Users Guide

Parameter/aliases Required Default Choices Comments
share_user No NA NA
Network share user in the
format 'user@domain' or
'domain\\user' if user is
part of a domain else
'user'. This option is
mandatory for CIFS
Network share.
share_password/
share_pwd
No NA NA
Network share user
password. This option is
mandatory for CIFS
Network share.
share_mnt Yes NA NA
Local mount path of the
network share with read-
write permission for
ansible user. This option is
mandatory for Network
share.
Return Values
msg:
type: str
description: Over all firmware update status.
returned: always
sample: "Successfully updated the firmware."
update_status:
type: dict
description: Firmware Update job and progress details from the iDRAC.
returned: success
sample: {
'InstanceID': 'JID_XXXXXXXXXXXX',
'JobState': 'Completed',
'Message': 'Job completed successfully.',
'MessageId': 'REDXXX',
'Name': 'Repository Update',
'JobStartTime': 'NA',
'Status': 'Success',
}
Example
- name: Update firmware from repository on a Network Share
dellemc_idrac_firmware:
idrac_ip: "192.168.0.1"
idrac_user: "user_name"
idrac_password: "user_password"
share_name: "192.168.0.0:/share"
share_user: "share_user_name"
share_password: "share_user_pwd"
share_mnt: "/mnt/share"
reboot: True
job_wait: True
catalog_file_name: "Catalog.xml"
Module: dellemc_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.
Modules for iDRAC
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