Users Guide

Table 2. Return Values
Name Description Returned Type Sample
Firmware Inventory
• Components of a
server and their
rmware versions.
• List of dictionaries, 1
dictionary per
rmware.
Success String
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Examples
-name: Get Installed Firmware Inventory
dellemc_get_firmware_inventory:
idrac_ip: "xx.xx.xx.xx"
idrac_user: "xxxx"
idrac_password: "xxxxxxxx"
Install rmware
Module: idrac_rmware
Synopsis: You can install the rmware from a repository on a network share (CIFS, NFS) to keep the system updated.
To install the rmware:
• Make sure the network share contains a valid repository of Dell Update Packages (DUPs) and a catalog le that consists the latest
DUPs.
• All applicable updates contained in the repository are applied to the system.
Check_mode support: No
Options
Table 3.
idrac_rmware
Parameter/aliases Required Default Choices Comments
idrac_ip Yes NA NA iDRAC IP Address
idrac_user Yes NA NA iDRAC username
idrac_password/
idrac_pwd
Yes NA NA iDRAC user password
idrac_port No 443 NA iDRAC port
job_wait Yes True NA
Whether to wait for job
completion or not.
catalog_le_name No Catalog.xml NA
Catalog le name relative
to the I(share_name).
reboot No False NA
Whether to reboot after
applying the updates or
not.
share_name Yes NA NA
CIFS or NFS Network
share
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