community.general.hponcfg – Configure HP iLO interface using hponcfg

Note

This plugin is part of the community.general collection (version 2.5.1).

To install it use: ansible-galaxy collection install community.general.

To use it in a playbook, specify: community.general.hponcfg.

Synopsis

• This modules configures the HP iLO interface using hponcfg.

Requirements

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

• hponcfg tool

Parameters

Parameter	Choices/Defaults	Comments
executable string	Default: "hponcfg"	Path to the hponcfg executable (`hponcfg` which uses $PATH).
minfw string		The minimum firmware level needed.
path string / required		The XML file as accepted by hponcfg. aliases: src
verbose boolean	Choices: no ← yes	Run hponcfg in verbose mode (-v).

Notes

Note

• You need a working hponcfg on the target system.

Examples

- name: Example hponcfg configuration XML
  ansible.builtin.copy:
    content: |
      <ribcl VERSION="2.0">
        <login USER_LOGIN="user" PASSWORD="password">
          <rib_info MODE="WRITE">
            <mod_global_settings>
              <session_timeout value="0"/>
              <ssh_status value="Y"/>
              <ssh_port value="22"/>
              <serial_cli_status value="3"/>
              <serial_cli_speed value="5"/>
            </mod_global_settings>
          </rib_info>
        </login>
      </ribcl>
    dest: /tmp/enable-ssh.xml

- name: Configure HP iLO using enable-ssh.xml
  community.general.hponcfg:
    src: /tmp/enable-ssh.xml

- name: Configure HP iLO on VMware ESXi hypervisor
  community.general.hponcfg:
    src: /tmp/enable-ssh.xml
    executable: /opt/hp/tools/hponcfg

Authors

• Dag Wieers (@dagwieers)