API Guide

1 Overview......................................................................................................................................7
New in this release.................................................................................................................................................................7
Benefits................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Key technologies....................................................................................................................................................................7
Other documents you may need......................................................................................................................................... 8
2 Redfish-based systems management.............................................................................................9
URL support........................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Redfish configuration............................................................................................................................................................ 9
Redfish schema.................................................................................................................................................................... 10
Redfish authentication and authorization......................................................................................................................... 10
Roles and privileges.............................................................................................................................................................. 11
iDRAC licensing..................................................................................................................................................................... 11
HTTP methods...................................................................................................................................................................... 11
HTTP headers.......................................................................................................................................................................12
HTTP status codes and error messages........................................................................................................................... 13
SSL certificates of iDRAC...................................................................................................................................................13
Eventing.................................................................................................................................................................................13
Eventing operations....................................................................................................................................................... 14
Updating firmware using SimpleUpdate............................................................................................................................15
Query Parameters................................................................................................................................................................15
3 Redfish resources....................................................................................................................... 17
AccountService.................................................................................................................................................................... 18
DellJobCollection..................................................................................................................................................................19
AttributeRegistry................................................................................................................................................................. 20
BaseMessages......................................................................................................................................................................21
AssemblyCollection.............................................................................................................................................................. 21
Chassis..................................................................................................................................................................................22
Supported action — Reset.......................................................................................................................................... 24
URL..................................................................................................................................................................................24
ComputerSystem................................................................................................................................................................ 25
Supported action — Reset.......................................................................................................................................... 27
DellJob...................................................................................................................................................................................27
EventDestination................................................................................................................................................................. 29
Bios........................................................................................................................................................................................30
Supported Action — ChangePassword..................................................................................................................... 30
Supported Action — ClearPending............................................................................................................................. 31
Supported Action — ResetBios................................................................................................................................... 31
Settings resource................................................................................................................................................................ 32
BootOption...........................................................................................................................................................................33
ChassisCollection.................................................................................................................................................................34
Supported action — Reset.......................................................................................................................................... 35
Contained resources..................................................................................................................................................... 36
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