Users Guide

Example
- name: Update firmware from repository on a Network Share
dellemc_idrac_firmware:
idrac_ip: "192.168.0.1"
idrac_user: "user_name"
idrac_pwd: "user_pwd"
share_name: "192.168.0.0:/share"
share_user: "share_user_name"
share_pwd: "share_user_pwd"
share_mnt: "/mnt/share"
reboot: True
job_wait: True
catalog_file_name: "Catalog.xml"
Configuring PowerEdge Servers
Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) with LC provide the ability to generate a human-readable representation of
server configuration using Server Configuration Profile (SCP) feature. This file contains BIOS, iDRAC, LC, network, and RAID
configuration settings. You can modify this file as per your need and apply to other servers.
The SCP feature is used in the Ansible module to automate the configuration activity of PowerEdge servers and their
components.
Following are the tasks:
● View LC status
● Export Server Configuration Profile
● Import Server Configuration Profile
● Export or import Server Configuration Profile
● Configuring iDRAC
● Configure BIOS
● Configure RAID
● Configure Collect System Inventory on Restart
● Configure syslog
View LC status
Module: dellemc_get_lcstatus
Synopsis
You can view the LC status on a PowerEdge server using this module. You must check the readiness of the LC before carrying
out any configuration or update. This module returns the LC readiness as True or False and its status.
Check_mode support: No
Options
Table 6. dellemc_get_lcstatus
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
Table 7. Return Values
Name Description Returned Type Sample
LC status
Displays the LC status
on a PowerEdge server
Success String
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