Administrator Guide

Dell Storage enclosure REST API
Server Hardware Manager software version 1.2 added support for the Representational State Transfer (REST) API. The REST service is
accessible from a client device and from a Web browser. REST access is enabled by default.
The Dell storage enclosures support the following REST operations:
• Device inventory using the GET commands available in the Server Hardware Manager Command-Line Interface (SHM CLI)
• Device actions:
• Updating firmware
• Validating firmware
• Blinking a drive
• Turning off a drive slot within an enclosure
Figure 10. Storage enclosure REST queries are built into the device hierarchy
Topics:
• Modifying REST Configuration
• Accessing the REST service
• SHM REST Resources
• Updating firmware by using REST
Modifying REST Configuration
About this task
NOTE:
Modifying the REST configuration file can disable or disrupt REST functionality.
The Server Hardware Manager REST configuration exists in a file named SHM.config that exists in the ServerHardwareManagerMonitor
subdirectory under the main install directory.
• To enable or disable the REST server, under the “[SHMSYSTEM]” section, if REST value is ON, the REST service will run; if the
value does not exist or is OFF, the service will be disabled.
• To change the REST server listening IP or Port, under the “[SHMREST]” section of the configuration file, modify the IP value to
indicate which IP and port the REST server must bind to. By default, the REST server binds to 127.0.0.1:8012.
NOTE:
Firewall services will most likely need to be modified in order to access the REST server from remote servers.
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