Dell Servers

aid: dell-servers
name: Dell Servers
description: >-
  APIs for managing and monitoring Dell PowerEdge servers and infrastructure, including the iDRAC Redfish out-of-band
  management interface, OpenManage Enterprise centralized console and its modular, power, support, and VMware
  integrations, telemetry streaming, the Lifecycle Controller, RACADM, and the legacy WSMan interface.
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/dell-servers/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
specificationVersion: '0.19'
kind: company
access: 3rd-Party
position: Consuming
tags:
  - Hardware
  - Infrastructure
  - Management
  - Monitoring
  - Servers
created: '2024-01-01'
modified: '2026-05-19'
apis:
  - aid: dell-servers:dell-servers-idrac-redfish
    name: Dell iDRAC Redfish REST API
    description: >-
      Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller REST API for server management, monitoring, and configuration. The iDRAC
      RESTful API builds upon the DMTF Redfish standard to provide a comprehensive interface for out-of-band server
      lifecycle management of Dell PowerEdge servers, including inventory, health monitoring, power control, BIOS
      configuration, virtual media, firmware updates, event subscriptions, and telemetry.
    image: https://www.dell.com/favicon.ico
    baseURL: https://{idrac-ip}/redfish/v1
    humanURL: https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000178045/redfish-api-with-dell-integrated-remote-access-controller
    tags:
      - BMC
      - Hardware Monitoring
      - Redfish
      - Server Management
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000178045/redfish-api-with-dell-integrated-remote-access-controller
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: openapi/dell-servers-idrac-redfish-openapi.yml
      - type: Rules
        url: rules/dell-servers-idrac-redfish-rules.yml
      - type: Capabilities
        url: capabilities/dell-servers-idrac-redfish-capabilities.yml
      - type: Authentication
        url: >-
          https://www.dell.com/support/manuals/en-us/idrac9-lifecycle-controller-v4.x-series/idrac9_4.00.00.00_redfishapiguide_pub/redfish-authentication-and-authorization?guid=guid-d572792f-afd2-499a-bf12-38a6778b9bbc&lang=en-us
      - type: GettingStarted
        url: https://developer.dell.com/apis/2978/versions/5.xx/docs/1.0Intro.md
      - type: GitHubRepository
        url: https://github.com/dell/iDRAC-Redfish-Scripting
  - aid: dell-servers:dell-servers-openmanage-enterprise
    name: Dell OpenManage Enterprise API
    description: >-
      REST API for centralized management of Dell EMC servers, chassis, and storage. OpenManage Enterprise provides a
      comprehensive console for discovery, inventory, monitoring, alerting, jobs, configuration templates, firmware
      compliance baselines, and reporting across Dell PowerEdge infrastructure at scale.
    image: https://www.dell.com/favicon.ico
    baseURL: https://{ome-server}/api
    humanURL: https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000175879/support-for-openmanage-enterprise
    tags:
      - Automation
      - Enterprise Management
      - Monitoring
      - Orchestration
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: >-
          https://www.dell.com/support/manuals/en-us/dell-openmanage-enterprise/ome_p_api_guide/preface?guid=guid-82bcb773-392d-43a4-bdfa-431dd06a06f4&lang=en-us
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: openapi/dell-servers-openmanage-enterprise-openapi.yml
      - type: Rules
        url: rules/dell-servers-openmanage-enterprise-rules.yml
      - type: Capabilities
        url: capabilities/dell-servers-openmanage-enterprise-capabilities.yml
      - type: GitHubRepository
        url: https://github.com/dell/OpenManage-Enterprise
  - aid: dell-servers:dell-servers-openmanage-enterprise-modular
    name: Dell OpenManage Enterprise Modular API
    description: >-
      RESTful API for managing Dell PowerEdge MX7000 modular chassis and its components including compute sleds, network
      devices, IOMs, and storage. OME-Modular shares a common codebase with OpenManage Enterprise and supports
      multi-chassis management with up to 20 chassis per group.
