v2.1.1

• Standardization of ten iDRAC ansible modules based on ansible guidelines.
• Support for OpenManage Enterprise Modular.
• 'examples' and 'samples' directories are renamed to 'playbooks' and 'output' respectively.

v2.1.0 collections release

The latest Dell EMC OpenManage Ansible Modules are available on Ansible Galaxy as a collection.
Please see https://galaxy.ansible.com/dellemc/openmanage for more information

v2.1 devel Release

The latest Dell EMC OpenManage Ansible Modules are available on Ansible Galaxy as a collection.

• OpenManage Ansible allows the use of standard Redfish URIs supported by
  iDRAC.

  • The new redfish_firmware module performs a component firmware update
    using an image file available on the local or remote system
  • The new redfish_storage_volume module manages the storage volume
    configuration

  • The new ome_firmware_baseline module allows to create a firmware baseline
    from existing catalog

  • The new ome_firmware_baseline_info module allows to view the list of
    available firmware baselines

  • The new ome_firmware_basline_compliance_info module allows to retrieve:

    • Firmware compliance report for specified identifiers [device ids, service
      tags, group names]
    • Baseline compliance report for a specified baseline.

  • The new ome_firmware_catalog module allows to create a firmware catalog.

  • The new ome_template_identity_pool module allows to:

    • Attach an identity pool to a template.
    • Detach an identity pool from a template.

  • The new ome_template_network_vlan module lets you select tagged and
    untagged vLANs to be used in the OpenManage Enterprise template.

  • The new ome_identity_pool module allows to create, modify, and delete an
    identity pool using Ethernet, FCoE, iSCSI and FC settings.

  • The new ome_application_certificate module allows to generate a certificate
    signing request and upload the certificate on OpenManage Enterprise.

  • The new ome_application_network_proxy module allows the configuration of a
    network proxy.

  • The new ome_application_network_address module allows to configure a DNS
    and an IPv4 or IPv6 network.

  • The new ome_application_network_webserver module allows the configuration
    of the network web server

  • The new ome_application_network_time module allows the configuration of
    network time.

  • The new iDRAC idrac_redfish_storage_controller module configures the
    settings of a storage controller.

  • The ome_firmware module supports the following:

    • Firmware updates for group of devices
    • Firmware updates using a baseline name, or a single DUP path and a
      baseline name

  • The ome_template module allows delete, clone, import and export operations.

  • The parameter template_name from the ome_template module allows to modify
    or deploy a template

  • The ome_template_info and ome_user_info modules are enhanced to filter
    records using name in system_query_options.

  • The ome_user module allows to delete an existing user account using name

  • Support custom interval (default is 18 hours) for auto-detaching an ISO
    image for idrac_os_deployment.

  • The following enhancements have been made to the idrac_firmware module:

    • Support for installing firmware from CIFS, NFS, HTTP, HTTPS, or FTP based
      repository
    • Support for viewing individual component update job IDs.
    • The apply_update option is added, which specifies if the packages from
      the Catalog XML are queued for update.
    • The ignore_cert_warning option is added, which specifies if certificate
      warnings must be ignored.
    • Supports FQDN input format for share details

  • The following enhancements have been made to the installation script:

    • All the modules present by default in the remote_management/dellemc
      folder are now overwritten with updated versions.
    • Modules are installed to the custom path, if it is set by the environment
      variable ANSIBLE_LIBRARY.
    • The installation and uninstallation scripts have been updated to display
      the path where the modules have been installed.
    • Success and failure messages in the scripts now appear in green and red.

  • The dellemc_ome_firmware module is deprecated and all the functionality is
    added to the new ome_firmware module

  • The dellemc_ome_template module is deprecated, and all the functionality is
    added to the new ome_template module.

  • The dellemc_ome_user_facts module is deprecated, and all the functionality
    is added to the new ome_user_info module.

  • The dellemc_boot_to_network_iso module is deprecated and all the
    functionality is added to the new idrac_os_deployment module.

v2.1 master Release

• OpenManage Ansible allows the use of standard Redfish URIs supported by
  iDRAC.

  • The new redfish_firmware module performs a component firmware update
    using an image file available on the local or remote system
  • The new redfish_storage_volume module manages the storage volume
    configuration

• The new ome_firmware_baseline module allows to create a firmware baseline
  from existing catalog

• The new ome_firmware_baseline_info module allows to view the list of
  available firmware baselines

• The new ome_firmware_basline_compliance_info module allows to retrieve:

  • Firmware compliance report for specified identifiers [device ids, service
    tags, group names]
  • Baseline compliance report for a specified baseline.

