Unable to create Hardware RAID config on Dell BOSS controller because of sizeGibibytes

[jaxklag]

What steps did you take and what happened:

Create a BHM resource with raid spec,

See BMH resources in section below called "Anything else you would like to add".

Here his the error reported by Ironic during the cleaning phase. Before this error, previous raid volume created manually via iDrac WebUI was successfully deleted by Ironic.

$ kubectl -n baremetal-operator-system logs ironic-864b64855f-88v4n -c ironic |grep -i error

{"level":"info","ts":1761086539.3122542,"logger":"provisioner.ironic","msg":"current provision state","host":"test-metal3~lab-poc-bms1-cp01","lastError":"Node 52af46d1-bef4-4474-8df4-971ae11a7c48 failed step {'interface': 'raid', 'step': 'create_configuration', 'abortable': False, 'priority': 0}: Redfish exception occurred. Error: HTTP POST https://10.9.0.1:443/redfish/v1/Systems/System.Embedded.1/Storage/BOSS.SL.12-1/Volumes returned code 400. Base.1.12.GeneralError: Invalid parameter value Extended information: [{'Message': 'Invalid parameter value', 'MessageArgs': [], 'MessageArgs@odata.count': 0, 'MessageId': 'IDRAC.2.9.STOR004', 'RelatedProperties': [], 'RelatedProperties@odata.count': 0, 'Resolution': 'Refer to the RAID profile to determine the valid parameters values.', 'Severity': 'Warning'}]","current":"clean failed","target":"manageable"}

What did you expect to happen:
Be able to create hardware raid config on Dell baremetal servers using automatic or manual allocation as described in the metal3 doc

Anything else you would like to add:

Here are the BMH config and ironic node show outputs :

