Concept Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell Lifecycle Controller Remote Services v2.70.70.70 Quick Start Guide
- Contents
- Introduction
- Advantages of using Lifecycle Controller
- Benefits of using iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller
- Key features
- New in this release
- Advantages of using Lifecycle Controller Remote Services
- Licensable features in Lifecycle Controller
- About iDRAC RESTful API with Redfish and Web Service APIs
- About Lifecycle Controller API
- About one-to-many management achieved
- Other information that you may need
- Accessing documents from the Dell EMC support site
- Contacting Dell
- Remote Services Features
- Deployment and configuration
- Monitor
- Maintain
- Job management
- Getting started with API collateral and links
- Integrating the Lifecycle Controller API
- Social media reference
- Terms and definitions
Getting started with API collateral and links
Getting started with any feature of Lifecycle Controller begins at the Dell TechCenter Lifecycle Controller home page —
www.delltechcenter.com/lc.
The home page contains various sections that reference URLs, and these referenced URLs are direct links to the corresponding
sections.
You can follow these steps to get started using the Lifecycle Controller API:
1. Identify the feature or the required management operation.
2. Determine how the API is constructed for the desired management activity.
3. Utilize a client to access the API.
4. Use the best practices work flows for the client to interact with the API to accomplish the activity.
Topics:
• WSMAN Profiles
• WSMAN MOF WSDL and XSD API definitions
• Web services interface guide
• WSMAN Best practices guide
• Attribute registry XML
• Event message registry XML
• XML schemas
• Redfish
• Authorization and licensing requirements for API access
• White papers
WSMAN Profiles
Profiles describe the behavior of each feature and necessary classes, properties, methods, and configurable management
attributes that represent the feature. The Profile documents explain the features that are supported in the Lifecycle Controller-
Remote Services provided within the context of the CIM architecture. Profile specifications are organized around different
management areas or domains.
Lifecycle Controller-related profiles
NOTE:
To view the profile documents, on the Dell TechCenter (www.delltechcenter.com/lc) page, under Reference
Specifications, click Profiles. Alternatively, go to en.community.dell.com/techcenter/systems-management/w/wiki/
1906.aspx
Table 2. Profiles
Profile Name Description
Active Directory The Active Directory Client Profile extends the management capabilities of referencing profiles by
adding the capability to represent the configuration of Active Directory client service and the groups
managed by the service.
Base Metrics The DMTF Common Interface Model (DCIM) Base Metrics Profile extends the DMTF Base Metrics
Profile to add Dell-specific implementation requirements for power-related metrics. The profile
standardizes the units and description for the metrics, and provides static methodology for the
clients to query the metrics without substantial traversal of the model.
Base Server and
Physical Asset
The Base Server Profile is the autonomous profile that defines the classes used to describe basic
server hardware and its related software.
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