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  • dellemc.openmanage.dellemc_configure_idrac_services module – Configures the iDRAC services related attributes

dellemc.openmanage.dellemc_configure_idrac_services module – Configures the iDRAC services related attributes

Note

This module is part of the dellemc.openmanage collection (version 8.5.0).

To install it, use: ansible-galaxy collection install dellemc.openmanage. You need further requirements to be able to use this module, see Requirements for details.

To use it in a playbook, specify: dellemc.openmanage.dellemc_configure_idrac_services.

New in dellemc.openmanage 1.0.0

  • DEPRECATED

  • Synopsis

  • Requirements

  • Parameters

  • Notes

  • Examples

  • Return Values

  • Status

DEPRECATED

Removed in:

major release after 2024-07-31

Why:

Replaced with dellemc.openmanage.idrac_attributes.

Alternative:

Use dellemc.openmanage.idrac_attributes instead.

Synopsis

  • This module allows to configure the iDRAC services related attributes.

Requirements

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

  • omsdk >= 1.2.488

  • python >= 3.9.6

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

alert_port

integer

The iDRAC port number that must be used for SNMP traps. The default value is 162, and the acceptable range is between 1 to 65535.

Default: 162

ca_path

path

added in dellemc.openmanage 5.0.0

The Privacy Enhanced Mail (PEM) file that contains a CA certificate to be used for the validation.

community_name

string

SNMP community name for iDRAC. It is used by iDRAC to validate SNMP queries received from remote systems requesting SNMP data access.

discovery_port

integer

The SNMP agent port on the iDRAC. The default value is 161, and the acceptable range is between 1 to 65535.

Default: 161

enable_web_server

string

Whether to Enable or Disable webserver configuration for iDRAC.

Choices:

  • "Enabled"

  • "Disabled"

http_port

integer

HTTP access port.

https_port

integer

HTTPS access port.

idrac_ip

string / required

iDRAC IP Address.

idrac_password

aliases: idrac_pwd

string / required

iDRAC user password.

idrac_port

integer

iDRAC port.

Default: 443

idrac_user

string / required

iDRAC username.

ipmi_lan

dictionary

Community name set on iDRAC for SNMP settings.

community_name

string

This option is used by iDRAC when it sends out SNMP and IPMI traps. The community name is checked by the remote system to which the traps are sent.

share_mnt

string

(deprecated)Local mount path of the network share with read-write permission for ansible user. This option is mandatory for Network Share.

This option is deprecated and will be removed in the later version.

share_name

string

(deprecated)Network share or a local path.

This option is deprecated and will be removed in the later version.

share_password

aliases: share_pwd

string

(deprecated)Network share user password. This option is mandatory for CIFS Network Share.

This option is deprecated and will be removed in the later version.

share_user

string

(deprecated)Network share user in the format ‘user@domain’ or ‘domain\user’ if user is part of a domain else ‘user’. This option is mandatory for CIFS Network Share.

This option is deprecated and will be removed in the later version.

snmp_enable

string

Whether to Enable or Disable SNMP protocol for iDRAC.

Choices:

  • "Enabled"

  • "Disabled"

snmp_protocol

string

Type of the SNMP protocol.

Choices:

  • "All"

  • "SNMPv3"

ssl_encryption

string

Secure Socket Layer encryption for webserver.

Choices:

  • "Auto_Negotiate"

  • "T_128_Bit_or_higher"

  • "T_168_Bit_or_higher"

  • "T_256_Bit_or_higher"

timeout

string

Timeout value.

tls_protocol

string

Transport Layer Security for webserver.

Choices:

  • "TLS_1_0_and_Higher"

  • "TLS_1_1_and_Higher"

  • "TLS_1_2_Only"

trap_format

string

SNMP trap format for iDRAC.

Choices:

  • "SNMPv1"

  • "SNMPv2"

  • "SNMPv3"

validate_certs

boolean

added in dellemc.openmanage 5.0.0

If false, the SSL certificates will not be validated.

Configure false only on personally controlled sites where self-signed certificates are used.

Prior to collection version 5.0.0, the validate_certs is false by default.

Choices:

  • false

  • true ← (default)

Notes

Note

  • This module requires ‘Administrator’ privilege for idrac_user.

  • Run this module from a system that has direct access to Dell iDRAC.

  • This module supports both IPv4 and IPv6 address for idrac_ip.

  • This module supports check_mode.

Examples

---
- name: Configure the iDRAC services attributes
  dellemc.openmanage.dellemc_configure_idrac_services:
    idrac_ip: "192.168.0.1"
    idrac_user: "user_name"
    idrac_password: "user_password"
    ca_path: "/path/to/ca_cert.pem"
    enable_web_server: "Enabled"
    http_port: 80
    https_port: 443
    ssl_encryption: "Auto_Negotiate"
    tls_protocol: "TLS_1_2_Only"
    timeout: "1800"
    snmp_enable: "Enabled"
    snmp_protocol: "SNMPv3"
    community_name: "public"
    alert_port: 162
    discovery_port: 161
    trap_format: "SNMPv3"
    ipmi_lan:
      community_name: "public"

Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key

Description

error_info

dictionary

Details of the HTTP Error.

Returned: on HTTP error

Sample: {"error": {"@Message.ExtendedInfo": [{"Message": "Unable to process the request because an error occurred.", "MessageArgs": [], "MessageId": "GEN1234", "RelatedProperties": [], "Resolution": "Retry the operation. If the issue persists, contact your system administrator.", "Severity": "Critical"}], "code": "Base.1.0.GeneralError", "message": "A general error has occurred. See ExtendedInfo for more information."}}

msg

string

Overall status of iDRAC service attributes configuration.

Returned: always

Sample: "Successfully configured the iDRAC services settings."

service_status

dictionary

Details of iDRAC services attributes configuration.

Returned: success

Sample: {"CompletionTime": "2020-04-02T02:43:28", "Description": "Job Instance", "EndTime": null, "Id": "JID_12345123456", "JobState": "Completed", "JobType": "ImportConfiguration", "Message": "Successfully imported and applied Server Configuration Profile.", "MessageArgs": [], "MessageId": "SYS053", "Name": "Import Configuration", "PercentComplete": 100, "StartTime": "TIME_NOW", "Status": "Success", "TargetSettingsURI": null, "retval": true}

Status

  • This module will be removed in a major release after 2024-07-31. [deprecated]

  • For more information see DEPRECATED.

Authors

  • Felix Stephen (@felixs88)

Collection links

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