Users Guide

Tables........................................................................................................................................... 5
Chapter 1: Overview...................................................................................................................... 7
Key Features......................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Chapter 2: Getting Started........................................................................................................... 8
How OpenManage Ansible Modules works................................................................................................................... 8
Running your first Playbook.............................................................................................................................................. 8
Chapter 3: Updating Firmware...................................................................................................... 9
Viewing Firmware Inventory............................................................................................................................................. 9
Installing Firmware.............................................................................................................................................................. 9
Chapter 4: Configuring PowerEdge Servers................................................................................. 12
Viewing LC Status............................................................................................................................................................. 12
Exporting Server Configuration Profile.........................................................................................................................13
Importing Server Configuration Profile.........................................................................................................................14
Configuring iDRAC.............................................................................................................................................................15
Configuring iDRAC Users........................................................................................................................................... 15
Configuring iDRAC Timezone.................................................................................................................................... 17
Configuring iDRAC Eventing..................................................................................................................................... 18
Configuring iDRAC Services...................................................................................................................................... 19
Configuring iDRAC Network......................................................................................................................................21
Configuring BIOS...............................................................................................................................................................23
Configuring RAID...............................................................................................................................................................25
Configuring Collect System Inventory on Restart.....................................................................................................27
Configuring Syslog............................................................................................................................................................ 27
Chapter 5: Deploying Operating System...................................................................................... 29
Boot to a Network ISO Image........................................................................................................................................ 29
Chapter 6: Server Inventory.........................................................................................................31
Viewing the System Inventory........................................................................................................................................ 31
Chapter 7: Server Administration Tasks.......................................................................................32
Configuring the Power State on the PowerEdge Servers...................................................................................... 32
Resetting iDRAC to Factory Settings...........................................................................................................................33
Viewing LC Job Status.....................................................................................................................................................33
Exporting LC Logs.............................................................................................................................................................34
Deleting LC Job................................................................................................................................................................. 35
Deleting LC Job Queue.................................................................................................................................................... 36
Configuring System Lockdown Mode.......................................................................................................................... 36
Chapter 8: Troubleshooting.........................................................................................................38
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