API Guide

Chapter 1: Overview...................................................................................................................... 7
New in this release.............................................................................................................................................................. 7
Benefits.................................................................................................................................................................................. 7
Key technologies..................................................................................................................................................................7
Other documents you may need......................................................................................................................................8
Chapter 2: Redfish-based systems management........................................................................... 9
URL support..........................................................................................................................................................................9
Redfish configuration........................................................................................................................................................10
Redfish schema.................................................................................................................................................................. 10
Redfish authentication and authorization.................................................................................................................... 10
Roles and privileges............................................................................................................................................................11
iDRAC licensing................................................................................................................................................................... 11
HTTP methods....................................................................................................................................................................12
HTTP headers..................................................................................................................................................................... 13
HTTP status codes and error messages...................................................................................................................... 13
SSL certificates of iDRAC................................................................................................................................................14
Eventing............................................................................................................................................................................... 14
Eventing operations.....................................................................................................................................................15
Updating firmware using SimpleUpdate....................................................................................................................... 15
Query Parameters..............................................................................................................................................................16
Chapter 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..................................................................................................................31
Supported Action — ClearPending......................................................................................................................... 31
Supported Action — ResetBios...............................................................................................................................32
BIOS-Settings resource................................................................................................................................................... 32
BootOption..........................................................................................................................................................................33
ChassisCollection...............................................................................................................................................................34
Supported action — Reset....................................................................................................................................... 36
Contained resources...................................................................................................................................................36
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