Users Guide

Table 21. idrac_syslog (continued)
Parameter/
aliases
Required Default Choices Comments
share_user No NA NA
Network share user name.
Use the format 'user@domain'
or 'domain \\ user' if user is
part of a domain.
This option is mandatory for
CIFS share.
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.
syslog Yes NA
● Enabled
● Disabled
Enables or disables the iDRAC
syslog.
Table 22. Return Values
Name Description Returned Type Output
msg
Job details of the syslog
operation.
Success dict
https://github.com/dell/dellemc-
openmanage-ansible-modules/tree/devel/
output/idrac/idrac_syslog.md
Example
- name: Enable iDRAC syslog
idrac_syslog:
idrac_ip: "192.168.0.1"
idrac_user: "user_name"
idrac_password: "user_password"
share_name: "192.168.0.2:/share"
share_password: "share_user_pwd"
share_user: "share_user_name"
share_mnt: "/mnt/share"
syslog: "Enabled"
- name: Disable iDRAC syslog
idrac_syslog:
idrac_ip: "192.168.0.1"
idrac_user: "user_name"
idrac_password: "user_password"
share_name: "192.168.0.2:/share"
share_password: "share_user_pwd"
share_user: "share_user_name"
share_mnt: "/mnt/share"
syslog: "Disabled"
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:
Modules for iDRAC
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