Users Guide

Chapter 1: Overview........................................................................................................................5
Key Features.......................................................................................................................................................................... 5
What's new?.......................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Chapter 2: Getting Started.............................................................................................................. 7
How OpenManage Ansible Modules works........................................................................................................................7
Running your first Playbook..................................................................................................................................................7
Chapter 3: Modules for iDRAC......................................................................................................... 8
How OpenManage Ansible Modules work with iDRAC ................................................................................................... 8
Running your first iDRAC Playbook.....................................................................................................................................8
Updating Firmware................................................................................................................................................................ 9
View firmware inventory.................................................................................................................................................9
Install firmware............................................................................................................................................................... 10
Configuring PowerEdge Servers........................................................................................................................................15
View LC status................................................................................................................................................................15
Server Configuration Profile......................................................................................................................................... 16
Configuring iDRAC.........................................................................................................................................................23
Configure BIOS.............................................................................................................................................................. 32
Configure RAID.............................................................................................................................................................. 36
Configure Collect System Inventory on Restart........................................................................................................ 41
Configure syslog............................................................................................................................................................ 42
Deploying operating system............................................................................................................................................... 43
Boot to a network ISO image.......................................................................................................................................43
Server Inventory..................................................................................................................................................................45
View the system inventory...........................................................................................................................................45
Server administration tasks................................................................................................................................................46
Configure the power state on the PowerEdge servers............................................................................................46
Reset iDRAC...................................................................................................................................................................47
View LC job status.........................................................................................................................................................47
Export LC logs................................................................................................................................................................48
Delete LC job..................................................................................................................................................................49
Delete LC job queue......................................................................................................................................................50
Configure System Lockdown Mode........................................................................................................................... 50
Storage controller................................................................................................................................................................ 51
Configure storage controller settings.......................................................................................................................... 51
Chapter 4: Modules for OpenManage Enterprise (OME)...................................................................56
How OpenManage Ansible Modules work with OME.................................................................................................... 56
Running your first OME Playbook.....................................................................................................................................56
View device information..................................................................................................................................................... 57
Manage device configuration templates.......................................................................................................................... 62
View templates.............................................................................................................................................................. 62
Template operations..................................................................................................................................................... 65
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