Users Guide

Table 1. dellemc_get_firmware_inventory (continued)
Parameter/aliases Required Default Choices Comments
idrac_password/
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
firmware versions.
● List of dictionaries,
1 dictionary per
firmware.
Success String
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Examples
-name: Get Installed Firmware Inventory
dellemc_get_firmware_inventory:
idrac_ip: "xx.xx.xx.xx"
idrac_user: "xxxx"
idrac_password: "xxxxxxxx"
Install firmware
Module: idrac_firmware
Synopsis: You can install the firmware from a repository on a network share (CIFS, NFS) to keep the system updated.
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. idrac_firmware
Parameter/aliases Required Default Choices Comments
idrac_ip Yes NA NA iDRAC IP Address
idrac_user Yes NA NA iDRAC username
idrac_password/
idrac_pwd
Yes NA NA iDRAC user password
idrac_port No 443 NA iDRAC port
job_wait Yes True NA
Whether to wait for job
completion or not.
catalog_file_name No Catalog.xml NA
Catalog file name
relative to the
I(share_name).
reboot No False NA
Whether to reboot
after applying the
updates or not.
share_name Yes NA NA
CIFS or NFS Network
share
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