Table of Contents

• [Dell IOM 8|4 network device module](#Dell IOM 8|4-network-device-module)
  • Overview
  • Requirements
  • Usage
    • Device Setup

The Dell IOM 8|4 network device module is designed to add support for managing Dell IOM 8|4 switch configuration using Puppet and its Network Device functionality.

Following Dell IOM 8|4 models have been verified using this module:

• Dell IOM 8|4

However, this module may be compatible with other versions.

Because the Puppet agent cannot be directly installed on the Dell IOM 8|4 Fabric OS, the agent can be managed either from the Puppet Master server, or through an intermediate proxy system running a puppet agent. The proxy system requirements are not yet defined.

To configure a Dell IOM 8|4 Fabric OS device, the device type must be iom_8x4. The device can either be configured within /etc/puppet/device.conf, or, preferably, create an individual config file for each device within a sub-folder. This is preferred as it allows the user to run the puppet against individual devices, rather than all devices configured.

To run the puppet against a single device, use the following command:

puppet device --deviceconfig /etc/puppet/device/[device].conf

Sample configuration /etc/puppet/device/iom_8x41.example.com.conf:

[iom_8x41.example.com]
  type iom_8x4
  url ssh://root:secret@iom_8x41.example.com