$ baremetal node show test-metal3~lab-poc-bms1-cp04
+------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Field                  | Value                                                                                                                 |
+------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| uuid                   | a5121476-3cc4-4891-b48c-8b4dcc551465                                                                                  |
| created_at             | 2025-10-08T12:53:05.799469+00:00                                                                                      |
| updated_at             | 2025-10-08T13:48:25.580522+00:00                                                                                      |
| automated_clean        | True                                                                                                                  |
| bios_interface         | idrac-redfish                                                                                                         |
| boot_interface         | idrac-redfish-virtual-media                                                                                           |
| boot_mode              | uefi                                                                                                                  |
| clean_step             | {}                                                                                                                    |
| conductor_group        |                                                                                                                       |
| console_enabled        | False                                                                                                                 |
| console_interface      | no-console                                                                                                            |
| disable_power_off      | False                                                                                                                 |
| deploy_interface       | direct                                                                                                                |
| deploy_step            | {}                                                                                                                    |
| description            | None                                                                                                                  |
| driver                 | idrac                                                                                                                 |
| driver_info            | {'redfish_address': 'https://10.9.0.4:443', 'redfish_password': '******', 'redfish_system_id':                        |
|                        | '/redfish/v1/Systems/System.Embedded.1', 'redfish_username': 'bmaas', 'redfish_verify_ca': False, 'deploy_kernel':    |
|                        | 'http://10.9.132.65:6180/images/ironic-python-agent.kernel', 'deploy_ramdisk':                                        |
|                        | 'http://10.9.132.65:6180/images/ironic-python-agent.initramfs'}                                                       |
| driver_internal_info   | {'clean_steps': [{'interface': 'raid', 'step': 'delete_configuration'}, {'interface': 'raid', 'step':                 |
|                        | 'create_configuration'}, {'args': {'settings': [{'name': 'SriovGlobalEnable', 'value': 'Enabled'}, {'name':           |
|                        | 'TimeZone', 'value': 'UTC'}, {'name': 'ErrPrompt', 'value': 'Disabled'}, {'name': 'SysProfile', 'value':              |
|                        | 'PerfOptimized'}, {'name': 'WorkloadProfile', 'value': 'VtOptimizedProfile'}]}, 'interface': 'bios', 'step':          |
|                        | 'apply_configuration'}], 'agent_erase_devices_iterations': 1, 'agent_erase_devices_zeroize': True,                    |
|                        | 'agent_continue_if_secure_erase_failed': False, 'agent_continue_if_ata_erase_failed': False,                          |
|                        | 'agent_enable_nvme_secure_erase': True, 'agent_enable_ata_secure_erase': True, 'disk_erasure_concurrency': 4,         |
|                        | 'agent_erase_skip_read_only': False, 'last_power_state_change': '2025-10-08T13:47:54.995961', 'agent_version':        |
|                        | '11.3.0.dev8', 'agent_last_heartbeat': '2025-10-08T13:38:42.005172', 'hardware_manager_version':                      |
|                        | {'generic_hardware_manager': '1.2'}, 'agent_cached_clean_steps_refreshed': '2025-10-08T13:38:42.051283',              |
|                        | 'cleaning_disable_ramdisk': False, 'agent_secret_token': '******', 'agent_secret_token_pregenerated': '******'}       |
| extra                  | {}                                                                                                                    |
| fault                  | None                                                                                                                  |
| firmware_interface     | redfish                                                                                                               |
| inspection_finished_at | None                                                                                                                  |
| inspection_started_at  | None                                                                                                                  |
| inspect_interface      | agent                                                                                                                 |
| instance_info          | {}                                                                                                                    |
| instance_uuid          | None                                                                                                                  |
| last_error             | None                                                                                                                  |
| lessee                 | None                                                                                                                  |
| maintenance            | False                                                                                                                 |
| maintenance_reason     | None                                                                                                                  |
| management_interface   | idrac-redfish                                                                                                         |
| name                   | test-metal3~lab-poc-bms1-cp04                                                                                         |
| network_data           | {}                                                                                                                    |
| network_interface      | noop                                                                                                                  |
| owner                  | None                                                                                                                  |
| parent_node            | None                                                                                                                  |
| power_interface        | idrac-redfish                                                                                                         |
| power_state            | power on                                                                                                              |
| properties             | {'capabilities': 'boot_mode:uefi,secure_boot:true', 'vendor': 'Dell Inc.'}                                            |
| protected              | False                                                                                                                 |
| protected_reason       | None                                                                                                                  |
| provision_state        | clean wait                                                                                                            |
| provision_updated_at   | 2025-10-08T13:48:25.572089+00:00                                                                                      |
| raid_config            | {'logical_disks': [], 'last_updated': '2025-10-08 13:38:53.166792'}                                                   |
| raid_interface         | idrac-redfish                                                                                                         |
| rescue_interface       | no-rescue                                                                                                             |
| reservation            | None                                                                                                                  |
| resource_class         | None                                                                                                                  |
| retired                | False                                                                                                                 |
| retired_reason         | None                                                                                                                  |
| secure_boot            | False                                                                                                                 |
| service_step           | {}                                                                                                                    |
| shard                  | None                                                                                                                  |
| storage_interface      | noop                                                                                                                  |
| target_power_state     | None                                                                                                                  |
| target_provision_state | manageable                                                                                                            |
| target_raid_config     | {'logical_disks': [{'number_of_physical_disks': 2, 'raid_level': '1', 'size_gb': 447, 'volume_name': 'os'}]}          |
| traits                 | []                                                                                                                    |
| vendor_interface       | idrac-redfish                                                                                                         |
| conductor              | 10.9.132.65                                                                                                           |
| allocation_uuid        | None                                                                                                                  |
| chassis_uuid           | None                                                                                                                  |
+------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+



$ kubectl -n test-metal3 get bmh lab-poc-bms1-cp04
NAME                STATE       CONSUMER   ONLINE   ERROR   AGE
lab-poc-bms1-cp04   preparing              true             59m


