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Summary

The boot interface selection source table still lists RedfishChassisId and ScoutReportPci as reserved. NICo already selects a DPU by ordering Redfish chassis IDs, and #5334 adds validation and reconciliation using PCI slots in a host scout report.

This updates the selection table, the default-selection explanation, and the precedence table to describe both source values consistently. It documents chassis-ID eligibility and serial fallback, the scout_primary_interface_correction_enabled gate, and the lifecycle behavior when scout changes the desired target or primary interface. This PR should merge after #5334.

Related issues

Closes #5430.

Documentation companion to #5083.

Part of #5008.

Type of Change

  • Add - New feature or capability
  • Change - Changes in existing functionality
  • Fix - Bug fixes
  • Remove - Removed features or deprecated functionality
  • Internal - Internal changes (refactoring, tests, docs, etc.)

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The changed page passes rumdl, fern docs md check, and fern check. The rendered table remains readable and retains its links to #5080 and #5083.

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  • Documentation
    • Documented multi-DPU chassis-ID ordering as a fallback between UEFI PCI-path and Redfish serial ordering.
    • Added chassis-ID validation and natural sorting rules.
    • Documented Scout PCI correction behavior, including configuration, eligibility, state transitions, and metrics.
    • Clarified selection precedence terminology and the sole non-underlay prediction.

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The documentation updates multi-DPU boot-interface selection. It adds host BMC chassis-ID fallback rules, Redfish chassis-ID ordering, Scout PCI correction behavior, and the related selection precedence.

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Boot-interface selection

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Selection fallback and correction rules
docs/provisioning/boot-interfaces-and-dpu-modes.md
The fallback uses usable, unique host BMC chassis IDs before Redfish serial ordering. The documentation defines RedfishChassisId eligibility, validation, natural ordering, Scout PCI correction behavior, reconciliation states, and updated precedence tables.

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Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to b7403

The PR updates documentation for existing Redfish and scout interface-selection behavior without changing product functionality. No actionable merge-blocking risk remains after normal checks and review.

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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly and concisely describes the documentation update for Redfish and scout-based primary interface selection.
Description check ✅ Passed The description directly explains the documentation changes, linked issue, selection behavior, configuration gate, and lifecycle updates.
Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The changes address issue #5430. They document Redfish chassis-ID ordering, scout PCI selection and reconciliation, the scout correction gate, and the BootConfiguring transition. The change is limited…
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed The pull request changes only docs/provisioning/boot-interfaces-and-dpu-modes.md, which matches the scope defined by issue #5430. No unrelated changes are present.
Docstring Coverage ✅ Passed No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 0 functions across 0…
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The changes address issue #5430. They document Redfish chassis-ID ordering, scout PCI selection and reconciliation, the scout correction gate, and the BootConfiguring transition. The change is limited to the requested documentation file.

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In `@docs/provisioning/boot-interfaces-and-dpu-modes.md`:
- Line 279: Clarify the `scout_primary_interface_correction_enabled`
documentation so the Scout-selected interface is explicitly described as
matching both the persisted desired target and the current primary interface.
Preserve the distinction that this dual match changes only the selection source
to `ScoutReportPci`; otherwise, the desired target and primary interface are
updated together and the existing boot configuration flow is queued.
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In `@docs/provisioning/boot-interfaces-and-dpu-modes.md`:
- Line 279: Update the Scout correction documentation around
scout_primary_interface_correction_enabled to state that automatic correction
applies only to complete, unambiguous RedfishChassisId or RedfishSerialNumber
reports for eligible HostInit/Discovered hosts or Ready hosts without a live
Instance. Document that incomplete or ambiguous reports, protected selections,
and other ineligible cases are no-ops that preserve the stored selection, while
retaining the existing behavior for eligible corrections.
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Comment thread docs/provisioning/boot-interfaces-and-dpu-modes.md Outdated
Document RedfishChassisId ordering, its eligibility and serial fallback, and the resulting selection precedence.

Describe ScoutReportPci, the default-off startup gate, and how an eligible scout update enters the existing boot configuration lifecycle.

This supports NVIDIA#5430

Signed-off-by: Chet Nichols III <chetn@nvidia.com>
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Document primary interface selection from Redfish and scout data

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