diff --git a/hpilo_boot b/hpilo_boot index 583a6211119..a7bb0849b86 100755 --- a/hpilo_boot +++ b/hpilo_boot @@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ author: Dag Wieers module: hpilo_boot short_description: Boot system using specific media through HP iLO interface description: - - 'This module boots a system through its HP iLO interface. The boot media - can be one of: cdrom, floppy, hdd, network or usb.' + - "This module boots a system through its HP iLO interface. The boot media + can be one of: cdrom, floppy, hdd, network or usb." - This module requires the hpilo python module. version_added: "0.8" options: @@ -36,23 +36,19 @@ options: login: description: - The login name to authenticate to the HP iLO interface. - required: false default: Administrator password: description: - The password to authenticate to the HP iLO interface. - required: false default: admin match: description: - An optional string to match against the iLO server name. - This is a safety measure to prevent accidentally using the wrong HP iLO interface with dire consequences. - required: false media: description: - The boot media to boot the system from - required: false default: network choices: [ "cdrom", "floppy", "hdd", "network", "normal", "usb" ] image: @@ -62,7 +58,6 @@ options: - protocol is either C(http) or C(https) - "username:password is optional" - port is optional - required: false state: description: - The state of the boot media. @@ -71,25 +66,23 @@ options: - "boot_always: Boot from the device each time the serveris rebooted" - "connect: Connect the virtual media device and set to boot_always" - "disconnect: Disconnects the virtual media device and set to no_boot" - required: true default: boot_once choices: [ "boot_always", "boot_once", "connect", "disconnect", "no_boot" ] force: description: - Whether to force a reboot (even when the system is already booted) - required: false default: no choices: [ "yes", "no" ] examples: - - code: | + - description: Task to boot a system using an ISO from an HP iLO interface only if the system is an HP server + code: | local_action: hpilo_boot host=$ilo_address login=$ilo_login password=$ilo_password match=$inventory_hostname_short media=cdrom image=$iso_url only_if: "'$cmdb_hwmodel'.startswith('HP ') - description: Task to boot a system using an ISO from an HP iLO interface only if the system is an HP server notes: - To use a USB key image you need to specify floppy as boot media. - This module ought to be run from a system that can access the HP iLO interface directly, either by using C(local_action) or - C(using delegate)_to. + using C(delegate_to). ''' import sys @@ -141,12 +134,12 @@ def main(): if media: -### FIXME: In the below case iLO fails for a short period of time due to the server rebooting -# File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/hpilo.py", line 381, in _parse_message -# raise IloError("Error communicating with iLO: %s" % child.get('MESSAGE')) -#hpilo.IloError: Error communicating with iLO: Problem manipulating EV - - ilo.set_one_time_boot(media) + # Workaround for: Error communicating with iLO: Problem manipulating EV + try: + ilo.set_one_time_boot(media) + except hpilo.IloError: + time.sleep(60) + ilo.set_one_time_boot(media) # TODO: Verify if image URL exists/works if image: