Onboard Edge Node: Dell PowerEdge* XR12 Rack Server

Edge Onboarding securely configures edge nodes into the Edge Orchestrator service. The edge nodes, or hosts in the UI, can be configured and fully provisioned, lifecycle managed, and added to clusters for workload deployment.

Configure Edge Node

Onboarding involves booting the Edge Node through iPXE binary retrieved from the Edge Orchestrator.

• Prerequisites

• Prepare Dell iDRAC

• RACADM on Windows PC

• RACADM on Linux* PC

• Onboard Edge Node Using HTTPs-Assisted Boot

• Onboard Edge Node Using USB-Assisted Boot

• Common Onboarding Procedures

Note

The options HTTPs or USB are mutually exclusive when onboarding Dell XR12 servers