$ kubectl -n test-metal3 get bmh lab-poc-bms1-cp04 -oyaml
apiVersion: metal3.io/v1alpha1
kind: BareMetalHost
metadata:
  annotations:
    inspect.metal3.io: disabled
    kubectl.kubernetes.io/last-applied-configuration: |
      {"apiVersion":"metal3.io/v1alpha1","kind":"BareMetalHost","metadata":{"annotations":{"inspect.metal3.io":"disabled"},"name":"lab-poc-bms1-cp04","namespace":"test-metal3"},"spec":{"automatedCleaningMode":"metadata","bmc":{"address":"idrac-virtualmedia+https://10.9.0.4:443/redfish/v1/Systems/System.Embedded.1","credentialsName":"lab-poc-bms1-cp04","disableCertificateVerification":true},"bootMACAddress":"6C:92:CF:7B:D1:00","bootMode":"UEFISecureBoot","online":true,"raid":{"hardwareRAIDVolumes":[{"level":"1","name":"os","numberOfPhysicalDisks":2,"sizeGibibytes":447}]}}}
  creationTimestamp: "2025-10-08T12:53:05Z"
  finalizers:
  - baremetalhost.metal3.io
  generation: 2
  name: lab-poc-bms1-cp04
  namespace: test-metal3
  resourceVersion: "13150357"
  uid: 686094d1-033b-40e4-bf9a-6e331df456c6
spec:
  automatedCleaningMode: metadata
  bmc:
    address: idrac-virtualmedia+https://10.9.0.4:443/redfish/v1/Systems/System.Embedded.1
    credentialsName: lab-poc-bms1-cp04
    disableCertificateVerification: true
  bootMACAddress: 6C:92:CF:7B:D1:00
  bootMode: UEFISecureBoot
  online: true
  raid:
    hardwareRAIDVolumes:
    - level: "1"
      name: os
      numberOfPhysicalDisks: 2
      sizeGibibytes: 447
    softwareRAIDVolumes: null
status:
  errorCount: 3
  errorMessage: ""
  goodCredentials:
    credentials:
      name: lab-poc-bms1-cp04
      namespace: test-metal3
    credentialsVersion: "13142374"
  hardwareProfile: unknown
  lastUpdated: "2025-10-08T13:46:54Z"
  operationHistory:
    deprovision:
      end: null
      start: null
    inspect:
      end: null
      start: null
    provision:
      end: null
      start: null
    register:
      end: "2025-10-08T12:54:36Z"
      start: "2025-10-08T12:53:05Z"
  operationalStatus: OK
  poweredOn: false
  provisioning:
    ID: a5121476-3cc4-4891-b48c-8b4dcc551465
    bootMode: UEFISecureBoot
    image:
      url: ""
    raid:
      hardwareRAIDVolumes:
      - level: "1"
        name: os
        numberOfPhysicalDisks: 2
        sizeGibibytes: 447
      softwareRAIDVolumes: null
    rootDeviceHints:
      deviceName: /dev/sda
    state: preparing
  triedCredentials:
    credentials:
      name: lab-poc-bms1-cp04
      namespace: test-metal3
    credentialsVersion: "13142374"

If i use Redfsh API it's working fine.

# create volume using redfish API
$ curl -skL -u bmaas:<pass> -X POST https://10.9.0.4:443/redfish/v1/Systems/System.Embedded.1/Storage/BOSS.SL.12-1/Volumes   -H "Content-Type: application/json"   -d '{
    "Name": "os",
    "RAIDType": "RAID1",
    "Drives": [
      { "@odata.id": "/redfish/v1/Systems/System.Embedded.1/Storage/BOSS.SL.12-1/Drives/Disk.Direct.0-0:BOSS.SL.12-1" },
      { "@odata.id": "/redfish/v1/Systems/System.Embedded.1/Storage/BOSS.SL.12-1/Drives/Disk.Direct.1-1:BOSS.SL.12-1" }
    ],
    "VolumeType": "NonRedundant"
  }'

