dellemc.openmanage.ome_firmware_baseline module – Create, modify, or delete a firmware baseline on OpenManage Enterprise or OpenManage Enterprise Modular

Note

This module is part of the dellemc.openmanage collection (version 9.7.0).

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.ome_firmware_baseline.

New in dellemc.openmanage 2.0.0

Synopsis

  • This module allows to create, modify, or delete a firmware baseline on OpenManage Enterprise or OpenManage Enterprise Modular.

Requirements

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

  • python >= 3.9.6

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

baseline_description

string

Description for the baseline being created.

baseline_id

integer

added in dellemc.openmanage 3.4.0

ID of the existing baseline.

This option is mutually exclusive with baseline_name.

baseline_name

string

Name of the the baseline.

This option is mutually exclusive with baseline_id.

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.

catalog_name

string

Name of the catalog to be associated with the baseline.

device_group_names

list / elements=string

List of group names.

This option is mutually exclusive with device_ids and device_service_tags.

device_ids

list / elements=integer

List of device IDs.

This option is mutually exclusive with device_service_tags and device_group_names.

device_service_tags

list / elements=string

List of device service tags.

This option is mutually exclusive with device_ids and device_group_names.

downgrade_enabled

boolean

Indicates whether firmware downgrade is allowed for the devices in the baseline.

This value will be set to true by default, if not provided during baseline creation.

Choices:

  • false

  • true

filter_no_reboot_required

boolean

added in dellemc.openmanage 8.1.0

Select only components with no reboot required allows to create a firmware/driver baseline that consists of only the components of the target devices that don’t require a reboot of the target devices.

Choices:

  • false

  • true

hostname

string / required

OpenManage Enterprise or OpenManage Enterprise Modular IP address or hostname.

is_64_bit

boolean

Indicates if the repository contains 64-bit DUPs.

This value will be set to true by default, if not provided during baseline creation.

Choices:

  • false

  • true

job_wait

boolean

added in dellemc.openmanage 3.4.0

Provides the option to wait for job completion.

This option is applicable when state is present.

Choices:

  • false

  • true ← (default)

job_wait_timeout

integer

added in dellemc.openmanage 3.4.0

The maximum wait time of job_wait in seconds. The job is tracked only for this duration.

This option is applicable when job_wait is true.

Default: 600

new_baseline_name

string

added in dellemc.openmanage 3.4.0

New name of the baseline.

password

string

OpenManage Enterprise or OpenManage Enterprise Modular password.

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

Example: export OME_PASSWORD=password

port

integer

OpenManage Enterprise or OpenManage Enterprise Modular HTTPS port.

Default: 443

state

string

added in dellemc.openmanage 3.4.0

present creates or modifies a baseline.

absent deletes an existing baseline.

Choices:

  • "present" ← (default)

  • "absent"

timeout

integer

added in dellemc.openmanage 5.0.0

The socket level timeout in seconds.

Default: 30

username

string

OpenManage Enterprise or OpenManage Enterprise Modular username.

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

Example: export OME_USERNAME=username

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 OME_X_AUTH_TOKEN is used.

Example: export OME_X_AUTH_TOKEN=x_auth_token

Notes

Note

  • Run this module from a system that has direct access to Dell OpenManage Enterprise or OpenManage Enterprise Modular.

  • device_group_names option is not applicable for OpenManage Enterprise Modular.

  • This module supports check_mode.

Examples

---
- name: Create baseline for device IDs
  dellemc.openmanage.ome_firmware_baseline:
    hostname: "192.168.0.1"
    username: "username"
    password: "password"
    ca_path: "/path/to/ca_cert.pem"
    baseline_name: "baseline_name"
    baseline_description: "baseline_description"
    catalog_name: "catalog_name"
    device_ids:
      - 1010
      - 2020

- name: Create baseline for device IDs with no reboot required
  dellemc.openmanage.ome_firmware_baseline:
    hostname: "192.168.0.1"
    username: "username"
    password: "password"
    ca_path: "/path/to/ca_cert.pem"
    baseline_name: "baseline_name"
    baseline_description: "baseline_description"
    catalog_name: "catalog_name"
    filter_no_reboot_required: true
    device_ids:
      - 1010
      - 2020

