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Section 3.5 of the boot-interface guide now documents how a queued NIC-mode flip actually applies -- the staged Mode.Set, site-explorer's automatic power cycle on every vendor (PowerCycle, escalating to cold ACPowercycle where refused), and the rate limit -- and the Section 8 troubleshooting table gains a row for the manual_power_cycle_required pairing blocker with the manual recovery step.

Sequenced with #3270 (same file): whichever merges second rebases.

This supports #3644

Flipping a DPU to NIC mode has been fully automatic for a while -- site-explorer power-cycles the host on every vendor, escalating a refused `PowerCycle` to a cold `ACPowercycle` -- but the operator guide never said so, and the one failure state had no troubleshooting entry. Section 3.5 now walks the application mechanics (the staged `Mode.Set`, the automatic power cycle, the rate limit), and the Section 8 table gains a row for the `manual_power_cycle_required` pairing blocker with the manual recovery step.

This lands against the current guide; the in-flight refresh in NVIDIA#3270 touches the same file, so whichever merges second rebases -- this delta is two additions and slots cleanly either way.

This supports NVIDIA#3644

Signed-off-by: Chet Nichols III <chetn@nvidia.com>
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  • Documentation
    • Clarified that switching a DPU to NIC mode takes effect only after a host power cycle.
    • Documented automatic power-cycle attempts (including escalation behavior) and that exploration is rate-limited during the transition.
    • Expanded troubleshooting guidance for manual_power_cycle_required, including remediation via a manual host power cycle and how the blocker is cleared on the next verification pass.

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The operator guide documents queued DPU mode changes, site-explorer power-cycle escalation, rate-limited exploration, and the manual_power_cycle_required blocker with manual remediation steps.

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DPU mode flip documentation

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Power-cycle behavior and blocker guidance
docs/provisioning/boot-interfaces-and-dpu-modes.md
Documents that queued mode changes require a host power cycle, explains Redfish reset escalation and exploration behavior, and adds troubleshooting guidance for manual_power_cycle_required.

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  • NVIDIA/infra-controller issue 3644 — Covers the same DPU-to-NIC mode flip, power-cycle behavior, and manual blocker troubleshooting.
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In `@docs/provisioning/boot-interfaces-and-dpu-modes.md`:
- Line 341: Revise the manual_power_cycle_required guidance to prioritize
waiting for the next verification/convergence window while the host may still be
mid-flip or within reset_rate_limit. Instruct operators to manually power-cycle
only if the host remains in the old mode after that window or reset attempts
continue failing, and retain the existing recovery commands and blocker-clearing
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