dellemc.openmanage.idrac_virtual_media module – Configure the Remote File Share settings.

Note

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

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

New in dellemc.openmanage 6.3.0

Synopsis

  • This module allows to configure Remote File Share settings.

Requirements

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

  • python >= 3.8.6

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

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.

force

boolean

True ejects the image file if already connected and inserts the file provided in image. This is applicable when insert is True.

Choices:

  • false ← (default)

  • true

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.

resource_id

string

Resource id of the iDRAC, if not specified manager collection id will be used.

timeout

integer

added in dellemc.openmanage 5.0.0

The socket level timeout in seconds.

Default: 30

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)

virtual_media

list / elements=dictionary / required

Details of the Remote File Share.

domain

string

Domain name of network share. This option is applicable for CIFS and HTTPS share.

image

path

The path of the image file. The supported file types are .img and .iso.

The file name with .img extension is redirected as a virtual floppy and a file name with .iso extension is redirected as a virtual CDROM.

This option is required when insert is True.

The following are the examples of the share location: CIFS share: //192.168.0.1/file_path/image_name.iso, NFS share: 192.168.0.2:/file_path/image_name.img, HTTP share: http://192.168.0.3/file_path/image_name.iso, HTTPS share: https://192.168.0.4/file_path/image_name.img

CIFS share is not supported by iDRAC7 and iDRAC8.

HTTPS share with credentials is not supported by iDRAC7 and iDRAC8.

index

integer

Index of the Remote File Share. For example, to specify the Remote File Share 1, the value of index should be 1. If index is not specified, the order of virtual_media list will be considered.

insert

boolean / required

True connects the remote image file.

False ejects the remote image file if connected.

Choices:

  • false

  • true

media_type

string

Type of the image file. This is applicable when insert is True.

Choices:

  • "CD"

  • "DVD"

  • "USBStick"

password

string

Network share password. This option is applicable for CIFS and HTTPS share.

This module always reports as the changes found when password is provided.

username

string

Network share username. This option is applicable for CIFS and HTTPS share.

Notes

Note

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

  • This module supports check_mode.

Examples

---
- name: Insert image file to Remote File Share 1 using CIFS share.
  dellemc.openmanage.idrac_virtual_media:
    idrac_ip: "192.168.0.1"
    idrac_user: "user_name"
    idrac_password: "user_password"
    ca_path: "/path/to/ca_cert.pem"
    virtual_media:
      - insert: true
        image: "//192.168.0.2/file_path/file.iso"
        username: "username"
        password: "password"

- name: Insert image file to Remote File Share 2 using NFS share.
  dellemc.openmanage.idrac_virtual_media:
    idrac_ip: "192.168.0.1"
    idrac_user: "user_name"
    idrac_password: "user_password"
    ca_path: "/path/to/ca_cert.pem"
    virtual_media:
      - index: 2
        insert: true
        image: "192.168.0.4:/file_path/file.iso"

- name: Insert image file to Remote File Share 1 and 2 using HTTP.
  dellemc.openmanage.idrac_virtual_media:
    idrac_ip: "192.168.0.1"
    idrac_user: "user_name"
    idrac_password: "user_password"
    ca_path: "/path/to/ca_cert.pem"
    force: true
    virtual_media:
      - index: 1
        insert: true
        image: "http://192.168.0.4/file_path/file.img"
      - index: 2
        insert: true
        image: "http://192.168.0.4/file_path/file.img"

- name: Insert image file using HTTPS.
  dellemc.openmanage.idrac_virtual_media:
    idrac_ip: "192.168.0.1"
    idrac_user: "user_name"
    idrac_password: "user_password"
    ca_path: "/path/to/ca_cert.pem"
    force: true
    virtual_media:
      - index: 1
        insert: true
        image: "https://192.168.0.5/file_path/file.img"
        username: username
        password: password

- name: Eject multiple virtual media.
  dellemc.openmanage.idrac_virtual_media:
    idrac_ip: "192.168.0.1"
    idrac_user: "user_name"
    idrac_password: "user_password"
    ca_path: "/path/to/ca_cert.pem"
    force: true
    virtual_media:
      - index: 1
        insert: false
      - index: 2
        insert: false

- name: Ejection of image file from Remote File Share 1.
  dellemc.openmanage.idrac_virtual_media:
    idrac_ip: "192.168.0.1"
    idrac_user: "user_name"
    idrac_password: "user_password"
    ca_path: "/path/to/ca_cert.pem"
    force: true
    virtual_media:
        insert: false

- name: Insertion and ejection of image file in single task.
  dellemc.openmanage.idrac_virtual_media:
    idrac_ip: "192.168.0.1"
    idrac_user: "user_name"
    idrac_password: "user_password"
    ca_path: "/path/to/ca_cert.pem"
    force: true
    virtual_media:
      - index: 1
        insert: true
        image: https://192.168.0.5/file/file.iso
        username: username
        password: password
      - index: 2
        insert: 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

Successfully performed the virtual media operation.

Returned: success

Sample: "Successfully performed the virtual media operation."

Authors

  • Felix Stephen (@felixs88)