CASMINST-7006 Added note about 1.6 support for NVIDIA (#5387)

* Added note about 1.6 support for NVIDIA

CASMINST-7006

Added RELEASE_NOTES link to the upgrade and install docs

* Improved wording for NVIDIA support notices

* Update install/README.md

Co-authored-by: Nathan Rockershousen <nathan.rockershousen@hpe.com>
Signed-off-by: Shane Unruh <87081771+shunr-hpe@users.noreply.github.com>

* Improved formatting for NVIDIA support notices

* Added 1.5.x. to .spelling

* Updated new hardware support note about NVIDIA

Co-authored-by: Russell Bunch <doomslayer@hpe.com>
Signed-off-by: Shane Unruh <87081771+shunr-hpe@users.noreply.github.com>

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Signed-off-by: Shane Unruh <87081771+shunr-hpe@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Nathan Rockershousen <nathan.rockershousen@hpe.com>
Co-authored-by: Russell Bunch <doomslayer@hpe.com>

.spelling

@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ StatefulSets
 1.3.x
 1.4.x
 1.5.x
+1.5.x.
 1.6.x
 100GBASE-CR2
 100GBASE-CR4

RELEASE_NOTES.md

@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 
 ### New hardware support
 
+* **IMPORTANT** Systems with NVIDIA CPUs and GPUs must see [Known issues](#known-issues)
+
 ### Automation improvements
 
 ### Base platform component upgrades
@@ -41,6 +43,7 @@ For a list of all features with an announced removal target, see [Removals](intr
 
 ## Known issues
 
+* CSM 1.6.0 **does not support servers with NVIDIA CPUs and GPUs**. Systems with these servers should not be upgraded to CSM 1.6.0. Please stay on the supported CSM release of 1.5.x.
 * After updating Paradise BMC firmware, the `hmcollector-poll` service will lose event subscriptions and must be restarted
     * See [Updating Foxconn Paradise Nodes with FAS](operations/firmware/FAS_Paradise.md) for details on how to do this
 

install/README.md

@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ This page will guide an administrator through installing Cray System Management
 HPE Cray EX system. Fresh-installations on bare-metal or re-installations of CSM must follow
 this guide in order.
 
+## Release Notes
+
+Before installing, review the [Release Notes](../RELEASE_NOTES.md).
+
 ## Bifurcated CAN notice
 
 Introduced in CSM 1.2, a major feature of CSM is the [Bifurcated CAN (BICAN)](../glossary.md#bifurcated-can-bican).
@@ -12,6 +16,11 @@ More information can be found on the [BICAN Technical Summary](../operations/net
 Review the BICAN summary before continuing with the CSM install.
 For detailed BICAN documentation, see [BICAN Technical Details](../operations/network/management_network/bican_technical_details.md).
 
+## NVIDIA CPU and GPU notice
+
+Servers with NVIDIA CPUs and GPUs are **not** supported by CSM 1.6.0. Systems with these servers should
+**not** be installed with CSM 1.6.0. Please install CSM 1.5.x, which supports these servers.
+
 ## High-level overview of CSM install
 
 In the [Pre-installation](#pre-installation) section of the install, information about the HPE Cray

upgrade/README.md

@@ -3,12 +3,22 @@
 There are several alternative procedures to perform an upgrade of Cray Systems Management (CSM)
 software. Choose the appropriate procedure from the sections below.
 
+* [Release Notes](#release-notes)
 * [CSM major/minor version upgrade](#csm-majorminor-version-upgrade)
     * [Option 1: Upgrade CSM with additional HPE Cray EX software products](#option-1-upgrade-csm-with-additional-hpe-cray-ex-software-products)
     * [Option 2: Upgrade only additional HPE Cray EX software products](#option-2-upgrade-only-additional-hpe-cray-ex-software-products)
     * [Option 3: Upgrade only CSM](#option-3-upgrade-only-csm)
 * [CSM patch version upgrade](#csm-patch-version-upgrade)
 
+## Release Notes
+
+Before upgrading, review the [Release Notes](../RELEASE_NOTES.md)
+
+### NVIDIA CPU and GPU notice
+
+Servers with NVIDIA CPUs and GPUs are **not** supported by CSM 1.6.0. Systems with these servers should
+**not** be upgraded to CSM 1.6.0. Please upgrade to CSM 1.5.x, which supports these servers.
+
 ## CSM major/minor version upgrade
 
 Follow one of these procedures when upgrading from CSM 1.5 to CSM 1.6 (regardless of patch version).