Dell Servers Update Service API

Firmware update operations and firmware inventory

Operations 2

GET /UpdateService Dell Servers Get update service #
GET /UpdateService/FirmwareInventory Dell Servers List firmware inventory #

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OpenAPI Specification

dell-servers-update-service-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Dell Servers Dell iDRAC Redfish REST Update Service 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: Update Service
  description: Firmware update operations and firmware inventory
paths:
  /UpdateService:
    get:
      operationId: getUpdateService
      summary: Dell Servers Get update service
      description: Retrieves the update service resource which provides firmware update capabilities and links to the firmware inventory collection.
      tags:
      - Update Service
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Update service resource
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                description: Update service configuration and capabilities
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized - invalid or missing credentials
  /UpdateService/FirmwareInventory:
    get:
      operationId: listFirmwareInventory
      summary: Dell Servers List firmware inventory
      description: Retrieves the collection of firmware inventory items for all components in the server including iDRAC, BIOS, storage controllers, network adapters, power supplies, and CPLD firmware versions.
      tags:
      - Update Service
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Collection of firmware inventory items
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ResourceCollection'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized - invalid or missing credentials
components:
  schemas:
    ResourceLink:
      type: object
      description: Link to a Redfish resource
      properties:
        '@odata.id':
          type: string
          description: OData resource URI
    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'
  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