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dellemc.openmanage.idrac_network – Configures the iDRAC network attributes

Note

This plugin is part of the dellemc.openmanage collection (version 3.6.0).

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.idrac_network.

New in version 2.1.0: of dellemc.openmanage

Synopsis

  • This module allows to configure iDRAC network settings.

Requirements

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

  • omsdk
  • python >= 2.7.5

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
auto_config
string
    Choices:
  • Enabled
  • Disabled
Allows to enable or disable auto-provisioning to automatically acquire domain name from DHCP.
auto_detect
string
    Choices:
  • Enabled
  • Disabled
Allows to auto detect the available NIC types used by iDRAC.
auto_negotiation
string
    Choices:
  • Enabled
  • Disabled
Allows iDRAC to automatically set the duplex mode and network speed.
dns_from_dhcp
string
    Choices:
  • Enabled
  • Disabled
Allows to enable DHCP to obtain DNS server address.
dns_idrac_name
string
Name of the DNS to register iDRAC.
duplex_mode
string
    Choices:
  • Full
  • Half
Select the type of data transmission for the NIC.
enable_dhcp
string
    Choices:
  • Enabled
  • Disabled
Allows to enable or disable Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) in iDRAC.
enable_ipv4
string
    Choices:
  • Enabled
  • Disabled
Allows to enable or disable IPv4 configuration.
enable_nic
string
    Choices:
  • Enabled
  • Disabled
Allows to enable or disable the Network Interface Controller (NIC) used by iDRAC.
failover_network
string
    Choices:
  • ALL
  • LOM1
  • LOM2
  • LOM3
  • LOM4
  • T_None
Select one of the remaining LOMs. If a network fails, the traffic is routed through the failover network.
idrac_ip
string / required
iDRAC IP Address.
idrac_password
string / required
iDRAC user password.

aliases: idrac_pwd
idrac_port
integer
Default:
443
iDRAC port.
idrac_user
string / required
iDRAC username.
ip_address
string
Enter a valid iDRAC static IPv4 address.
network_speed
string
    Choices:
  • T_10
  • T_100
  • T_1000
Select the network speed for the selected NIC.
nic_mtu
integer
Maximum Transmission Unit of the NIC.
nic_selection
string
    Choices:
  • Dedicated
  • LOM1
  • LOM2
  • LOM3
  • LOM4
Select one of the available NICs.
register_idrac_on_dns
string
    Choices:
  • Enabled
  • Disabled
Registers iDRAC on a Domain Name System (DNS).
setup_idrac_nic_vlan
string
    Choices:
  • Enabled
  • Disabled
Allows to configure VLAN on iDRAC.
share_mnt
string
Local mount path of the network share with read-write permission for ansible user. This option is mandatory for network shares.
share_name
string / required
Network share or a local path.
share_password
string
Network share user password. This option is mandatory for CIFS share.

aliases: share_pwd
share_user
string
Network share user name. Use the format 'user@domain' or 'domain\\user' if user is part of a domain. This option is mandatory for CIFS share.
static_dns
string
Enter the static DNS domain name.
static_dns_1
string
Enter the preferred static DNS server IPv4 address.
static_dns_2
string
Enter the preferred static DNS server IPv4 address.
static_gateway
string
Enter the static IPv4 gateway address to iDRAC.
static_net_mask
string
Enter the static IP subnet mask to iDRAC.
vlan_id
integer
Enter the VLAN ID. The VLAN ID must be a number from 1 through 4094.
vlan_priority
integer
Enter the priority for the VLAN ID. The priority value must be a number from 0 through 7.

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 iDRAC network settings
  dellemc.openmanage.idrac_network:
       idrac_ip:   "192.168.0.1"
       idrac_user: "user_name"
       idrac_password:  "user_password"
       share_name: "192.168.0.1:/share"
       share_password:  "share_pwd"
       share_user: "share_user"
       share_mnt: "/mnt/share"
       register_idrac_on_dns: Enabled
       dns_idrac_name: None
       auto_config: None
       static_dns: None
       setup_idrac_nic_vlan: Enabled
       vlan_id: 0
       vlan_priority: 1
       enable_nic: Enabled
       nic_selection: Dedicated
       failover_network: T_None
       auto_detect: Disabled
       auto_negotiation: Enabled
       network_speed: T_1000
       duplex_mode: Full
       nic_mtu: 1500
       ip_address: "192.168.0.1"
       enable_dhcp: Enabled
       enable_ipv4: Enabled
       static_dns_1: "192.168.0.1"
       static_dns_2: "192.168.0.1"
       dns_from_dhcp: Enabled
       static_gateway: None
       static_net_mask: None

Return Values

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

Key Returned Description
error_info
dictionary
on HTTP error
Details of the 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
always
Successfully configured the idrac network settings.

Sample:
Successfully configured the idrac network settings.
network_status
dictionary
success
Status of the Network settings operation job.

Sample:
{'@odata.context': '/redfish/v1/$metadata#DellJob.DellJob', '@odata.id': '/redfish/v1/Managers/iDRAC.Embedded.1/Jobs/JID_856418531008', '@odata.type': '#DellJob.v1_0_2.DellJob', 'CompletionTime': '2020-03-31T03:04:15', 'Description': 'Job Instance', 'EndTime': None, 'Id': 'JID_856418531008', 'JobState': 'Completed', 'JobType': 'ImportConfiguration', 'Message': 'Successfully imported and applied Server Configuration Profile.', 'MessageArgs': [], '[email protected]': 0, 'MessageId': 'SYS053', 'Name': 'Import Configuration', 'PercentComplete': 100, 'StartTime': 'TIME_NOW', 'Status': 'Success', 'TargetSettingsURI': None, 'retval': True}


Authors

  • Felix Stephen (@felixs88)
  • Anooja Vardhineni (@anooja-vardhineni)

© 2012–2018 Michael DeHaan
© 2018–2021 Red Hat, Inc.
Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/dellemc/openmanage/idrac_network_module.html