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  1. netbox_idrac_inventory-0.2.0/LICENSE +202 -0
  2. netbox_idrac_inventory-0.2.0/PKG-INFO +360 -0
  3. netbox_idrac_inventory-0.2.0/README.md +335 -0
  4. netbox_idrac_inventory-0.2.0/netbox_idrac_inventory/__init__.py +59 -0
  5. netbox_idrac_inventory-0.2.0/netbox_idrac_inventory/api/__init__.py +0 -0
  6. netbox_idrac_inventory-0.2.0/netbox_idrac_inventory/api/serializers.py +167 -0
  7. netbox_idrac_inventory-0.2.0/netbox_idrac_inventory/api/urls.py +31 -0
  8. netbox_idrac_inventory-0.2.0/netbox_idrac_inventory/api/views.py +114 -0
  9. netbox_idrac_inventory-0.2.0/netbox_idrac_inventory/choices.py +73 -0
  10. netbox_idrac_inventory-0.2.0/netbox_idrac_inventory/filtersets.py +103 -0
  11. netbox_idrac_inventory-0.2.0/netbox_idrac_inventory/forms.py +321 -0
  12. netbox_idrac_inventory-0.2.0/netbox_idrac_inventory/graphql/__init__.py +0 -0
  13. netbox_idrac_inventory-0.2.0/netbox_idrac_inventory/graphql/schema.py +72 -0
  14. netbox_idrac_inventory-0.2.0/netbox_idrac_inventory/graphql/types.py +46 -0
  15. netbox_idrac_inventory-0.2.0/netbox_idrac_inventory/idrac/__init__.py +0 -0
  16. netbox_idrac_inventory-0.2.0/netbox_idrac_inventory/idrac/client.py +918 -0
  17. netbox_idrac_inventory-0.2.0/netbox_idrac_inventory/idrac/discovery.py +177 -0
  18. netbox_idrac_inventory-0.2.0/netbox_idrac_inventory/idrac/sync.py +597 -0
  19. netbox_idrac_inventory-0.2.0/netbox_idrac_inventory/jobs.py +165 -0
  20. netbox_idrac_inventory-0.2.0/netbox_idrac_inventory/migrations/0001_initial.py +100 -0
  21. netbox_idrac_inventory-0.2.0/netbox_idrac_inventory/migrations/__init__.py +0 -0
  22. netbox_idrac_inventory-0.2.0/netbox_idrac_inventory/models.py +213 -0
  23. netbox_idrac_inventory-0.2.0/netbox_idrac_inventory/navigation.py +81 -0
  24. netbox_idrac_inventory-0.2.0/netbox_idrac_inventory/signals.py +39 -0
  25. netbox_idrac_inventory-0.2.0/netbox_idrac_inventory/tables.py +116 -0
  26. netbox_idrac_inventory-0.2.0/netbox_idrac_inventory/template_content.py +43 -0
  27. netbox_idrac_inventory-0.2.0/netbox_idrac_inventory/templates/netbox_idrac_inventory/dellcomponent.html +68 -0
  28. netbox_idrac_inventory-0.2.0/netbox_idrac_inventory/templates/netbox_idrac_inventory/dellscanrange.html +80 -0
  29. netbox_idrac_inventory-0.2.0/netbox_idrac_inventory/templates/netbox_idrac_inventory/dellserver.html +118 -0
  30. netbox_idrac_inventory-0.2.0/netbox_idrac_inventory/templates/netbox_idrac_inventory/dellserver_list.html +11 -0
  31. netbox_idrac_inventory-0.2.0/netbox_idrac_inventory/templates/netbox_idrac_inventory/device_extension.html +63 -0
  32. netbox_idrac_inventory-0.2.0/netbox_idrac_inventory/tests/__init__.py +0 -0
  33. netbox_idrac_inventory-0.2.0/netbox_idrac_inventory/tests/test_api.py +293 -0
  34. netbox_idrac_inventory-0.2.0/netbox_idrac_inventory/tests/test_discovery.py +147 -0
  35. netbox_idrac_inventory-0.2.0/netbox_idrac_inventory/tests/test_forms.py +149 -0
  36. netbox_idrac_inventory-0.2.0/netbox_idrac_inventory/tests/test_idrac.py +552 -0
  37. netbox_idrac_inventory-0.2.0/netbox_idrac_inventory/tests/test_models.py +163 -0
  38. netbox_idrac_inventory-0.2.0/netbox_idrac_inventory/tests/test_utils.py +94 -0
  39. netbox_idrac_inventory-0.2.0/netbox_idrac_inventory/tests/test_views.py +43 -0
  40. netbox_idrac_inventory-0.2.0/netbox_idrac_inventory/urls.py +177 -0
  41. netbox_idrac_inventory-0.2.0/netbox_idrac_inventory/utils.py +180 -0
  42. netbox_idrac_inventory-0.2.0/netbox_idrac_inventory/views.py +197 -0
  43. netbox_idrac_inventory-0.2.0/netbox_idrac_inventory.egg-info/PKG-INFO +360 -0
  44. netbox_idrac_inventory-0.2.0/netbox_idrac_inventory.egg-info/SOURCES.txt +47 -0
  45. netbox_idrac_inventory-0.2.0/netbox_idrac_inventory.egg-info/dependency_links.txt +1 -0
  46. netbox_idrac_inventory-0.2.0/netbox_idrac_inventory.egg-info/requires.txt +6 -0
  47. netbox_idrac_inventory-0.2.0/netbox_idrac_inventory.egg-info/top_level.txt +1 -0
  48. netbox_idrac_inventory-0.2.0/pyproject.toml +58 -0
  49. netbox_idrac_inventory-0.2.0/setup.cfg +4 -0
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+ Metadata-Version: 2.4
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+ Name: netbox-idrac-inventory
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+ Version: 0.2.0
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+ Summary: NetBox plugin to synchronize Dell servers with NetBox via iDRAC Redfish
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+ Author-email: Thomas Le Gentil <thomas.legentil@gmail.com>
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+ License: Apache-2.0
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+ Project-URL: Homepage, https://github.com/kifeo/netbox-idrac-inventory
