dellemc.openmanage.idrac_lifecycle_controller_logs module – Export Lifecycle Controller logs to a network share or local path.

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.idrac_lifecycle_controller_logs.

New in dellemc.openmanage 2.1.0

Synopsis

  • Export Lifecycle Controller logs to a given network share or local path.

Requirements

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

  • omsdk >= 1.2.488

  • python >= 3.9.6

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

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.

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.

job_wait

boolean

Whether to wait for the running job completion or not.

Choices:

  • false

  • true ← (default)

share_name

string / required

Network share or local path.

CIFS, NFS network share types are supported.

share_password

aliases: share_pwd

string

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

share_user

string

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.

timeout

integer

added in dellemc.openmanage 5.0.0

The socket level timeout in seconds.

Default: 30

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.

  • Exporting data to a local share is supported only on iDRAC9-based PowerEdge Servers and later.

  • 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 does not support check_mode.

Examples

---
- name: Export lifecycle controller logs to NFS share.
  dellemc.openmanage.idrac_lifecycle_controller_logs:
    idrac_ip: "190.168.0.1"
    idrac_user: "user_name"
    idrac_password: "user_password"
    ca_path: "/path/to/ca_cert.pem"
    share_name: "192.168.0.0:/nfsfileshare"

- name: Export lifecycle controller logs to CIFS share.
  dellemc.openmanage.idrac_lifecycle_controller_logs:
    idrac_ip: "190.168.0.1"
    idrac_user: "user_name"
    idrac_password: "user_password"
    ca_path: "/path/to/ca_cert.pem"
    share_name: "\\\\192.168.0.2\\share"
    share_user: "share_user_name"
    share_password: "share_user_pwd"

- name: Export lifecycle controller logs to LOCAL path.
  dellemc.openmanage.idrac_lifecycle_controller_logs:
    idrac_ip: "190.168.0.1"
    idrac_user: "user_name"
    idrac_password: "user_password"
    ca_path: "/path/to/ca_cert.pem"
    share_name: "/example/export_lc"

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."}}

lc_logs_status

dictionary

Status of the export operation along with job details and file path.

Returned: success

Sample: {"ElapsedTimeSinceCompletion": "0", "InstanceID": "JID_274774785395", "JobStartTime": "NA", "JobStatus": "Completed", "JobUntilTime": "NA", "Message": "LCL Export was successful", "MessageArguments": "NA", "MessageID": "LC022", "Name": "LC Export", "PercentComplete": "100", "Status": "Success", "file": "192.168.0.0:/nfsfileshare/190.168.0.1_20210728_133437_LC_Log.log", "retval": true}

msg

string

Status of the export lifecycle controller logs job.

Returned: always

Sample: "Successfully exported the lifecycle controller logs."

Authors

  • Rajeev Arakkal (@rajeevarakkal)

  • Anooja Vardhineni (@anooja-vardhineni)