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dellemc.openmanage.idrac_os_deployment – Boot to a network ISO image

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_os_deployment.

New in version 2.1.0: of dellemc.openmanage

Synopsis

  • Boot to a network ISO image.

Requirements

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

  • omsdk
  • python >= 2.7.5

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
expose_duration
integer
Default:
1080
It is the time taken in minutes for the ISO image file to be exposed as a local CD-ROM device to the host server. When the time expires, the ISO image gets automatically detached.
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.
iso_image
string / required
Network ISO name.
share_name
string / required
CIFS or NFS Network share.
share_password
string
Network share user password. This option is mandatory for CIFS Network Share.

aliases: share_pwd
share_user
string
Network share user in the format 'user@domain' or 'domain\\user' if user is part of a domain else 'user'. This option is mandatory for CIFS Network Share.

Notes

Note

  • Run this module from a system that has direct access to DellEMC iDRAC.
  • This module does not support check_mode.

Examples

---
- name: Boot to Network ISO
  dellemc.openmanage.idrac_os_deployment:
      idrac_ip: "192.168.0.1"
      idrac_user: "user_name"
      idrac_password: "user_password"
      share_name: "192.168.0.0:/nfsfileshare"
      iso_image:  "unattended_os_image.iso"
      expose_duration: 180

Return Values

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

Key Returned Description
boot_status
dictionary
always
Details of the boot to network ISO image operation.

Sample:
{'DeleteOnCompletion': 'false', 'InstanceID': 'DCIM_OSDConcreteJob:1', 'JobName': 'BootToNetworkISO', 'JobStatus': 'Success', 'Message': 'The command was successful.', 'MessageID': 'OSD1', 'Name': 'BootToNetworkISO', 'Status': 'Success', 'file': '192.168.0.0:/nfsfileshare/unattended_os_image.iso', 'retval': True}
msg
string
on error
Over all device information status.

Sample:
Failed to boot to network iso


Authors

  • Felix Stephen (@felixs88)
  • Jagadeesh N V (@jagadeeshnv)

© 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_os_deployment_module.html