Dell EMC OpenManage Ansible Modules allows Data Center and IT administrators to use RedHat Ansible to automate and orchestrate the configuration, deployment, and update of Dell EMC PowerEdge Servers (12th generation of PowerEdge servers and later) by leveraging the management automation capabilities in-built into the integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC).
With the latest release of Dell EMC OpenManage Ansible Modules, the capabilities have improved with support for OpenManage Enterprise. OpenManage Ansible Modules allows users to retrieve device inventory information of each device discovered in the OpenManage Enterprise.
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dellemc_install_firmware module is deprecated.
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A new and rich OME module (dellemc_ome_device_facts) to retrieve the list of all devices with the exhaustive inventory of each device discovered in the OME.
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New and updated playbook examples.
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Support RAID volume creation on BOSS Controller.
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"share_name" option made optional in dellemc_configure_bios module.
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dellemc_configure_bios module enhancement. Added "attributes" and "boot_sources" options. Existing BIOS configuration options are marked for deprecation.
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Option name modification and defect fixes for dellemc_idrac_storage_volume module.
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Option "catalog_file_name" is added in dellemc_install_firmware module to support custom catalogs.
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dellemc_idrac_storage_volume is added in the list of modules.
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Check_mode support for modules is enabled.
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dellemc_configure_raid module is deprecated.
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Export a server configuration profile (SCP) of Basic Input Output System (BIOS), Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID), Network Interface Controller (NIC), and so on, to a local file path or a network share.
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Import a server configuration profile SCP from a local file path or a network share.
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Support for configuration of BIOS, integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC), NIC, and RAID.
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Support for firmware update.
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Support for viewing firmware inventory details.
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Support for Boot to OS installation media from network location.
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Support for configuring power controls, resetting iDRAC, viewing LC (LC) job status, deleting LC job, deleting LC job queue, exporting LC logs, and configuring system lockdown mode.
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Retrieve the system inventory details.