# restart node to apply volume creation task

# Checkvolume is created after reboot
$ curl -skL -u bmaas:<pass> -X GET https://10.9.0.4:443/redfish/v1/Systems/System.Embedded.1/Storage/BOSS.SL.12-1/Volumes/Disk.Virtual.0:BOSS.SL.12-1 | jq .
{
  "@Redfish.Settings": {
    "@odata.context": "/redfish/v1/$metadata#Settings.Settings",
    "@odata.type": "#Settings.v1_4_0.Settings",
    "SettingsObject": {
      "@odata.id": "/redfish/v1/Systems/System.Embedded.1/Storage/BOSS.SL.12-1/Volumes/Disk.Virtual.0:BOSS.SL.12-1/Settings"
    },
    "SupportedApplyTimes": [
      "Immediate",
      "OnReset",
      "AtMaintenanceWindowStart",
      "InMaintenanceWindowOnReset"
    ]
  },
  "@odata.context": "/redfish/v1/$metadata#Volume.Volume",
  "@odata.id": "/redfish/v1/Systems/System.Embedded.1/Storage/BOSS.SL.12-1/Volumes/Disk.Virtual.0:BOSS.SL.12-1",
  "@odata.type": "#Volume.v1_10_0.Volume",
  "Actions": {
    "#Volume.CheckConsistency": {
      "@Redfish.OperationApplyTime@Redfish.AllowableValues": [
        "Immediate",
        "OnReset"
      ],
      "@Redfish.OperationApplyTimeSupport": {
        "@odata.type": "#Settings.v1_4_0.OperationApplyTimeSupport",
        "SupportedValues": [
          "Immediate",
          "OnReset"
        ]
      },
      "InitializeType@Redfish.AllowableValues": [
        "Fast",
        "Slow"
      ],
      "target": "/redfish/v1/Systems/System.Embedded.1/Storage/BOSS.SL.12-1/Volumes/Disk.Virtual.0:BOSS.SL.12-1/Actions/Volume.CheckConsistency"
    },
    "#Volume.Initialize": {
      "@Redfish.OperationApplyTime@Redfish.AllowableValues": [
        "Immediate",
        "OnReset"
      ],
      "@Redfish.OperationApplyTimeSupport": {
        "@odata.type": "#Settings.v1_4_0.OperationApplyTimeSupport",
        "SupportedValues": [
          "Immediate",
          "OnReset"
        ]
      },
      "InitializeType@Redfish.AllowableValues": [
        "Fast",
        "Slow"
      ],
      "target": "/redfish/v1/Systems/System.Embedded.1/Storage/BOSS.SL.12-1/Volumes/Disk.Virtual.0:BOSS.SL.12-1/Actions/Volume.Initialize"
    }
  },
  "BlockSizeBytes": 512,
  "CapacityBytes": 480036519936,
  "Description": "Virtual Disk 0 on BOSS in SL 12",
  "DisplayName": "os",
  "Encrypted": false,
  "EncryptionTypes": [
    "NativeDriveEncryption"
  ],
  "EncryptionTypes@odata.count": 1,
  "Id": "Disk.Virtual.0:BOSS.SL.12-1",
  "Identifiers": [],
  "Identifiers@odata.count": 0,
  "Links": {
    "Drives": [
      {
        "@odata.id": "/redfish/v1/Systems/System.Embedded.1/Storage/BOSS.SL.12-1/Drives/Disk.Direct.0-0:BOSS.SL.12-1"
      },
      {
        "@odata.id": "/redfish/v1/Systems/System.Embedded.1/Storage/BOSS.SL.12-1/Drives/Disk.Direct.1-1:BOSS.SL.12-1"
      }
    ],
    "Drives@odata.count": 2
  },
  "MediaSpanCount": 2,
  "Name": "os",
  "Oem": {
    "Dell": {
      "@odata.type": "#DellVolume.v1_0_0.DellVolume",
      "DellVirtualDisk": {
        "@odata.context": "/redfish/v1/$metadata#DellVirtualDisk.DellVirtualDisk",
        "@odata.id": "/redfish/v1/Systems/System.Embedded.1/Storage/BOSS.SL.12-1/Volumes/Disk.Virtual.0:BOSS.SL.12-1/Oem/Dell/DellVolumes/Disk.Virtual.0:BOSS.SL.12-1",
        "@odata.type": "#DellVirtualDisk.v1_2_0.DellVirtualDisk",
        "BusProtocol": "PCIE",
        "Cachecade": "NonCachecadeVD",
        "Description": "An instance of DellVirtualDisk will have data specific to the Virtual Disks in the system.",
        "DiskCachePolicy": "Default",
        "Id": "Disk.Virtual.0:BOSS.SL.12-1",
        "LastSystemInventoryTime": "2025-10-08T14:15:23+00:00",
        "LastUpdateTime": "2025-10-08T14:15:21+00:00",
        "LockStatus": "Unlocked",
        "MediaType": "SolidStateDrive",
        "Name": "DellVirtualDisk",
        "ObjectStatus": "Current",
        "OperationName": "None",
        "OperationPercentComplete": 0,
        "PrimaryStatus": "OK",
        "RaidStatus": "Online",
        "ReadCachePolicy": "NoReadAhead",
        "RemainingRedundancy": 1,
        "SpanDepth": 1,
        "SpanLength": 2,
        "StartingLBAinBlocks": 0,
        "StripeSize": "128KB",
        "T10PIStatus": "Disabled",
        "VirtualDiskTargetID": 0,
        "WriteCachePolicy": "WriteThrough"
      },
      "DellVirtualDisk@Redfish.Deprecated": "Please migrate to use DellVolume",
      "DellVolume": {
        "BusProtocol": "PCIE",
        "Cachecade": "NonCachecadeVD",
        "DiskCachePolicy": "Default",
        "DiskCachePolicy@Redfish.AllowableValues": [
          "Default",
          "Disabled",
          "Enabled"
        ],
        "LastSystemInventoryTime": "2025-10-08T14:15:23+00:00",
        "LastUpdateTime": "2025-10-08T14:15:21+00:00",
        "LockStatus": "Unlocked",
        "MediaType": "SolidStateDrive",
        "ObjectStatus": "Current",
        "OperationName": "None",
        "OperationPercentComplete": 0,
        "PrimaryStatus": "OK",
        "RaidStatus": "Online",
        "RemainingRedundancy": 1,
        "SpanDepth": 1,
        "SpanLength": 2,
        "StartingLBAinBlocks": 0,
        "StripeSize": "128KB",
        "T10PIStatus": "Disabled",
        "VirtualDiskTargetID": 0
      }
    }
  },
  "Operations": [],
  "Operations@odata.count": 0,
  "OptimumIOSizeBytes": 131072,
  "RAIDType": "RAID1",
  "ReadCachePolicy": "Off",
  "ReadCachePolicy@Redfish.AllowableValues": [
    "Off"
  ],
  "Status": {
    "Health": "OK",
    "HealthRollup": "OK",
    "State": "Enabled"
  },
  "VolumeType": "Mirrored",
  "WriteCachePolicy": "WriteThrough",
  "WriteCachePolicy@Redfish.AllowableValues": [
    "WriteThrough"
  ]
}

Environment:

• Baremetal Operator version: v0.10.3
• Environment (metal3-dev-env or other): metal3-dev-env
• baremetal model : Dell PowerEedge R660
• BIOS version : 2.3.5
• Ironic version : quay.io/metal3-io/ironic:v30.0.0

# Ironic version reported by Ironic binary into ironic container
$ kubectl -n baremetal-operator-system exec -it ironic-864b64855f-88v4n -c ironic -- ironic --version
30.0.1.dev1

I appreciate the help the community could provide me to understand what it's going wrong.

If you need more traces or log tell me.

Thanks

/kind bug

[dtantsur]

Could you move this bug to Ironic proper please? https://bugs.launchpad.net/ironic

[jaxklag]

Hello,

@dtantsur I'm going to open a case on Ironic project.

For information, i've found that the problem comes from the parameter "CapacityBytes"

If it's present and value>0, it causes the error.
if not specified or value=0, RAID volume is created without any problem with full size available.

I've leart with this Ironic bug https://storyboard.openstack.org/#!/story/2002536 that for BOSS controller size of Virtual Disk must be 0.

Dump of POST from Ironic logs

2025-10-17 14:21:08.094 1 DEBUG sushy.connector [None req-8d106fda-9125-4fa6-a132-16e7c1bf2660 - - - - - -] HTTP request: POST https://10.9.0.4:443/redfish/v1/Systems/System.Embedded.1/Storage/BOSS.SL.12-1/Volumes; headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'OData-Version': '4.0', 'Accept-Encoding': 'identity'}; body: {'RAIDType': 'RAID1', 'CapacityBytes': 480096813056, 'Links': {'Drives': [{'@odata.id': '/redfish/v1/Systems/System.Embedded.1/Storage/BOSS.SL.12-1/Drives/Disk.Direct.0-0:BOSS.SL.12-1'}, {'@odata.id': '/redfish/v1/Systems/System.Embedded.1/Storage/BOSS.SL.12-1/Drives/Disk.Direct.1-1:BOSS.SL.12-1'}]}, '@Redfish.OperationApplyTime': 'OnReset'}; blocking: False; timeout: 500; session arguments: {}; _op /usr/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sushy/connector.py:157

Reproduction of the bug

(ironic-cli) [wallixadm@jde-bmaas-cp01 ~]$ curl -skL -u bmaas:<pass> -X POST https://10.9.0.4:443/redfish/v1/Systems/System.Embedded.1/Storage/BOSS.SL.12-1/Volumes -H "Content-Type: application/json" -H "OData-Version: 4.0" -H "Accept-Encoding: identity" -d '{
    "RAIDType": "RAID1",
    "CapacityBytes": 480096813056,
    "Links": {
        "Drives": [
            {
                "@odata.id": "/redfish/v1/Systems/System.Embedded.1/Storage/BOSS.SL.12-1/Drives/Disk.Direct.0-0:BOSS.SL.12-1"
            },
            {
                "@odata.id": "/redfish/v1/Systems/System.Embedded.1/Storage/BOSS.SL.12-1/Drives/Disk.Direct.1-1:BOSS.SL.12-1"
            }
        ]
    },
    "@Redfish.OperationApplyTime": "OnReset"
}'
{"error":{"@Message.ExtendedInfo":[{"Message":"Invalid parameter value","MessageArgs":[],"MessageArgs@odata.count":0,"MessageId":"IDRAC.2.9.STOR004","RelatedProperties":[],"RelatedProperties@odata.count":0,"Resolution":"Refer to the RAID profile to determine the valid parameters values.","Severity":"Warning"}],"code":"Base.1.12.GeneralError","message":"A general error has occurred. See ExtendedInfo for more information"}}

