Install base packages for all racadm usage

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@
 ### Features
 * Add linux.dell.com repo
 * Set "present" state for Dell hardware
+* Install base packages for all racadm usage

README.md

@@ -16,8 +16,9 @@ A role to manage Openmanage installation and configuration.
 
 * **
 openmanage__repositories** : List of APT repositories that can provide OpenManage. Each entry is a dict [default : `See default/main.yml`].
-* **openmanage__base_packages** : List of base packages in order to provide Openmanage [default : `openmanage`].
 * **openmanage__deploy_state** : The desired state this role should achieve. [default for Dell hardware : `present`].
+* **openmanage__install_recommends** : If recommended packages should be install. [default : `False`].
+* **openmanage__base_packages** : List of base packages for all racadm base usage [default : `See default/main.yml`].
 
 ## Example Playbook
 
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ openmanage__repositories** : List of APT repositories that can provide OpenMan
 
 This role will :
 * Add an APT repository in order to provide OpenManage.
+* Install basic packages for all racadm usage.
 
 ## Development
 

defaults/main.yml

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ openmanage__repositories:
                        else "absent" }}'
                                                                        # ]]]
                                                                    # ]]]
-# Packages and installation [[[
+# Installation and Packages [[[
 # -----------------------------
 
 # .. envvar:: openmanage__deploy_state [[[
@@ -49,4 +49,29 @@ openmanage__deploy_state: '{{ "present"
                               if (ansible_system_vendor is search("Dell"))
                               else "absent" }}'
                                                                    # ]]]
+# .. envvar:: openmanage__install_recommends [[[
+#
+# If recommended packages should be install ? Possible options :
+#
+# ``False``
+#   Default.
+#
+# ``True``
+#
+openmanage__install_recommends: False
+                                                                   # ]]]
+# .. envvar:: openmanage__base_packages [[[
+#
+# List of base packages to install.
+#
+openmanage__base_packages:
+  - 'srvadmin-base'
+  - 'srvadmin-idracadm7'
+  - 'srvadmin-idrac-ivmcli'
+  - 'srvadmin-idrac-vmcli'
+  - 'srvadmin-omcommon'
+  - 'srvadmin-server-cli'
+  - 'srvadmin-server-snmp'
+  - 'srvadmin-storageservices'
+                                                                       # ]]]
                                                                    # ]]]

tasks/main.yml

@@ -33,3 +33,13 @@
   when: (openmanage__deploy_state == "present") and
         (openmanage__register_repositories.changed or
            openmanage__register_key.changed)
+
+# Manage packages [[[1
+## Manage base system packages
+- name: Ensure base packages are in there desired state
+  package:
+    name: '{{ item }}'
+    state: '{{ "present" if (openmanage__deploy_state == "present") else "absent" }}'
+    install_recommends: '{{ openmanage__install_recommends | bool }}'
+  with_flattened:
+    - '{{ openmanage__base_packages | to_nice_json }}'