OpenBMC Systems API

The Systems API from OpenBMC — 3 operation(s) for systems.

Operations 3

GET /Systems List system objects #
POST /Systems/system/Actions/ComputerSystem.Reset Reset host computer system #
GET /Systems/system/LogServices/EventLog/Entries Get system event log entries #

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OpenAPI Specification

openbmc-systems-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: OpenBMC Redfish AccountService Systems API
  description: OpenBMC exposes a Redfish-conformant REST API over HTTPS for managing server baseboard management controllers (BMCs). The API provides programmatic access to chassis, manager, system, power, log, event, and update services. Authentication is performed via a session token returned from the SessionService and supplied in the X-Auth-Token header on subsequent requests. This OpenAPI definition reflects the endpoints documented in the OpenBMC Redfish cheatsheet.
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: OpenBMC Documentation
    url: https://github.com/openbmc/docs
servers:
- url: https://{bmc}/redfish/v1
  description: OpenBMC Redfish service root on a BMC host
  variables:
    bmc:
      default: bmc.example.com
      description: Hostname or IP address of the OpenBMC-managed BMC
security:
- SessionToken: []
tags:
- name: Systems
paths:
  /Systems:
    get:
      summary: List system objects
      operationId: listSystems
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Systems collection
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
      tags:
      - Systems
  /Systems/system/Actions/ComputerSystem.Reset:
    post:
      summary: Reset host computer system
      description: Controls host power by issuing a ComputerSystem.Reset action.
      operationId: resetComputerSystem
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                ResetType:
                  type: string
                  description: Reset action type (e.g. On, ForceOff, GracefulShutdown, GracefulRestart)
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Action accepted
        '204':
          description: Action accepted with no body
      tags:
      - Systems
  /Systems/system/LogServices/EventLog/Entries:
    get:
      summary: Get system event log entries
      operationId: getEventLogEntries
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Event log entries collection
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
      tags:
      - Systems
components:
  securitySchemes:
    SessionToken:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-Auth-Token
      description: Redfish session token obtained from POST /SessionService/Sessions