Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell EMC OpenManage Ansible Modules Version 4.0.0 User’s Guide
- Contents
- Overview
- Getting Started
- Modules for iDRAC
- How OpenManage Ansible Modules work with iDRAC
- Running your first iDRAC Playbook
- Updating Firmware
- Configuring PowerEdge Servers
- Deploying operating system
- Server Inventory
- Server administration tasks
- Storage controller
- Modules for OpenManage Enterprise (OME)
- How OpenManage Ansible Modules work with OME
- Running your first OME Playbook
- Manage Devices
- Manage device configuration templates
- Template Service
- Manage the device firmware
- Manage jobs
- Manage users
- Manage identity pool
- Manage application settings
- Manage network configuration
- Manage fabrics
- Manage Profiles
- Device discovery
- Manage Chassis
- Manage Active Directory service and user groups
- Diagnostics
- Modules for Redfish APIs
- Deprecated modules
Chapter 1: Overview...................................................................................................................... 6
Key Features.........................................................................................................................................................................6
What's new?......................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Chapter 2: Getting Started........................................................................................................... 8
How OpenManage Ansible Modules works................................................................................................................... 8
Running your first Playbook.............................................................................................................................................. 8
Chapter 3: Modules for iDRAC.......................................................................................................9
How OpenManage Ansible Modules work with iDRAC ............................................................................................. 9
Running your first iDRAC Playbook.................................................................................................................................9
Updating Firmware............................................................................................................................................................ 10
View firmware inventory............................................................................................................................................ 10
Install firmware............................................................................................................................................................. 12
Configuring PowerEdge Servers.................................................................................................................................... 14
View Lifecycle Controller status...............................................................................................................................14
Export or Import Server Configuration Profile......................................................................................................15
Configuring iDRAC....................................................................................................................................................... 19
Configure BIOS............................................................................................................................................................. 31
Configure storage volume......................................................................................................................................... 35
Configure Collect System Inventory on Restart.................................................................................................. 38
Configure syslog.......................................................................................................................................................... 40
Deploying operating system............................................................................................................................................42
Boot to a network ISO image................................................................................................................................... 42
Server Inventory................................................................................................................................................................ 43
View the system inventory........................................................................................................................................43
Server administration tasks............................................................................................................................................ 44
Configure the power state on the PowerEdge servers..................................................................................... 44
Reset iDRAC................................................................................................................................................................. 45
View Lifecycle Controller job status....................................................................................................................... 46
Export LC logs.............................................................................................................................................................. 47
Delete a Lifecycle Controller job..............................................................................................................................49
Configure System Lockdown Mode........................................................................................................................50
Storage controller............................................................................................................................................................. 52
Configure storage controller settings.....................................................................................................................52
Chapter 4: Modules for OpenManage Enterprise (OME).............................................................. 57
How OpenManage Ansible Modules work with OME............................................................................................... 57
Running your first OME Playbook................................................................................................................................. 57
Manage Devices................................................................................................................................................................ 58
View device information............................................................................................................................................ 58
Add devices to static device group......................................................................................................................... 61
Manage static device groups....................................................................................................................................64
Manage device configuration templates......................................................................................................................67
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