Users Guide

Example
-name: Configure iDRAC Syslog Parameters
dellemc_setup_idrac_syslog:
idrac_ip: "xx.xx.xx.xx"
idrac_user: "xxxx"
idrac_password:"xxxxxxxx"
share_name: "xx.xx.xx.xx:/share"
share_user: "xxxx"
share_password:"xxxxxxxx"
share_mnt: "/mnt/share"
syslog: "xxxxxxx"
Deploying operating system
To provision a bare metal server, it is essential to deploy the required operating system in the device before you start using it.
This section describes the process of deploying the operating system on the PowerEdge servers using Ansible.
To automate the process of operating system deployment in an unattended manner using Ansible, the iDRAC's capability is
utilized to transfer the customized ISO to iDRAC for boot.
To perform OS deployment, ensure:
● Operating system image is injected with required Dell drivers, and unattended response file.
● iDRAC is enabled, configured, and reachable.
● RAID is configured.
Boot to a network ISO image
Module: dellemc_boot_to_network_iso
Synopsis
This module facilitates the operating system deployment. You can run this module to boot the target system to a bootable ISO
image on a CIFS or NFS share. This module looks for the customized ISO in the configured share location and transfers the
image to iDRAC to load it. On the system reboot, the OS deployment begins.
Check_mode support: No
Options
Table 34. dellemc_boot_to_network_iso
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 password
idrac_port No 443 NA iDRAC port
iso_image Yes NA NA Network ISO name
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_password/
share_pwd
No NA NA
Network share user password. This option
is mandatory for CIFS Network share.
42 Modules for iDRAC