    image: https://www.dell.com/favicon.ico
    baseURL: https://{omem-server}/api
    humanURL: >-
      https://www.dell.com/support/manuals/en-us/openmanage-enterprise-modular/omem_2.00.00_api/openmanage-enterprise-modular-edition?guid=guid-fe459ff7-030b-4375-a6d5-9f0ab2278946&lang=en-us
    tags:
      - Chassis Management
      - Modular Infrastructure
      - Multi-Chassis
      - PowerEdge MX
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: >-
          https://www.dell.com/support/manuals/en-us/openmanage-enterprise-modular/omem_2.00.00_api/openmanage-enterprise-modular-edition?guid=guid-fe459ff7-030b-4375-a6d5-9f0ab2278946&lang=en-us
      - type: GitHubRepository
        url: https://github.com/dell/OpenManage-Enterprise
  - aid: dell-servers:dell-servers-openmanage-enterprise-power-manager
    name: Dell OpenManage Enterprise Power Manager API
    description: >-
      RESTful API for monitoring and managing power consumption, thermal conditions, and energy costs across Dell
      PowerEdge server infrastructure. Power Manager is a plug-in to the OpenManage Enterprise console that provides
      power policies, capping, and reporting capabilities.
    image: https://www.dell.com/favicon.ico
    baseURL: https://{ome-server}/api
    humanURL: https://developer.dell.com/apis/5708/versions/3.0/docs/0.1%20Introduction-to-PMP-API.md
    tags:
      - Data Center
      - Energy Efficiency
      - Power Management
      - Thermal Monitoring
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: >-
          https://www.dell.com/support/manuals/en-us/openmanage-enterprise-power-manager/pmp_3.1_apiguide/about-this-document
  - aid: dell-servers:dell-servers-openmanage-enterprise-supportassist
    name: Dell OpenManage Enterprise SupportAssist API
    description: >-
      RESTful API for the OpenManage Enterprise SupportAssist plug-in that enables proactive and predictive monitoring
      of Dell PowerEdge servers. SupportAssist automates support case creation and parts dispatch for servers with
      ProSupport and ProSupport Plus entitlements.
    image: https://www.dell.com/favicon.ico
    baseURL: https://{ome-server}/api
    humanURL: https://developer.dell.com/apis/2848/versions/1.2
    tags:
      - Alerting
      - Predictive Analytics
      - Proactive Monitoring
      - Support
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://developer.dell.com/apis/2848/versions/1.2
  - aid: dell-servers:dell-servers-openmanage-integration-vmware-vcenter
    name: Dell OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter API
    description: >-
      RESTful API for the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter (OMIVV), enabling automation of Dell PowerEdge
      server management within VMware environments. The API is compliant with OpenAPI Specification 3.0.0 and supports
      firmware updates, inventory, and monitoring tasks.
    image: https://www.dell.com/favicon.ico
    baseURL: https://{omivv-server}/api
    humanURL: https://www.dell.com/support/manuals/en-us/openmanage-integration-vmware-vcenter/omivv_5.4_api/overview
    tags:
      - Server Management
      - vCenter Integration
      - Virtualization
      - VMware
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://www.dell.com/support/manuals/en-us/openmanage-integration-vmware-vcenter/omivv_5.4_api/overview
      - type: GitHubRepository
        url: https://github.com/dell/omivv
  - aid: dell-servers:dell-servers-idrac-telemetry-streaming
    name: Dell iDRAC Telemetry Streaming API
    description: >-
      Server-Sent Events (SSE) streaming API for real-time telemetry data from Dell PowerEdge servers via iDRAC.
