API Guide

Enables you to remotely perform power control operations on the managed system like: power-on, power-o and power reset.
idrac.config_mgr.power_boot(Power_state): Allows you to power On/O the Server.
iDRAC Reset conguration
disconnect(): Disconnects from device.
reset(): Disconnects and clean up the internal cache.
reconnect(): Disconnects and reconnects to device.
Server conguration prole overview
Server prole import and export is a feature of Dell Lifecycle Controller that enables IT administrators capture and restore BIOS and
rmware information in any system state. This capability provides a solution for hardware or rmware problems in scenarios such as
motherboard replacement.
Import export server conguration proles
The following section informs about import and export server conguration proles.
Export server conguration prole
You can export Server Conguration Prole (SCP) with various components such as iDRAC, BIOS, NIC, RAID together or with one of these
components. You can export SCP from iDRAC to a local or a network shared location. For shared location, make sure that a network share
path is established. While exporting SCP to Network File System (NFS) or (CIFS) share, provide the IP address of the network share where
the exported le needs to reside in the share_name parameter.
idrac.config_mgr.scp_export(): Method used to export the system conguration.
synchronous : When the status is synchronous, the server tracks end to end job completion providing the message ID or job ID, status of
the job and completion of the job.
asynchronous - In asynchronous status the job in the server returns the iob ID and result of the job.
job_wait = True|False. Use the job_mgr APIs to wait for the job to complete or get status.
Export modes are Clone or Replace. Clone mode exported SCP can be imported into another device. If you have to replicate the SCP to
another systems, you should use export in Clone mode. If you are using the replace mode, then it would retire the entire server.
While exporting you can export to a template %ip_%D%M%Y_%H%S.xml.
NOTE
: Export features using CIFS shares may fail if there is a mismatch of the SMB version in iDRAC and OS.
Import server conguration prole
You can import the Server Conguration Prole (SCP) which was previously exported for that same server, or group of servers. Importing
SCP is useful in restoring the conguration of the server to the state stored in the prole. You can import SCP from a local or a remote
share to iDRAC. For a remote share, make sure that a network share path and the le name are available.
idrac.config_mgr.scp_import(): Method used to import the system conguration.
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