diff --git a/docs/playbooks/ib_runbook.md b/docs/playbooks/ib_runbook.md
index c2656cb58b..6bec812878 100644
--- a/docs/playbooks/ib_runbook.md
+++ b/docs/playbooks/ib_runbook.md
@@ -489,16 +489,13 @@ the fabric ID `default` will be accepted here.
 
 Update the configmap `nico-api-site-config-files` to enable Infiniband features as follows:
 
-```toml
-[ib_config]
-enabled = true
-```
-
-To enable the monitor of IB, update the configmap `nico-api-site-config-files`  as follows:
+When `enabled = true`, NICo starts the IB fabric manager and IB fabric monitor.
 
 ```toml
-[ib_fabric_monitor]
+[ib_config]
 enabled = true
+# Optional: defaults to "60s"
+# fabric_monitor_run_interval = "60s"
 ```
 
 #### Restart nico-api
diff --git a/helm-prereqs/values/nico-core.yaml b/helm-prereqs/values/nico-core.yaml
index 18abd218d9..6ea98df891 100644
--- a/helm-prereqs/values/nico-core.yaml
+++ b/helm-prereqs/values/nico-core.yaml
@@ -175,10 +175,15 @@ nico-api:
       # InfiniBand (leave enabled=false if no IB fabric at this site)
       # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
       [ib_config]
-      enabled = false
-
-      [ib_fabric_monitor]
-      enabled = false
+      enabled = false   # EXAMPLE - replace false with true to enable IB
+
+      # Then uncomment the following ib_fabrics.default lines,
+      # replace the example endpoint with your UFM VIP address, and configure
+      # a start-end PKey range. For sharded sites, ensure the range does not
+      # overlap any other shard.
+      # [ib_fabrics.default]
+      # endpoints = ["https://10.180.126.181:443"]  # EXAMPLE - replace with your UFM endpoint
+      # pkeys = [{ start = "9000", end = "11000" }] # EXAMPLE - replace with your site PKey range
 
       # -----------------------------------------------------------------------
       # Firmware management