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.. _ansible_collections.ieisystem.inmanage.edit_bios_module:

.. Anchors: short name for ansible.builtin

.. Anchors: aliases



.. Title

ieisystem.inmanage.edit_bios -- Set BIOS setup attributes
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.. Collection note

.. note::
    This plugin is part of the `ieisystem.inmanage collection <https://galaxy.ansible.com/ieisystem/inmanage>`_.

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

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

.. version_added

.. versionadded:: 1.0.0 of ieisystem.inmanage

.. contents::
   :local:
   :depth: 1

.. Deprecated


Synopsis
--------

.. Description

- Set BIOS setup attributes on ieisystem Server.


.. Aliases


.. Requirements

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

- Python 3.7+
- inManage


.. Options

Parameters
----------

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        <tr>
            <th colspan="2">Parameter</th>
            <th>Choices/<font color="blue">Defaults</font></th>
                        <th width="100%">Comments</th>
        </tr>
                    <tr>
                                                                <td colspan="2">
                    <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-attribute"></div>
                    <b>attribute</b>
                    <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-attribute" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
                    <div style="font-size: small">
                        <span style="color: purple">string</span>
                                                                    </div>
                                                        </td>
                                <td>
                                                                                                                                                            </td>
                                                                <td>
                                            <div>BIOS setup option.</div>
                                            <div>Required when <em>list=False</em> and <em>file_url=None</em>.</div>
                                                        </td>
            </tr>
                                <tr>
                                                                <td colspan="2">
                    <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-file_url"></div>
                    <b>file_url</b>
                    <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-file_url" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
                    <div style="font-size: small">
                        <span style="color: purple">string</span>
                                                                    </div>
                                                        </td>
                                <td>
                                                                                                                                                            </td>
                                                                <td>
                                            <div>BIOS option file.attribute must be used with value.</div>
                                            <div>Mutually exclusive with fileurl format,&quot;/directory/filename&quot;.</div>
                                                        </td>
            </tr>
                                <tr>
                                                                <td colspan="2">
                    <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-host"></div>
                    <b>host</b>
                    <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-host" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
                    <div style="font-size: small">
                        <span style="color: purple">string</span>
                                                                    </div>
                                                        </td>
                                <td>
                                                                                                                                                            </td>
                                                                <td>
                                            <div>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.</div>
                                                        </td>
            </tr>
                                <tr>
                                                                <td colspan="2">
                    <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-list"></div>
                    <b>list</b>
                    <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-list" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
                    <div style="font-size: small">
                        <span style="color: purple">boolean</span>
                                                                    </div>
                                                        </td>
                                <td>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <ul style="margin: 0; padding: 0"><b>Choices:</b>
                                                                                                                                                                <li><div style="color: blue"><b>no</b>&nbsp;&larr;</div></li>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <li>yes</li>
                                                                                    </ul>
                                                                            </td>
                                                                <td>
                                            <div>Show attribute name and configurable value.</div>
                                                        </td>
            </tr>
                                <tr>
                                                                <td colspan="2">
                    <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-password"></div>
                    <b>password</b>
                    <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-password" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
                    <div style="font-size: small">
                        <span style="color: purple">string</span>
                                                                    </div>
                                                        </td>
                                <td>
                                                                                                                                                            </td>
                                                                <td>
                                            <div>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 <code>ANSIBLE_NET_PASSWORD</code> will be used instead.</div>
                                                        </td>
            </tr>
                                <tr>
                                                                <td colspan="2">
                    <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-provider"></div>
                    <b>provider</b>
                    <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-provider" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
                    <div style="font-size: small">
                        <span style="color: purple">dictionary</span>
                                                                    </div>
                                                        </td>
                                <td>
                                                                                                                                                            </td>
                                                                <td>
                                            <div>A dict object containing connection details.</div>
                                                        </td>
            </tr>
                                        <tr>
                                                    <td class="elbow-placeholder"></td>
                                                <td colspan="1">
                    <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-provider/host"></div>
                    <b>host</b>
                    <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-provider/host" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
                    <div style="font-size: small">
                        <span style="color: purple">string</span>
                                                                    </div>
                                                        </td>
                                <td>
                                                                                                                                                            </td>
                                                                <td>
                                            <div>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.</div>
                                                        </td>
            </tr>
                                <tr>
                                                    <td class="elbow-placeholder"></td>
                                                <td colspan="1">
                    <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-provider/password"></div>
                    <b>password</b>
                    <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-provider/password" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
                    <div style="font-size: small">
                        <span style="color: purple">string</span>
                                                                    </div>
                                                        </td>
                                <td>
                                                                                                                                                            </td>
                                                                <td>
                                            <div>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 <code>ANSIBLE_NET_PASSWORD</code> will be used instead.</div>
                                                        </td>
            </tr>
                                <tr>
                                                    <td class="elbow-placeholder"></td>
                                                <td colspan="1">
                    <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-provider/username"></div>
                    <b>username</b>
                    <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-provider/username" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
                    <div style="font-size: small">
                        <span style="color: purple">string</span>
                                                                    </div>
                                                        </td>
                                <td>
                                                                                                                                                            </td>
                                                                <td>
                                            <div>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 <code>ANSIBLE_NET_USERNAME</code> will be used instead.</div>
                                                        </td>
            </tr>
                    
