Users Guide

Table 4. dellemc_idrac_firmware (continued)
Parameter Required Default Choices Comments
catalog_file_name No Catalog.xml NA
Catalog file name relative
to the
I(share_name).
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.
Return Values
msg:
type: str
description: Over all firmware update status.
returned: always
sample: "Successfully updated the firmware."
update_status:
type: dict
description: Firmware Update job and progress details from the iDRAC.
returned: success
sample: {
'InstanceID': 'JID_XXXXXXXXXXXX',
'JobState': 'Completed',
'Message': 'Job completed successfully.',
'MessageId': 'REDXXX',
'Name': 'Repository Update',
'JobStartTime': 'NA',
'Status': 'Success',
}
Example
- name: Update firmware from repository on a Network Share
dellemc_idrac_firmware:
idrac_ip: "192.168.0.1"
idrac_user: "user_name"
idrac_pwd: "user_pwd"
share_name: "192.168.0.0:/share"
share_user: "share_user_name"
share_pwd: "share_user_pwd"
share_mnt: "/mnt/share"
reboot: True
Modules for iDRAC
13