Release Notes

6 Automating Dell EMC PowerEdge Server Management by using iDRAC REST API with DMTF Redfish and Microsoft PowerShell
Redfish is supported by iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller REST API in the 12
th
, 13
th
, and 14
th
generation PowerEdge servers.
For an overview of Redfish and iDRAC REST API, see the white paper Implementation of the DMTF Redfish API on Dell
EMC PowerEdge Servers available on the Dell Techcenter website.
Microsoft PowerShell
Microsoft PowerShell is a task-based CLI shell and scripting language designed for system administration
automation. PowerShell helps IT professionals and power users to control and automate the administration of
the Windows operating system and applications that run on Windows.
PowerShell commands, called cmdlets, enable management of computers from the CLI. PowerShell providers
can access data stores, such as the Windows registry and certificate store, as easily as accessing the server
file system. PowerShell also has a rich expression parser and a fully developed scripting language.
While primarily a Windows OS-oriented tool, PowerShell is also available in open source form, capable of
operating in a variety of operating environments including Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), CentOS, Debian,
Ubuntu, OpenSuSe, and Docker. For more information, see the PowerShell GitHub repository:
https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell.