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50 Dell OpenManage Power Center 4.0 REST API Reference Guide
Sample Code:
provide non-empty entity list. Providing empty list or
invalid group / entity will result in error.
"entityGroupList": [{"groupPath":
"/DC_001"}],
Specify target entity group list.
If "selectAllGroups" is true, this field is ignored,
keep it empty.If "selectAllGroups" is false, must
provide non-empty entity group list. Providing
empty list or invalid group/entity will result in error.
"percentPower": 0,
not applicable
"severity": [],
not applicable
selectAllDevices: True,
“true” to select all devices
selectAllGroups: True,
“true” to select all groups
url = bseurl + 'vmGeneralInventory'
post_data = str.encode(
'{"requestObj": '
'{"description": "VMGeneralInventory",'
'"startDateTime": "' + reportStartDate + '",'
'"endDateTime": "' + reportEndDate + '",'
'"aggPeriodType": -1,'
'"aggPeriodValue": -1,'
'"maxResults": -1,'
'"entityList": [],'
'"entityGroupList": [],'
'"percentPower": 0,'
'"severity": [],'
'"selectAllDevices": true,'
'"selectAllGroups": false,'
'"attributes": ['
'{"fieldName": "Name","key": "vm","mandatory": 1,"needed": 1,"required": 1},'
'{"fieldName": "Identifier","key": "vmIdentifier","mandatory": 1,"needed": 1,"required": 1},'
'{"fieldName": "Status","key": "vmPowerState","mandatory": 1,"needed": 1,"required": 1},'
'{"fieldName": "VMGroup","key": "vmGroup","mandatory": 1,"needed": 1,"required": 1},'
'{"fieldName": "VMIPAddresses","key": "vmIPAddress","mandatory": 1,"needed": 1,"required": 1},'
'{"fieldName": "Device","key": "vmDevice","mandatory": 1,"needed": 1,"required": 1},'
'{"fieldName": "Model","key": "model","mandatory": 1,"needed": 1,"required": 1},'
'{"fieldName": "SerialNumberorServiceTag","key": "serviceTag","mandatory": 1,"needed": 1,"required": 1},'
'{"fieldName": "HypervisorIP","key": "hypervisor","mandatory": 1,"needed": 1,"required": 1},'
'{"fieldName": "HypervisorType","key": "hypervisorType","mandatory": 1,"needed": 1,"required": 1},'
'{"fieldName": "HypervisorVersion","key": "hypervisorVersion","mandatory": 1,"needed": 1,"required": 1},'
'{"fieldName": "vCPUCount","key": "vCPUCount","mandatory": 0,"needed": 1,"required": 1},'
'{"fieldName": "TimeOfDiscovery","key": "timeOfDiscovery","mandatory": 0,"needed": 1,"required": 1},'
'{"fieldName": "AveragePower","key": "avgPower","mandatory": 0,"needed": 1,"required": 1},'
'{"fieldName": "MaximumPower","key": "maxPower","mandatory": 0,"needed": 1,"required": 1},'
'{"fieldName": "MinimumPower","key": "minPower","mandatory": 0,"needed": 1,"required": 1}]}}')