Can we use Ansible to deploy tasks on hardware level e.g., firmware upgrade on dell server

[Surya_Gunisetti]

Hi All,

Can we use Ansible Ad-hoc commands / playbooks to make changes at Dell/HP/IBM servers hardware level e.g., firmware,bios upgrade

Regards,
Surya

[Luca_remix_tj_Lorenz (Luca 'remix_tj' Lorenzetto)]

Hello Surya,

you can follow two paths:

- use raw module (as i did years ago with a simple IMM interaction)

- look for appropriate modules or develop them. Check ansible
collections, maybe this modules already exists

Luca

[vbotka (Vladimir Botka)]

> Can we use Ansible Ad-hoc commands/playbooks to make changes at
> Dell/HP/IBM servers hardware level e.g., firmware,bios upgrade

you can follow two paths:
- use raw module (as i did years ago with a simple IMM interaction)
- look for appropriate modules or develop them. Check ansible
  collections, maybe this modules already exists

In addition to this search Galaxy. For example

[Surya_Gunisetti]

Many Thanks for the update Luca

[Surya_Gunisetti]

Many Thanks Vladimir