# Can we use Ansible to deploy tasks on hardware level e.g., firmware upgrade on dell server **URL:** \ **Category:** Ansible Project\ **Created:** [June 5, 2020, 11:29am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/can-we-use-ansible-to-deploy-tasks-on-hardware-level-e-g-firmware-upgrade-on-dell-server/33099 "2020-06-05T11:29:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Surya\_Gunisetti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc8723/32.png) [@Surya\_Gunisetti](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Surya_Gunisetti)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2020, 11:29am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/can-we-use-ansible-to-deploy-tasks-on-hardware-level-e-g-firmware-upgrade-on-dell-server/33099/1 "2020-06-05T11:29:13Z")
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 ---
**Author:** ![Luca\_remix\_tj\_Lorenz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ea666f/32.png) [@Luca\_remix\_tj\_Lorenz](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Luca_remix_tj_Lorenz)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2020, 11:37am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/can-we-use-ansible-to-deploy-tasks-on-hardware-level-e-g-firmware-upgrade-on-dell-server/33099/2 "2020-06-05T11:37:16Z")
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 ---
**Author:** ![vbotka](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/vbotka/32/359_2.png) [@vbotka](https://forum.ansible.com/u/vbotka)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2020, 11:59am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/can-we-use-ansible-to-deploy-tasks-on-hardware-level-e-g-firmware-upgrade-on-dell-server/33099/3 "2020-06-05T11:59:43Z")
> \> 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 ---
**Author:** ![Surya\_Gunisetti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc8723/32.png) [@Surya\_Gunisetti](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Surya_Gunisetti)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2020, 12:30pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/can-we-use-ansible-to-deploy-tasks-on-hardware-level-e-g-firmware-upgrade-on-dell-server/33099/4 "2020-06-05T12:30:57Z")
Many Thanks for the update Luca ---
**Author:** ![Surya\_Gunisetti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc8723/32.png) [@Surya\_Gunisetti](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Surya_Gunisetti)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2020, 12:31pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/can-we-use-ansible-to-deploy-tasks-on-hardware-level-e-g-firmware-upgrade-on-dell-server/33099/5 "2020-06-05T12:31:11Z")
Many Thanks Vladimir