Hello,
I’m facing a strange issue where my HPE servers commission successfully, but get stuck in a reboot loop during POST when I start the deployment. They never reach the PXE boot stage.
I’m not certain if the iLO version is the cause, but it’s the only significant difference I can find. Yesterday, I deployed two servers with iLO 5 (firmware 3.10) without any problems. Today, two new servers with iLO 6 (firmware 1.67) are consistently failing in this loop.
I am using Redfish for power management. The loop only happens when MAAS initiates the deployment, while a manual power-on via the iLO 6 web UI works fine. The iLO event log shows that MAAS is sending power-on, power-off, and reset commands in very rapid succession, sometimes only seconds apart.
I suspect a timing issue between MAAS and the iLO 6 Redfish API specific to the deploy phase, but I’m out of ideas.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Maas version: snap 3.6.0-17541-g.561fe1a3e.
ILO logs:
1947
Server power restored. 06/24/2025 11:19:45 1 Maintenance, Administration
1946
Server reset. 06/24/2025 11:19:33 1 Maintenance, Administration
1945
Server power removed. 06/24/2025 11:19:25 1 Maintenance, Administration
1944
Power-On signal sent to host server by: maas. 06/24/2025 11:19:25 1 Maintenance, Administration, Power
1943
Server reset. 06/24/2025 11:19:13 1 Maintenance, Administration
1942
Power-Off signal sent to host server by: maas. 06/24/2025 11:19:09 1 Maintenance, Administration, Power
1941
Browser logout: maas - <IP>(DNS name not found). 06/24/2025 11:19:37 21 Security, Administration
1940
Browser login: maas - <IP>(DNS name not found). 06/24/2025 11:19:36 21 Security, Administration
1939
Server power restored. 06/24/2025 11:18:16 1 Maintenance, Administration
1938
Server reset. 06/24/2025 11:18:04 1 Maintenance, Administration
1937
Browser login: maas - <IP>(DNS name not found). 06/24/2025 11:18:05 2 Security, Administration
1936
Server power removed. 06/24/2025 11:18:00 1 Maintenance, Administration
1935
Browser logout: maas - <IP>(DNS name not found). 06/24/2025 11:18:07 3 Security, Administration
1934
Power-On signal sent to host server by: maas. 06/24/2025 11:17:57 1 Maintenance, Administration, Power
1933
Server reset. 06/24/2025 11:17:45 1 Maintenance, Administration
1932
Power-Off signal sent to host server by: maas. 06/24/2025 11:17:42 1 Maintenance, Administration, Power
1931
Browser logout: maas - <IP>(DNS name not found). 06/24/2025 11:17:57 17 Security, Administration
1930
Browser login: maas - <IP>(DNS name not found). 06/24/2025 11:17:59 18 Security, Administration
1929
Server power restored. 06/24/2025 11:16:43 1 Maintenance, Administration
1928
Server reset. 06/24/2025 11:16:32 1 Maintenance, Administration
1927
Server power removed. 06/24/2025 11:16:26 1 Maintenance, Administration
1926
Power-On signal sent to host server by: maas. 06/24/2025 11:16:24 1 Maintenance, Administration, Power
1925
Server reset. 06/24/2025 11:16:14 1 Maintenance, Administration
1924
Power-Off signal sent to host server by: maas. 06/24/2025 11:16:10 1 Maintenance, Administration, Power
1923
Browser logout: maas - <IP>(DNS name not found). 06/24/2025 11:16:37 22 Security, Administration
1922
Browser login: maas - <IP>(DNS name not found). 06/24/2025 11:16:35 22 Security, Administration
1921
Server power restored. 06/24/2025 11:15:10 1 Maintenance, Administration
1920
Browser login: maas - <IP>(DNS name not found). 06/24/2025 11:15:05 1 Security, Administration
1919
Browser logout: maas - <IP>(DNS name not found). 06/24/2025 11:15:05 2 Security, Administration
1918
Server reset. 06/24/2025 11:14:59 1 Maintenance, Administration
1917
Server power removed. 06/24/2025 11:14:56 1 Maintenance, Administration
1916
Power-On signal sent to host server by: maas. 06/24/2025 11:14:51 1 Maintenance, Administration, Power
1915
Server reset. 06/24/2025 11:14:43 1 Maintenance, Administration
1914
Power-Off signal sent to host server by: maas. 06/24/2025 11:14:39 1 Maintenance, Administration, Power
1913
Browser logout: maas - <IP>(DNS name not found). 06/24/2025 11:14:55 19 Security, Administration
1912
Browser login: maas - <IP>(DNS name not found). 06/24/2025 11:14:58 20 Security, Administration
1911
Server power restored. 06/24/2025 11:13:46 1 Maintenance, Administration
1910
Server reset. 06/24/2025 11:13:34 1 Maintenance, Administration
1909
Power-On signal sent to host server by: maas. 06/24/2025 11:13:26 1 Maintenance, Administration, Power
1908
Server power removed. 06/24/2025 11:13:25 1 Maintenance, Administration
Thank you.