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hponcfg - Configure HP iLO interface using hponcfg
New in version 2.3.
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 | Choices/Defaults | Comments | 
|---|---|---|
| executable  
        (added in 2.4)
         | 
      Default: 
        "hponcfg"
         | 
      
        
        Path to the hponcfg executable (`hponcfg` which uses $PATH).
         | 
     
| minfw | 
        
        The minimum firmware level needed.
         | 
     |
| path  
        required
         | 
      
        
        The XML file as accepted by hponcfg.
        
       aliases: src  | 
     |
| verbose  
        bool
         
        (added in 2.4)
         | 
      
       
  | 
      
        
        Run hponcfg in verbose mode (-v).
         | 
     
Notes
Note
- You need a working hponcfg on the target system.
 
Examples
- name: Example hponcfg configuration XML
  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
  hponcfg:
    src: /tmp/enable-ssh.xml
- name: Configure HP iLO on VMware ESXi hypervisor
  hponcfg:
    src: /tmp/enable-ssh.xml
    executable: /opt/hp/tools/hponcfg
  Status
This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.
Maintenance
This module is flagged as community which means that it is maintained by the Ansible Community. See Module Maintenance & Support for more info.
For a list of other modules that are also maintained by the Ansible Community, see here.
Author
- Dag Wieers (@dagwieers)
 
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 https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.6/modules/hponcfg_module.html