Practices Guide

LC Integration Best Practices Specification

F) SetupJobQueue(): Use JID(D) and reboot RID(E) [ReturnValue=0]; The StartTimeInterval

parameter is set to TIME_NOW, meaning the operations will be invoked immediately.

G) Poll RID jobstatus for Reboot Completed: GET the InstanceID of from E). See section 2.3

for a definition of GET.

H) Poll JID jobstatus for Completed: GET the InstanceID of from D). See section 2.3 for a

definition of GET.

I) The Lifecycle Controller remote service must be in a “ready” state before executing any

other WSMAN commands. The GetRSStatus() method or the GetRemoteServicesAPIStatus()

method may be used depending on the version of the LC Management registered profile.

4.11 BIOS firmware DUP update from CIFS or TFTP share

This workflow performs an update of the BIOS firmware from a DUP by first downloading the

DUP to the system, then applying the update. The update of the BIOS firmware will be invoked

after being scheduled using SetupJobQueue. Approximate time for completion is 30-60 minutes

depending on the system configuration and network.

Applies to: LC1.3.0+

Prerequisites for script:

 Desired DUP must be present on network share

 Set script variables by editing script

Script: BIOS_update.win

A) The Lifecycle Controller remote service must be in a “ready” state before executing any

other WSMAN commands. The GetRSStatus() method or the GetRemoteServicesAPIStatus()

method may be used depending on the version of the LC Management registered profile.

B) GetSoftwareIdentities(): ENUMERATE the DCIM_SoftwareIdentity class to list the

firmwares on the system. See section 2.2 for a definition of ENUMERATE .

C) Search the results from B) for "ElementName = BIOS" and for "Status = Installed", then note

the accompanying instanceID to be used in D)

D) InstallFromURI(): Invokes firmware update operation [ReturnValue=4096]

E) CreateRebootJob(): Pass parameter RebootJobType of value 3

1 = PowerCycle

2 = Graceful reboot without forced shutdown

3 = Graceful reboot with forced shutdown

F) SetupJobQueue(): Use JID(D) and reboot RID(E) [ReturnValue=0]; The StartTimeInterval

parameter is set to TIME_NOW, meaning the operations will be invoked immediately

G) Poll RID jobstatus for Reboot Completed: GET the InstanceID from E). See section 2.3

for a definition of GET.

H) Poll JID jobstatus for Completed: GET the InstanceID from D). See section 2.3 for a

definition of GET.