                                <tr>
                                                                <td colspan="2">
                    <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-username"></div>
                    <b>username</b>
                    <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-username" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
                    <div style="font-size: small">
                        <span style="color: purple">string</span>
                                                                    </div>
                                                        </td>
                                <td>
                                                                                                                                                            </td>
                                                                <td>
                                            <div>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 <code>ANSIBLE_NET_USERNAME</code> will be used instead.</div>
                                                        </td>
            </tr>
                                <tr>
                                                                <td colspan="2">
                    <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-value"></div>
                    <b>value</b>
                    <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-value" title="Permalink to this option"></a>
                    <div style="font-size: small">
                        <span style="color: purple">string</span>
                                                                    </div>
                                                        </td>
                                <td>
                                                                                                                                                            </td>
                                                                <td>
                                            <div>BIOS setup option value.</div>
                                            <div>Required when <em>list=False</em> and <em>file_url=None</em>.</div>
                                                        </td>
            </tr>
                        </table>
    <br/>

.. Notes

Notes
-----

.. note::
   - Does not support ``check_mode``.

.. Seealso


.. Examples

Examples
--------

.. code-block:: yaml+jinja

    
    - 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 }}"




.. Facts


.. Return values

Return Values
-------------
Common return values are documented :ref:`here <common_return_values>`, the following are the fields unique to this module:

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        <tr>
            <th colspan="1">Key</th>
            <th>Returned</th>
            <th width="100%">Description</th>
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                    <tr>
                                <td colspan="1">
                    <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="return-changed"></div>
                    <b>changed</b>
                    <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#return-changed" title="Permalink to this return value"></a>
                    <div style="font-size: small">
                      <span style="color: purple">boolean</span>
                                          </div>
                                    </td>
                <td>always</td>
                <td>
                                            <div>Check to see if a change was made on the device.</div>
                                        <br/>
                                    </td>
            </tr>
                                <tr>
                                <td colspan="1">
                    <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="return-message"></div>
                    <b>message</b>
                    <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#return-message" title="Permalink to this return value"></a>
                    <div style="font-size: small">
                      <span style="color: purple">string</span>
                                          </div>
                                    </td>
                <td>always</td>
                <td>
                                            <div>Messages returned after module execution.</div>
                                        <br/>
                                    </td>
            </tr>
                                <tr>
                                <td colspan="1">
                    <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="return-state"></div>
                    <b>state</b>
                    <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#return-state" title="Permalink to this return value"></a>
                    <div style="font-size: small">
                      <span style="color: purple">string</span>
                                          </div>
                                    </td>
                <td>always</td>
                <td>
                                            <div>Status after module execution.</div>
                                        <br/>
                                    </td>
            </tr>
                        </table>
    <br/><br/>

..  Status (Presently only deprecated)


.. Authors

Authors
~~~~~~~

- WangBaoshan (@ieisystem)



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