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community.general.redfish_command – Manages Out-Of-Band controllers using Redfish APIs
Note
This plugin is part of the community.general collection (version 1.3.2).
To install it use: ansible-galaxy collection install community.general
.
To use it in a playbook, specify: community.general.redfish_command
.
Synopsis
- Builds Redfish URIs locally and sends them to remote OOB controllers to perform an action.
- Manages OOB controller ex. reboot, log management.
- Manages OOB controller users ex. add, remove, update.
- Manages system power ex. on, off, graceful and forced reboot.
Parameters
Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments | |
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account_properties
dictionary
added in 0.2.0 of community.general
|
properties of account service to update
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baseuri
string / required
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Base URI of OOB controller
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boot_next
string
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BootNext target when bootdevice is "UefiBootNext"
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bootdevice
string
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bootdevice when setting boot configuration
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category
string / required
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Category to execute on OOB controller
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command
list / elements=string / required
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List of commands to execute on OOB controller
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id
string
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ID of account to delete/modify
aliases: account_id |
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new_password
string
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New password of account to add/modify
aliases: account_password |
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new_username
string
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Username of account to add/delete/modify
aliases: account_username |
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password
string / required
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Password for authentication with OOB controller
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resource_id
string
added in 0.2.0 of community.general
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The ID of the System, Manager or Chassis to modify
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roleid
string
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Role of account to add/modify
aliases: account_roleid |
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timeout
integer
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Default:
10
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Timeout in seconds for URL requests to OOB controller
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uefi_target
string
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UEFI target when bootdevice is "UefiTarget"
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update_creds
dictionary
added in 0.2.0 of community.general
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The credentials for retrieving the update image
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password
string
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The password for retrieving the update image
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username
string
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The username for retrieving the update image
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update_image_uri
string
added in 0.2.0 of community.general
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The URI of the image for the update
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update_protocol
string
added in 0.2.0 of community.general
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The protocol for the update
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update_targets
list / elements=string
added in 0.2.0 of community.general
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The list of target resource URIs to apply the update to
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update_username
string
added in 0.2.0 of community.general
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new update user name for account_username
aliases: account_updatename |
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username
string / required
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Username for authentication with OOB controller
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virtual_media
dictionary
added in 0.2.0 of community.general
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The options for VirtualMedia commands
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image_url
string
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The URL od the image the insert or eject
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inserted
boolean
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Indicates if the image is treated as inserted on command completion
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media_types
list / elements=string
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The list of media types appropriate for the image
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password
string
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The password for accessing the image URL
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transfer_method
string
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The transfer method to use with the image
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transfer_protocol_type
string
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The network protocol to use with the image
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username
string
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The username for accessing the image URL
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write_protected
boolean
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Indicates if the media is treated as write-protected
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Examples
- name: Restart system power gracefully
community.general.redfish_command:
category: Systems
command: PowerGracefulRestart
resource_id: 437XR1138R2
baseuri: "{{ baseuri }}"
username: "{{ username }}"
password: "{{ password }}"
- name: Turn system power off
community.general.redfish_command:
category: Systems
command: PowerForceOff
resource_id: 437XR1138R2
- name: Restart system power forcefully
community.general.redfish_command:
category: Systems
command: PowerForceRestart
resource_id: 437XR1138R2
- name: Shutdown system power gracefully
community.general.redfish_command:
category: Systems
command: PowerGracefulShutdown
resource_id: 437XR1138R2
- name: Turn system power on
community.general.redfish_command:
category: Systems
command: PowerOn
resource_id: 437XR1138R2
- name: Reboot system power
community.general.redfish_command:
category: Systems
command: PowerReboot
resource_id: 437XR1138R2
