Concept Guide

Integrating the Lifecycle Controller API

This section outlines the resources required to integrate the Lifecycle Controller API into an application:

• API Clients– Lists the API clients that are available to support WinRM or WSMAN. The API clients enable a you to create an

application in a variety of programming languages.

• Best Practices Guide— Provides information about the common work flows, where in ready-to-use Python scripts are provided for

all the common work flows.

• Sample Scripts and Tools— Provides additional working examples and reference.

• Applications Using Lifecycle Controller-Remote Services — Lists several existing applications that are already integrated with

the Lifecycle Controller API.

• WinRM and OpenWSMAN Installation and Configuration— Identifies resources for configuring WinRM and WSMAN.

Topics:

• API clients

• Best practices workflow references

• Sample scripts and tools

• Applications using Lifecycle Controller-Remote Services

• WinRM and OpenWSMAN installation and configuration

API clients

The links to various API clients:

• WinRM Scripting API, MSDN —msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa384469(VS.85).aspx

• Redfish —www.dmtf.org/standards/redfish

• Advanced REST Client for Google Chrome —chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/advanced-rest-client/

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• Postman REST Client for Google Chrome —chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/postman/fhbjgbiflinjbdggehcddcbncdddomop

• cURL command line interface —curl.haxx.se/

• Openwsman CLI — github.com/Openwsman/wsmancli

• Windows PowerShell blog — blogs.msdn.com/PowerShell

• Windows PowerShell ScriptCenter —microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/hubs/msh.mspx

• Recite — Interactive WSMAN Scripting Environment —en.community.dell.com/techcenter/systems-management/w/wiki/

3757.recite-interactive-ws-man-scripting-environment.aspx

• Intel WSMAN Java Client Library —software.intel.com/en-us/articles/download-the-latest-intel-ws-management-java-client-library

Best practices workflow references

For more information, see Best practices guide.

Sample scripts and tools

A few sample scripts to use Lifecycle Controller API are available for use with Recite. Recite is a Python-based tool that provides a simple

and fast interface for using the Dell Lifecycle Controller API. It has an interactive mode that is useful to run a single command on a server

or run batch commands to automate the sequence of operations.

• Interactive Recite environment —en.community.dell.com/techcenter/systems-management/w/wiki/3757.recite-interactive-ws-man-

scripting-environment.aspx

• Other scripting examples — en.community.dell.com/techcenter/systems-management/w/wiki/1981.scripting-the-dell-lifecycle-

controller.aspx

The Github repository "iDRAC-Redfish-Scripting" provides Python and PowerShell scripting examples for the iDRAC REST API with

Redfish. The scripts illustrate key use cases for server inventory, configuration, monitoring and update.

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