oxidecomputer / oxidecomputer/omicron

Add Nexus external API for listing unadopted racks and sleds

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Description

In a manner similar to how we list "uninitialized" sleds and "unadopted" disks, we want to list unadopted racks and sleds on new racks that have been joined onto the underlay network.

This can involve a manual provisioning step, but it isn't necessary. Once racks are talking over DDM via link-local front ports, they can discover the /56. Including the rack-id as part of DDM, and possibly other information would make further discovery easier.

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Research direction

Start by locating the existing external API paths that list uninitialized sleds and unadopted disks, then trace how DDM communicates over link-local front ports. Determine the API shape and discovery data needed to list unadopted racks and sleds on newly joined racks. Done means the external API exposes those unadopted resources after underlay discovery, with any required provisioning behavior documented.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
api, backend, networking
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
48/100

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