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ipmi_power - Power management for machine

New in version 2.2.

Synopsis

Use this module for power management

Requirements (on host that executes module)

  • python >= 2.6
  • pyghmi

Options

parameter required default choices comments
name
 yes
Hostname or ip address of the BMC.
password
 yes
Password to connect to the BMC.
port
 no 623
Remote RMCP port.
state
 yes
  • on -- Request system turn on
  • off -- Request system turn off without waiting for OS to shutdown
  • shutdown -- Have system request OS proper shutdown
  • reset -- Request system reset without waiting for OS
  • boot -- If system is off, then 'on', else 'reset'
Whether to ensure that the machine in desired state.
timeout
 no 300
Maximum number of seconds before interrupt request.
user
 yes
Username to use to connect to the BMC.

Examples

# Ensure machine is powered on.
- ipmi_power: name="test.testdomain.com" user="admin" password="password" state="on"

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
powerstate The current power state of the machine. success string True

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_power_module.html