Works removing CapacityBytes

(ironic-cli) [wallixadm@jde-bmaas-cp01 ~]$ curl -skL -u bmaas:<pass> -X POST https://10.9.0.4:443/redfish/v1/Systems/System.Embedded.1/Storage/BOSS.SL.12-1/Volumes   -H "Content-Type: application/json"   -d '{
    "RAIDType": "RAID1",
    "Drives": [
      { "@odata.id": "/redfish/v1/Systems/System.Embedded.1/Storage/BOSS.SL.12-1/Drives/Disk.Direct.0-0:BOSS.SL.12-1" },
      { "@odata.id": "/redfish/v1/Systems/System.Embedded.1/Storage/BOSS.SL.12-1/Drives/Disk.Direct.1-1:BOSS.SL.12-1" }
    ],
    "@Redfish.OperationApplyTime": "OnReset"
  }'

Or setting capacityBytes =0

(ironic-cli) [wallixadm@jde-bmaas-cp01 ~]$ curl -skL -u bmaas:<pass> -X POST https://10.9.0.4:443/redfish/v1/Systems/System.Embedded.1/Storage/BOSS.SL.12-1/Volumes   -H "Content-Type: application/json"   -d '{
    "RAIDType": "RAID1",
     "CapacityBytes": 0,
    "Drives": [
      { "@odata.id": "/redfish/v1/Systems/System.Embedded.1/Storage/BOSS.SL.12-1/Drives/Disk.Direct.0-0:BOSS.SL.12-1" },
      { "@odata.id": "/redfish/v1/Systems/System.Embedded.1/Storage/BOSS.SL.12-1/Drives/Disk.Direct.1-1:BOSS.SL.12-1" }
    ],
    "@Redfish.OperationApplyTime": "OnReset"
  }'

Regards

[jaxklag]

I've just test using Metal3 rather than doing test on redfish endpoint now

It works with :

  raid:
    hardwareRAIDVolumes:
    - controller: BOSS.SL.12-1
      level: "1"
      name: os
      numberOfPhysicalDisks: 2
      physicalDisks:
      - Disk.Direct.0-0:BOSS.SL.12-1
      - Disk.Direct.1-1:BOSS.SL.12-1
      sizeGibibytes: 0 # do not work if capacity >0 because of BOSS controller way to work

2025-10-21 16:36:58.225 1 DEBUG sushy.connector [None req-faae3712-20af-4041-ace8-12fa827b7b24 - - - - - -] HTTP request: POST https://10.9.0.1:443/redfish/v1/Systems/System.Embedded.1/Storage/BOSS.SL.12-1/Volumes; headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'OData-Version': '4.0', 'Accept-Encoding': 'identity'}; body: {'RAIDType': 'RAID1', 'CapacityBytes': 0, 'Links': {'Drives': [{'@odata.id': '/redfish/v1/Systems/System.Embedded.1/Storage/BOSS.SL.12-1/Drives/Disk.Direct.0-0:BOSS.SL.12-1'}, {'@odata.id': '/redfish/v1/Systems/System.Embedded.1/Storage/BOSS.SL.12-1/Drives/Disk.Direct.1-1:BOSS.SL.12-1'}]}, 'Name': 'os', '@Redfish.OperationApplyTime': 'OnReset'}; blocking: False; timeout: 500; session arguments: {}; _op /usr/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sushy/connector.py:157

It doesn't work without sizeGibibytes :

it fails to clean disks and to create raid config because Metal3 send max disk capacity to ironic endpoint and then it fails because oif size >0 and capacityBytes present

BMO logs showing 447Gb is used as volume capacity despite the fact that no capacity is provided by the user

  raid:
    hardwareRAIDVolumes:
    - controller: BOSS.SL.12-1
      level: "1"
      name: os
      numberOfPhysicalDisks: 2
      physicalDisks:
      - Disk.Direct.0-0:BOSS.SL.12-1
      - Disk.Direct.1-1:BOSS.SL.12-1

