# System Overview — bee

## What it does

Hardware audit LiveCD. Boots on a server via BMC virtual media or USB.
Collects hardware inventory at OS level (not through BMC/Redfish).
Produces `HardwareIngestRequest` JSON compatible with core/reanimator.

## Why it exists

Fills gaps where Redfish/logpile is blind:
- NVMe serials and SMART data
- DIMM serials and slot layout
- GPU serials and VBIOS versions
- Physical disks behind RAID controllers
- Full SMART wear telemetry
- NIC firmware versions

## In scope

- Read-only hardware inventory: board, CPU, memory, storage, PCIe, PSU, GPU, NIC, RAID
- Unattended operation — no user interaction required
- NVIDIA proprietary driver loaded at boot for GPU enrichment via `nvidia-smi`
- SSH access (OpenSSH) always available for inspection and debugging
- Interactive Go TUI via `bee tui` for network setup, service management, and acceptance tests

## Network isolation — CRITICAL

**The live CD runs in an isolated network segment with no internet access.**

- All tools, drivers, and binaries MUST be pre-baked into the ISO at build time
- No package installation at boot — packages are installed during ISO creation, not at runtime
- No downloads at boot — NVIDIA modules, vendor tools, and all binaries come from the ISO overlay
- DHCP is used only for LAN access (SSH from operator laptop); internet is NOT assumed
- Any feature requiring network downloads cannot be added to the live CD

## Out of scope

- Any writes to the server being audited
- Network configuration changes (persistent)
- BMC/IPMI configuration
- Anything requiring persistent storage on the audited machine
- Windows support
- Any functionality requiring internet access at boot

## Tech stack

| Component | Technology |
|---|---|
| Audit binary | Go, static, `CGO_ENABLED=0` |
| Live ISO | Debian 12 (bookworm), amd64 live-build image |
| ISO build | Debian `live-build` + overlay sync into `config/includes.chroot/` |
| Init system | `systemd` |
| SSH | OpenSSH server |
| NVIDIA driver | Proprietary `.run` installer, built against Debian kernel headers |
| NVIDIA modules | Loaded via `insmod` from `/usr/local/lib/nvidia/` |
| Builder | Debian 12 host/VM or Debian 12 container image |

## Runtime split

- The main Go application must run both on a normal Linux host and inside the live ISO
- Live-ISO-only responsibilities stay in `iso/` integration code
- Live ISO launches the Go CLI with `--runtime livecd`
- Local/manual runs use `--runtime auto` or `--runtime local`

## Key paths

| Path | Purpose |
|---|---|
| `audit/cmd/bee/` | Main CLI entry point |
| `audit/internal/collector/` | Per-subsystem collectors |
| `audit/internal/schema/` | HardwareIngestRequest types |
| `iso/builder/` | ISO build scripts and `live-build` profile |
| `iso/overlay/` | Source overlay copied into a staged build overlay |
| `iso/vendor/` | Optional pre-built vendor binaries (storcli64, sas2ircu, sas3ircu, mstflint, …) |
| `iso/builder/VERSIONS` | Pinned versions: Debian, Go, NVIDIA driver, kernel ABI |
| `iso/builder/smoketest.sh` | Post-boot smoke test — run via SSH to verify live ISO |
| `dist/` | Build outputs (gitignored) |
| `iso/out/` | Downloaded ISO files (gitignored) |