topic Re: change persistent boot order using Redfish API in ProLiant Servers (ML,DL,SL)

change persistent boot order using Redfish API

bradawk1 — Thu, 24 Aug 2023 15:49:13 GMT

Trying to change the persistent boot config order array using the redfish api. This is the code I am using:

SERVER=my-fqdn.org ACTV=$(python3 -c "import urllib.parse, sys; print urllib.parse.quote(sys.argv[1])"'serverName' = '${SERVER}'\"") UUID=$(curl --insecure --header "X-API-Version: ${currentVersion}" --header "auth: ${sessionID}" --silent \ --request GET ${OneView}/rest/server-hardware?filter=${ACTV} | jq -r '.members[] | .uuid'}) read iLOSSO iLOAuth <<< $(curl --silent --insecure --header "X-API-Version: ${currentVersion}" --header "auth: ${sessionID}" \ --request GET ${OneView}/rest/server-hardware/${UUID}/remoteConsoleUrl | \ jq -r '.remoteConsoleUrl ' | sed -e 's|hplocons|https|' -e 's|addr=||' \ -e 's|^$.*$&sessionkey=$.*$$|\1 \2|') PBCO=$(curl --insecure --silent --header "X-API-Token: ${iLOAuth}" --request GET ${iLOSSO}/redfish/v1/systems/1/bios/oem/hpe/boot | jq -r '.PersistentBootConfigOrder') # # Change the order of the array: PBCOn=${"PersistentBootConfigOrder":["'$(echo ${PBCO} | jq -r ".[0]")]","'$(echo ${PBCO} | jq -r ".[2]")]","'$(echo ${PBCO} | jq -r ".[1]")]","'$(echo ${PBCO} | jq -r ".[3]")]","'$(echo ${PBCO} | jq -r ".[4]")]","'$(echo ${PBCO} | jq -r ".[5]")'"]}' echo ${PBCOn} | jq -r '.' # # Upload to iLO: curl --insecure --silent --header "X-API-Token: ${iLOAuth}" --header "content-type: application/json" --data "${PBCOn}" --request PATCH ${iLOSSO}/redfish/v1/systems/1/bios/oem/hpe/boot/settings | jq -r '.' # curl --insecure --silent --header "X-API-Token: ${iLOAuth}" --header "content-type: application/json" --data '{"Action": "Manager.Reset"}' --request POST ${iLOSSO}/redfish/v1/Managers/1/Actions/Manager.Reset | jq -r '.'

I get back:

{ "error": { "code": "iLO.0.10.ExtendedInfo", "message": "See @Message.ExtendedInfo for more information.", "@Message.ExtendedInfo": [ { "MessageId": "iLO.2.15.SystemResetRequired" } ] } }

I took that to mean there really was not an error, but that a iLO reset was required. I sent the reset command and waited for that to complete. I then pulled down the PersistentBootConfigOrder array again and it had not changed. Any idea what I am doing wrong?

Re: change persistent boot order using Redfish API

thutchings — Thu, 24 Aug 2023 15:43:39 GMT

Hello,

In order to apply this change it does not require an iLO reset. A system (server) reset is required to apply a change to BIOS settings. You should be able to do this with the following:

"Actions": {
"#ComputerSystem.Reset": {
"ResetType@Redfish.AllowableValues": ["On", "ForceOff", "GracefulShutdown", "ForceRestart", "Nmi", "PushPowerButton", "GracefulRestart"],
"target": "/redfish/v1/Systems/1/Actions/ComputerSystem.Reset"
}

Regards

Re: change persistent boot order using Redfish API

bradawk1 — Thu, 24 Aug 2023 15:45:43 GMT

Oh! Thanks! That is more intrusive to operations than I realized. I will make that update.

Re: change persistent boot order using Redfish API

bradawk1 — Mon, 28 Aug 2023 13:44:50 GMT

Just to summarize:

# Get the current boot order: SERVER=my-fqdn.org ACTV=$(python3 -c "import urllib.parse, sys; print urllib.parse.quote(sys.argv[1])"'serverName' = '${SERVER}'\"") UUID=$(curl --insecure --header "X-API-Version: ${currentVersion}" --header "auth: ${sessionID}" --silent \ --request GET ${OneView}/rest/server-hardware?filter=${ACTV} | jq -r '.members[] | .uuid'}) read iLOSSO iLOAuth <<< $(curl --silent --insecure --header "X-API-Version: ${currentVersion}" --header "auth: ${sessionID}" \ --request GET ${OneView}/rest/server-hardware/${UUID}/remoteConsoleUrl | \ jq -r '.remoteConsoleUrl ' | sed -e 's|hplocons|https|' -e 's|addr=||' \ -e 's|^$.*$&sessionkey=$.*$$|\1 \2|') PBCO=$(curl --insecure --silent --header "X-API-Token: ${iLOAuth}" --request GET ${iLOSSO}/redfish/v1/systems/1/bios/oem/hpe/boot | jq -r '.PersistentBootConfigOrder') # # Change the order of the array: PBCOn=${"PersistentBootConfigOrder":["'$(echo ${PBCO} | jq -r ".[0]")]","'$(echo ${PBCO} | jq -r ".[2]")]","'$(echo ${PBCO} | jq -r ".[1]")]","'$(echo ${PBCO} | jq -r ".[3]")]","'$(echo ${PBCO} | jq -r ".[4]")]","'$(echo ${PBCO} | jq -r ".[5]")'"]}' echo ${PBCOn} | jq -r '.' # # Upload to the server: curl --insecure --silent --header "X-API-Token: ${iLOAuth}" --header "content-type: application/json" --data "${PBCOn}" --request PATCH ${iLOSSO}/redfish/v1/systems/1/bios/oem/hpe/boot/settings | jq -r '.' # # Send a reboot command to the server to activate the change(s): curl --insecure --silent --header "X-API-Token: ${iLOAuth}" --header "content-type: application/json" --data '{"ResetType": "GracefulRestart"}' --request POST ${iLOSSO}/redfish/v1/systems/1/actions/Computersystem.Reset | jq -r '.'