Users Guide

Manage identity pool
Identity pools are used in template-based deployment of servers. They facilitate the virtualization of network identities required for
accessing systems using Ethernet, iSCSI, FCoE, or Fibre Channel (FC). This section describes how to manage the settings of an identity
pool.
Manage Identity pool settings
Module: ome_identity_pool
Synopsis
This module allows to create, modify, or delete a single identity pool on OpenManage Enterprise.
Options
Table 74. ome_identity_pool
Parameter Required Default Choices Comments
hostname True NA NA Target IP Address or hostname
username True NA NA Target username
password True NA NA Target user password
port False 443 NA Target HTTPS port
state False Present Present
• C(present) modifies an
existing identity pool. If the
provided I (pool_name)
does not exist, it creates an
identity pool.
• C(absent) deletes an
existing identity pool.
pool_name True NA NA This option is mandatory if
I(command) is C(present)
when creating, modifying, and
deleting an identity pool.
new_pool_name False NA NA
• After creating an identity
pool, I(pool_name) can be
changed to
I(new_pool_name).
• This option is ignored when
creating an identity pool.
pool_description False NA NA Description of the identity pool.
ethernet_settings False NA NA Applicable for creating and
modifying an identity pool using
Ethernet settings.
I(starting_mac_address) and
I(identity_count) are required
to create an identity pool.
Suboptions-
• starting_mac_address-
Starting MAC address of
the Ethernet setting.
• identity_count- Number of
MAC addresses.
Modules for OpenManage Enterprise (OME) 99