Quick start manual
XML Schema Description
An XML schema (also known as XSD) is a description of a type of XML document, typically expressed in terms of
constraints on the structure and content of documents of that type, above and beyond the basic syntactical constraints
imposed by XML itself. These constraints are generally expressed using some combination of grammatical rules
governing the order of elements.
NOTE: To access the XSD, use the link en.community.dell.com/dell-groups/dtcmedia/m/mediagallery/20074445.aspx
Web Services Interface Guide
The Web Services Interface Guide (WSIG) serves as a guideline for utilizing the functionality available from embedded
Lifecycle Controller Remote Services Web Services interfaces. It provides information and examples for utilizing the
Web services for WSMAN protocol using Windows WinRM and open source WSMANCLI command line utilities.
• Windows Version — en.community.dell.com/techcenter/extras/m/white_papers/20066174.aspx
• Windows batch file examples — en.community.dell.com/techcenter/extras/m/white_papers/20066179.aspx
• Linux Version — en.community.dell.com/techcenter/extras/m/white_papers/20066176.aspx
• Linux WSMAN shell script examples — en.community.dell.com/techcenter/extras/m/white_papers/
20066181.aspx
Best Practices Guide
The
Best Practices Guide
provides the work flows that group smaller WSMAN operations to achieve a particular task.
To access the
Best Practices Guide
, from the Dell TechCenter (delltechcenter.com/LC) page, under the Web Services
Integration Tools, click Best Practices Guide. Alternatively, go to en.community.dell.com/techcenter/extras/m/
white_papers/20066173.aspx
Sample scripts corresponding to all sections in the document are also provided, using WinRM on Windows and
wsmancli on Linux.
The
Best Practice Guide
contains the detailed instructions of common work flows to perform various tasks utilizing
WinRM or WSMAN. The PYTHON scripting language is used to provide a software development kit (SDK) for the
Lifecycle Controller API methods. The following primary objectives are addressed through the SDK:
• Work flows documented in the
Best Practices Guide
provide guidance to established, known, and working API
methodologies.
• The corresponding PYTHON sample scripts are separately provided. After invoking these scripts, the output log
can be used to provide approximate timing on a particular system configuration, as well as raw WinRM or
WSMAN input and output.
NOTE: The scripts are located here — en.community.dell.com/techcenter/extras/m/white_papers/
20066173.aspx
Attribute Registry XML
The attribute registry lists all the attributes and properties for the particular component in XML format. The attribute
registries are located in the following locations:
• RAID Attribute Registry — en.community.dell.com/techcenter/extras/m/white_papers/20066218.aspx
• NIC Attribute Registry — en.community.dell.com/techcenter/extras/m/white_papers/20066216.aspx
• iDRAC Attribute Registry — en.community.dell.com/techcenter/extras/m/white_papers/20066215.aspx
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