Users Guide

Table 68. dellemc_idrac_firmware (continued)
Parameter Required Default Choices Comments
is mandatory for CIFS
Network share.
share_pwd No NA NA
Network share user
password. This option
is mandatory for CIFS
Network share.
share_mnt Yes NA NA
Local mount path of
the network share with
read/write permission
for ansible user This
option is mandatory for
Network share.
Return Values
msg:
type: str
description: Over all firmware update status.
returned: always
sample: "Successfully updated the firmware."
update_status:
type: dict
description: Firmware Update job and progress details from the iDRAC.
returned: success
sample: {
'InstanceID': 'JID_XXXXXXXXXXXX',
'JobState': 'Completed',
'Message': 'Job completed successfully.',
'MessageId': 'REDXXX',
'Name': 'Repository Update',
'JobStartTime': 'NA',
'Status': 'Success',
}
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"
Module: dellemc_install_firmware
Synopsis
You can install the firmware from a repository on a network share (CIFS, NFS) to keep the system updated.
● For 12
th
and 13
th
generation of PowerEdge servers, firmware update from a network repository is performed using WS-Man
APIs.
● For 14
th
generation of PowerEdge servers, firmware update from a network repository is performed using the SCP.
To install the firmware:
● Ensure that the network share contains a valid repository of Dell Update Packages (DUPs) and a catalog file that consists
the latest DUPs.
● All applicable updates that are contained in the repository are applied to the system.
Check_mode support: No
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Deprecated modules