Clear any pending BIOS jobs before continuing with enrolment

Author: stevekeay

python/understack-workflows/understack_workflows/ironic_node.py

@@ -162,6 +162,17 @@ def create_ironic_node(
     return client.create_node(node_data)
 
 
+def clear_pending_idrac_jobs(node: Node):
+    logger.info("%s performing clear_job_queue clean step", node.uuid)
+    transition(
+        node,
+        target_state="clean",
+        expected_state="manageable",
+        clean_steps=[{"interface": "management", "step": "clear_job_queue"}],
+        disable_ramdisk=True,
+    )
+
+
 def _driver_for(manufacturer: str) -> tuple[str, str]:
     """Answer the (driver, inspect_interface) for this server."""
     if manufacturer.startswith("Dell"):

python/understack-workflows/understack_workflows/main/enroll_server.py

@@ -109,7 +109,6 @@ def enroll(
     # Therefore, we only use virtual media during our "enroll" phase, when the
     # port data is set up in a manner that suits the Neutron algorithm.  If a
     # normal PXE/HTTP port is available then we use it instead:
-
     virtual_media = not bool(ironic_node.pxe_enabled_bios_name(node))
     agent_inspection(node, virtual_media=virtual_media)
 
@@ -121,6 +120,9 @@ def enroll(
         )
     logger.info("[node:%s] Selected PXE interface %s", node.uuid, pxe_interface)
 
+    # Clear the job queue - stale jobs can conflict with the ones we create:
+    ironic_node.clear_pending_idrac_jobs(node)
+
     # This sets the boot device to use for all future HTTP boots:
     if update_dell_bios_settings(bmc, pxe_interface=pxe_interface):
         logger.info("%s performing second inspection write BIOS settings", node.uuid)