Quick start manual

Getting Started with API Collateral and Links

Getting started with any feature of Lifecycle Controller begins at the Dell Tech Center Lifecycle Controller home page —

delltechcenter.com/LC.

The home page contains various sections that reference URLs, and these referenced URLs are direct links to the

corresponding sections.

You can follow these steps to get started using the Lifecycle Controller API:

1. Identify the feature or the required management operation.

2. Determine how the API is constructed for the desired management activity.

3. Utilize a client to access the API.

4. Use the best practices work flows for the client to interact with the API to accomplish the activity.

Profiles

Profiles describe the behavior of each feature and necessary classes, properties, methods, and configurable

management attributes that represent the feature. They explain “what” is supported by Lifecycle Controller-Remote

Services provided within the context of the CIM architecture.

Profile specifications are organized around different management areas or domains.

NOTE: To access the profiles, from the Dell TechCenter (delltechcenter.com/LC) page, under the Reference

Specifications, click Profiles. Alternatively, go to en.community.dell.com/techcenter/systems-management/w/wiki/

1906.aspx

Table 2. Profiles

Profile Name Description

Active Directory The Active Directory Client Profile extends the management capabilities of referencing profiles

by adding the capability to represent the configuration of Active Directory client service and

the groups managed by the service.

Base Metrics The DCIM Base Metrics Profile extends the DMTF Base Metrics Profile to add Dell-specific

implementation requirements for power-related metrics. The profile standardizes the units and

description for the metrics, and provides static methodology for the clients to query the metrics

without substantial traversal of the model.

Base Server and

Physical Asset

The Base Server Profile is the autonomous profile that defines the classes used to describe

basic server hardware and its related software.

BIOS and Boot

Management

The BIOS and Boot Management Profile extends the management capabilities of referencing

profiles by adding the capability to represent the configuration of the system BIOS setup and to

manage the boot of the system.

CPU The DCIM CPU Profile describes the properties and interfaces for executing system

management tasks related to the management of processors within a system.