- name: Set one-time boot device to {{ bootdevice }}
community.general.redfish_command:
category: Systems
command: SetOneTimeBoot
resource_id: 437XR1138R2
bootdevice: "{{ bootdevice }}"
baseuri: "{{ baseuri }}"
username: "{{ username }}"
password: "{{ password }}"
- name: Set one-time boot device to UefiTarget of "/0x31/0x33/0x01/0x01"
community.general.redfish_command:
category: Systems
command: SetOneTimeBoot
resource_id: 437XR1138R2
bootdevice: "UefiTarget"
uefi_target: "/0x31/0x33/0x01/0x01"
baseuri: "{{ baseuri }}"
username: "{{ username }}"
password: "{{ password }}"
- name: Set one-time boot device to BootNext target of "Boot0001"
community.general.redfish_command:
category: Systems
command: SetOneTimeBoot
resource_id: 437XR1138R2
bootdevice: "UefiBootNext"
boot_next: "Boot0001"
baseuri: "{{ baseuri }}"
username: "{{ username }}"
password: "{{ password }}"
- name: Set persistent boot device override
community.general.redfish_command:
category: Systems
command: EnableContinuousBootOverride
resource_id: 437XR1138R2
bootdevice: "{{ bootdevice }}"
baseuri: "{{ baseuri }}"
username: "{{ username }}"
password: "{{ password }}"
- name: Disable persistent boot device override
community.general.redfish_command:
category: Systems
command: DisableBootOverride
- name: Set chassis indicator LED to blink
community.general.redfish_command:
category: Chassis
command: IndicatorLedBlink
resource_id: 1U
baseuri: "{{ baseuri }}"
username: "{{ username }}"
password: "{{ password }}"
- name: Add user
community.general.redfish_command:
category: Accounts
command: AddUser
baseuri: "{{ baseuri }}"
username: "{{ username }}"
password: "{{ password }}"
new_username: "{{ new_username }}"
new_password: "{{ new_password }}"
roleid: "{{ roleid }}"
- name: Add user using new option aliases
community.general.redfish_command:
category: Accounts
command: AddUser
baseuri: "{{ baseuri }}"
username: "{{ username }}"
password: "{{ password }}"
account_username: "{{ account_username }}"
account_password: "{{ account_password }}"
account_roleid: "{{ account_roleid }}"
- name: Delete user
community.general.redfish_command:
category: Accounts
command: DeleteUser
baseuri: "{{ baseuri }}"
username: "{{ username }}"
password: "{{ password }}"
account_username: "{{ account_username }}"
- name: Disable user
community.general.redfish_command:
category: Accounts
command: DisableUser
baseuri: "{{ baseuri }}"
username: "{{ username }}"
password: "{{ password }}"
account_username: "{{ account_username }}"
- name: Enable user
community.general.redfish_command:
category: Accounts
command: EnableUser
baseuri: "{{ baseuri }}"
username: "{{ username }}"
password: "{{ password }}"
account_username: "{{ account_username }}"
- name: Add and enable user
community.general.redfish_command:
category: Accounts
command: AddUser,EnableUser
baseuri: "{{ baseuri }}"
username: "{{ username }}"
password: "{{ password }}"
new_username: "{{ new_username }}"
new_password: "{{ new_password }}"
roleid: "{{ roleid }}"
- name: Update user password
community.general.redfish_command:
category: Accounts
command: UpdateUserPassword
baseuri: "{{ baseuri }}"
username: "{{ username }}"
password: "{{ password }}"
account_username: "{{ account_username }}"
account_password: "{{ account_password }}"
- name: Update user role
community.general.redfish_command:
category: Accounts
command: UpdateUserRole
baseuri: "{{ baseuri }}"
username: "{{ username }}"
password: "{{ password }}"
account_username: "{{ account_username }}"
roleid: "{{ roleid }}"
- name: Update user name
community.general.redfish_command:
category: Accounts
command: UpdateUserName
baseuri: "{{ baseuri }}"
username: "{{ username }}"
password: "{{ password }}"
account_username: "{{ account_username }}"
account_updatename: "{{ account_updatename }}"
- name: Update user name
community.general.redfish_command:
category: Accounts
command: UpdateUserName
baseuri: "{{ baseuri }}"
username: "{{ username }}"
password: "{{ password }}"
account_username: "{{ account_username }}"
update_username: "{{ update_username }}"
- name: Update AccountService properties
community.general.redfish_command:
category: Accounts
command: UpdateAccountServiceProperties
baseuri: "{{ baseuri }}"
username: "{{ username }}"
password: "{{ password }}"
account_properties:
AccountLockoutThreshold: 5
AccountLockoutDuration: 600
- name: Clear Manager Logs with a timeout of 20 seconds
community.general.redfish_command:
category: Manager
command: ClearLogs
resource_id: BMC
baseuri: "{{ baseuri }}"
username: "{{ username }}"
password: "{{ password }}"
timeout: 20
- name: Clear Sessions
community.general.redfish_command:
category: Sessions
command: ClearSessions
baseuri: "{{ baseuri }}"
username: "{{ username }}"
password: "{{ password }}"
- name: Simple update
community.general.redfish_command:
category: Update
command: SimpleUpdate
baseuri: "{{ baseuri }}"
username: "{{ username }}"
password: "{{ password }}"
update_image_uri: https://example.com/myupdate.img
- name: Simple update with additional options
community.general.redfish_command:
category: Update
command: SimpleUpdate
baseuri: "{{ baseuri }}"
username: "{{ username }}"
password: "{{ password }}"
update_image_uri: //example.com/myupdate.img
update_protocol: FTP
update_targets:
- /redfish/v1/UpdateService/FirmwareInventory/BMC
update_creds:
username: operator
password: supersecretpwd
- name: Insert Virtual Media
community.general.redfish_command:
category: Manager
command: VirtualMediaInsert
baseuri: "{{ baseuri }}"
username: "{{ username }}"
password: "{{ password }}"
virtual_media:
image_url: 'http://example.com/images/SomeLinux-current.iso'
media_types:
- CD
- DVD
resource_id: BMC
- name: Eject Virtual Media
community.general.redfish_command:
category: Manager
command: VirtualMediaEject
baseuri: "{{ baseuri }}"
username: "{{ username }}"
password: "{{ password }}"
virtual_media:
image_url: 'http://example.com/images/SomeLinux-current.iso'
resource_id: BMC
- name: Restart manager power gracefully
community.general.redfish_command:
category: Manager
command: GracefulRestart
resource_id: BMC
baseuri: "{{ baseuri }}"
username: "{{ username }}"
password: "{{ password }}"
- name: Restart manager power gracefully
community.general.redfish_command:
category: Manager
command: PowerGracefulRestart
resource_id: BMC
- name: Turn manager power off
community.general.redfish_command:
category: Manager
command: PowerForceOff
resource_id: BMC
- name: Restart manager power forcefully
community.general.redfish_command:
category: Manager
command: PowerForceRestart
resource_id: BMC
- name: Shutdown manager power gracefully
community.general.redfish_command:
category: Manager
command: PowerGracefulShutdown
resource_id: BMC
- name: Turn manager power on
community.general.redfish_command:
category: Manager
command: PowerOn
resource_id: BMC
- name: Reboot manager power
community.general.redfish_command:
category: Manager
command: PowerReboot
resource_id: BMC
Return Values
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
Key | Returned | Description |
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msg
string
|
always |
Message with action result or error description
Sample:
Action was successful
|
Authors
- Jose Delarosa (@jose-delarosa)
© 2012–2018 Michael DeHaan
© 2018–2019 Red Hat, Inc.
Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.10/collections/community/general/redfish_command_module.html