ieisystem.inmanage.edit_bios – Set BIOS setup attributes

Note

This plugin is part of the ieisystem.inmanage collection.

To install it use: ansible-galaxy collection install ieisystem.inmanage.

To use it in a playbook, specify: ieisystem.inmanage.edit_bios.

New in version 1.0.0: of ieisystem.inmanage

Synopsis

  • Set BIOS setup attributes on ieisystem Server.

Requirements

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

  • Python 3.7+

  • inManage

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
attribute
string
BIOS setup option.
Required when list=False and file_url=None.
file_url
string
BIOS option file.attribute must be used with value.
Mutually exclusive with fileurl format,"/directory/filename".
host
string
Specifies the DNS host name or address for connecting to the remote device over the specified transport. The value of host is used as the destination address for the transport.
list
boolean
    Choices:
  • no ←
  • yes
Show attribute name and configurable value.
password
string
Specifies the password to use to authenticate the connection to the remote device. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable ANSIBLE_NET_PASSWORD will be used instead.
provider
dictionary
A dict object containing connection details.
host
string
Specifies the DNS host name or address for connecting to the remote device over the specified transport. The value of host is used as the destination address for the transport.
password
string
Specifies the password to use to authenticate the connection to the remote device. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable ANSIBLE_NET_PASSWORD will be used instead.
username
string
Configures the username to use to authenticate the connection to the remote device. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable ANSIBLE_NET_USERNAME will be used instead.
username
string
Configures the username to use to authenticate the connection to the remote device. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable ANSIBLE_NET_USERNAME will be used instead.
value
string
BIOS setup option value.
Required when list=False and file_url=None.

Notes

Note

  • Does not support check_mode.

Examples

- name: Bios test
  hosts: inmanage
  connection: local
  gather_facts: no
  vars:
    inmanage:
      host: "{{ ansible_ssh_host }}"
      username: "{{ username }}"
      password: "{{ password }}"

  tasks:

  - name: "Set bios setup"
    ieisystem.inmanage.edit_bios:
      attribute: "VMX"
      value: "Disable"
      provider: "{{ inmanage }}"

  - name: "Set bios setup"
    ieisystem.inmanage.edit_bios:
      attribute: "VMX"
      value: "Enable"
      provider: "{{ inmanage }}"

Return Values

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

Key Returned Description
changed
boolean
always
Check to see if a change was made on the device.
message
string
always
Messages returned after module execution.
state
string
always
Status after module execution.


Authors

  • WangBaoshan (@ieisystem)