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
Table 11. idrac_bios (continued)
Parameter/
aliases
Required Default Choices Comments
share_password/
share_pwd
No NA NA
Network share user password. This
option is mandatory for CIFS share.
share_mnt No NA NA
Local mount path of the network share
with read-write permission for Ansible
user. This option is mandatory for
network shares.
boot_mode No NA
● Bios
● Uefi
(deprecated) Sets boot mode to BIOS
or UEFI .
NOTE: This option is deprecated,
and will be removed in later version.
Use I(attributes) for configuring the
BIOS attributes.
NOTE: I(boot_mode) is mutually
exclusive with I(boot_sources).
boot_sequence No NA NA
(deprecated) Allows to set the boot
sequence in BIOS boot mode or Secure
UEFI boot mode by rearranging the
boot entries in Fully Qualified Device
Descriptor (FQDD).
Ensure that I(boot_mode) option is
provided to determine which boot
sequence is applied.
NOTE: This option is deprecated,
and will be removed in later version.
Use I(attributes) for configuring the
BIOS attributes.
NOTE: I(boot_sequence) is mutually
exclusive with I(boot_sources).
nvme_mode No NA
● NonRaid
● Raid
(deprecated) Configures the NVME
mode in iDRAC 9 based PowerEdge
servers.
NOTE: This option is deprecated,
and will be removed in later version.
Use I(attributes) for configuring the
BIOS attributes.
NOTE: I(nvme_mode) is mutually
exclusive with I(boot_sources).
secure_boot_mode No NA
● AuditMode,
● DeployedMode
● SetupMode
● UserMode
(deprecated) Sets the Secure Boot
policy on iDRAC 9 based PowerEdge
servers
NOTE: This option is deprecated,
and will be removed in later version.
Use I(attributes) for configuring the
BIOS attributes.
NOTE: I(secure_boot_mode)
is mutually exclusive with
I(boot_sources).
onetime_boot_mod
e
No NA
● Disabled
● OneTimeBootSeq
(deprecated) Configures the one time
boot mode setting.
32 Modules for iDRAC