• The new ome_firmware_catalog module allows to create a firmware catalog.

• The new ome_template_identity_pool module allows to:

  • Attach an identity pool to a template.
  • Detach an identity pool from a template.

• The new ome_template_network_vlan module lets you select tagged and
  untagged vLANs to be used in the OpenManage Enterprise template.

• The new ome_identity_pool module allows to create, modify, and delete an
  identity pool using Ethernet, FCoE, iSCSI and FC settings.

• The new ome_application_certificate module allows to generate a certificate
  signing request and upload the certificate on OpenManage Enterprise.

• The new ome_application_network_proxy module allows the configuration of a
  network proxy.

• The new ome_application_network_address module allows to configure a DNS
  and an IPv4 or IPv6 network.

• The new ome_application_network_webserver module allows the configuration
  of the network web server

• The new ome_application_network_time module allows the configuration of
  network time.

• The new iDRAC idrac_redfish_storage_controller module configures the
  settings of a storage controller.

• The ome_firmware module supports the following:

  • Firmware updates for group of devices
  • Firmware updates using a baseline name, or a single DUP path and a
    baseline name

• The ome_template module allows delete, clone, import and export operations.

• The parameter template_name from the ome_template module allows to modify
  or deploy a template

• The ome_template_info and ome_user_info modules are enhanced to filter
  records using name in system_query_options.

• The ome_user module allows to delete an existing user account using name

• Support custom interval (default is 18 hours) for auto-detaching an ISO
  image for idrac_os_deployment.

• The following enhancements have been made to the idrac_firmware module:

  • Support for installing firmware from CIFS, NFS, HTTP, HTTPS, or FTP based
    repository
  • Support for viewing individual component update job IDs.
  • The apply_update option is added, which specifies if the packages from
    the Catalog XML are queued for update.
  • The ignore_cert_warning option is added, which specifies if certificate
    warnings must be ignored.
  • Supports FQDN input format for share details

• The following enhancements have been made to the installation script:

  • All the modules present by default in the remote_management/dellemc
    folder are now overwritten with updated versions.
  • Modules are installed to the custom path, if it is set by the environment
    variable ANSIBLE_LIBRARY.
  • The installation and uninstallation scripts have been updated to display
    the path where the modules have been installed.
  • Success and failure messages in the scripts now appear in green and red.

• The dellemc_ome_firmware module is deprecated and all the functionality is
  added to the new ome_firmware module

• The dellemc_ome_template module is deprecated, and all the functionality is
  added to the new ome_template module.

• The dellemc_ome_user_facts module is deprecated, and all the functionality
  is added to the new ome_user_info module.

• The dellemc_boot_to_network_iso module is deprecated and all the
  functionality is added to the new idrac_os_deployment module.

v2.0.14 devel release

• The ome_firmware_baseline_info module allows to view the list of available
  firmware baselines

• The ome_application_certificate module allows to upload the certificate to
  OpenManage Enterprise.

v2.0.13 devel release

The domain user authentication issue using a CIFS share in the
dellemc_export_lc_logs module is fixed.

2.0.12 devel release

Added below changes:

• The ome_identity_pool module allows to create and modify an identity pool
  using FC and iSCSI settings.

• The ome_application_certificate module allows to generate a certificate
  signing request (CSR).

2.0.11 devel release

• The ome_application_network_webserver module allows the configuration of
  the network web server.

  • The ome_application_network_time module allows the configuration of
    network time.

  • The module ome_application_network_address is updated to include the
    following:

    • A specific NIC can be selected in case of multiple NICs,
    • A NIC can be enabled or disabled using the option enable_nic,
    • Support for the configuration of a management vLAN.

  • The module idrac_firmware is enhanced to support FQDN input format for
    share details.

v2.0.10 devel release

The new OME module(ome_application_network_proxy) allows configuring a network proxy

The new OME module(ome_application_network_address) allows configuring the DNS and an IPv4 or IPv6 network

v2.0.9 devel release

• The option group_names in the ome_firmware_baseline and ome_firmware_baseline_compliance_info module is replaced with device_group_names.

• The ome_firmware module allows firmware updates using a single DUP path and a baseline name.

• The module ome_identity_pool is updated to delete an identity pool.

• The new OME module(ome_template_identity_pool) allows to

  • attach an identity pool to a template
  • detach an identity pool from a template

• The ome_template_network_vlan module lets you select tagged and untagged VLANs to be used in the OME template.

• The installation and uninstallation scripts have been updated to display
  the path where the modules have been installed.

• Success and failure messages in the scripts now appear in green and red.