Concept Guide

NOTE: To access the XSD, use the link en.community.dell.com/dell-groups/dtcmedia/m/mediagallery/20074445.aspx

Web services interface guide

The web Services Interface Guide (WSIG) serves as a guideline for utilizing the functionality available from embedded Lifecycle

Controller Remote Services web Services interfaces. It provides information and examples for utilizing the web services for WSMAN

protocol using Windows WinRM and open source WSMANCLI command-line utilities.

• Windows Version — http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/extras/m/white_papers/20438393.aspx

• Windows batch file examples — http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/extras/m/white_papers/20066179.aspx

• Linux Version — http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/extras/m/white_papers/20438394.aspx

• Linux WSMAN shell script examples — http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/extras/m/white_papers/20066181.aspx

WSMAN Best practices guide

The Best Practices Guide provides the work flows that group smaller WSMAN operations to achieve a particular task. To access the

Best Practices Guide, from the Dell TechCenter (delltechcenter.com/LC) page, under the Web Services Integration Tools, click

Best Practices Guide. Alternatively, go to http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/extras/m/white_papers/20066173.aspx

Sample scripts corresponding to all sections in the document are also provided, using WinRM on Windows and wsman cli on Linux.

The Best Practice Guide contains the detailed instructions of common work flows to perform various tasks utilizing WinRM or

WSMAN. The PYTHON scripting language is used to provide a software development kit (SDK) for the Lifecycle Controller API

methods. The following primary objectives are addressed through the SDK:

• Work flows documented in the Best Practices Guide provide guidance to established, known, and working API methodologies.

• The corresponding PYTHON sample scripts are separately provided. After invoking these scripts, the output log can be used to

provide approximate timing on a particular system configuration, and raw WinRM or Open-WSMAN input and output.

NOTE: The scripts are located here — http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/extras/m/white_papers/

20066173.aspx

Attribute registry XML

The attribute registry lists all the attributes and properties for the particular component in XML format. For attribute registries of

RAID, NIC, iDRAC, BIOS, FC HBA, and PCIeSSD, see http://en.community.dell.com/dell-groups/dtcmedia/m/mediagallery/

20440476.

Event message registry XML

The message registry XML describes all messages, message IDs, and message arguments from all profiles.

This zipped file contains the iDRAC and Lifecycle Controller event and error message data in XML, conforming to the DMTF

DSP0228 message registry XML schema. The zipped file also includes an XSL file provided by Dell that enables content searching

and reading easier.

To view the Dell Event Message Reference Guide document, go to http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/systems-

management/w/wiki/lifecycle-controller#attributereg and click the latest OpenManage Software version. The Event Message

Reference document contains the error and event information generated by firmware and other agents that monitor system

components. These events are logged and displayed to the user on one of the system management consoles, or both logged and

displayed.