dellemc.openmanage.redfish_powerstate module – Manage device power state

Note

This module is part of the dellemc.openmanage collection (version 5.5.0).

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. You need further requirements to be able to use this module, see Requirements for details.

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

New in dellemc.openmanage 2.1.0

Synopsis

  • This module allows to manage the different power states of the specified device.

Requirements

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

  • python >= 3.8.6

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

baseuri

string / required

IP address of the target out-of-band controller. For example- <ipaddress>:<port>.

ca_path

path

added in dellemc.openmanage 5.0.0

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

password

string / required

Password of the target out-of-band controller.

reset_type

string / required

This option resets the device.

If ForceOff, Turns off the device immediately.

If ForceOn, Turns on the device immediately.

If ForceRestart, Turns off the device immediately, and then restarts the device.

If GracefulRestart, Performs graceful shutdown of the device, and then restarts the device.

If GracefulShutdown, Performs a graceful shutdown of the device, and the turns off the device.

If Nmi, Sends a diagnostic interrupt to the device. This is usually a non-maskable interrupt (NMI) on x86 device.

If On, Turns on the device.

If PowerCycle, Performs power cycle on the device.

If PushPowerButton, Simulates the pressing of a physical power button on the device.

When a power control operation is performed, which is not supported on the device, an error message is displayed with the list of operations that can be performed.

Choices:

  • "ForceOff"

  • "ForceOn"

  • "ForceRestart"

  • "GracefulRestart"

  • "GracefulShutdown"

  • "Nmi"

  • "On"

  • "PowerCycle"

  • "PushPowerButton"

resource_id

string

The unique identifier of the device being managed. For example- https://<I%28baseuri>/redfish/v1/Systems/<resource_id>).

This option is mandatory for base_uri with multiple devices.

To get the device details, use the API https://<I%28baseuri>/redfish/v1/Systems).

timeout

integer

added in dellemc.openmanage 5.0.0

The socket level timeout in seconds.

Default: 30

username

string / required

Username of the target out-of-band controller.

validate_certs

boolean

added in dellemc.openmanage 5.0.0

If False, the SSL certificates will not be validated.

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

Prior to collection version 5.0.0, the validate_certs is False by default.

Choices:

  • false

  • true ← (default)

Notes

Note

  • Run this module from a system that has direct access to Redfish APIs.

  • This module supports check_mode.

Examples

---
- name: Manage power state of the first device
  dellemc.openmanage.redfish_powerstate:
       baseuri: "192.168.0.1"
       username: "username"
       password: "password"
       ca_path: "/path/to/ca_cert.pem"
       reset_type: "On"

- name: Manage power state of a specified device
  dellemc.openmanage.redfish_powerstate:
       baseuri: "192.168.0.1"
       username: "username"
       password: "password"
       ca_path: "/path/to/ca_cert.pem"
       reset_type: "ForceOff"
       resource_id: "System.Embedded.1"

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 complete the operation because the resource /redfish/v1/Systems/System.Embedded.1/Actions/ComputerSystem.Reset entered in not found.", "MessageArgs": ["/redfish/v1/Systems/System.Embedded.1/Actions/ComputerSystem.Reset"], "MessageArgs@odata.count": 1, "MessageId": "IDRAC.2.1.SYS403", "RelatedProperties": [], "RelatedProperties@odata.count": 0, "Resolution": "Enter the correct resource and retry the operation. For information about valid resource, see the Redfish Users Guide available on the support site.", "Severity": "Critical"}], "code": "Base.1.5.GeneralError", "message": "A general error has occurred. See ExtendedInfo for more information"}}

msg

string

Overall status of the reset operation.

Returned: always

Sample: "Successfully performed the reset type operation 'On'."

Authors

  • Sajna Shetty(@Sajna-Shetty)