imc_rest – Manage Cisco IMC hardware through its REST API

• Synopsis
• Requirements
• Parameters
• Notes
• Examples
• Return Values
• Status

Synopsis

• Provides direct access to the Cisco IMC REST API.
• Perform any configuration changes and actions that the Cisco IMC supports.
• More information about the IMC REST API is available from http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/unified_computing/ucs/c/sw/api/3_0/b_Cisco_IMC_api_301.html

Requirements

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

• lxml
• xmljson >= 0.1.8

Parameters

Notes

Examples

- name: Power down server
  imc_rest:
    hostname: '{{ imc_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ imc_username }}'
    password: '{{ imc_password }}'
    validate_certs: no
    content: |
      <configConfMo><inConfig>
        <computeRackUnit dn="sys/rack-unit-1" adminPower="down"/>
      </inConfig></configConfMo>
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Configure IMC using multiple XML fragments
  imc_rest:
    hostname: '{{ imc_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ imc_username }}'
    password: '{{ imc_password }}'
    validate_certs: no
    timeout: 120
    content: |
      <!-- Configure Serial-on-LAN -->
      <configConfMo><inConfig>
        <solIf dn="sys/rack-unit-1/sol-if" adminState="enable" speed=="115200" comport="com0"/>
      </inConfig></configConfMo>

      <!-- Configure Console Redirection -->
      <configConfMo><inConfig>
        <biosVfConsoleRedirection dn="sys/rack-unit-1/bios/bios-settings/Console-redirection"
          vpBaudRate="115200"
          vpConsoleRedirection="com-0"
          vpFlowControl="none"
          vpTerminalType="vt100"
          vpPuttyKeyPad="LINUX"
          vpRedirectionAfterPOST="Always Enable"/>
      </inConfig></configConfMo>
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Enable PXE boot and power-cycle server
  imc_rest:
    hostname: '{{ imc_hostname }}'
    username: '{{ imc_username }}'
    password: '{{ imc_password }}'
    validate_certs: no
    content: |
      <!-- Configure PXE boot -->
      <configConfMo><inConfig>
        <lsbootLan dn="sys/rack-unit-1/boot-policy/lan-read-only" access="read-only" order="1" prot="pxe" type="lan"/>
      </inConfig></configConfMo>

      <!-- Power cycle server -->
      <configConfMo><inConfig>
        <computeRackUnit dn="sys/rack-unit-1" adminPower="cycle-immediate"/>
      </inConfig></configConfMo>
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Reconfigure IMC to boot from storage
  imc_rest:
    hostname: '{{ imc_host }}'
    username: '{{ imc_username }}'
    password: '{{ imc_password }}'
    validate_certs: no
    content: |
      <configConfMo><inConfig>
        <lsbootStorage dn="sys/rack-unit-1/boot-policy/storage-read-write" access="read-write" order="1" type="storage"/>
      </inConfig></configConfMo>
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Add customer description to server
  imc_rest:
    hostname: '{{ imc_host }}'
    username: '{{ imc_username }}'
    password: '{{ imc_password }}'
    validate_certs: no
    content: |
        <configConfMo><inConfig>
          <computeRackUnit dn="sys/rack-unit-1" usrLbl="Customer Lab - POD{{ pod_id }} - {{ inventory_hostname_short }}"/>
        </inConfig></configConfMo>
    delegate_to: localhost

- name: Disable HTTP and increase session timeout to max value 10800 secs
  imc_rest:
    hostname: '{{ imc_host }}'
    username: '{{ imc_username }}'
    password: '{{ imc_password }}'
    validate_certs: no
    timeout: 120
    content: |
        <configConfMo><inConfig>
          <commHttp dn="sys/svc-ext/http-svc" adminState="disabled"/>
        </inConfig></configConfMo>

        <configConfMo><inConfig>
          <commHttps dn="sys/svc-ext/https-svc" adminState="enabled" sessionTimeout="10800"/>
        </inConfig></configConfMo>
    delegate_to: localhost

Return Values

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

Status

• This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
• This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]

Authors

• Dag Wieers (@dagwieers)