community.general.hponcfg module – Configure HP iLO interface using hponcfg

Note

This module is part of the community.general collection (version 9.4.0).

It is not included in ansible-core. To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list.

To install it, use: ansible-galaxy collection install community.general. You need further requirements to be able to use this module, see Requirements for details.

To use it in a playbook, specify: community.general.hponcfg.

Synopsis

  • This modules configures the HP iLO interface using hponcfg.

Requirements

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

  • hponcfg tool

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

executable

string

Path to the hponcfg executable (hponcfg which uses $PATH).

Default: "hponcfg"

minfw

string

The minimum firmware level needed.

path

aliases: src

path / required

The XML file as accepted by hponcfg.

verbose

boolean

Run hponcfg in verbose mode (-v).

Choices:

  • false ← (default)

  • true

Attributes

Attribute

Support

Description

check_mode

Support: none

Can run in check_mode and return changed status prediction without modifying target.

diff_mode

Support: none

Will return details on what has changed (or possibly needs changing in check_mode), when in diff mode.

Notes

Note

  • You need a working hponcfg on the target system.

Examples

- name: Example hponcfg configuration XML
  ansible.builtin.copy:
    content: |
      <ribcl VERSION="2.0">
        <login USER_LOGIN="user" PASSWORD="password">
          <rib_info MODE="WRITE">
            <mod_global_settings>
              <session_timeout value="0"/>
              <ssh_status value="Y"/>
              <ssh_port value="22"/>
              <serial_cli_status value="3"/>
              <serial_cli_speed value="5"/>
            </mod_global_settings>
          </rib_info>
        </login>
      </ribcl>
    dest: /tmp/enable-ssh.xml

- name: Configure HP iLO using enable-ssh.xml
  community.general.hponcfg:
    src: /tmp/enable-ssh.xml

- name: Configure HP iLO on VMware ESXi hypervisor
  community.general.hponcfg:
    src: /tmp/enable-ssh.xml
    executable: /opt/hp/tools/hponcfg

Authors

  • Dag Wieers (@dagwieers)