dellemc.openmanage.idrac_lifecycle_controller_jobs module – Delete the Lifecycle Controller Jobs

Note

This module is part of the dellemc.openmanage collection (version 9.8.0).

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.idrac_lifecycle_controller_jobs.

New in dellemc.openmanage 2.1.0

Synopsis

  • Delete a Lifecycle Controller job using its job ID or delete all jobs.

Requirements

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

  • omsdk >= 1.2.488

  • python >= 3.9.6

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.

idrac_ip

string / required

iDRAC IP Address.

idrac_password

aliases: idrac_pwd

string / required

iDRAC user password.

If the password is not provided, then the environment variable IDRAC_PASSWORD is used.

Example: export IDRAC_PASSWORD=password

idrac_port

integer

iDRAC port.

Default: 443

idrac_user

string / required

iDRAC username.

If the username is not provided, then the environment variable IDRAC_USERNAME is used.

Example: export IDRAC_USERNAME=username

job_id

string

Job ID of the specific job to be deleted.

All the jobs in the job queue are deleted if this option is not specified.

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)

Notes

Note

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

  • This module supports both IPv4 and IPv6 address for idrac_ip.

  • This module does not support check_mode.

Examples

---
- name: Delete Lifecycle Controller job queue
  dellemc.openmanage.idrac_lifecycle_controller_jobs:
       idrac_ip: "192.168.0.1"
       idrac_user: "user_name"
       idrac_password: "user_password"
       ca_path: "/path/to/ca_cert.pem"

- name: Delete Lifecycle Controller job using a job ID
  dellemc.openmanage.idrac_lifecycle_controller_jobs:
       idrac_ip: "192.168.0.1"
       idrac_user: "user_name"
       idrac_password: "user_password"
       ca_path: "/path/to/ca_cert.pem"
       job_id: "JID_801841929470"

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 delete operation.

Returned: always

Sample: "Successfully deleted the job."

status

dictionary

Details of the delete operation.

Returned: success

Sample: {"Message": "The specified job was deleted", "MessageID": "SUP020", "ReturnValue": "0"}

Authors

  • Felix Stephen (@felixs88)

  • Anooja Vardhineni (@anooja-vardhineni)