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