Manage chassis via Salt Proxies.
New in version 2015.8.2.
Below is an example state that sets basic parameters:
my-dell-chassis: dellchassis.chassis: - chassis_name: my-dell-chassis - datacenter: dc-1-us - location: my-location - mode: 2 - idrac_launch: 1 - slot_names: - server-1: my-slot-name - server-2: my-other-slot-name - blade_power_states: - server-1: on - server-2: off - server-3: powercycle
However, it is possible to place the entire set of chassis configuration data in pillar. Here's an example pillar structure:
proxy: host: 10.27.20.18 admin_username: root fallback_admin_username: root passwords: - super-secret - old-secret proxytype: fx2 chassis: name: fx2-1 username: root password: saltstack1 datacenter: london location: rack-1-shelf-3 management_mode: 2 idrac_launch: 0 slot_names: - 'server-1': blade1 - 'server-2': blade2 servers: server-1: idrac_password: saltstack1 ipmi_over_lan: True ip: 172.17.17.132 netmask: 255.255.0.0 gateway: 172.17.17.1 server-2: idrac_password: saltstack1 ipmi_over_lan: True ip: 172.17.17.2 netmask: 255.255.0.0 gateway: 172.17.17.1 server-3: idrac_password: saltstack1 ipmi_over_lan: True ip: 172.17.17.20 netmask: 255.255.0.0 gateway: 172.17.17.1 server-4: idrac_password: saltstack1 ipmi_over_lan: True ip: 172.17.17.2 netmask: 255.255.0.0 gateway: 172.17.17.1 switches: switch-1: ip: 192.168.1.2 netmask: 255.255.255.0 gateway: 192.168.1.1 snmp: nonpublic password: saltstack1 switch-2: ip: 192.168.1.3 netmask: 255.255.255.0 gateway: 192.168.1.1 snmp: nonpublic password: saltstack1
And to go with it, here's an example state that pulls the data from the pillar stated above:
{% set details = pillar.get('proxy:chassis', {}) %} standup-step1: dellchassis.chassis: - name: {{ details['name'] }} - location: {{ details['location'] }} - mode: {{ details['management_mode'] }} - idrac_launch: {{ details['idrac_launch'] }} - slot_names: {% for entry details['slot_names'] %} - {{ entry.keys()[0] }}: {{ entry[entry.keys()[0]] }} {% endfor %} blade_powercycle: dellchassis.chassis: - blade_power_states: - server-1: powercycle - server-2: powercycle - server-3: powercycle - server-4: powercycle # Set idrac_passwords for blades. racadm needs them to be called 'server-x' {% for k, v in details['servers'].iteritems() %} {{ k }}: dellchassis.blade_idrac: - idrac_password: {{ v['idrac_password'] }} {% endfor %} # Set management ip addresses, passwords, and snmp strings for switches {% for k, v in details['switches'].iteritems() %} {{ k }}-switch-setup: dellchassis.switch: - name: {{ k }} - ip: {{ v['ip'] }} - netmask: {{ v['netmask'] }} - gateway: {{ v['gateway'] }} - password: {{ v['password'] }} - snmp: {{ v['snmp'] }} {% endfor %}
Note
This state module relies on the dracr.py execution module, which runs racadm commands on the chassis, blades, etc. The racadm command runs very slowly and, depending on your state, the proxy minion return might timeout before the racadm commands have completed. If you are repeatedly seeing minions timeout after state calls, please use the -t
CLI argument to increase the timeout variable.
For example:
salt '*' state.sls my-dell-chasis-state-name -t 60
Note
The Dell CMC units perform adequately but many iDRACs are excruciatingly slow. Some functions can take minutes to execute.
Set parameters for iDRAC in a blade.
Parameters: |
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Returns: |
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NOTE: If any of the IP address settings is configured, all of ip, netmask, and gateway must be present
Manage a Dell Chassis.
The management mode of the chassis. Viable options are:
The iDRAC launch method of the chassis. Viable options are:
The power states of a blade server, provided as a list and identified by their server numbers. Viable options are:
- on: Ensure the blade server is powered on.
- off: Ensure the blade server is powered off.
- powercycle: Power cycle the blade server.
Example:
my-dell-chassis: dellchassis.chassis: - chassis_name: my-dell-chassis - location: my-location - datacenter: london - mode: 2 - idrac_launch: 1 - slot_names: - 1: my-slot-name - 2: my-other-slot-name - blade_power_states: - server-1: on - server-2: off - server-3: powercycle
State to update the firmware on host using the
racadm
command
- firmwarefile
- filename (string) starting with
salt://
- host
- string representing the hostname supplied to the
racadm
command- directory
- Directory name where firmwarefile will be downloaded
dell-chassis-firmware-update: dellchassis.firmware_update: hosts: cmc: salt://firmware_cmc.exe server-1: salt://firmware.exe directory: /opt/firmwares
Manage switches in a Dell Chassis.
Example:
my-dell-chassis: dellchassis.switch: - switch: switch-1 - ip: 192.168.1.1 - netmask: 255.255.255.0 - gateway: 192.168.1.254 - dhcp: True - password: secret - snmp: public
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