Manage chassis via Salt Proxies.
New in version 2015.8.2.
Below is an example state that sets basic parameters:
my-dell-chassis:
dellchassis.chassis:
- chassis_name: my-dell-chassis
- datacenter: dc-1-us
- location: my-location
- mode: 2
- idrac_launch: 1
- slot_names:
- server-1: my-slot-name
- server-2: my-other-slot-name
- blade_power_states:
- server-1: on
- server-2: off
- server-3: powercycle
However, it is possible to place the entire set of chassis configuration data in pillar. Here's an example pillar structure:
proxy:
host: 10.27.20.18
admin_username: root
fallback_admin_username: root
passwords:
- super-secret
- old-secret
proxytype: fx2
chassis:
name: fx2-1
username: root
password: saltstack1
datacenter: london
location: rack-1-shelf-3
management_mode: 2
idrac_launch: 0
slot_names:
- 'server-1': blade1
- 'server-2': blade2
servers:
server-1:
idrac_password: saltstack1
ipmi_over_lan: True
ip: 172.17.17.132
netmask: 255.255.0.0
gateway: 172.17.17.1
server-2:
idrac_password: saltstack1
ipmi_over_lan: True
ip: 172.17.17.2
netmask: 255.255.0.0
gateway: 172.17.17.1
server-3:
idrac_password: saltstack1
ipmi_over_lan: True
ip: 172.17.17.20
netmask: 255.255.0.0
gateway: 172.17.17.1
server-4:
idrac_password: saltstack1
ipmi_over_lan: True
ip: 172.17.17.2
netmask: 255.255.0.0
gateway: 172.17.17.1
switches:
switch-1:
ip: 192.168.1.2
netmask: 255.255.255.0
gateway: 192.168.1.1
snmp: nonpublic
password: saltstack1
switch-2:
ip: 192.168.1.3
netmask: 255.255.255.0
gateway: 192.168.1.1
snmp: nonpublic
password: saltstack1
And to go with it, here's an example state that pulls the data from the pillar stated above:
{% set details = pillar.get('proxy:chassis', {}) %}
standup-step1:
dellchassis.chassis:
- name: {{ details['name'] }}
- location: {{ details['location'] }}
- mode: {{ details['management_mode'] }}
- idrac_launch: {{ details['idrac_launch'] }}
- slot_names:
{% for entry details['slot_names'] %}
- {{ entry.keys()[0] }}: {{ entry[entry.keys()[0]] }}
{% endfor %}
blade_powercycle:
dellchassis.chassis:
- blade_power_states:
- server-1: powercycle
- server-2: powercycle
- server-3: powercycle
- server-4: powercycle
# Set idrac_passwords for blades. racadm needs them to be called 'server-x'
{% for k, v in details['servers'].iteritems() %}
{{ k }}:
dellchassis.blade_idrac:
- idrac_password: {{ v['idrac_password'] }}
{% endfor %}
# Set management ip addresses, passwords, and snmp strings for switches
{% for k, v in details['switches'].iteritems() %}
{{ k }}-switch-setup:
dellchassis.switch:
- name: {{ k }}
- ip: {{ v['ip'] }}
- netmask: {{ v['netmask'] }}
- gateway: {{ v['gateway'] }}
- password: {{ v['password'] }}
- snmp: {{ v['snmp'] }}
{% endfor %}
Note
This state module relies on the dracr.py execution module, which runs racadm commands on
the chassis, blades, etc. The racadm command runs very slowly and, depending on your state,
the proxy minion return might timeout before the racadm commands have completed. If you
are repeatedly seeing minions timeout after state calls, please use the -t
CLI argument
to increase the timeout variable.
For example:
salt '*' state.sls my-dell-chasis-state-name -t 60
Note
The Dell CMC units perform adequately but many iDRACs are excruciatingly slow. Some functions can take minutes to execute.
salt.states.dellchassis.
blade_idrac
(name, idrac_password=None, idrac_ipmi=None, idrac_ip=None, idrac_netmask=None, idrac_gateway=None, idrac_dnsname=None, idrac_dhcp=None)¶Set parameters for iDRAC in a blade.
Parameters: | idrac_password -- Password to use to connect to the iDRACs directly |
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(idrac_ipmi and idrac_dnsname must be set directly on the iDRAC. They can't be set through the CMC. If this password is present, use it instead of the CMC password) :param idrac_ipmi: Enable/Disable IPMI over LAN :param idrac_ip: Set IP address for iDRAC :param idrac_netmask: Set netmask for iDRAC :param idrac_gateway: Set gateway for iDRAC :param idrac_dhcp: Turn on DHCP for iDRAC (True turns on, False does nothing
becaause setting a static IP will disable DHCP).
Returns: | A standard Salt changes dictionary |
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NOTE: If any of the IP address settings is configured, all of ip, netmask, and gateway must be present
salt.states.dellchassis.
chassis
(name, chassis_name=None, password=None, datacenter=None, location=None, mode=None, idrac_launch=None, slot_names=None, blade_power_states=None)¶Manage a Dell Chassis.
The management mode of the chassis. Viable options are:
The iDRAC launch method of the chassis. Viable options are:
The power states of a blade server, provided as a list and identified by their server numbers. Viable options are:
- on: Ensure the blade server is powered on.
- off: Ensure the blade server is powered off.
- powercycle: Power cycle the blade server.
Example:
my-dell-chassis:
dellchassis.chassis:
- chassis_name: my-dell-chassis
- location: my-location
- datacenter: london
- mode: 2
- idrac_launch: 1
- slot_names:
- 1: my-slot-name
- 2: my-other-slot-name
- blade_power_states:
- server-1: on
- server-2: off
- server-3: powercycle
salt.states.dellchassis.
firmware_update
(hosts=None, directory='')¶State to update the firmware on host using the
racadm
command
- firmwarefile
- filename (string) starting with
salt://
- host
- string representing the hostname supplied to the
racadm
command- directory
- Directory name where firmwarefile will be downloaded
dell-chassis-firmware-update:
dellchassis.firmware_update:
hosts:
cmc:
salt://firmware_cmc.exe
server-1:
salt://firmware.exe
directory: /opt/firmwares
salt.states.dellchassis.
switch
(name, ip=None, netmask=None, gateway=None, dhcp=None, password=None, snmp=None)¶Manage switches in a Dell Chassis.
Example:
my-dell-chassis:
dellchassis.switch:
- switch: switch-1
- ip: 192.168.1.1
- netmask: 255.255.255.0
- gateway: 192.168.1.254
- dhcp: True
- password: secret
- snmp: public