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+ Keywords: netbox,netbox-plugin,dell,idrac,redfish
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+ Classifier: Development Status :: 4 - Beta
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+ Classifier: Framework :: Django
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+ Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3
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+ Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10
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+ Dynamic: license-file
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+
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+ # NetBox iDRAC Inventory Plugin
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+
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+ A [NetBox](https://netbox.dev) plugin that synchronizes Dell PowerEdge server
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+ hardware inventory into NetBox by querying each server's iDRAC management
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+ interface via the Redfish API.
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+
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+ ---
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+
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+ ## Features
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+
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+ - **One-to-one Dell server record** linked to a NetBox Device. Adding a Dell
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+ server creates the Device for you (its name defaults to the host part of the
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+ iDRAC FQDN); the record stores the iDRAC address, service tag, BIOS version
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+ and iDRAC firmware. The device type is set from the iDRAC-reported model on
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+ the first sync.
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+ - **Hardware component inventory** — CPUs, DIMMs, disks, storage controllers
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+ and power supplies are discovered and stored as `DellComponent` objects.
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+ - **Health status** — the iDRAC `Status.Health` of the server (rolled up) and
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+ of each component is mapped to a colored `health` badge (OK / Warning /
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+ Critical), so a failed PSU or disk is visible at a glance and filterable.
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+ - **iDRAC management IP** — the iDRAC's own NIC is modelled as a mgmt-only
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+ `iDRAC` interface (with its MAC), the iDRAC IPv4 is created in IPAM and set
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+ as the device's **out-of-band IP** (`oob_ip`).
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+ - **Native network modelling** — each physical network adapter is created as a
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+ NetBox `Module` (with a matching `ModuleType`) installed in a `ModuleBay` on
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+ the device, and each physical port becomes an `Interface` with its MAC
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+ address and link speed.
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+ - **LLDP discovery** — the LLDP neighbour reported by iDRAC for each connected
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+ port (remote switch + remote port) is stored in the `lldp_remote_chassis`
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+ and `lldp_remote_port` custom fields on the interface. These custom fields
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+ are created automatically on first migrate.
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+ - **Firmware inventory** — the Redfish `UpdateService/FirmwareInventory` is
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+ read on each sync and the installed version is written to matching
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+ components (by FQDD), covering parts whose own resource omits a version.
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+ - **Sync-on-demand** — trigger a sync from the NetBox UI (single server or a
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+ bulk *Sync from iDRAC* action on the server list) or via the REST API
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+ (`POST .../servers/<id>/sync/`); sync runs as a background job.
