Release Notes

What is Supported

For information on the hardware and software requirements, see "Dell EMC OpenManage Ansible Modules version 1.0 Installation Guide".

What's New

Dell EMC OpenManage Ansible Modules version 1.0 provide the following support:

1. Export a server configuration profile (SCP) of Basic Input Output System (BIOS), Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID)

Network Interface Controller (NIC), and so on, to a local file path or a network share.

2. Import a server configuration profile (SCP) from a local file path or a network share.

3. Support for configuration of BIOS, integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC), NIC, and RAID.

4. Support for firmware update.

5. Support for viewing firmware inventory details.

6. Support for Boot to OS installation media from network location.

7. Support for configuring power controls, resetting iDRAC, viewing Lifecycle Controller LC job status, deleting LC job, deleting LC job

queue, exporting LC logs, and configuring system lockdown mode.

8. Retrieve the system inventory details.

For a complete list of supported features that you can leverage, see the “Dell EMC OpenManage Ansible Modules Version 1.0 User’s

Guide”.

Known Issues

Issue 1 (86459)

Description: iDRAC Timezone configuration task exits with a message "Job wait did not return for 7200 seconds" on 14G server if the

iDRAC firmware version is 3.00.00.00 or 3.11.11.11. The new Timezone values are actually applied on the server.

Resolution 1: To ensure that the new timezone values are applied to the servers, export an SCP.

Resolution 2: Upgrade to a latest Dell EMC recommended firmware version (iDRAC firmware version 3.15.15.15 and later) before

performing the configuration changes.

Issue 2 (83769)

Description: Export LC log, TSR log using Linux NFS share fails with an error "Cannot access Network Share" for 12G, 13G, and 14G

servers if the iDRAC firmware version is lesser than 3.15.15.15.

Issue 3 (86360)

Description: Creating iDRAC users using dellemc_configure_idrac_users module does not update the provided user properties

for the created user on 14G servers.

Resolution: In case the user is not created with all the required user settings, change the user setting with action option modify in the

dellemc_configure_idrac_users module.

Issue 4 (91679)

Description: Firmware update fails if the DUP repository is on Linux NFS share for 14G server with iDRAC firmware version 3.00.00.00.

Resolution: To perform firmware update, use DUPs from a share other than Linux NFS share.

Limitations

• "GracefulShutdown" choice of "change_power" option for "dellemc_change_power_state" module is supported only on iDRAC

firmware versions 3.00.00.00 and above.

Dell EMC OpenManage Ansible Modules Version 1.0 Release Notes