User's Manual

40 Remote Services Operations
The apply action is performed by invoking the CreateConfigJob() method on
the DCIM_LCService class. The CreateConfigJob() method takes as
parameters the scheduled start time (which can be TIME_NOW) and a reboot
if required flag. A job ID is returned as a parameter and can be used to check
on the job completion status.
Using Remote Firmware Inventory
Remote firmware inventory enables a WS-Management client to use the
Web services interface provided by iDRAC to instantly retrieve the firmware
and embedded software inventory of the system.
The firmware inventory feature will return an inventory of the installed
firmware on devices on the system and the inventory of available
BIOS/firmware on the iDRAC6 express card Lifecycle Controller. It also
returns the inventory of both the currently installed version of BIOS
/Firmware on the iDRAC6 Express card and the versions available for rollback
(N and N-1 versions) that can be installed using the remote update Web
services interface.
Instant Firmware Inventory
Instant firmware inventory allows you to run an inventory independent of
whether the system is turned on or off. Traditionally, the system firmware
inventory was performed by downloading an inventory collector onto the
operating system, executing it locally, and then gathering the results. Instant
firmware inventory allows you to inventory the host platform remotely from a
WS-Management client, even if the host is not running an operating system.
iDRAC user credentials used for the WS-Management request
authentication requires Execute Server Command privileges to request
firmware and embedded software inventory; it is not restricted to
administrators. You can get a list of firmware for devices that are installed,
and also the firmware that is available for rollback and reinstallation.
Supported Devices
Remote instant firmware inventory is supported for these devices and
components:
•iDRAC6
• Storage controllers (RAID Series 6 and 7)
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