dellemc.openmanage.idrac_bios – Configure the BIOS attributes

Note

This plugin is part of the dellemc.openmanage collection (version 3.6.0).

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_bios.

New in version 2.1.0: of dellemc.openmanage

Synopsis

  • This module allows to configure the BIOS attributes.

Requirements

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

  • omsdk

  • python >= 2.7.5

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

attributes

dictionary

Dictionary of BIOS attributes and value pair. Attributes should be part of the Redfish Dell BIOS Attribute Registry. Use https://%5C%20:emphasis:%60idrac%5C_ip%60%5C%20/redfish/v1/Systems/System.Embedded.1/Bios to view the Redfish URI.

If deprecated options are provided and the same is repeated in attributes then values in attributes will take precedence.

attributes is mutually exclusive with boot_sources.

boot_mode

string

(deprecated)Sets boot mode to BIOS or UEFI.

This option is deprecated, and will be removed in later version. Use attributes for configuring the BIOS attributes.

boot_mode is mutually exclusive with boot_sources.

Choices:

  • Bios

  • Uefi

boot_sequence

string

(deprecated)Allows to set the boot sequence in BIOS boot mode or Secure UEFI boot mode by rearranging the boot entries in Fully Qualified Device Descriptor (FQDD).

TThis option is deprecated, and will be removed in later version. Use attributes for configuring the BIOS attributes.

boot_sequence is mutually exclusive with boot_sources.

boot_sources

list / elements=raw

List of boot devices to set the boot sources settings.

boot_sources is mutually exclusive with attributes, boot_sequence, onetime_boot_mode, secure_boot_mode, nvme_mode, boot_mode.

idrac_ip

string / required

iDRAC IP Address.

idrac_password

aliases: idrac_pwd

string / required

iDRAC user password.

idrac_port

integer

iDRAC port.

Default: 443

idrac_user

string / required

iDRAC username.

nvme_mode

string

(deprecated)Configures the NVME mode in the iDRAC 9 based PowerEdge Servers.

This option is deprecated, and will be removed in later version. Use attributes for configuring the BIOS attributes.

nvme_mode is mutually exclusive with boot_sources.

Choices:

  • NonRaid

  • Raid

onetime_boot_mode

string

(deprecated)Configures the one time boot mode setting.

This option is deprecated, and will be removed in later version. Use attributes for configuring the BIOS attributes.

onetime_boot_mode is mutually exclusive with boot_sources.

Choices:

  • Disabled

  • OneTimeBootSeq

  • OneTimeCustomBootSeqStr

  • OneTimeCustomHddSeqStr

  • OneTimeCustomUefiBootSeqStr

  • OneTimeHddSeq

  • OneTimeUefiBootSeq

secure_boot_mode

string

(deprecated)Configures how the BIOS uses the Secure Boot Policy Objects in iDRAC 9 based PowerEdge Servers.

This option is deprecated, and will be removed in later version. Use attributes for configuring the BIOS attributes.

secure_boot_mode is mutually exclusive with boot_sources.

Choices:

  • AuditMode

  • DeployedMode

  • SetupMode

  • UserMode

share_mnt

string

Local mount path of the network share with read-write permission for ansible user. This option is mandatory for network shares.

share_name

string

Network share or a local path.

share_password

aliases: share_pwd

string

Network share user password. This option is mandatory for CIFS share.

share_user

string

Network share user name. Use the format ‘user@domain’ or ‘domainuser’ if user is part of a domain. This option is mandatory for CIFS share.

Notes

Note

  • This module requires ‘Administrator’ privilege for idrac_user.

  • Run this module from a system that has direct access to DellEMC iDRAC.

  • This module supports check_mode.

Examples

---
- name: Configure generic attributes of the BIOS
  dellemc.openmanage.idrac_bios:
    idrac_ip:   "192.168.0.1"
    idrac_user: "user_name"
    idrac_password:  "user_password"
    attributes:
      BootMode : "Bios"
      OneTimeBootMode: "Enabled"
      BootSeqRetry: "Enabled"

- name: Configure PXE generic attributes
  dellemc.openmanage.idrac_bios:
    idrac_ip:   "192.168.0.1"
    idrac_user: "user_name"
    idrac_password:  "user_password"
    attributes:
      PxeDev1EnDis: "Enabled"
      PxeDev1Protocol: "IPV4"
      PxeDev1VlanEnDis: "Enabled"
      PxeDev1VlanId: 1
      PxeDev1Interface: "NIC.Embedded.1-1-1"
      PxeDev1VlanPriority: 2

- name: Configure boot sources
  dellemc.openmanage.idrac_bios:
    idrac_ip:   "192.168.0.1"
    idrac_user: "user_name"
    idrac_password:  "user_password"
    boot_sources:
      - Name : "NIC.Integrated.1-2-3"
        Enabled : true
        Index : 0

- name: Configure multiple boot sources
  dellemc.openmanage.idrac_bios:
    idrac_ip:   "192.168.0.1"
    idrac_user: "user_name"
    idrac_password:  "user_password"
    boot_sources:
      - Name : "NIC.Integrated.1-1-1"
        Enabled : true
        Index : 0
      - Name : "NIC.Integrated.2-2-2"
        Enabled : true
        Index : 1
      - Name : "NIC.Integrated.3-3-3"
        Enabled : true
        Index : 2

- name: Configure boot sources - Enabling
  dellemc.openmanage.idrac_bios:
    idrac_ip:   "192.168.0.1"
    idrac_user: "user_name"
    idrac_password:  "user_password"
    boot_sources:
      - Name : "NIC.Integrated.1-1-1"
        Enabled : true

- name: Configure boot sources - Index
  dellemc.openmanage.idrac_bios:
    idrac_ip:   "192.168.0.1"
    idrac_user: "user_name"
    idrac_password:  "user_password"
    boot_sources:
      - Name : "NIC.Integrated.1-1-1"
        Index : 0

Return Values

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

Key

Description

error_info

dictionary

Details of the HTTP Error.

Returned: on HTTP error

Sample: {“error”: {“@Message.ExtendedInfo”: [{“Message”: “Unable to process the request because an error occurred.”, “MessageArgs”: [], “MessageId”: “GEN1234”, “RelatedProperties”: [], “Resolution”: “Retry the operation. If the issue persists, contact your system administrator.”, “Severity”: “Critical”}], “code”: “Base.1.0.GeneralError”, “message”: “A general error has occurred. See ExtendedInfo for more information.”}}

msg

dictionary

Configures the BIOS configuration attributes.

Returned: success

Sample: {“@odata.context”: “/redfish/v1/$metadata#DellJob.DellJob”, “@odata.id”: “/redfish/v1/Managers/iDRAC.Embedded.1/Jobs/JID_873888162305”, “@odata.type”: “#DellJob.v1_0_0.DellJob”, “CompletionTime”: “2020-04-20T18:50:20”, “Description”: “Job Instance”, “EndTime”: null, “Id”: “JID_873888162305”, “JobState”: “Completed”, “JobType”: “ImportConfiguration”, “Message”: “Successfully imported and applied Server Configuration Profile.”, “MessageArgs”: [], “MessageId”: “SYS053”, “Name”: “Import Configuration”, “PercentComplete”: 100, “StartTime”: “TIME_NOW”, “Status”: “Success”, “TargetSettingsURI”: null, “retval”: true}

Authors

  • Felix Stephen (@felixs88)

  • Anooja Vardhineni (@anooja-vardhineni)