dellemc.openmanage.dellemc_configure_idrac_services module – Configures the iDRAC services related attributes

Note

This module is part of the dellemc.openmanage collection (version 5.4.0).

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.dellemc_configure_idrac_services.

New in version 1.0.0: of dellemc.openmanage

Synopsis

• This module allows to configure the iDRAC services related attributes.

Requirements

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

• omsdk >= 1.2.488

• python >= 3.8.6

Parameters

Parameter	Comments
alert_port integer	The iDRAC port number that must be used for SNMP traps. The default value is 162, and the acceptable range is between 1 to 65535. Default: 162
ca_path path added in 5.0.0 of dellemc.openmanage	The Privacy Enhanced Mail (PEM) file that contains a CA certificate to be used for the validation.
community_name string	SNMP community name for iDRAC. It is used by iDRAC to validate SNMP queries received from remote systems requesting SNMP data access.
discovery_port integer	The SNMP agent port on the iDRAC. The default value is 161, and the acceptable range is between 1 to 65535. Default: 161
enable_web_server string	Whether to Enable or Disable webserver configuration for iDRAC. Choices: Enabled Disabled
http_port integer	HTTP access port.
https_port integer	HTTPS access port.
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.
ipmi_lan dictionary	Community name set on iDRAC for SNMP settings.
community_name string	This option is used by iDRAC when it sends out SNMP and IPMI traps. The community name is checked by the remote system to which the traps are sent.
share_mnt string	Local mount path of the network share with read-write permission for ansible user. This option is mandatory for Network Share.
share_name string / required	Network share or a local path.
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 ‘domainuser’ if user is part of a domain else ‘user’. This option is mandatory for CIFS Network Share.
snmp_enable string	Whether to Enable or Disable SNMP protocol for iDRAC. Choices: Enabled Disabled
snmp_protocol string	Type of the SNMP protocol. Choices: All SNMPv3
ssl_encryption string	Secure Socket Layer encryption for webserver. Choices: Auto_Negotiate T_128_Bit_or_higher T_168_Bit_or_higher T_256_Bit_or_higher
timeout string	Timeout value.
tls_protocol string	Transport Layer Security for webserver. Choices: TLS_1_0_and_Higher TLS_1_1_and_Higher TLS_1_2_Only
trap_format string	SNMP trap format for iDRAC. Choices: SNMPv1 SNMPv2 SNMPv3
validate_certs boolean added in 5.0.0 of dellemc.openmanage	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: no yes ← (default)

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 supports check_mode.

Examples

---
- name: Configure the iDRAC services attributes
  dellemc.openmanage.dellemc_configure_idrac_services:
       idrac_ip:   "192.168.0.1"
       idrac_user: "user_name"
       idrac_password:  "user_password"
       ca_path: "/path/to/ca_cert.pem"
       share_name: "192.168.0.1:/share"
       share_mnt: "/mnt/share"
       enable_web_server: "Enabled"
       http_port: 80
       https_port: 443
       ssl_encryption: "Auto_Negotiate"
       tls_protocol: "TLS_1_2_Only"
       timeout: "1800"
       snmp_enable: "Enabled"
       snmp_protocol: "SNMPv3"
       community_name: "public"
       alert_port: 162
       discovery_port: 161
       trap_format: "SNMPv3"
       ipmi_lan:
         community_name: "public"

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	Overall status of iDRAC service attributes configuration. Returned: always Sample: “Successfully configured the iDRAC services settings.”
service_status dictionary	Details of iDRAC services attributes configuration. Returned: success Sample: {“CompletionTime”: “2020-04-02T02:43:28”, “Description”: “Job Instance”, “EndTime”: null, “Id”: “JID_12345123456”, “JobState”: “Completed”, “JobType”: “ImportConfiguration”, “Message”: “Successfully imported and applied Server Configuration Profile.”, “MessageArgs”: [], “MessageId”: “SYS053”, “Name”: “Import Configuration”, “PercentComplete”: 100, “StartTime”: “TIME_NOW”, “Status”: “Success”, “TargetSettingsURI”: null, “retval”: true}

Authors

• Felix Stephen (@felixs88)

Collection links

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