Users Guide

Table 3. dellemc_install_firmware (continued)
Parameter Required Default Choices Comments
reboot No False NA
Whether to reboot
after applying the
updates or not.
share_name Yes NA NA
CIFS or NFS Network
share
share_user No NA NA
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.
share_pwd No NA NA
Network share user
password. This option
is mandatory for CIFS
Network share.
share_mnt Yes NA NA
Local mount path of
the network share with
read-write permission
for ansible user. This
option is mandatory for
Network share.
Table 4. Return Values
Name Description Returned Type Sample
Firmware
Updates firmware from a
repository on a network share
(CIFS, NFS)
Success String
https://github.com/dell/Dell-EMC-Ansible-
Modules-for-iDRAC/blob/master/samples/
dellemc_install_firmware.md
Example
-name: Update firmware from a repository on a Network Share
dellemc_install_firmware:
idrac_ip: "xx.xx.xx.xx"
idrac_user: "xxxx"
idrac_pwd: "xxxxxxxx"
share_name: "xx.xx.xx.xx:/share"
share_user: "xxxx"
share_pwd: "xxxxxxxx"
share_mnt: "/mnt/share"
reboot: "True"
job_wait: "True"
catalog_file_name: "Catalog.xml"
Install iDRAC firmware
Command: dellemc_idrac_firmware
Synopsis: You can install the firmware from a repository on a network share (CIFS, NFS) to keep the system updated.
To install the firmware:
● Make sure the network share contains a valid repository of Dell Update Packages (DUPs) and a catalog file that consists the
latest DUPs.
● All applicable updates contained in the repository are applied to the system.
Check_mode support: No
Modules for iDRAC
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