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[InstanceID]: The instanceID is the SoftwareIdentify instanceID that represents the firmware that
is to be updated. This instanceID can be retrieved as described in Section 6.2. For example, the
instanceID can be:
DCIM:AVAILABLE:NONPCI:159:2.1.4
It is available firmware on a NONPCI device.
This refers BIOS version 2.1.4
EXAMPLE:
wsman invoke -a InstallFromURI
http://schemas.dmtf.org/wbem/wscim/1/cimschema/
2/root/dcim/DCIM_SoftwareInstallationService
?CreationClassName=DCIM_SoftwareInstallationService,
SystemCreationClassName=DCIM_ComputerSystem,SystemName=IDRAC:ID,
Name=SoftwareUpdate
-h $IPADDRESS -V -v -c dummy.cert -P 443
-u $USERNAME -p $PASSWORD
-J UpdateInputBIOS.xml -j utf-8 -y basic
The above command takes in an input file named UpdateInputBIOS.xml to supply input
parameters required for the InstallFromURI() method.
The syntax for UpdateInputBIOS.xml is:
<p:InstallFromURI_INPUT
xmlns:p="http://schemas.dmtf.org/wbem/wscim/1/cimschema/
2/root/dcim/DCIM_SoftwareInstallationService">
<p:URI>http://[URI-IP-ADDRESS]/[PATH-TO-EXE]/[FILE.exe]</p:URI>
<p:Target xmlns:a="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/ws/2004/08/addressing"
xmlns:w="http://schemas.dmtf.org/wbem/wsman/1/wsman.xsd">
<a:Address>http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/ws/2004/08/addressing/role/anonymous
</a:Address>
<a:ReferenceParameters>
<w:ResourceURI>http://schemas.dell.com/wbem/wscim/1/cimschema/
2/DCIM_SoftwareIdentity</w:ResourceURI>
<w:SelectorSet>
<w:Selector Name="InstanceID">[INSTANCEID]</w:Selector>
</w:SelectorSet>
</a:ReferenceParameters>
</p:Target>
</p:InstallFromURI_INPUT>
In the above sample, the [URI-IP-ADDRESS] must be replaced with the actual value of the IP address
of the server that stores update content, [PATH-TO-EXE] must be replaced with the applicable path to
the executable, [FILE.exe] must be replaced with the executable name, and [INSTANCEID] should be
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