- name: Create baseline for servicetags
  dellemc.openmanage.ome_firmware_baseline:
    hostname: "192.168.0.1"
    username: "username"
    password: "password"
    ca_path: "/path/to/ca_cert.pem"
    baseline_name: "baseline_name"
    baseline_description: "baseline_description"
    catalog_name: "catalog_name"
    device_service_tags:
      - "SVCTAG1"
      - "SVCTAG2"

- name: Create baseline for servicetags with no reboot required
  dellemc.openmanage.ome_firmware_baseline:
    hostname: "192.168.0.1"
    username: "username"
    password: "password"
    ca_path: "/path/to/ca_cert.pem"
    baseline_name: "baseline_name"
    baseline_description: "baseline_description"
    catalog_name: "catalog_name"
    filter_no_reboot_required: true
    device_service_tags:
      - "SVCTAG1"
      - "SVCTAG2"

- name: Create baseline for device groups without job tracking
  dellemc.openmanage.ome_firmware_baseline:
    hostname: "192.168.0.1"
    username: "username"
    password: "password"
    ca_path: "/path/to/ca_cert.pem"
    baseline_name: "baseline_name"
    baseline_description: "baseline_description"
    catalog_name: "catalog_name"
    device_group_names:
      - "Group1"
      - "Group2"
    job_wait: false

- name: Modify an existing baseline
  dellemc.openmanage.ome_firmware_baseline:
    hostname: "192.168.0.1"
    username: "username"
    password: "password"
    ca_path: "/path/to/ca_cert.pem"
    baseline_name: "existing_baseline_name"
    new_baseline_name: "new_baseline_name"
    baseline_description: "new baseline_description"
    catalog_name: "catalog_other"
    device_group_names:
      - "Group3"
      - "Group4"
      - "Group5"
    downgrade_enabled: false
    is_64_bit: true

- name: Modify no reboot filter in existing baseline
  dellemc.openmanage.ome_firmware_baseline:
    hostname: "192.168.0.1"
    username: "username"
    password: "password"
    ca_path: "/path/to/ca_cert.pem"
    baseline_name: "existing_baseline_name"
    new_baseline_name: "new_baseline_name"
    filter_no_reboot_required: true

- name: Delete a baseline
  dellemc.openmanage.ome_firmware_baseline:
    hostname: "192.168.0.1"
    username: "username"
    password: "password"
    ca_path: "/path/to/ca_cert.pem"
    state: absent
    baseline_name: "baseline_name"

Return Values

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

Key

Description

baseline_id

integer

ID of the deleted baseline.

Returned: When state is absent

Sample: 10123

baseline_status

dictionary

Details of the baseline status.

Returned: success

Sample: {"CatalogId": 123, "Description": "BASELINE DESCRIPTION", "DeviceComplianceReports": [], "DowngradeEnabled": true, "FilterNoRebootRequired": true, "Id": 23, "Is64Bit": true, "Name": "my_baseline", "RepositoryId": 123, "RepositoryName": "catalog123", "RepositoryType": "HTTP", "Targets": [{"Id": 10083, "Type": {"Id": 1000, "Name": "DEVICE"}}, {"Id": 10076, "Type": {"Id": 1000, "Name": "DEVICE"}}], "TaskId": 11235, "TaskStatusId": 2060}

error_info

dictionary

Details of http error.

Returned: on http error

Sample: {"error": {"@Message.ExtendedInfo": [{"Message": "Unable to retrieve baseline list either because the device ID(s) entered are invalid", "Resolution": "Make sure the entered device ID(s) are valid and retry the operation.", "Severity": "Critical"}], "code": "Base.1.0.GeneralError", "message": "A general error has occurred. See ExtendedInfo for more information."}}

job_id

integer

Job ID of the baseline task.

Returned: When baseline job is in running state

Sample: 10123

msg

string

Overall status of the firmware baseline operation.

Returned: always

Sample: "Successfully created the firmware baseline."

Authors

  • Jagadeesh N V(@jagadeeshnv)

  • Kritika Bhateja (@Kritika-Bhateja-03)