dellemc.openmanage.idrac_lifecycle_controller_status_info module – Get the status of the Lifecycle Controller

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_status_info.

New in dellemc.openmanage 2.1.0

Synopsis

  • This module shows the status of the Lifecycle Controller on a Dell PowerEdge server.

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.

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

  • 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: Show status of the Lifecycle Controller
  dellemc.openmanage.idrac_lifecycle_controller_status_info:
    idrac_ip: "192.168.0.1"
    idrac_user: "user_name"
    idrac_password: "user_password"
    ca_path: "/path/to/ca_cert.pem"

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_status_info

dictionary

Displays the status of the Lifecycle Controller on a Dell PowerEdge server.

Returned: success

Sample: {"msg": {"LCReady": true, "LCStatus": "Ready"}}

msg

string

Overall status of fetching lifecycle controller status.

Returned: always

Sample: "Successfully fetched the lifecycle controller status."

Authors

  • Rajeev Arakkal (@rajeevarakkal)

  • Anooja Vardhineni (@anooja-vardhineni)