Users Guide

Remote Services Profiles

This section provides high-level information on the individual profiles and their classes and methods.

For more information on the profiles and the related MOFs, see delltechcenter.com/page/DCIM.Library.

For examples of WinRM and WS-Management command line invocations, see:

• delltechcenter.com/page/Lifecycle+Controller

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Lifecycle Controller Web Services Interface Guide–Windows and Linux version

Operating System Deployment Profile

The following table lists the classes, functions, operations, and methods for the Operating System Deployment profile.

Table 27. . Operating System Deployment Profile

Class Name Operations Methods

DCIM_OSDeploymentService Get Enumerate Invoke See Operating System Deployment

Methods

DCIM_OSDConcreteJob Get Enumerate NA

Operating System Deployment Methods

• The GetDriverPackInfo() method returns the list of operating systems that you can install on the server using the

embedded device drivers available in the Dell Lifecycle Controller.

• The UnpackAndAttach() method extracts the drivers for the selected operating system to a USB device that is

attached locally to the server for the specified time interval.

• The DetachDrivers() method detaches the USB device containing the drivers from the host server.

• The UnpackAndShare() method extracts the drivers for the selected operating system, and copies them to the

specified network share.

• The BootToNetworkISO() method is used to boot the system to an ISO image located on a CIFS or NFS network

share.

• The DetachISOImage() method detaches the ISO Image from the host server.

• The BootToPXE() method is used to boot the server using the Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) mechanism.

• The DownloadISOToVFlash() method is used to download the pre-OS ISO Image to the vFlash SD card.

• The BootToISOFromVFlash() method is used to boot to the vFlash pre-OS image that was already downloaded.

• The DetachISOFromVFlash() detaches the ISO Image from the host server.

• The DeleteISOFromVFlash() method deletes the ISO Image from vFlash SD card.

Lifecycle Controller Management Profile

The following table lists the classes, functions, operations, and methods under the Lifecycle Controller management

profile.