redfish_bios (Data Source)

This Terraform datasource is used to query existing Bios configuration. The information fetched from this block can be further used for resource block.

Example Usage

variables.tf

/*
Copyright (c) 2021-2024 Dell Inc., or its subsidiaries. All Rights Reserved.

Licensed under the Mozilla Public License Version 2.0 (the "License");
you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
You may obtain a copy of the License at

    http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/


Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
limitations under the License.
*/

variable "rack1" {
  type = map(object({
    user         = string
    password     = string
    endpoint     = string
    ssl_insecure = bool
  }))
}

terraform.tfvars

/*
Copyright (c) 2023 Dell Inc., or its subsidiaries. All Rights Reserved.

Licensed under the Mozilla Public License Version 2.0 (the "License");
you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
You may obtain a copy of the License at

    http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/


Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
limitations under the License.
*/

rack1 = {
  "my-server-1" = {
    user         = "admin"
    password     = "passw0rd"
    endpoint     = "https://my-server-1.myawesomecompany.org"
    ssl_insecure = true
  },
  "my-server-2" = {
    user         = "admin"
    password     = "passw0rd"
    endpoint     = "https://my-server-2.myawesomecompany.org"
    ssl_insecure = true
  },
}

provider.tf

/*
Copyright (c) 2022-2024 Dell Inc., or its subsidiaries. All Rights Reserved.

Licensed under the Mozilla Public License Version 2.0 (the "License");
you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
You may obtain a copy of the License at

    http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/


Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
limitations under the License.
*/

terraform {
  required_providers {
    redfish = {
      version = "1.5.0"
      source  = "registry.terraform.io/dell/redfish"
    }
  }
}

provider "redfish" {
  # `redfish_servers` is used to align with enhancements to password management.
  # Map of server BMCs with their alias keys and respective user credentials.
  # This is required when resource/datasource's `redfish_alias` is not null
  redfish_servers = var.rack1
}

main.tf

/*
Copyright (c) 2023-2024 Dell Inc., or its subsidiaries. All Rights Reserved.

Licensed under the Mozilla Public License Version 2.0 (the "License");
you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
You may obtain a copy of the License at

    http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/


Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
limitations under the License.
*/

data "redfish_bios" "bios" {
  for_each = var.rack1

  redfish_server {
    # Alias name for server BMCs. The key in provider's `redfish_servers` map
    # `redfish_alias` is used to align with enhancements to password management.
    # When using redfish_alias, provider's `redfish_servers` is required.
    redfish_alias = each.key

    user         = each.value.user
    password     = each.value.password
    endpoint     = each.value.endpoint
    ssl_insecure = each.value.ssl_insecure
  }

  // by default, the data source uses the first system
  # system_id = "System.Embedded.1"
}

output "bios_attributes" {
  value     = data.redfish_bios.bios
  sensitive = true
}

After the successful execution of the above data block, we can see the output in the state file.

Schema

Optional

  • redfish_server (Block List) List of server BMCs and their respective user credentials (see below for nested schema)
  • system_id (String) System ID of the system

Read-Only

  • attributes (Map of String) BIOS attributes.
  • boot_options (Attributes List) List of BIOS boot options. (see below for nested schema)
  • id (String) ID of the BIOS data-source
  • odata_id (String) OData ID of the BIOS data-source

Nested Schema for redfish_server

Optional:

  • endpoint (String) Server BMC IP address or hostname
  • password (String, Sensitive) User password for login
  • redfish_alias (String) Alias name for server BMCs. The key in provider’s redfish_servers map
  • ssl_insecure (Boolean) This field indicates whether the SSL/TLS certificate must be verified or not
  • user (String) User name for login

Nested Schema for boot_options

Read-Only:

  • boot_option_enabled (Boolean) Enable or disable the boot device.
  • boot_option_reference (String) FQDD of the boot device.
  • display_name (String) Display name of the boot option
  • id (String) ID of the boot option
  • name (String) Name of the boot option
  • uefi_device_path (String) Device path of the boot option