Ansible role bios_update

THIS ROLE HAS BEEN ARCHIVED AS OF DEC 2023.

Download, extract and write bootable USB image.

GitHub	GitLab	Downloads	Version

Example Playbook

This example is taken from molecule/default/converge.yml and is tested on each push, pull request and release.

---
- name: Converge
  hosts: all
  become: yes
  gather_facts: yes

  roles:
    - role: robertdebock.bios_update
      # The bios_update_url does not always need to be set, it's typically
      # "discovered". For CI however, there is not right model, so this
      # variable needs to be set manually.
      bios_update_url: "https://download.lenovo.com/pccbbs/mobiles/r02uj70d.iso"
      # In CI, it's hard to write to a removable media, this parameter basically
      # disables writing.
      bios_update_write: no

The machine needs to be prepared. In CI this is done using molecule/default/prepare.yml:

---
- name: Prepare
  hosts: all
  become: yes
  gather_facts: no

  roles:
    - role: robertdebock.bootstrap

Also see a full explanation and example on how to use these roles.

Role Variables

The default values for the variables are set in defaults/main.yml:

---
# defaults file for bios_update

# Where to store the downloaded ISO.
bios_update_temporary_directory: /tmp

# The URL to a bootable ISO containing a BIOS update.
# The URL is "discovered" in `vars/main.yml`, but can be overwritten here.
# or in any variable that takes precedence.
#
# bios_update_url: "https://download.lenovo.com/pccbbs/mobiles/r02uj70d.iso"

# The device to write the bootable image to.
#
# WARNING: THIS DEVICE WILL BE OVERWRITTEN.
#
bios_update_flash_drive: "/dev/sdCHANGEME"

# By default this role should write to removable media. Can be disabled in CI.
bios_update_write: yes

Requirements

• pip packages listed in requirements.txt.

State of used roles

The following roles are used to prepare a system. You can prepare your system in another way.

Requirement	GitHub	GitLab
robertdebock.bootstrap

Context

This role is a part of many compatible roles. Have a look at the documentation of these roles for further information.

Here is an overview of related roles:

Compatibility

This role has been tested on these container images:

The minimum version of Ansible required is 2.12, tests have been done to:

• The previous version.
• The current version.
• The development version.

If you find issues, please register them in GitHub.

License

Apache-2.0.

Author Information

robertdebock

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