Reference Guide

4 RESTful Server Configuration with iDRAC RESTful API
Executive summary
The growing scale of cloud- and web-based data center infrastructure is reshaping the needs of IT
administration worldwide. New approaches to systems management are needed to keep up with a growing
and changing market.
To accommodate the needs for efficient systems management automation, Dell has developed the integrated
Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) with Lifecycle Controller RESTful API with support for the Distributed
Management Task Force (DMTF) Redfish standard. Together, the iDRAC RESTful API and Redfish enable
the automation of scalable and secure management. One of the latest enhancements to the iDRAC RESTful
API is support for RESTful server configuration with Server Configuration Profiles (SCP). Using the iDRAC
SCP RESTful API, administrators can obtain the configuration details of 12th, and 13th, and 14th generation
Dell PowerEdge servers, preview the application of a configuration file to a server, and apply configuration
files to establish BIOS, iDRAC, PERC RAID controller, NIC, and HBA settings.
This document provides an overview of the iDRAC RESTful API, the Redfish Scalable Platforms Management
API standard, and details the use of the iDRAC SCP RESTful API for RESTful configuration management of
PowerEdge servers.