redfish_facts – Manages Out-Of-Band controllers using Redfish APIs

New in version 2.7.

Synopsis

  • Builds Redfish URIs locally and sends them to remote OOB controllers to get information back.

  • Information retrieved is placed in a location specified by the user.

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
baseuri
- / required
Base URI of OOB controller
category
-
Default:
["Systems"]
List of categories to execute on OOB controller
command
-
List of commands to execute on OOB controller
password
- / required
Password for authentication with OOB controller
timeout
integer
added in 2.8
 Default:
10
Timeout in seconds for URL requests to OOB controller
username
- / required
added in 2.8
User for authentication with OOB controller

Examples

- name: Get CPU inventory
  redfish_facts:
    category: Systems
    command: GetCpuInventory
    baseuri: "{{ baseuri }}"
    username: "{{ username }}"
    password: "{{ password }}"
- debug:
    msg: "{{ redfish_facts.cpu.entries | to_nice_json }}"

- name: Get CPU model
  redfish_facts:
    category: Systems
    command: GetCpuInventory
    baseuri: "{{ baseuri }}"
    username: "{{ username }}"
    password: "{{ password }}"
- debug:
    msg: "{{ redfish_facts.cpu.entries.0.Model }}"

- name: Get memory inventory
  redfish_facts:
    category: Systems
    command: GetMemoryInventory
    baseuri: "{{ baseuri }}"
    username: "{{ username }}"
    password: "{{ password }}"

- name: Get fan inventory with a timeout of 20 seconds
  redfish_facts:
    category: Chassis
    command: GetFanInventory
    baseuri: "{{ baseuri }}"
    username: "{{ username }}"
    password: "{{ password }}"
    timeout: 20

- name: Get default inventory information
  redfish_facts:
    baseuri: "{{ baseuri }}"
    username: "{{ username }}"
    password: "{{ password }}"
- debug:
    msg: "{{ redfish_facts | to_nice_json }}"

- name: Get several inventories
  redfish_facts:
    category: Systems
    command: GetNicInventory,GetBiosAttributes
    baseuri: "{{ baseuri }}"
    username: "{{ username }}"
    password: "{{ password }}"

- name: Get default system inventory and user information
  redfish_facts:
    category: Systems,Accounts
    baseuri: "{{ baseuri }}"
    username: "{{ username }}"
    password: "{{ password }}"

- name: Get default system, user and firmware information
  redfish_facts:
    category: ["Systems", "Accounts", "Update"]
    baseuri: "{{ baseuri }}"
    username: "{{ username }}"
    password: "{{ password }}"

- name: Get Manager NIC inventory information
  redfish_facts:
    category: Manager
    command: GetManagerNicInventory
    baseuri: "{{ baseuri }}"
    username: "{{ username }}"
    password: "{{ password }}"

- name: Get all information available in the Manager category
  redfish_facts:
    category: Manager
    command: all
    baseuri: "{{ baseuri }}"
    username: "{{ username }}"
    password: "{{ password }}"

- name: Get all information available in all categories
  redfish_facts:
    category: all
    command: all
    baseuri: "{{ baseuri }}"
    username: "{{ username }}"
    password: "{{ password }}"

Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key Returned Description
result
dictionary
 always
different results depending on task

Sample:
List of CPUs on system


Status

Authors

  • Jose Delarosa (@jose-delarosa)

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