outofband/action_handlers: reset BMC based on task parameter

internal/outofband/action_handlers.go

@@ -452,15 +452,18 @@ func (h *actionHandler) resetBMC(a sw.StateSwitch, c sw.TransitionArgs) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if !action.BMCPowerCycleRequired {
+	// proceed with reset only if these flags are set
+	if !action.BMCPowerCycleRequired && !tctx.Task.Parameters.ResetBMCBeforeInstall {
 		return nil
 	}
 
 	tctx.Logger.WithFields(
 		logrus.Fields{
-			"component": action.Firmware.Component,
-			"bmc":       tctx.Asset.BmcAddress,
-		}).Info("resetting BMC for firmware install")
+			"component":                             action.Firmware.Component,
+			"bmc":                                   tctx.Asset.BmcAddress,
+			"task.Parameters.ResetBMCBeforeInstall": tctx.Task.Parameters.ResetBMCBeforeInstall,
+			"action.BMCPowerCycleRequired":          action.BMCPowerCycleRequired,
+		}).Info("resetting BMC")
 
 	if !tctx.Dryrun {
 		if err := tctx.DeviceQueryor.ResetBMC(tctx.Ctx); err != nil {
@@ -472,6 +475,14 @@ func (h *actionHandler) resetBMC(a sw.StateSwitch, c sw.TransitionArgs) error {
 		}
 	}
 
+	// skip install status poll if this was a preinstall BMC reset
+	if tctx.Task.Parameters.ResetBMCBeforeInstall {
+		// set this to false to prevent the rest of the actions from attempting a preInstall BMC reset.
+		tctx.Task.Parameters.ResetBMCBeforeInstall = false
+
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	return h.pollFirmwareInstallStatus(a, c)
 }
 

internal/outofband/actions_test.go

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func Test_NewActionStateMachine(t *testing.T) {
 	// TODO(joel): at some point we'd want to test if the nodes and edges
 	// in the transition rules match whats expected
 	assert.Equal(t, transitionOrder(), m.TransitionOrder())
-	assert.Len(t, transitionRules(), 10)
+	assert.Len(t, transitionRules(), 11)
 }
 
 func serverMux(t *testing.T, serveblob []byte) *http.ServeMux {
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ func Test_ActionStateMachine_Run_Fails(t *testing.T) {
 		transitionTypePowerOnDevice,
 		transitionTypeCheckInstalledFirmware,
 		transitionTypeDownloadFirmware,
+		transitionTypePreInstallResetBMC,
 		transitionTypeInitiatingInstallFirmware,
 	}