dellemc.openmanage.idrac_attributes module – Configure the iDRAC attributes.

Note

This module is part of the dellemc.openmanage collection (version 9.9.0).

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_attributes.

New in dellemc.openmanage 6.0.0

Synopsis

  • This module allows to configure the iDRAC attributes.

Requirements

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

  • 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_attributes

dictionary

Dictionary of iDRAC attributes and value. The attributes should be part of the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller Attribute Registry. To view the list of attributes in Attribute Registry for iDRAC9 and above, see, https://I(idrac_ip/redfish/v1/Managers/iDRAC.Embedded.1/Oem/Dell/DellAttributes/iDRAC.Embedded.1) and https://I(idrac_ip/redfish/v1/Registries/ManagerAttributeRegistry).

For iDRAC8 based servers, derive the manager attribute name from Server Configuration Profile. If the manager attribute name in Server Configuration Profile is <GroupName>.<Instance>#<AttributeName> (for Example, ‘SNMP.1#AgentCommunity’) then the equivalent attribute name for Redfish is <GroupName>.<Instance>.<AttributeName> (for Example, ‘SNMP.1.AgentCommunity’).

idrac_ip

string / required

iDRAC IP Address.

idrac_password

aliases: idrac_pwd

string

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

iDRAC username.

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

Example: export IDRAC_USERNAME=username

lifecycle_controller_attributes

dictionary

Dictionary of Lifecycle Controller attributes and value. The attributes should be part of the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller Attribute Registry.To view the list of attributes in Attribute Registry for iDRAC9 and above, see, https://I(idrac_ip/redfish/v1/Managers/iDRAC.Embedded.1/Oem/Dell/DellAttributes/LifecycleController.Embedded.1) and https://I(idrac_ip/redfish/v1/Registries/ManagerAttributeRegistry).

For iDRAC8 based servers, derive the manager attribute name from Server Configuration Profile. If the manager attribute name in Server Configuration Profile is <GroupName>.<Instance>#<AttributeName> (for Example, ‘LCAttributes.1#AutoUpdate’) then the equivalent attribute name for Redfish is <GroupName>.<Instance>.<AttributeName> (for Example, ‘LCAttributes.1.AutoUpdate’).

resource_id

string

Redfish ID of the resource.

system_attributes

dictionary

Dictionary of System attributes and value. The attributes should be part of the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller Attribute Registry. To view the list of attributes in Attribute Registry for iDRAC9 and above, see, https://I(idrac_ip/redfish/v1/Managers/iDRAC.Embedded.1/Oem/Dell/DellAttributes/System.Embedded.1) and https://I(idrac_ip/redfish/v1/Registries/ManagerAttributeRegistry).

For iDRAC8 based servers, derive the manager attribute name from Server Configuration Profile. If the manager attribute name in Server Configuration Profile is <GroupName>.<Instance>#<AttributeName> (for Example, ‘ThermalSettings.1#ThermalProfile’) then the equivalent attribute name for Redfish is <GroupName>.<Instance>.<AttributeName> (for Example, ‘ThermalSettings.1.ThermalProfile’).

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)

x_auth_token

string

added in dellemc.openmanage 9.3.0

Authentication token.

If the x_auth_token is not provided, then the environment variable IDRAC_X_AUTH_TOKEN is used.

Example: export IDRAC_X_AUTH_TOKEN=x_auth_token

Notes

Note

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

  • This module supports check_mode.

  • For iDRAC8 based servers, the value provided for the attributes are not be validated. Ensure appropriate values are passed.

Examples

---
- name: Configure iDRAC attributes
  dellemc.openmanage.idrac_attributes:
    idrac_ip: "192.168.0.1"
    idrac_user: "user_name"
    idrac_password: "user_password"
    ca_path: "/path/to/ca_cert.pem"
    idrac_attributes:
      SNMP.1.AgentCommunity: public

- name: Configure System attributes
  dellemc.openmanage.idrac_attributes:
    idrac_ip: "192.168.0.1"
    idrac_user: "user_name"
    idrac_password: "user_password"
    ca_path: "/path/to/ca_cert.pem"
    system_attributes:
      ThermalSettings.1.ThermalProfile: Sound Cap

- name: Configure Lifecycle Controller attributes
  dellemc.openmanage.idrac_attributes:
    idrac_ip: "192.168.0.1"
    idrac_user: "user_name"
    idrac_password: "user_password"
    ca_path: "/path/to/ca_cert.pem"
    lifecycle_controller_attributes:
      LCAttributes.1.AutoUpdate: Enabled

- name: Configure the iDRAC attributes for email alert settings.
  dellemc.openmanage.idrac_attributes:
    idrac_ip: "192.168.0.1"
    idrac_user: "user_name"
    idrac_password: "user_password"
    ca_path: "/path/to/ca_cert.pem"
    idrac_attributes:
      EmailAlert.1.CustomMsg: Display Message
      EmailAlert.1.Enable: Enabled
      EmailAlert.1.Address: [email protected]

- name: Configure the iDRAC attributes for SNMP alert settings.
  dellemc.openmanage.idrac_attributes:
    idrac_ip: "192.168.0.1"
    idrac_user: "user_name"
    idrac_password: "user_password"
    ca_path: "/path/to/ca_cert.pem"
    idrac_attributes:
      SNMPAlert.1.Destination: 192.168.0.2
      SNMPAlert.1.State: Enabled
      SNMPAlert.1.SNMPv3Username: username

