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dellemc.openmanage.idrac_server_config_profile module – Export or Import iDRAC Server Configuration Profile (SCP)

Note

This module is part of the dellemc.openmanage collection (version 4.4.0).

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_server_config_profile.

New in version 2.1.0: of dellemc.openmanage

Synopsis
Requirements
Parameters
Notes
Examples
Return Values

Synopsis 

Export the Server Configuration Profile (SCP) from the iDRAC or import from a network share (CIFS, NFS, HTTP, HTTPS) or a local file.

Requirements 

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

omsdk
python >= 2.7.5

Parameters 

Parameter	Comments
command string	If `import`, will perform SCP import operations. If `export`, will perform SCP export operations. Choices: import export ← (default)
end_host_power_state string	This option is applicable for `import` command. If `On`, End host power state is on. If `Off`, End host power state is off. Choices: On ← (default) Off
export_format string	Specify the output file format. This option is applicable for `export` command. Choices: JSON XML ← (default)
export_use string	Specify the type of server configuration profile (SCP) to be exported. This option is applicable for `export` command. Choices: Default ← (default) Clone Replace
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.
job_wait boolean / required	Whether to wait for job completion or not. Choices: no yes
scp_components string	If `ALL`, this module exports or imports all components configurations from SCP file. If `IDRAC`, this module exports or imports iDRAC configuration from SCP file. If `BIOS`, this module exports or imports BIOS configuration from SCP file. If `NIC`, this module exports or imports NIC configuration from SCP file. If `RAID`, this module exports or imports RAID configuration from SCP file. Choices: ALL ← (default) IDRAC BIOS NIC RAID
scp_file string	Name of the server configuration profile (SCP) file. This option is mandatory if command is `import`. The default format <idrac_ip>_YYmmdd_HHMMSS_scp is used if this option is not specified for `import`. export_format is used if the valid extension file is not provided for `import`.
share_name string / required	Network share or local path. CIFS, NFS, HTTP, and HTTPS network share types are supported. OMSDK is not required if HTTP or HTTPS location is used for share_name.
share_password aliases: share_pwd string	Network share user password. This option is mandatory for CIFS Network Share.
share_user string	Network share user in the format ‘user@domain’ or ‘domain\user’ if user is part of a domain else ‘user’. This option is mandatory for CIFS Network Share.
shutdown_type string	This option is applicable for `import` command. If `Graceful`, it gracefully shuts down the server. If `Forced`, it forcefully shuts down the server. If `NoReboot`, it does not reboot the server. Choices: Graceful ← (default) Forced NoReboot

Notes 

Note

This module requires ‘Administrator’ privilege for idrac_user.
Run this module from a system that has direct access to Dell EMC iDRAC.
This module does not support check_mode.

Examples 

---
- name: Export SCP with IDRAC components in JSON format to a local path
  dellemc.openmanage.idrac_server_config_profile:
    idrac_ip: "192.168.0.1"
    idrac_user: "user_name"
    idrac_password: "user_password"
    share_name: "/scp_folder"
    scp_components: IDRAC
    scp_file: example_file
    export_format: JSON
    export_use: Clone
    job_wait: True

- name: Import SCP with IDRAC components in JSON format from a local path
  dellemc.openmanage.idrac_server_config_profile:
    idrac_ip: "192.168.0.1"
    idrac_user: "user_name"
    idrac_password: "user_password"
    share_name: "/scp_folder"
    command: import
    scp_components: "IDRAC"
    scp_file: example_file.json
    shutdown_type: Graceful
    end_host_power_state: "On"
    job_wait: False

- name: Export SCP with BIOS components in XML format to a NFS share path with auto-generated file name
  dellemc.openmanage.idrac_server_config_profile:
    idrac_ip: "192.168.0.1"
    idrac_user: "user_name"
    idrac_password: "user_password"
    share_name: "192.168.0.2:/share"
    scp_components: "BIOS"
    export_format: XML
    export_use: Default
    job_wait: True

