Users Guide

Parameter Required Default Choices Comments
idrac_pwd Yes NA NA iDRAC user password
idrac_port No 443 NA iDRAC port
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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Modules-for-iDRAC/blob/master/samples/
dellemc_get_rmware_inventory.md
Examples
-name: Get Installed Firmware Inventory
dellemc_get_firmware_inventory:
idrac_ip: "xx.xx.xx.xx"
idrac_user: "xxxx"
idrac_pwd: "xxxxxxxx"
Install rmware
Module: dellemc_install_rmware
Synopsis
You can install the rmware from a repository on a network share (CIFS, NFS) to keep the system updated.
For 12
th
and 13
th
generation of PowerEdge servers, rmware update from a network repository is performed using WS-Man APIs.
For 14
th
generation of PowerEdge servers, rmware update from a network repository is performed using the SCP.
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
NOTE
: This module is deprecated and replaced with dellemc_idrac_rmware.
Options
Table 3.
dellemc_install_rmware
Parameter Required Default Choices Comments
idrac_ip Yes NA NA iDRAC IP Address
idrac_user Yes NA NA iDRAC username
idrac_pwd Yes NA NA iDRAC user password
idrac_port No 443 NA iDRAC port
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