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+ - **Scheduled sync** — set `sync_interval_minutes` > 0 to register a recurring
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+ system job that fans out one sync job per Dell server, so the RQ workers
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+ run them in parallel and one unreachable iDRAC never stalls the fleet.
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+ - **Network discovery** — define a **Scan Range** (CIDR / range / hosts); a
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+ discovery job probes each iDRAC and imports it, attaching to an existing
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+ device with the same service tag when one exists (no duplicate) or creating
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+ a new one.
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+ - **Full REST API** at `/api/plugins/idrac-inventory/` (servers + components).
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+ - **GraphQL** queries `dell_server` / `dell_server_list` /
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+ `dell_component` / `dell_component_list` exposed through NetBox's Strawberry
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+ schema.
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+ - **Credentials** — a global iDRAC password comes from `PLUGINS_CONFIG` /
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+ environment; an optional **per-device password** (when machines differ) is
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+ stored **encrypted at rest** (Fernet, keyed on NetBox `SECRET_KEY`) and is
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+ never returned by the API.
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+
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+ ---
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+
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+ ## Compatibility
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+
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+ | Plugin version | NetBox version |
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+ |----------------|---------------|
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+ | 0.2.x | 4.1 – 4.6 |
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+ | 0.1.x | 4.1 or later |
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+
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+ NetBox 4.6+ requires `API_TOKEN_PEPPERS` in your NetBox configuration (a
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+ core NetBox requirement, not a plugin one).
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+
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+ Requires Python 3.10+.
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+
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+ ---
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+
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+ ## Installation
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+
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+ ### 1. Install the package
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+
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+ ```bash
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+ pip install netbox-idrac-inventory
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+ ```
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+
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+ ### 2. Add to `configuration.py`
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+
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+ ```python
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+ PLUGINS = [
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+ "netbox_idrac_inventory",
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+ ]
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+
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+ PLUGINS_CONFIG = {
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+ "netbox_idrac_inventory": {
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+ # iDRAC credentials used when a DellServer has no per-device username set.
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+ "idrac_default_username": "root",
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+ # Prefer setting the password via an environment variable rather than
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+ # committing it to the config file. The plugin checks the env var
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+ # IDRAC_DEFAULT_PASSWORD before falling back to this value.
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+ "idrac_default_password": "",
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+ # Set to True (and provide a valid CA bundle) in production.
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+ "idrac_verify_ssl": False,
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+ # HTTP request timeout in seconds for iDRAC Redfish calls.
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+ "idrac_timeout": 30,
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+ # When True, the sync writes the iDRAC service tag to Device.serial
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+ # in NetBox so the physical device record stays up to date.
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+ "update_device_serial": True,
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+ # When True, the sync creates a mgmt-only "iDRAC" interface with the
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+ # iDRAC IP and sets it as the device's out-of-band IP.
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+ "manage_idrac_interface": True,
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+ # Minutes between automatic syncs of every Dell server (0 = disabled,
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+ # sync stays manual). Read at worker startup — restart the RQ worker
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+ # after changing it.
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+ "sync_interval_minutes": 0,
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+ # Optional list of prefixes that iDRAC addresses and scan targets
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+ # must fall within, e.g. ["10.116.0.0/16"]. Empty = no restriction.
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+ # Strongly recommended: see "Credentials and security" below.
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+ "allowed_networks": [],
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+ }
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+ }
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+ ```
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+
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+ ### 3. Apply database migrations
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+
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+ ```bash
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+ python manage.py migrate
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+ ```
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+
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+ ---
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+
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+ ## Usage
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+
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+ ### Add a Dell server
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+ Two ways:
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+ - **From scratch** — go to **Plugins → iDRAC Inventory → Dell Servers → Add**.
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+ Enter the iDRAC address, a device **name** (left blank, it defaults to the
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+ host part of the iDRAC FQDN, e.g. `host01.ipmi.example.com` → `host01`), a
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+ **site** and a **role**. The plugin creates the Device (with a placeholder
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+ device type, replaced by the real model on the first sync) and links it.
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+ - **From an existing device** — on a Device page, use the **iDRAC Inventory**
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+ panel's *Add* button; the new record is attached to that device instead of
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+ creating a new one.
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+
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+ Optionally set a per-device iDRAC username; otherwise the plugin default is
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+ used.
