (cp-1.yaml) available on NGINX
  • Hardware CRD registered for UM760

Tasks:

  • Power on UM760 with PXE boot enabled
  • Verify DHCP relay forwards request from VLAN 30 to Tinkerbell
  • Verify Tinkerbell workflow executes:
    • Downloads Talos image
    • Fetches machine config from NGINX
    • Writes to disk
    • Reboots into Talos
  • Verify UM760 joins the cluster as CP-1
  • Confirm cluster now has 2 nodes: NAS VM + UM760

Expected Duration: ~10 minutes

Reference:

  • docs/architecture/appendices/B_bootstrap_procedure.md (Step 8)

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