API Guide

Contents
1 Overview........................................................................................................................................................6
New in this release............................................................................................................................................................. 6
Benets............................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Key technologies.................................................................................................................................................................7
Other documents you may need...................................................................................................................................... 7
2 Redsh-based systems management.............................................................................................................8
URL support........................................................................................................................................................................8
Redsh conguration.........................................................................................................................................................9
Redsh schema..................................................................................................................................................................9
Redsh authentication and authorization....................................................................................................................... 9
iDRAC licensing.................................................................................................................................................................10
HTTP methods................................................................................................................................................................. 10
HTTP headers................................................................................................................................................................... 12
HTTP status codes and error messages........................................................................................................................12
SSL certicates of iDRAC................................................................................................................................................12
Eventing............................................................................................................................................................................. 13
Eventing operations....................................................................................................................................................13
PowerEdge FX2 and FX2s chassis management using iDRAC Redsh.................................................................... 14
3 Redsh resources.........................................................................................................................................15
AccountService.................................................................................................................................................................16
AttributeRegistry.............................................................................................................................................................. 16
BaseMessages.................................................................................................................................................................. 17
BIOS................................................................................................................................................................................... 18
Supported action — ResetBIOS.............................................................................................................................. 18
Supported action — ChangePassword................................................................................................................... 19
Supported action — ClearPending..........................................................................................................................20
Settings resource........................................................................................................................................................21
Chassis.............................................................................................................................................................................. 22
Supported action — Reset.......................................................................................................................................23
URL..............................................................................................................................................................................24
ComputerSystem.............................................................................................................................................................25
Supported action — Reset.......................................................................................................................................27
DellBootSources...............................................................................................................................................................28
Supported action — ClearPending..........................................................................................................................29
Settings resource....................................................................................................................................................... 30
DellBootSourcesRegistry................................................................................................................................................. 31
DellJob................................................................................................................................................................................31
EthernetInterfaces...........................................................................................................................................................33
Ethernet — Instance.................................................................................................................................................34
Reference Properties.................................................................................................................................................35
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