dellemc.openmanage.idrac_gather_facts role – Role to get the facts from the iDRAC Server

Note

This role is part of the dellemc.openmanage collection (version 7.6.1).

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_gather_facts.

Entry point main – Role to get the facts from the iDRAC Server

New in dellemc.openmanage 7.4.0

Synopsis

  • Role to fetch the server facts about a different components available in the PowerEdge Servers.

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

ca_path

path

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

computer_system_id

string

Computer system id

hostname

string / required

iDRAC IP Address.

http_timeout

integer

The socket level timeout in seconds.

Default: 30

https_port

integer

iDRAC port.

Default: 443

manager_id

string

Manager/BMC id

password

string / required

iDRAC user password.

target

list / elements=string

target component for which information needs to be gathered.

Choices:

  • "IDRAC"

  • "System" ← (default)

  • "BIOS"

  • "Controller"

  • "CPU"

  • "Enclosure"

  • "EnclosureEMM"

  • "Fan"

  • "Firmware"

  • "HostNIC"

  • "License"

  • "Memory"

  • "NIC"

  • "PCIeSSDBackPlane"

  • "PowerSupply"

  • "PresenceAndStatusSensor"

  • "Sensors_Battery"

  • "Sensors_Intrusion"

  • "Sensors_Voltage"

  • "VirtualDisk"

  • "PCIeDevice"

  • "PhysicalDisk"

  • "SystemMetrics"

Default: ["System"]

username

string / required

iDRAC username.

validate_certs

boolean

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, validate_certs is False by default.

Choices:

  • false

  • true ← (default)