      Provides continuous metric reports including power statistics, CPU and memory metrics, thermal sensor data, NIC
      statistics, and PSU metrics using the Redfish TelemetryService.
    image: https://www.dell.com/favicon.ico
    baseURL: https://{idrac-ip}/redfish/v1/SSE
    humanURL: >-
      https://www.dell.com/support/manuals/en-us/idrac9-lifecycle-controller-v4.x-series/idrac9_4.00.00.00_redfishapiguide_pub/server-sent-events?guid=guid-fc87fd01-2cff-4ae0-9714-1bd712bb5ce3&lang=en-us
    tags:
      - Monitoring
      - Server-Sent Events
      - Streaming
      - Telemetry
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: >-
          https://www.dell.com/support/manuals/en-us/idrac9-lifecycle-controller-v4.x-series/idrac9_4.00.00.00_redfishapiguide_pub/server-sent-events?guid=guid-fc87fd01-2cff-4ae0-9714-1bd712bb5ce3&lang=en-us
      - type: GitHubRepository
        url: https://github.com/dell/iDRAC-Telemetry-Reference-Tools
  - aid: dell-servers:dell-servers-lifecycle-controller-remote-services
    name: Dell Lifecycle Controller Remote Services API
    description: >-
      Standards-based interface for remote deployment, configuration, and updates of Dell PowerEdge servers. Lifecycle
      Controller Remote Services supports WSMAN and Redfish management interfaces for bare-metal provisioning and
      one-to-many operating system deployments.
    image: https://www.dell.com/favicon.ico
    baseURL: https://{idrac-ip}/wsman
    humanURL: >-
      https://www.dell.com/support/manuals/en-us/idrac9-lifecycle-controller-v3.4-series/idrac_3.40.40.40_lc_re_qsg/about-lifecycle-controller-api?guid=guid-f7bcc1d3-46c1-4ec3-9a45-0f33d734585c&lang=en-us
    tags:
      - Deployment
      - Lifecycle Management
      - Provisioning
      - Remote Services
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: >-
          https://www.dell.com/support/manuals/en-us/idrac9-lifecycle-controller-v3.4-series/idrac_3.40.40.40_lc_re_qsg/about-lifecycle-controller-api?guid=guid-f7bcc1d3-46c1-4ec3-9a45-0f33d734585c&lang=en-us
  - aid: dell-servers:dell-servers-racadm
    name: Dell RACADM CLI
    description: >-
      Command-line interface for Dell Remote Access Controller Administration. RACADM provides local and remote
      command-line access to iDRAC for scripting and automating server configuration, monitoring, and management tasks.
    image: https://www.dell.com/favicon.ico
    humanURL: https://www.dell.com/support/manuals/en-us/idrac9-lifecycle-controller-v3.x-series/idrac9_racadm_pub/
    tags:
      - Automation
      - CLI
      - Remote Management
      - Scripting
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://www.dell.com/support/manuals/en-us/idrac9-lifecycle-controller-v3.x-series/idrac9_racadm_pub/
  - aid: dell-servers:dell-servers-wsman
    name: Dell WSMan API
    description: >-
      Web Services Management API for Dell server hardware management. WSMan provides a SOAP-based interface for
      managing server configuration, BIOS, RAID, NIC, and HBA settings on Dell PowerEdge servers through iDRAC.
    image: https://www.dell.com/favicon.ico
    baseURL: https://{idrac-ip}/wsman
    humanURL: https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000178046/how-to-use-the-wsman-interface-on-idrac
    tags:
      - Hardware Management
      - Legacy
      - Web Services
      - WSMan
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000178046/how-to-use-the-wsman-interface-on-idrac
      - type: Profile Catalog
        url: https://downloads.dell.com/solutions/dell-management-solution-resources/
      - type: GitHubRepository
        url: https://github.com/dell/DellPEWSMANTools
common:
  - type: PostmanWorkspace
    url: https://www.postman.com/kinlaneapi/dell-servers/overview
  - type: ArazzoWorkflows
    url: arazzo/
    workflows:
      - url: arazzo/dell-servers-chassis-health-report-workflow.yml
        name: Dell Servers Chassis Health Report
        summary: Assemble a chassis health report from chassis, power, and thermal reads.
      - url: arazzo/dell-servers-firmware-inventory-tasks-workflow.yml
        name: Dell Servers Firmware Inventory and Task Audit
        summary: Read the update service, list firmware versions, and poll active tasks.