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+
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+ ### Trigger a sync
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+
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+ - **UI**: open the DellServer (or its Device) page and click **Sync from
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+ iDRAC**. The sync runs as a NetBox background job; refresh to see the result
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+ in `sync_status` / `sync_message`.
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+ - **REST API**:
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+
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+ ```bash
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+ curl -X POST \
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+ -H "Authorization: Token <your-token>" \
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+ https://netbox.example.com/api/plugins/idrac-inventory/servers/42/sync/
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+ ```
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+ Returns `HTTP 202` with the background job ID:
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+
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+ ```json
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+ {
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+ "job_id": 123,
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+ "job_url": "https://netbox.example.com/api/core/jobs/123/",
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+ "message": "Sync job enqueued for my-server-01 (SVC00042)."
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+ }
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+ ```
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+
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+ Triggering a sync requires the *change* permission on Dell servers (on
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+ top of NetBox's standard POST-to-add API permission mapping).
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+
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+ ### Discover servers from a range
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+
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+ Under **Plugins → iDRAC Inventory → Scan Ranges → Add**, define one or more
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+ targets (one per line or comma-separated): a CIDR (`10.0.0.0/24`), a range
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+ (`10.0.0.10-20`) or single hosts, plus the site and role for created devices.
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+ Click **Run scan** (or `POST .../scan-ranges/<id>/run/`). For each reachable
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+ iDRAC the discovery attaches to an existing device with the same service tag,
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+ or creates one, then syncs it.
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+
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+ ### REST API overview
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+
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+ Base path: `/api/plugins/idrac-inventory/`
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+
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+ | Method | Endpoint | Description |
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+ |--------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
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+ | GET | `/servers/` | List all Dell servers |
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+ | POST | `/servers/` | Create a Dell server record |
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+ | GET | `/servers/<id>/` | Retrieve a Dell server |
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+ | PATCH | `/servers/<id>/` | Update a Dell server |
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+ | DELETE | `/servers/<id>/` | Delete a Dell server |
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+ | POST | `/servers/<id>/sync/` | Enqueue an iDRAC sync job |
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+ | GET | `/components/` | List all components |
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+ | GET | `/components/<id>/` | Retrieve a component |
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+ | GET/POST | `/scan-ranges/` | List / create scan ranges |
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+ | POST | `/scan-ranges/<id>/run/` | Enqueue a discovery job |
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+
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+ The per-device / per-range `idrac_password` can be **set** via POST/PATCH; it
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+ is write-only (encrypted before storage, never present in any response) and a
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+ blank or absent value keeps the stored one.
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+
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+ Full OpenAPI schema is available at `/api/schema/` in your NetBox instance.
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+
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+ ### GraphQL
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+
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+ ```graphql
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+ query {
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+ dell_server_list {
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+ id
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+ service_tag
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+ model
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+ sync_status
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+ device { name }
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+ }
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+ }
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+
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+ query {
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+ dell_server(id: 42) {
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+ bios_version
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+ idrac_firmware
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+ last_synced
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+ }
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+ }
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+ ```
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+
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+ ---
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+
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+ ## Credentials and security
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+
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+ - At sync time the plugin resolves the password in this order:
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+ 1. The **per-device** `idrac_password` (or a scan range's), when set.
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+ 2. Environment variable `IDRAC_DEFAULT_PASSWORD` (recommended default for
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+ production — set it in your process manager / secrets manager).
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+ 3. `PLUGINS_CONFIG["netbox_idrac_inventory"]["idrac_default_password"]`.
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+ - **Per-device password** — when servers don't share one password, set it on
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+ the DellServer (or scan range). It is **encrypted at rest** with a key
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+ derived from NetBox's `SECRET_KEY` (Fernet), is write-only in the form and
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+ the API, and is never returned by the REST or GraphQL API. If you only have
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+ one shared password, leave these blank and use the global default above.
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+ - **`SECRET_KEY` rotation** — rotate per Django's documented procedure (put
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+ the old key in `SECRET_KEY_FALLBACKS`) and stored passwords keep working.
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+ If a stored password can no longer be decrypted, the sync **fails with a
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+ clear message** instead of silently retrying with the global default (which
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+ could trip the iDRAC's account lockout); re-enter the password to recover.
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+ - The per-device `idrac_username` overrides `idrac_default_username` likewise.