BMO logs

{"level":"info","ts":1761066082.8441477,"logger":"controllers.BareMetalHost","msg":"RAID settings have changed","baremetalhost":{"name":"lab-poc-bms1-cp01","namespace":"test-metal3"},"provisioningState":"preparing","old":{"hardwareRAIDVolumes":[{"sizeGibibytes":0,"level":"1","name":"os","numberOfPhysicalDisks":2,"controller":"BOSS.SL.12-1","physicalDisks":["Disk.Direct.0-0:BOSS.SL.12-1","Disk.Direct.1-1:BOSS.SL.12-1"]},{"level":"1","name":"data","numberOfPhysicalDisks":2,"controller":"RAID.SL.3-1","physicalDisks":["Disk.Bay.0:Enclosure.Internal.0-1:RAID.SL.3-1","Disk.Bay.1:Enclosure.Internal.0-1:RAID.SL.3-1"]}],"softwareRAIDVolumes":null},"new":{"hardwareRAIDVolumes":[{"level":"1","name":"os","numberOfPhysicalDisks":2,"controller":"BOSS.SL.12-1","physicalDisks":["Disk.Direct.0-0:BOSS.SL.12-1","Disk.Direct.1-1:BOSS.SL.12-1"]},{"level":"1","name":"data","numberOfPhysicalDisks":2,"controller":"RAID.SL.3-1","physicalDisks":["Disk.Bay.0:Enclosure.Internal.0-1:RAID.SL.3-1","Disk.Bay.1:Enclosure.Internal.0-1:RAID.SL.3-1"]}],"softwareRAIDVolumes":null}}

# After removing sizeGibibytes 0 in the manifest
# Size is uopdate from 0 to 447Gb which is the size of the disks.

{"level":"info","ts":1761066118.341584,"logger":"controllers.BareMetalHost","msg":"RAID settings have changed","baremetalhost":{"name":"lab-poc-bms1-cp03","namespace":"test-metal3"},"provisioningState":"preparing","old":null,"new":{"hardwareRAIDVolumes":[{"sizeGibibytes":447,"level":"1","name":"os","numberOfPhysicalDisks":2}],"softwareRAIDVolumes":null}}

Ironic logs shwoing error because size > 0

2025-10-21 17:18:57.553 1 DEBUG sushy.connector [None req-5bd2c2bb-1a81-41c0-95de-fb346f4b842a - - - - - -] HTTP request: POST https://10.9.0.1:443/redfish/v1/Systems/System.Embedded.1/Storage/BOSS.SL.12-1/Volumes; headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'OData-Version': '4.0', 'Accept-Encoding': 'identity'}; body: {'RAIDType': 'RAID1', 'CapacityBytes': 480096813056, 'Links': {'Drives': [{'@odata.id': '/redfish/v1/Systems/System.Embedded.1/Storage/BOSS.SL.12-1/Drives/Disk.Direct.0-0:BOSS.SL.12-1'}, {'@odata.id': '/redfish/v1/Systems/System.Embedded.1/Storage/BOSS.SL.12-1/Drives/Disk.Direct.1-1:BOSS.SL.12-1'}]}, 'Name': 'os', '@Redfish.OperationApplyTime': 'OnReset'}; blocking: False; timeout: 500; session arguments: {}; _op /usr/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sushy/connector.py:157

2025-10-21 17:18:58.072 1 DEBUG sushy.exceptions [None req-5bd2c2bb-1a81-41c0-95de-fb346f4b842a - - - - - -] HTTP response for POST https://10.9.0.1:443/redfish/v1/Systems/System.Embedded.1/Storage/BOSS.SL.12-1/Volumes: status code: 400, error: Base.1.12.GeneralError: Invalid parameter value, extended: [{'Message': 'Invalid parameter value', 'MessageArgs': [], 'MessageArgs@odata.count': 0, 'MessageId': 'IDRAC.2.9.STOR004', 'RelatedProperties': [], 'RelatedProperties@odata.count': 0, 'Resolution': 'Refer to the RAID profile to determine the valid parameters values.', 'Severity': 'Warning'}] __init__ /usr/lib/python3.12/site-packages/sushy/exceptions.py:122

