Dell Servers Managers API

Management controller resources for iDRAC configuration, networking, and remote services

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dell-servers-managers-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Dell Servers Dell iDRAC Redfish REST Accounts Managers API
  description: Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) RESTful API built upon the DMTF Redfish standard for out-of-band server lifecycle management of Dell PowerEdge servers. Provides programmatic access to server inventory, health monitoring, configuration, firmware updates, power control, virtual media, and BIOS management through a standards-based REST interface.
  version: '5.0'
  contact:
    name: Dell Technologies Support
    url: https://www.dell.com/support
  termsOfService: https://i.dell.com/sites/csdocuments/Legal_Docs/en/us/api-terms-of-use_en.pdf
servers:
- url: https://{idrac-ip}/redfish/v1
  description: iDRAC Redfish Service Root
  variables:
    idrac-ip:
      description: IP address or hostname of the iDRAC interface
      default: 192.168.1.100
security:
- basicAuth: []
tags:
- name: Managers
  description: Management controller resources for iDRAC configuration, networking, and remote services
paths:
  /Managers:
    get:
      operationId: listManagers
      summary: Dell Servers List manager resources
      description: Retrieves the collection of manager resources representing the iDRAC management controller including its firmware version, network configuration, and available management services.
      tags:
      - Managers
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Collection of manager resources
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ResourceCollection'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized - invalid or missing credentials
  /Managers/{ManagerId}:
    get:
      operationId: getManager
      summary: Dell Servers Get a manager resource
      description: Retrieves a specific manager resource representing the iDRAC controller with its firmware version, model, network interfaces, virtual media capabilities, and links to log services.
      tags:
      - Managers
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ManagerId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Manager resource
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Manager'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized - invalid or missing credentials
        '404':
          description: Manager resource not found
  /Managers/{ManagerId}/LogServices:
    get:
      operationId: listLogServices
      summary: Dell Servers List log services
      description: Retrieves the collection of log services available on the iDRAC manager including the Lifecycle Controller log and the System Event Log (SEL).
      tags:
      - Managers
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ManagerId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Collection of log services
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ResourceCollection'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized - invalid or missing credentials
  /Managers/{ManagerId}/VirtualMedia:
    get:
      operationId: listVirtualMedia
      summary: Dell Servers List virtual media devices
      description: Retrieves the collection of virtual media devices that can be used to mount remote ISO images or floppy images for operating system deployment and server configuration.
      tags:
      - Managers
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ManagerId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Collection of virtual media resources
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ResourceCollection'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized - invalid or missing credentials
components:
  schemas:
    Manager:
      type: object
      description: Manager resource representing the iDRAC management controller
      properties:
        '@odata.id':
          type: string
          description: OData resource identifier
        Id:
          type: string
          description: Manager resource identifier
        Name:
          type: string
          description: Manager name
        ManagerType:
          type: string
          description: Type of management controller
          enum:
          - ManagementController
          - EnclosureManager
          - BMC
          - RackManager
        FirmwareVersion:
          type: string
          description: iDRAC firmware version
        Model:
          type: string
          description: iDRAC model designation
        Status:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Status'
    ResourceCollection:
      type: object
      description: Redfish resource collection
      properties:
        '@odata.id':
          type: string
          description: OData resource identifier
        '@odata.type':
          type: string
          description: OData resource type
        Name:
          type: string
          description: Collection name
        Members@odata.count:
          type: integer
          description: Number of members in the collection
        Members:
          type: array
          description: Array of resource links
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ResourceLink'
    ResourceLink:
      type: object
      description: Link to a Redfish resource
      properties:
        '@odata.id':
          type: string
          description: OData resource URI
    Status:
      type: object
      description: Redfish status object indicating resource health
      properties:
        Health:
          type: string
          description: Overall health state
          enum:
          - OK
          - Warning
          - Critical
        HealthRollup:
          type: string
          description: Rolled-up health state from subordinate resources
          enum:
          - OK
          - Warning
          - Critical
        State:
          type: string
          description: Operational state
          enum:
          - Enabled
          - Disabled
          - StandbyOffline
          - StandbySpare
          - InTest
          - Starting
          - Absent
          - UnavailableOffline
          - Deferring
          - Quiesced
          - Updating
  parameters:
    ManagerId:
      name: ManagerId
      in: path
      required: true
      description: Identifier for the manager resource, typically iDRAC.Embedded.1 for Dell PowerEdge servers
      schema:
        type: string
        default: iDRAC.Embedded.1
  securitySchemes:
    basicAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: basic
      description: HTTP Basic Authentication using iDRAC username and password credentials. All API requests require authentication except for the Redfish service root at /redfish/v1.
    sessionAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-Auth-Token
      description: Session-based authentication using a token obtained from the Sessions resource POST operation. The token is passed in the X-Auth-Token header.
externalDocs:
  description: iDRAC Redfish API Documentation
  url: https://developer.dell.com/apis/2978/versions/5.xx/docs/1.0Intro.md