feat: update rdma_ctl instructions (#1977)

9c6ff4ce95a7c2a67149f20bf8392cdf3345dab3 · 2026-05-01 04:18:57 -0700 · Sam Bradbury

## Motivation

The RDMA setup instructions were missing a step: after booting to
Recovery mode, users need to open Terminal from the Utilities menu
before they can run the `rdma_ctl` command. Without this step, users
following the instructions wouldn't know how to access a terminal in
Recovery mode. This step was already in the README just not in the UI
notifications.

## Changes

Added a missing instruction step — "Open Terminal from the Utilities
menu" — to three instances of the RDMA setup flow in
`dashboard/src/routes/+page.svelte`.

## Why It Works

N/A copy change only. 

## Test Plan

### Manual Testing
Hardware: MacBook Pro M4 Max 48GB

### Automated Testing
No automated tests affected; this is a UI copy change only.

Co-authored-by: Sam Bradbury <sam@consultbradbury.com>

Files touched

M dashboard/src/routes/+page.svelte

Diff

commit 9c6ff4ce95a7c2a67149f20bf8392cdf3345dab3
Author: Sam Bradbury <31943456+sambradbury@users.noreply.github.com>
Date:   Fri May 1 04:18:57 2026 -0700

    feat: update rdma_ctl instructions (#1977)
    
    ## Motivation
    
    The RDMA setup instructions were missing a step: after booting to
    Recovery mode, users need to open Terminal from the Utilities menu
    before they can run the `rdma_ctl` command. Without this step, users
    following the instructions wouldn't know how to access a terminal in
    Recovery mode. This step was already in the README just not in the UI
    notifications.
    
    ## Changes
    
    Added a missing instruction step — "Open Terminal from the Utilities
    menu" — to three instances of the RDMA setup flow in
    `dashboard/src/routes/+page.svelte`.
    
    ## Why It Works
    
    N/A copy change only.
    
    ## Test Plan
    
    ### Manual Testing
    Hardware: MacBook Pro M4 Max 48GB
    
    ### Automated Testing
    No automated tests affected; this is a UI copy change only.
    
    Co-authored-by: Sam Bradbury <sam@consultbradbury.com>
---
 dashboard/src/routes/+page.svelte | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/dashboard/src/routes/+page.svelte b/dashboard/src/routes/+page.svelte
index 965482e6..f69cdd15 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/routes/+page.svelte
+++ b/dashboard/src/routes/+page.svelte
@@ -3435,6 +3435,7 @@
             >
               <li>Connect nodes with TB5 cables</li>
               <li>Boot to Recovery (hold power 10s → Options)</li>
+              <li>Open Terminal from the Utilities menu</li>
               <li>
                 Run
                 <code class="text-yellow-300 bg-yellow-400/10 px-1 rounded"
@@ -4822,6 +4823,7 @@
                 >
                   <li>Connect nodes with TB5 cables</li>
                   <li>Boot to Recovery (hold power 10s → Options)</li>
+                  <li>Open Terminal from the Utilities menu</li>
                   <li>
                     Run
                     <code class="text-yellow-300 bg-yellow-400/10 px-1 rounded"
@@ -4968,6 +4970,7 @@
                   >
                     <li>Connect nodes with TB5 cables</li>
                     <li>Boot to Recovery (hold power 10s → Options)</li>
+                    <li>Open Terminal from the Utilities menu</li>
                     <li>
                       Run
                       <code

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