2025-10-21 17:18:58.072 1 ERROR ironic.drivers.modules.redfish.raid [None req-5bd2c2bb-1a81-41c0-95de-fb346f4b842a - - - - - -] Redfish driver failed to create virtual disk for node 52af46d1-bef4-4474-8df4-971ae11a7c48. Reason: HTTP POST https://10.9.0.1:443/redfish/v1/Systems/System.Embedded.1/Storage/BOSS.SL.12-1/Volumes returned code 400. Base.1.12.GeneralError: Invalid parameter value Extended information: [{'Message': 'Invalid parameter value', 'MessageArgs': [], 'MessageArgs@odata.count': 0, 'MessageId': 'IDRAC.2.9.STOR004', 'RelatedProperties': [], 'RelatedProperties@odata.count': 0, 'Resolution': 'Refer to the RAID profile to determine the valid parameters values.', 'Severity': 'Warning'}].: sushy.exceptions.BadRequestError: HTTP POST https://10.9.0.1:443/redfish/v1/Systems/System.Embedded.1/Storage/BOSS.SL.12-1/Volumes returned code 400. Base.1.12.GeneralError: Invalid parameter value Extended information: [{'Message': 'Invalid parameter value', 'MessageArgs': [], 'MessageArgs@odata.count': 0, 'MessageId': 'IDRAC.2.9.STOR004', 'RelatedProperties': [], 'RelatedProperties@odata.count': 0, 'Resolution': 'Refer to the RAID profile to determine the valid parameters values.', 'Severity': 'Warning'}]

2025-10-21 17:18:58.074 1 ERROR ironic.conductor.utils [None req-5bd2c2bb-1a81-41c0-95de-fb346f4b842a - - - - - -] Node 52af46d1-bef4-4474-8df4-971ae11a7c48 failed step {'interface': 'raid', 'step': 'create_configuration', 'abortable': False, 'priority': 0}: Redfish exception occurred. Error: HTTP POST https://10.9.0.1:443/redfish/v1/Systems/System.Embedded.1/Storage/BOSS.SL.12-1/Volumes returned code 400. Base.1.12.GeneralError: Invalid parameter value Extended information: [{'Message': 'Invalid parameter value', 'MessageArgs': [], 'MessageArgs@odata.count': 0, 'MessageId': 'IDRAC.2.9.STOR004', 'RelatedProperties': [], 'RelatedProperties@odata.count': 0, 'Resolution': 'Refer to the RAID profile to determine the valid parameters values.', 'Severity': 'Warning'}]: ironic.common.exception.RedfishError: Redfish exception occurred. Error: HTTP POST https://10.9.0.1:443/redfish/v1/Systems/System.Embedded.1/Storage/BOSS.SL.12-1/Volumes returned code 400. Base.1.12.GeneralError: Invalid parameter value Extended information: [{'Message': 'Invalid parameter value', 'MessageArgs': [], 'MessageArgs@odata.count': 0, 'MessageId': 'IDRAC.2.9.STOR004', 'RelatedProperties': [], 'RelatedProperties@odata.count': 0, 'Resolution': 'Refer to the RAID profile to determine the valid parameters values.', 'Severity': 'Warning'}]

2025-10-21 17:18:58.074 1 ERROR ironic.conductor.utils sushy.exceptions.BadRequestError: HTTP POST https://10.9.0.1:443/redfish/v1/Systems/System.Embedded.1/Storage/BOSS.SL.12-1/Volumes returned code 400. Base.1.12.GeneralError: Invalid parameter value Extended information: [{'Message': 'Invalid parameter value', 'MessageArgs': [], 'MessageArgs@odata.count': 0, 'MessageId': 'IDRAC.2.9.STOR004', 'RelatedProperties': [], 'RelatedProperties@odata.count': 0, 'Resolution': 'Refer to the RAID profile to determine the valid parameters values.', 'Severity': 'Warning'}]

2025-10-21 17:18:58.074 1 ERROR ironic.conductor.utils ironic.common.exception.RedfishError: Redfish exception occurred. Error: HTTP POST https://10.9.0.1:443/redfish/v1/Systems/System.Embedded.1/Storage/BOSS.SL.12-1/Volumes returned code 400. Base.1.12.GeneralError: Invalid parameter value Extended information: [{'Message': 'Invalid parameter value', 'MessageArgs': [], 'MessageArgs@odata.count': 0, 'MessageId': 'IDRAC.2.9.STOR004', 'RelatedProperties': [], 'RelatedProperties@odata.count': 0, 'Resolution': 'Refer to the RAID profile to determine the valid parameters values.', 'Severity': 'Warning'}]

Now that the problem is found, how to handle this case with storage controllers like Dell BOSS which do not require a raid volume capacity to be set ?

Today, Metal3 enforces raid volume size to its MAX if user do not specify it.

This causes the Python exception on Ironic side because the redfish+idrac driver do not want a raid volume capacity other thant null or 0.

Regards

[dtantsur]

Mmm, I don't remember the background between using MAX. Maybe it only makes sense for software RAID. I need to refresh my knowledge myself first.

[Rozzii]

/triage accepted
On today's 2025.11.12 Community meeting this issue was accepted as a potential BMO bug