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Dell™ Lifecycle Controller 2 Web Services Interface Guide for Linux Version: 2.1.0
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CONTENTS
1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 10
2 References ........................................................................................................................ 10
3 Overview ............................................................................................................................ 12
3.1 Format for WSMAN CLI Examples in Document ....................................................... 12
3.2 WS-Man Security & Time Parameters....................................................................... 13
3.2.1 Encryption Certificate Security....................................................................... 13
3.2.2 Handling invalid responses from WSMAN commands ................................... 13
3.2.3 Improving WSMAN Enumeration Performance .............................................. 13
3.2.4 Specifying StartTime, Until Time, and TIME_NOW Parameters .................... 13
3.2.5 Return Values ............................................................................................... 14
3.2.6 Glossary ........................................................................................................ 14
4 Discovery ........................................................................................................................... 15
4.1 Discovering Web Service Capability ......................................................................... 15
4.2 Discovering what Profiles are Implemented .............................................................. 15
4.3 Discovering Implementation Namespace .................................................................. 16
5 Managing iDRAC Local User Accounts .............................................................................. 17
5.1 Description of iDRAC Attributes vs Standard DMTF Model ....................................... 17
5.2 Account Inventory (using iDRAC Attributes) .............................................................. 17
5.2.1 Account and Capabilities (using iDRAC Attributes) ........................................ 18
5.2.2 Privilege and Capabilities (using iDRAC Attributes) ....................................... 19
5.3 Manage Account Settings (using iDRAC Attributes) .................................................. 20
5.3.1 Modify User Name (using iDRAC Attributes) ................................................. 20
5.3.2 Modify Password (using iDRAC Attributes).................................................... 21
5.3.3 Modify Account State (using iDRAC Attributes) ............................................. 22
5.3.4 Modify User Privilege (using iDRAC Attributes) ............................................. 23
5.4 Account Inventory (using DMTF Model) .................................................................... 24
5.4.1 Account and Capabilities (using DMTF Model) .............................................. 24
5.4.2 Privilege and Capabilities (using DMTF Model) ............................................. 29
5.5 Manage Account Settings (using DMTF Model) ........................................................ 32
5.5.1 Modify User Name (using DMTF Model) ....................................................... 32
5.5.2 Modify Password (using DMTF Model) .......................................................... 37
5.5.3 Modify Account State (using DMTF Model) ................................................... 37
5.5.4 Modify User Privilege (using DMTF Model) ................................................... 38
6 Firmware Inventory ............................................................................................................ 39
6.1 Software Inventory Profile Specification .................................................................... 39
6.2 Remote Inventory Method Invocation – Get Software Inventory ................................ 39
7 Firmware Update ............................................................................................................... 41
7.1 Software Update Profile Specification ....................................................................... 41
7.2 ”Rollback” Firmware .................................................................................................. 41
7.2.1 Request “Rollback” Image ............................................................................. 41