Users Guide

Synopsis
You can install the firmware from a repository on a network share (CIFS, NFS) to keep the system updated.
● For 12
th
and 13
th
generation of PowerEdge servers, firmware update from a network repository is performed using WS-Man
APIs.
● For 14
th
generation of PowerEdge servers, firmware update from a network repository is performed using the SCP.
To install the firmware:
● Make sure the network share contains a valid repository of Dell Update Packages (DUPs) and a catalog file that consists the
latest DUPs.
● All applicable updates contained in the repository are applied to the system.
Check_mode support: No
Options
Table 3. dellemc_install_firmware
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
job_wait Yes True
● True
● False
● If the value is
True, it waits for
update JOB to get
completed
● If the value is
False, it returns
immediately with
a JOB ID after
queuing the update
JOB in the job
queue
catalog_file_name No Catalog.xml NA
Catalog file name
relative to the
I(share_name).
reboot No False
● True
● False
● If the value is True,
the system reboots
after applying the
updates
● If the value is
False, the system
does not reboot
after applying the
updates
share_name Yes NA NA
CIFS or NFS Network
share
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_pwd No NA NA
Network share user
password. This option
8 Updating Firmware