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+ - In production, set `idrac_verify_ssl: true` and provide a trusted CA bundle
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+ so TLS certificates are validated.
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+
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+ ### Restricting where syncs may connect
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+ Anyone with *change* permission on Dell servers or scan ranges chooses which
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+ address the plugin connects to — and the sync presents the configured iDRAC
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+ credentials to that address. A malicious or compromised account could point a
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+ record at a host it controls and capture the global default password. To
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+ contain this:
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+
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+ - set `allowed_networks` to the management prefixes your iDRACs live in;
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+ syncs and scans to any address (or DNS name resolving) outside them are
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+ refused;
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+ - grant `change_dellserver` / `change_dellscanrange` sparingly, like any
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+ credential-bearing automation;
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+ - enable `idrac_verify_ssl` so credentials are never sent over unverified
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+ TLS.
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+
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+ ---
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+
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+ ## Development
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+
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+ ### Quick start with Docker
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+
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+ A self-contained NetBox stack (NetBox + worker + Postgres + Redis) with the
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+ plugin pre-installed lives under [`dev/`](dev/). See [`dev/README.md`](dev/README.md):
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+
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+ ```bash
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+ cd dev
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+ cp .env.example .env # set IDRAC_USERNAME / IDRAC_PASSWORD
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+ docker compose up --build # NetBox at http://localhost:8000 (admin / admin)
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+ ```
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+
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+ ### Migrations
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+
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+ The plugin **ships its schema migration** (`migrations/0001_initial.py`), so a
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+ plain `python manage.py migrate` is all that is needed. The LLDP custom fields
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+ on `dcim.Interface` are **not** a migration — they are created idempotently by
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+ a `post_migrate` signal (see `signals.py`) so they stay correct across NetBox
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+ versions. If you change the models, regenerate with
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+ `python manage.py makemigrations netbox_idrac_inventory` and commit the result.
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+
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+ ### Running tests
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+
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+ Tests must run inside the NetBox Django environment:
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+
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+ ```bash
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+ # From the NetBox source root with the plugin installed:
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+ python manage.py test netbox_idrac_inventory
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+ # or, with the dev stack running:
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+ docker compose exec netbox \
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+ /opt/netbox/venv/bin/python /opt/netbox/netbox/manage.py test netbox_idrac_inventory
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+ ```
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+
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+ ### Project layout
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+
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+ ```
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+ netbox_idrac_inventory/
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+ api/
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+ serializers.py # NetBoxModelSerializer subclasses
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+ views.py # NetBoxModelViewSet subclasses + sync action
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+ urls.py # NetBoxRouter registration
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+ graphql/
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+ types.py # Strawberry-django type definitions
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+ schema.py # Root query class + schema list
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+ idrac/
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+ client.py # IdracClient — Redfish wrapper (sushy), plain dicts
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+ sync.py # sync_server() — iDRAC -> NetBox reconcile logic
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+ discovery.py # discover_range() — scan a range and import iDRACs
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+ migrations/
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+ 0001_initial.py # DellServer / DellComponent schema
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+ templates/netbox_idrac_inventory/ # detail pages + Device-page panel
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+ tests/
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+ test_models.py # Model unit tests
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+ test_idrac.py # Sync engine + network/LLDP tests (fake client)
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+ test_api.py # REST API tests (NetBox APIViewTestCases)
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+ test_forms.py # Device-creating form + password handling
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+ test_discovery.py # Target expansion + discovery engine
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+ test_utils.py # Address helpers + encryption fail-closed
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+ test_views.py # Bulk sync action
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+ __init__.py # PluginConfig (settings) + post_migrate hook
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+ choices.py # SyncStatusChoices, ComponentTypeChoices
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+ models.py # DellServer, DellComponent, DellScanRange
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+ forms.py # Forms (DellServerForm creates/links the Device)
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+ tables.py # DellServerTable, DellComponentTable
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+ filtersets.py # DellServerFilterSet, DellComponentFilterSet
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+ views.py # CRUD views + DellServerSyncView
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+ urls.py # UI URL routes
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+ navigation.py # Plugin menu
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+ template_content.py # Dell panel on the Device page
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+ jobs.py # DellSyncJob + enqueue_sync()
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+ signals.py # post_migrate: create LLDP custom fields
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+ utils.py # default_device_name(), get_or_create_manufacturer()
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+ ```