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replaced with the actual InstanceID of the device to be updated.
OUTPUT:
When this method is run, a jobid or a message is displayed indicating an error. This jobid can then be
used for subsequent processing with job control provider in Section 10.
InstallFromURI_OUTPUT
Job
Address = http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/ws
ReferenceParameters
ResourceURI =
http://schemas.dell.com/wbem/wscim/1/cim-schema
/2/DCIM_SoftUpdateConcreteJob
SelectorSet
Selector: InstanceID = JID_001265810325,
__cimnamespace = root/dcim
ReturnValue = null
Missing XML parameters may yield the following error message:
<n1:InstallFromURI_OUTPUT>
<n1:Message>Insufficient Method Parameters </n1:Message>
<n1:MessageID>SUP001</n1:MessageID>
<n1:ReturnValue>2</n1:ReturnValue>
</n1:InstallFromURI_OUTPUT>
7.7 Update BIOS from HTTP, CIFS Share, NFS share, TFTP, or
FTP
The InstallFromURI() method takes the following input and downloads the Dell Update Package to
the Lifecycle Controller in the target system. The method returns a jobid for an instance of
DCIM_SoftwareUpdateJob that can be scheduled to run or queried for status at a later time. The
following is the example of the method for updating a BIOS firmware.
Invoke InstallFromURI() with the following parameters and syntax:
[URI-IP-ADDRESS]: This is the IP address of the location for Dell Update Package. The Dell Update
Package will need to be the Windows type update package. The file share can be HTTP, CIFS, NFS,
TFTP, or FTP type as shown below:
HTTP Format:
http://[IP ADDRESS]/[PATH TO FILE.exe]
CIFS Format:
cifs://[USERNAME]:[PASSWORD]@[URI-IP-ADDRESS]/
[FILE.exe];mountpoint=/[DIRECTORYNAME]
TFTP or FTP Format:
tftp://[IP ADDRESS]/[PATH TO FILE.exe]
ftp://[IP ADDRESS]/[PATH TO FILE.exe]