Concept Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell Lifecycle Controller Remote Services (LC RS) Version 2.00.00.00 For 13th Generation Dell PowerEdge Servers Quick Start Guide
- Introduction
- Benefits of using iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller
- Key features
- What’s new in this release?
- Why use Lifecycle Controller Remote Services?
- Licensable features in Lifecycle Controller
- What is the Web Service API?
- Where can the Lifecycle Controller API be used from?
- Who can use the API?
- How is one-to-many management achieved?
- Other documents you may need
- Accessing documents from Dell support site
- Contacting Dell
- Remote Services Features
- Deployment and configuration
- Monitor
- Maintain
- Server configuration profiles — export or import
- Firmware update
- Part replacement
- Server profile — export or import
- Server license — import
- Auto discovery
- Deleting server-related information using Lifecycle Controller
- Managing the web server certificate
- Viewing the managed computer system using the Physical Computer System View
- Job management
- Getting started with API collateral and links
- Integrating the Lifecycle Controller API
- Social media reference
- Terms and definitions
Server license — import.................................................................................................................19
Auto discovery............................................................................................................................... 19
Deleting server-related information using Lifecycle Controller .................................................19
Managing the web server certificate.............................................................................................19
Viewing the managed computer system using the Physical Computer System View...............20
Job management................................................................................................................................20
Job types....................................................................................................................................... 20
System status................................................................................................................................. 21
3 Getting started with API collateral and links.................................................22
Profiles................................................................................................................................................. 22
Lifecycle Controller-related profiles............................................................................................ 22
MOF WSDL and XSD API definitions...................................................................................................26
Managed object file.......................................................................................................................26
Web service description language................................................................................................27
XML schema description...............................................................................................................27
Web services interface guide..............................................................................................................27
Best practices guide............................................................................................................................ 27
Attribute registry XML..........................................................................................................................28
Event message registry XML............................................................................................................... 28
XML schemas...................................................................................................................................... 28
Authorization and licensing requirements for API access.................................................................29
White papers........................................................................................................................................29
Lifecycle Controller and iDRAC white papers..............................................................................30
4 Integrating the Lifecycle Controller API........................................................ 31
API clients.............................................................................................................................................31
Best practices workflow references....................................................................................................31
Sample scripts and tools..................................................................................................................... 31
Applications using Lifecycle Controller-Remote Services................................................................ 32
WinRM and OpenWSMAN installation and configuration................................................................. 32
5 Social media reference...................................................................................... 33
Systems Management forum section.................................................................................................33
6 Terms and definitions........................................................................................34