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ipmi_boot - Management of order of boot devices

New in version 2.2.

Synopsis

Use this module to manage order of boot devices

Requirements (on host that executes module)

  • python >= 2.6
  • pyghmi

Options

parameter required default choices comments
bootdev
 yes
  • network -- Request network boot
  • hd -- Boot from hard drive
  • safe -- Boot from hard drive, requesting 'safe mode'
  • optical -- boot from CD/DVD/BD drive
  • setup -- Boot into setup utility
  • default -- remove any IPMI directed boot device request
Set boot device to use on next reboot
name
 yes
Hostname or ip address of the BMC.
password
 yes
Password to connect to the BMC.
persistent
 no
If set, ask that system firmware uses this device beyond next boot. Be aware many systems do not honor this.
port
 no 623
Remote RMCP port.
state
 no present
  • present -- Request system turn on
  • absent -- Request system turn on
Whether to ensure that boot devices is desired.
uefiboot
 no
If set, request UEFI boot explicitly. Strictly speaking, the spec suggests that if not set, the system should BIOS boot and offers no "don't care" option. In practice, this flag not being set does not preclude UEFI boot on any system I've encountered.
user
 yes
Username to use to connect to the BMC.

Examples

# Ensure bootdevice is HD.
- ipmi_boot: name="test.testdomain.com" user="admin" password="password" bootdev="hd"
# Ensure bootdevice is not Network
- ipmi_boot: name="test.testdomain.com" user="admin" password="password" bootdev="network" state=absent

Return Values

Common return values are documented here Common Return Values, the following are the fields unique to this module:

name description returned type sample
bootdev The boot device name which will be used beyond next boot. success string default
uefimode If True, system firmware will use UEFI boot explicitly beyond next boot. success bool False
persistent If True, system firmware will use this device beyond next boot. success bool False

This is an Extras Module

For more information on what this means please read Extras Modules

For help in developing on modules, should you be so inclined, please read Community Information & Contributing, developing_test_pr and Developing Modules.

© 2012–2016 Michael DeHaan
© 2016 Red Hat, Inc.
Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/ipmi_boot_module.html