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Dell™ Lifecycle Controller 2 Web Services Interface Guide for Linux Version: 2.1.0

Note: When using WSMAN command to initiate update jobs, make sure to wait for two seconds

before submitting a second job in order to avoiding racing conditions.

7.5.1 Request Update Download

The first stage is a request to initiate and download the update image from a source defined by the

user by invoking the InstallFromURI() method.

7.5.2 Monitor Download Status

Downloading the update package may take several minutes. The second stage is to monitor the

download. The download status may be monitored by enumerating or getting the instance of the

corresponding job.

7.5.3 Reboot to Perform Update

Once downloaded, the request needs to be scheduled. The third stage is to schedule the update. To

schedule the update, use the SetupJobQueue() method of the class DCIM_JobService in Section 10.2.1.

7.5.4 Wait for Job Completion

The fourth stage is to wait for the job to be completed, which may take several minutes. The job

status can be monitored as shown in Section 10.2.3.

7.5.5 Delete Job

The fifth and final stage is to delete the completed job from the job store. Deleting the job queue is

shown in Section 10.2.2.

7.6 Update NICs from HTTP, CIFS Share, TFTP, or FTP

The InstallFromURI() method takes the following input and downloads the Dell Update Package to the

Lifecycle Controller in the target system. The method returns a jobid for an instance of

DCIM_SoftwareUpdateJob that can be scheduled to execute or queried for status at a later time. The

following is the example of the method for updating a NIC firmware.

Invoke InstallFromURI() with the following parameters and syntax:

[URI-IP-ADDRESS]: This is the IP address of the location for Dell Update Package. The Dell Update

Package will need to be the Windows type update package. The file share can be HTTP, CIFS,

TFTP, or FTP type as shown below:

HTTP Format:

http://[IP ADDRESS]/[PATH TO FILE.exe]

CIFS Format:

cifs://WORKGROUP_NAME\[USERNAME]:[PASSWORD]@[URI-IP-ADDRESS]/

[FILE.exe];mountpoint=[DIRECTORYNAME]

TFTP or FTP Format: