S1 : Hardware Deployment, OS and Network Setup (2h)[21.05.2025 Micke, Yunqi]
Machines and racking
type of machines and specs, BIOS settings, power considerations, BMC (cli + web)
Network overview and cabling
Mgmt Network separation and other VLANs
Network topology + Gateways, Patch panels, Core and Access switches, login to a switch, (Netbox)
Access port, trunk port, tagged vs untagged, CLAG/MLAG,
Cobbler
kicking machine and templates structure
passwords and password manager
janne and ssh key access
Ansible
Network configuration
Icinga and Grafana
eCommons (Dejan Vitlacil, Franz Kirsten, Thomas Svedberg)