IPMI Tasks

This chapter contains the following sections:

Power On/Off IPMI Server

Summary
To Power On/Off IPMI/HardReset IPMI Server
Description
This task can switch ON or OFF or Hard Reset IPMI Server. Output for this task is IPMI Account name.
Inputs
Input Description Mappable To Type Mandatory
IPMI Account Choose the host account ipmi_​account Y
Power Action Choose the power action Y
Outputs
Output Description Type
OUTPUT_​IPMI_​ACCOUNT_​NAME Name of the Server on which the selected operation was performed gen_​text_​input

Select Boot Device

Summary
To select the Boot device on IPMI Server
Description
This task changes the Boot Device on IPMI Server. Following are the options a) Force PXE Boot, b) Force Boot from default Hard Disk, c) Force boot from CD/DVD, and d) Force boot from BIOS. Output for this task is IPMI Account name.
Inputs
Input Description Mappable To Type Mandatory
IPMI Account Choose the host account ipmi_​account Y
Boot Device Choose a boot device with which to boot the IPMI server at the next reboot Y
Outputs
Output Description Type
OUTPUT_​IPMI_​ACCOUNT_​NAME Name of the Server on which the selected operation was performed gen_​text_​input

Select IPMI Server

Summary
To Retrieve NIC MAC address of an IPMI Server
Description
This task can select NIC MAC of an IPMI Server. Output for this task is MAC address of the selected NIC.
Inputs
Input Description Mappable To Type Mandatory
Select IPMI Server Choose the IPMI server ipmi​Server​Nic​Identity Y
Outputs
Output Description Type
OUTPUT_​IPMI_​SERVER_​NIC_​IDENTITY Identity of the IPMI Server NICs ipmi​Server​Nic​Identity
OUTPUT_​IPMI_​MAC_​ADDRESS IPMI Server selected NIC's MAC address ipmi​Server​Nic​Identity

Verify IPMI Connectivity

Summary
Verify IPMI connectivity
Description
This task verifies UCSD connection to Server using IPMI interface. Output for this task is the IPMI Account Name.
Inputs
Input Description Mappable To Type Mandatory
Account Name Choose the IPMI account name ipmi_​account Y
Outputs
Output Description Type
OUTPUT_​IPMI_​ACCOUNT_​NAME Name of the Server on which the selected operation was performed gen_​text_​input

Enable/Disable Secure Boot for IPMI Server

Summary
To Enable/Disable Secure Boot of IPMI Server
Description
This task creates a configuration job to enable or disable secure boot on an IPMI server. The changes take effect only after the server is rebooted or reset. The task succeeds only if there are no pending configuration jobs in the queue.
Inputs
Input Description Mappable To Type Mandatory
IPMI Account Choose the host account ipmi_account Y
Secure Boot Choose to enable or disable secure boot SecureBootEnableDisable Y
Outputs
Output Description Type
OUTPUT_IPMI_ACCOUNT_NAME Name of the Server on which the selected operation was performed ipmi_account

Connect Virtual Media to IPMI Server

Summary
To Connect Virtual Media to IPMI Server
Description
This task allows you to connect virtual media to Virtual CD/DVD/ISO of an IPMI server using an ISO file. You need to provide the path to the ISO file along with the necessary credentials (username and password) to access the Image file path. The task includes an option to force the connection if needed.
Inputs
Input Description Mappable To Type Mandatory
IPMI Account Choose the IPMI account ipmi_account Y
Force Connect Check to Force connect Boolean
Use Credentials Check to Provide the credentials Boolean Y
Image File Path Provide the complete path to the ISO file, including the filename (e.g., /path/to/file.iso) gen_text_input Y
User Name Provide the User name to access the Path gen_text_input
Password Provide the Password to access the Path password
Outputs
Output Description Type
OUTPUT_IPMI_ACCOUNT_NAME Name of the Server on which the selected operation was performed ipmi_account