CASMINST-3109: Update boot order set instructions to account for inactive boot options

Author: mharding-hpe

background/ncn_boot_workflow.md

@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ Setting the boot order with efibootmgr will ensure that the desired network inte
 
 > **`NOTE`** The four digit hex numbers shown in the examples below may be different, even between nodes of the same function and vendor. The first two efibootmgr commands will display the correct hex numbers for the third efibootmgr command to use in setting the proper boot order.
 
-1. Create our boot-bios-selector file(s) based on the manufacturer:
+Follow the section corresponding to the hardware manufacturer of the system:
 
    > <a name="gigabyte-technology"></a>
    > #### Gigabyte Technology
@@ -122,8 +122,9 @@ Setting the boot order with efibootmgr will ensure that the desired network inte
    > ncn-m# efibootmgr | grep cray | tee /tmp/bbs2
    > Boot0000* cray (sda1)
    > Boot0002* cray (sdb1)
-   > ncn-m# efibootmgr -o $(cat /tmp/bbs* | awk '!x[$0]++' | sed 's/^Boot//g' | awk '{print $1}' | tr -t '*' ',' | tr -d '\n' | sed 's/,$//') | grep -i bootorder
+   > ncn-m# efibootmgr -o $(cat /tmp/bbs* | awk '!x[$0]++' | sed 's/^Boot//g' | tr -d '*' | awk '{print $1}' | tr -t '\n' ',' | sed 's/,$//') | grep -i bootorder
    > BootOrder: 0007,0009,0000,0002
+   > ncn-m# cat /tmp/bbs* | awk '!x[$0]++' | sed 's/^Boot//g' | tr -d '*' | awk '{print $1}' | xargs -r -t -i efibootmgr -b {} -a
    > ```
    >
    > ##### Storage
@@ -135,8 +136,9 @@ Setting the boot order with efibootmgr will ensure that the desired network inte
    > ncn-s# efibootmgr | grep cray | tee /tmp/bbs2
    > Boot0000* cray (sda1)
    > Boot0002* cray (sdb1)
-   > ncn-s# efibootmgr -o $(cat /tmp/bbs* | awk '!x[$0]++' | sed 's/^Boot//g' | awk '{print $1}' | tr -t '*' ',' | tr -d '\n' | sed 's/,$//') | grep -i bootorder
+   > ncn-s# efibootmgr -o $(cat /tmp/bbs* | awk '!x[$0]++' | sed 's/^Boot//g' | tr -d '*' | awk '{print $1}' | tr -t '\n' ',' | sed 's/,$//') | grep -i bootorder
    > BootOrder: 0007,0009,0000,0002
+   > ncn-s# cat /tmp/bbs* | awk '!x[$0]++' | sed 's/^Boot//g' | tr -d '*' | awk '{print $1}' | xargs -r -t -i efibootmgr -b {} -a
    > ```
    >
    > ##### Workers
@@ -152,8 +154,9 @@ Setting the boot order with efibootmgr will ensure that the desired network inte
    > ncn-w# efibootmgr | grep cray | tee /tmp/bbs2
    > Boot0000* cray (sda1)
    > Boot0002* cray (sdb1)
-   > ncn-w# efibootmgr -o $(cat /tmp/bbs* | awk '!x[$0]++' | sed 's/^Boot//g' | awk '{print $1}' | tr -t '*' ',' | tr -d '\n' | sed 's/,$//') | grep -i bootorder
+   > ncn-w# efibootmgr -o $(cat /tmp/bbs* | awk '!x[$0]++' | sed 's/^Boot//g' | tr -d '*' | awk '{print $1}' | tr -t '\n' ',' | sed 's/,$//') | grep -i bootorder
    > BootOrder: 0009,0007,000B,0000,0002
+   > ncn-w# cat /tmp/bbs* | awk '!x[$0]++' | sed 's/^Boot//g' | tr -d '*' | awk '{print $1}' | xargs -r -t -i efibootmgr -b {} -a
    > ```
    >
    > <a name="hewlett-packard-enterprise"></a>
@@ -169,8 +172,9 @@ Setting the boot order with efibootmgr will ensure that the desired network inte
    > ncn-m# efibootmgr | grep cray | tee /tmp/bbs2
    > Boot0021* cray (sdb1)
    > Boot0022* cray (sdc1)
-   > ncn-m# efibootmgr -o $(cat /tmp/bbs* | awk '!x[$0]++' | sed 's/^Boot//g' | awk '{print $1}' | tr -t '*' ',' | tr -d '\n' | sed 's/,$//') | grep -i bootorder
+   > ncn-m# efibootmgr -o $(cat /tmp/bbs* | awk '!x[$0]++' | sed 's/^Boot//g' | tr -d '*' | awk '{print $1}' | tr -t '\n' ',' | sed 's/,$//') | grep -i bootorder
    > BootOrder: 0014,0018,0021,0022
+   > ncn-m# cat /tmp/bbs* | awk '!x[$0]++' | sed 's/^Boot//g' | tr -d '*' | awk '{print $1}' | xargs -r -t -i efibootmgr -b {} -a
    > ```
    >
    > ##### Storage
@@ -182,8 +186,9 @@ Setting the boot order with efibootmgr will ensure that the desired network inte
    > ncn-s# efibootmgr | grep cray | tee /tmp/bbs2
    > Boot0002* cray (sdg1)
    > Boot0020* cray (sdh1)