- name: Configure the iDRAC attributes for SMTP alert settings.
  dellemc.openmanage.idrac_attributes:
    idrac_ip: "192.168.0.1"
    idrac_user: "user_name"
    idrac_password: "user_password"
    ca_path: "/path/to/ca_cert.pem"
    idrac_attributes:
      RemoteHosts.1.SMTPServerIPAddress: 192.168.0.3
      RemoteHosts.1.SMTPAuthentication: Enabled
      RemoteHosts.1.SMTPPort: 25
      RemoteHosts.1.SMTPUserName: username
      RemoteHosts.1.SMTPPassword: password

- name: Configure the iDRAC attributes for webserver settings.
  dellemc.openmanage.idrac_attributes:
    idrac_ip: "192.168.0.1"
    idrac_user: "user_name"
    idrac_password: "user_password"
    ca_path: "/path/to/ca_cert.pem"
    idrac_attributes:
      WebServer.1.SSLEncryptionBitLength: 128-Bit or higher
      WebServer.1.TLSProtocol: TLS 1.1 and Higher

- name: Configure the iDRAC attributes for SNMP settings.
  dellemc.openmanage.idrac_attributes:
    idrac_ip: "192.168.0.1"
    idrac_user: "user_name"
    idrac_password: "user_password"
    ca_path: "/path/to/ca_cert.pem"
    idrac_attributes:
      SNMP.1.SNMPProtocol: All
      SNMP.1.AgentEnable: Enabled
      SNMP.1.TrapFormat: SNMPv1
      SNMP.1.AlertPort: 162
      SNMP.1.AgentCommunity: public

- name: Configure the iDRAC LC attributes for collecting system inventory.
  dellemc.openmanage.idrac_attributes:
    idrac_ip: "192.168.0.1"
    idrac_user: "user_name"
    idrac_password: "user_password"
    ca_path: "/path/to/ca_cert.pem"
    lifecycle_controller_attributes:
      LCAttributes.1.CollectSystemInventoryOnRestart: Enabled

- name: Configure the iDRAC system attributes for LCD configuration.
  dellemc.openmanage.idrac_attributes:
    idrac_ip: "192.168.0.1"
    idrac_user: "user_name"
    idrac_password: "user_password"
    ca_path: "/path/to/ca_cert.pem"
    system_attributes:
      LCD.1.Configuration: Service Tag
      LCD.1.vConsoleIndication: Enabled
      LCD.1.FrontPanelLocking: Full-Access
      LCD.1.UserDefinedString: custom string

- name: Configure the iDRAC attributes for Timezone settings.
  dellemc.openmanage.idrac_attributes:
    idrac_ip: "192.168.0.1"
    idrac_user: "user_name"
    idrac_password: "user_password"
    ca_path: "/path/to/ca_cert.pem"
    idrac_attributes:
      Time.1.Timezone: CST6CDT
      NTPConfigGroup.1.NTPEnable: Enabled
      NTPConfigGroup.1.NTP1: 192.168.0.5
      NTPConfigGroup.1.NTP2: 192.168.0.6
      NTPConfigGroup.1.NTP3: 192.168.0.7

- name: Configure all attributes
  dellemc.openmanage.idrac_attributes:
    idrac_ip: "192.168.0.1"
    idrac_user: "user_name"
    idrac_password: "user_password"
    ca_path: "/path/to/ca_cert.pem"
    idrac_attributes:
      SNMP.1.AgentCommunity: test
      SNMP.1.AgentEnable: Enabled
      SNMP.1.DiscoveryPort: 161
    system_attributes:
      ServerOS.1.HostName: demohostname
    lifecycle_controller_attributes:
      LCAttributes.1.AutoUpdate: Disabled

Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key

Description

error_info

dictionary

Error information of the operation.

Returned: when attribute value is invalid.

Sample: {"error": {"@Message.ExtendedInfo": [{"Message": "The value 'false' for the property LCAttributes.1.BIOSRTDRequested is of a different type than the property can accept.", "MessageArgs": ["false", "LCAttributes.1.BIOSRTDRequested"], "MessageArgs@odata.count": 2, "MessageId": "Base.1.12.PropertyValueTypeError", "RelatedProperties": ["#/Attributes/LCAttributes.1.BIOSRTDRequested"], "RelatedProperties@odata.count": 1, "Resolution": "Correct the value for the property in the request body and resubmit the request if the operation failed.", "Severity": "Warning"}], "code": "Base.1.12.GeneralError", "message": "A general error has occurred. See ExtendedInfo for more information"}}

invalid_attributes

dictionary

Dict of invalid attributes provided.

Returned: on invalid attributes or values.

Sample: {"LCAttributes.1.AutoUpdate": "Invalid value for Enumeration.", "LCAttributes.1.StorageHealthRollupStatus": "Read only Attribute cannot be modified.", "SNMP.1.AlertPort": "Not a valid integer.", "SNMP.1.AlertPorty": "Attribute does not exist.", "SysLog.1.PowerLogInterval": "Integer out of valid range.", "ThermalSettings.1.AirExhaustTemp": "Invalid value for Enumeration."}

msg

string

Status of the attribute update operation.

Returned: always

Sample: "Successfully updated the attributes."

Authors

  • Husniya Abdul Hameed (@husniya-hameed)

  • Felix Stephen (@felixs88)