Practices Guide

Lifecycle Controller Integration―Best Practices Specification

Script: FCoEboot-12g-IntelMezz.win

A) The Lifecycle Controller remote service must be in a “ready” state before executing any other

WSMAN commands. GetRemoteServicesAPIStatus():

1. System should be power off

2. Clear all unfinished jobs

3. Clear all pending data

B) Check NIC is enabled

1. GetBIOSEnumerations(): ENUMERATE the DCIM_BIOSEnumeration class to collect

information about the system. See section 2.2 for a definition of ENUMERATE.

2. Ensure AttributeName of Slot2 is enabled

If it is not enabled, enable it as shown below

SetBIOSAttributes()

 AttributeName= Slot2 AttributeValue=Enabled

 AttributeName=BootMode AttributeValue=Bios

 CreateBIOSConfigJob()

 ScheduledStartTime=TIME_NOW RebootJobType=1

 Poll jobstatus for Completed: GET the InstanceID of from 2).

C) CheckConnectFirstFCoETarge(): ENUMERATE the NIC FADD and check if

ConnectFirstFCoETarget is eabled, if not, enable ConnectFirstFCoETarget as show below

 SetNICAttributes()

AttributeName=LegacyBootProto AttributeValue=FCoE

AttributeName=ConnectFirstFCoETarget AttributeValue=Enabled

 Disable all sources

 Create BIOS job

 SetNICAttributes()

AttributeName=ConnectFirstFCoETarget AttributeValue=Enabled

 CreateNICConfigJob with RebootJobType=1

D) Configure FCoE