-   > ncn-s# efibootmgr -o $(cat /tmp/bbs* | awk '!x[$0]++' | sed 's/^Boot//g' | awk '{print $1}' | tr -t '*' ',' | tr -d '\n' | sed 's/,$//') | grep -i bootorder
+   > ncn-s# efibootmgr -o $(cat /tmp/bbs* | awk '!x[$0]++' | sed 's/^Boot//g' | tr -d '*' | awk '{print $1}' | tr -t '\n' ',' | sed 's/,$//') | grep -i bootorder
    > BootOrder: 001C,001D,0002,0020
+   > ncn-s# cat /tmp/bbs* | awk '!x[$0]++' | sed 's/^Boot//g' | tr -d '*' | awk '{print $1}' | xargs -r -t -i efibootmgr -b {} -a
    > ```
    >
    > ##### Workers
@@ -195,8 +200,9 @@ Setting the boot order with efibootmgr will ensure that the desired network inte
    > ncn-w# efibootmgr | grep cray | tee /tmp/bbs2
    > Boot0017* cray (sdb1)
    > Boot0018* cray (sdc1)
-   > ncn-w# efibootmgr -o $(cat /tmp/bbs* | awk '!x[$0]++' | sed 's/^Boot//g' | awk '{print $1}' | tr -t '*' ',' | tr -d '\n' | sed 's/,$//') | grep -i bootorder
+   > ncn-w# efibootmgr -o $(cat /tmp/bbs* | awk '!x[$0]++' | sed 's/^Boot//g' | tr -d '*' | awk '{print $1}' | tr -t '\n' ',' | sed 's/,$//') | grep -i bootorder
    > BootOrder: 0012,0017,0018
+   > ncn-w# cat /tmp/bbs* | awk '!x[$0]++' | sed 's/^Boot//g' | tr -d '*' | awk '{print $1}' | xargs -r -t -i efibootmgr -b {} -a
    > ```
    >
    > <a name="intel-corporation"></a>
@@ -210,8 +216,9 @@ Setting the boot order with efibootmgr will ensure that the desired network inte
    > ncn-m# efibootmgr | grep -i 'cray' | tee /tmp/bbs2
    > Boot0011* cray (sda1)
    > Boot0012* cray (sdb1)
-   > ncn-m# efibootmgr -o $(cat /tmp/bbs* | awk '!x[$0]++' | sed 's/^Boot//g' | awk '{print $1}' | tr -t '*' ',' | tr -d '\n' | sed 's/,$//') | grep -i bootorder
+   > ncn-m# efibootmgr -o $(cat /tmp/bbs* | awk '!x[$0]++' | sed 's/^Boot//g' | tr -d '*' | awk '{print $1}' | tr -t '\n' ',' | sed 's/,$//') | grep -i bootorder
    > BootOrder: 000E,0014,0011,0012
+   > ncn-m# cat /tmp/bbs* | awk '!x[$0]++' | sed 's/^Boot//g' | tr -d '*' | awk '{print $1}' | xargs -r -t -i efibootmgr -b {} -a
    >```
    > ##### Storage
    > ```bash
@@ -221,8 +228,9 @@ Setting the boot order with efibootmgr will ensure that the desired network inte
    > ncn-s# efibootmgr | grep -i 'cray' | tee /tmp/bbs2
    > Boot0014* cray (sda1)
    > Boot0015* cray (sdb1)
-   > ncn-s# efibootmgr -o $(cat /tmp/bbs* | awk '!x[$0]++' | sed 's/^Boot//g' | awk '{print $1}' | tr -t '*' ',' | tr -d '\n' | sed 's/,$//') | grep -i bootorder
+   > ncn-s# efibootmgr -o $(cat /tmp/bbs* | awk '!x[$0]++' | sed 's/^Boot//g' | tr -d '*' | awk '{print $1}' | tr -t '\n' ',' | sed 's/,$//') | grep -i bootorder
    > BootOrder: 000E,0012,0014,0015
+   > ncn-s# cat /tmp/bbs* | awk '!x[$0]++' | sed 's/^Boot//g' | tr -d '*' | awk '{print $1}' | xargs -r -t -i efibootmgr -b {} -a
    > ```
    > ##### Workers
    >
@@ -233,8 +241,9 @@ Setting the boot order with efibootmgr will ensure that the desired network inte
    > ncn-w# efibootmgr | grep -i 'cray' | tee /tmp/bbs2
    > Boot0010* cray (sda1)
    > Boot0011* cray (sdb1)
-   > ncn-w# efibootmgr -o $(cat /tmp/bbs* | awk '!x[$0]++' | sed 's/^Boot//g' | awk '{print $1}' | tr -t '*' ',' | tr -d '\n' | sed 's/,$//') | grep -i bootorder
+   > ncn-w# efibootmgr -o $(cat /tmp/bbs* | awk '!x[$0]++' | sed 's/^Boot//g' | tr -d '*' | awk '{print $1}' | tr -t '\n' ',' | sed 's/,$//') | grep -i bootorder
    > BootOrder: 0008,000C,0010,0011
+   > ncn-w# cat /tmp/bbs* | awk '!x[$0]++' | sed 's/^Boot//g' | tr -d '*' | awk '{print $1}' | xargs -r -t -i efibootmgr -b {} -a
    > ```
 
 After following the steps above on a given NCN, that NCN will now use the desired Shasta boot order.
@@ -271,7 +280,7 @@ Simply run the reverse-pattern of the PXE commands from the [setting boot order]
 2. Remove them:
 
    ```bash
-   ncn# cat /tmp/rbbs* | awk '!x[$0]++' | sed 's/^Boot//g' | awk '{print $1}' | tr -d '*' | xargs -t -i efibootmgr -b {} -B
+   ncn# cat /tmp/rbbs* | awk '!x[$0]++' | sed 's/^Boot//g' | awk '{print $1}' | tr -d '*' | xargs -r -t -i efibootmgr -b {} -B
    ```
 
 Your boot menu should be trimmed down to contain only relevant entries.