- name: Import SCP with BIOS components in XML format from a NFS share path
  dellemc.openmanage.idrac_server_config_profile:
    idrac_ip: "192.168.0.1"
    idrac_user: "user_name"
    idrac_password: "user_password"
    share_name: "192.168.0.2:/share"
    command: import
    scp_components: "BIOS"
    scp_file: 192.168.0.1_20210618_162856.xml
    shutdown_type: NoReboot
    end_host_power_state: "Off"
    job_wait: False

- name: Export SCP with RAID components in XML format to a CIFS share path with share user domain name
  dellemc.openmanage.idrac_server_config_profile:
    idrac_ip: "192.168.0.1"
    idrac_user: "user_name"
    idrac_password: "user_password"
    share_name: "\\\\192.168.0.2\\share"
    share_user: share_username@domain
    share_password: share_password
    share_mnt: /mnt/cifs
    scp_file: example_file.xml
    scp_components: "RAID"
    export_format: XML
    export_use: Default
    job_wait: True

- name: Import SCP with RAID components in XML format from a CIFS share path
  dellemc.openmanage.idrac_server_config_profile:
    idrac_ip: "192.168.0.1"
    idrac_user: "user_name"
    idrac_password: "user_password"
    share_name: "\\\\192.168.0.2\\share"
    share_user: share_username
    share_password: share_password
    share_mnt: /mnt/cifs
    command: import
    scp_components: "RAID"
    scp_file: example_file.xml
    shutdown_type: Forced
    end_host_power_state: "On"
    job_wait: True

- name: Export SCP with ALL components in JSON format to a HTTP share path
  dellemc.openmanage.idrac_server_config_profile:
    idrac_ip: "192.168.0.1"
    idrac_user: "user_name"
    idrac_password: "user_password"
    share_name: "http://192.168.0.3/share"
    share_user: share_username
    share_password: share_password
    scp_file: example_file.json
    scp_components: ALL
    export_format: JSON
    job_wait: False

- name: Import SCP with ALL components in JSON format from a HTTP share path
  dellemc.openmanage.idrac_server_config_profile:
    idrac_ip: "192.168.0.1"
    idrac_user: "user_name"
    idrac_password: "user_password"
    command: import
    share_name: "http://192.168.0.3/share"
    share_user: share_username
    share_password: share_password
    scp_file: example_file.json
    shutdown_type: Graceful
    end_host_power_state: "On"
    job_wait: True

- name: Export SCP with ALL components in XML format to a HTTPS share path without SCP file name
  dellemc.openmanage.idrac_server_config_profile:
    idrac_ip: "192.168.0.1"
    idrac_user: "user_name"
    idrac_password: "user_password"
    share_name: "https://192.168.0.4/share"
    share_user: share_username
    share_password: share_password
    scp_components: ALL
    export_format: XML
    export_use: Replace
    job_wait: True

- name: Import SCP with ALL components in XML format from a HTTPS share path
  dellemc.openmanage.idrac_server_config_profile:
    idrac_ip: "192.168.0.1"
    idrac_user: "user_name"
    idrac_password: "user_password"
    command: import
    share_name: "https://192.168.0.4/share"
    share_user: share_username
    share_password: share_password
    scp_file: 192.168.0.1_20160618_164647.xml
    shutdown_type: Graceful
    end_host_power_state: "On"
    job_wait: False

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 string	Status of the import or export SCP job. Returned: always Sample: “Successfully imported the Server Configuration Profile”
scp_status dictionary	SCP operation job and progress details from the iDRAC. Returned: success Sample: {“Id”: “JID_XXXXXXXXX”, “JobState”: “Completed”, “JobType”: “ImportConfiguration”, “Message”: “Successfully imported and applied Server Configuration Profile.”, “MessageArgs”: [], “MessageId”: “XXX123”, “Name”: “Import Configuration”, “PercentComplete”: 100, “StartTime”: “TIME_NOW”, “Status”: “Success”, “TargetSettingsURI”: null, “retval”: true}

Authors

Jagadeesh N V(@jagadeeshnv)

Collection links

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dellemc.openmanage.idrac_server_config_profile module – Export or Import iDRAC Server Configuration Profile (SCP)

Synopsis

Requirements

Parameters

Notes

Examples

Return Values