Users Guide

Overview
Dell EMC OpenManage Ansible Modules allows Data Center and IT administrators to use RedHat Ansible to automate and
orchestrate the configuration, deployment, and update of Dell EMC PowerEdge Servers (12th generation of PowerEdge servers
and later) by leveraging the management automation capabilities in-built into the integrated Dell Remote Access Controller
(iDRAC).
This user guide provides information about using Dell EMC OpenManage Ansible Modules version 1.0 and its different use
cases.
In addition to dell.com/support, Ansible modules can also be downloaded from https://github.com/dell/Dell-EMC-Ansible-
Modules-for-iDRAC. Modules downloaded from this Github location are supported by Dell EMC.
Topics:
• Key Features
Key Features
The key features in OpenManage Ansible Modules version 1.0 are:
● 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.
● Import an SCP from a local file path or a network share.
● Support for configuration of BIOS, integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC), NIC, and RAID.
● Support for firmware update.
● Support for viewing firmware inventory details.
● Support for Windows, Linux, and ESXi operating system deployments.
● Support for configuring power controls, resetting iDRAC, viewing LC job status, deleting LC job, deleting LC job queue,
exporting LC logs, and configuring system lockdown mode.
● Retrieve the system inventory details.
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