      - url: arazzo/dell-servers-manager-overview-workflow.yml
        name: Dell Servers iDRAC Manager Overview
        summary: Inspect the iDRAC manager, its virtual media, and its log services.
      - url: arazzo/dell-servers-ome-alert-triage-workflow.yml
        name: Dell Servers OpenManage Alert Triage
        summary: Find a critical alert, read its detail, then read the source device.
      - url: arazzo/dell-servers-ome-device-inventory-workflow.yml
        name: Dell Servers OpenManage Device Inventory Deep Dive
        summary: Read a managed device and pull its detailed hardware inventory.
      - url: arazzo/dell-servers-ome-discovery-workflow.yml
        name: Dell Servers OpenManage Device Discovery
        summary: Create a discovery configuration, watch its job, then list discovered devices.
      - url: arazzo/dell-servers-ome-firmware-compliance-workflow.yml
        name: Dell Servers OpenManage Firmware Compliance Check
        summary: List firmware catalogs and read their compliance baselines.
      - url: arazzo/dell-servers-ome-firmware-update-job-workflow.yml
        name: Dell Servers OpenManage Firmware Update Job
        summary: Check firmware baselines, run an update job, and poll it to completion.
      - url: arazzo/dell-servers-ome-group-devices-workflow.yml
        name: Dell Servers OpenManage Group Device Expansion
        summary: Find a device group, list its member devices, then read one device.
      - url: arazzo/dell-servers-ome-session-list-devices-workflow.yml
        name: Dell Servers OpenManage Session and Device Listing
        summary: Authenticate to OpenManage Enterprise and list managed server devices.
      - url: arazzo/dell-servers-ome-template-deploy-job-workflow.yml
        name: Dell Servers OpenManage Template Deployment Job
        summary: Pick a configuration template, run a deploy job, and poll it to completion.
      - url: arazzo/dell-servers-power-action-poll-workflow.yml
        name: Dell Servers Power Action with State Polling
        summary: Issue a power action on a system and poll until the power state settles.
      - url: arazzo/dell-servers-redfish-session-bootstrap-workflow.yml
        name: Dell Servers Redfish Session Bootstrap
        summary: Open a Redfish session and list systems using the session token.
      - url: arazzo/dell-servers-set-boot-and-reset-workflow.yml
        name: Dell Servers Set Boot Device and Reset
        summary: Read a system, set a pending BIOS boot override, then power-cycle it.
      - url: arazzo/dell-servers-system-inventory-workflow.yml
        name: Dell Servers System Hardware Inventory
        summary: Collect system, storage, network, and BIOS detail for one server.
      - url: arazzo/dell-servers-telemetry-subscription-workflow.yml
        name: Dell Servers Telemetry Subscription Setup
        summary: Discover metric reports and subscribe to telemetry events.
  - type: Portal
    url: https://developer.dell.com/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: >-
      https://www.dell.com/support/manuals/en-us/idrac9-lifecycle-controller-v6.x-series/smog_26.0/idrac-restful-apis-redfish-standards-based?guid=guid-476c6603-818e-4e2e-82f0-699bde0c3a3c&lang=en-us
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.dell.com/support/product-details/en-us/product/dell-openmanage-enterprise/resources/manuals
  - type: Support
    url: https://www.dell.com/support
  - type: Community
    url: https://www.dell.com/community/
  - type: Blog
    url: https://www.dell.com/community/en/topics/developer-blogs
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://i.dell.com/sites/csdocuments/Legal_Docs/en/us/api-terms-of-use_en.pdf
  - type: PrivacyPolicy
    url: https://www.dell.com/en-us/lp/legal/policies-privacy
  - type: Website
    url: https://www.dell.com/en-us/lp/dt/open-manage
  - type: GitHub
    url: https://github.com/dell
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://developer.dell.com/apis/
  - type: SignUp
    url: https://developer.dell.com/
  - type: Login
    url: https://developer.dell.com/
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/dell-servers-context.jsonld
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: vocabulary/dell-servers-vocabulary.yml
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com