dellemc.openmanage.idrac_reset role – Role to reset and restart iDRAC

Note

This role is part of the dellemc.openmanage collection (version 9.8.0).

You might already have this collection installed if you are using the ansible package. It is not included in ansible-core. To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list.

To install it use: ansible-galaxy collection install dellemc.openmanage.

To use it in a playbook, specify: dellemc.openmanage.idrac_reset.

Entry point main – Role to reset and restart iDRAC

New in dellemc.openmanage 7.6.0

Synopsis

  • Role to reset and restart iDRAC (iDRAC8 and iDRAC9 only) for Dell PowerEdge servers.

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

ca_path

path

The Privacy Enhanced Mail (PEM) file that contains a CA certificate to be used for the validation.

force_reset

boolean

Force restart the idrac without checking the idrac lifecycle controller status.

Choices:

  • false ← (default)

  • true

hostname

string / required

iDRAC IP Address or hostname.

https_port

integer

iDRAC port.

Default: 443

https_timeout

integer

The HTTPS socket level timeout in seconds.

Default: 30

password

string

iDRAC user password.

reset_to_default

string

Reset the iDRAC to factory default settings.

If this value is not set, then the default behaviour is to restart the iDRAC.

AllThis action will reset your iDRAC to the factory defaults. SupportAssist settings including registration information will be permanently removed. Username and password will reset to default credentials.

ResetAllWithRootDefaultsThis action will reset your iDRAC to the factory defaults. SupportAssist settings including registration information will be permanently removed. Default username will reset to root and password to the shipping value (root/shipping value).

DefaultThis action will reset your iDRAC to the factory defaults. SupportAssist settings including registration information will be permanently removed. User and network settings will be preserved.

Note: Supported only for iDRAC9.

Choices:

  • "All"

  • "ResetAllWithRootDefaults"

  • "Default"

username

string

iDRAC username with admin privileges.

validate_certs

boolean

If false, the SSL certificates will not be validated.

Configure false only on personally controlled sites where self-signed certificates are used.

Choices:

  • false

  • true ← (default)

wait_for_idrac

boolean

Wait for the iDRAC to restart and LC status to be ready.

When reset_to_default is All, the IP address of iDRAC might not be accessible because of the change in network settings.

When reset_to_default is ResetAllWithRootDefaults, the IP address of iDRAC might not be accessible because of the change in network settings.

Choices:

  • false

  • true ← (default)