Users Guide

Manage identity pool
Identity pools are used in template-based deployment of servers. They facilitate the virtualization of network identities required
for accessing systems using Ethernet, iSCSI, FCoE, or Fibre Channel (FC). This section describes how to manage the settings of
an identity pool.
Manage Identity pool settings
Module: ome_identity_pool
Synopsis
This module allows to create, modify, or delete a single identity pool on OpenManage Enterprise.
Options
Table 54. ome_identity_pool
Parameter Required Default Choices Comments
hostname True NA NA Target IP Address or
hostname
username True NA NA Target username
password True NA NA Target user password
port False 443 NA Target HTTPS port
state False Present Present
● C(present) modifies an
existing identity pool.
If the provided I
(pool_name) does not
exist, it creates an
identity pool.
● C(absent) deletes an
existing identity pool.
pool_name True NA NA This option is mandatory if
I(command) is C(present)
when creating, modifying,
and deleting an identity pool.
new_pool_name False NA NA
● After creating an identity
pool, I(pool_name)
can be changed to
I(new_pool_name).
● This option is ignored
when creating an identity
pool.
pool_description False NA NA Description of the identity
pool.
ethernet_settings False NA NA Applicable for creating and
modifying an identity pool
using Ethernet settings.
I(starting_mac_address) and
I(identity_count) are
required to create an identity
pool.
Suboptions-
● starting_mac_address-
Starting MAC address of
the Ethernet setting.
Modules for OpenManage Enterprise (OME) 83