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Updating a Node's IPv4 Address and Domain Name
Two procedures — IC-OS reinstall and a non-disruptive dfx call — for updating the public IPv4 address and domain name of an existing node.
Updating Node Firmware
How to obtain firmware packages from the server vendor — chiefly Dell — and the support-ticket workflow for getting direct download links.
Troubleshooting Failed NNS Proposals
What to do when a Network Nervous System proposal you submitted as a node provider fails to validate or fails to adopt.
RMU Build: Teleport Setup
Provision the Teleport container on the Gen-1.5 RMU, install the Teleport software, share RMU services through Teleport, and reference notes on roles, tokens, and upgrades.
RMU Build: Proxmox Setup
Install and configure Proxmox VE on the Gen-1.5 RMU — installation, repositories, container templates, ISO images, and LAN bridge networking.
RMU Build: Prerequisites
Networking, hardware, domain, and installation-media requirements to gather before starting the Gen-1 to Gen-1.5 RMU build runbook.
RMU Build: MaaS Setup
Provision the MaaS (Metal as a Service) container on the Gen-1.5 RMU, install MaaS, share it via Teleport, perform the initial configuration, and reserve a DHCP range for BMCs.
RMU Build: Best Practices and Reference
Recommended hardening and operational add-ons for the Gen-1.5 RMU — Proxmox firewall, RACADM, Dell OpenManage Enterprise, SuperMicro firmware updates, BMC console access, OPNsense GUI, and network/cabling reference tables.
Removing a Node From the Registry
How to remove a node's record from the registry when its allowance is full and the underlying machine has been hardware-replaced or retired.
Node Provider Troubleshooting
Index of the troubleshooting guides node providers reach for first — deployment errors, unhealthy nodes, networking, and failed NNS proposals — plus how to read a node's identity from its console.
Node Provider Maintenance Guide
Day-to-day responsibilities for keeping node machines healthy on the Internet Computer — monitoring, common maintenance tasks, scheduled outages, and peer support.
NitroKey HSM Installation Runbook
Legacy runbook for initializing a NitroKey HSM with the OpenSC tooling, generating the EC keypair, and deriving the node operator principal — only required for Gen-1 onboarding.
Moving a Node Between Data Centers
The six-step sequence for relocating a node machine to a new data center while keeping operator allowances and reward configurations consistent.
Manual Node Recovery Guide
The procedure node providers run, under direction from DFINITY, to bring a node back online during an announced subnet recovery.
iDRAC Access and TSR Logs
How to reach the iDRAC out-of-band controller on Dell node machines and pull a Technical Support Report (TSR) for hardware diagnosis.
Checking Node CPU and Memory Speed
How to use a live Ubuntu USB and sysbench to measure memory bandwidth on a node, plus the firmware and BIOS fixes for known underperforming configurations.
Changing the Node Provider or Data-Center Principal
NNS proposal procedures for replacing a lost or transferred node provider principal, replacing a corrupted node operator HSM, and updating data-center principal records.
Changing the IPv6 Addresses of Nodes
Why an IPv6 change forces a node redeployment, and the safe sequence for retiring the old node and bringing the replacement online.
BMC Password Reset Guide
How to reset the baseboard-management-controller password on the BMC variants used in the node fleet — ASUS, Gigabyte, Dell iDRAC9, and Supermicro.
Adding Additional Node Machines to an Existing Allowance
How an existing node provider with unused allowance brings additional node machines onto the network without going through the full onboarding flow.