topic Update BIOS from iLO Repository via REST API in Server Management - Remote Server Management

Update BIOS from iLO Repository via REST API

njcorwin — Sat, 18 Jul 2020 01:38:33 GMT

I can successfully upload the new BIOS to the iLO repo and I am attemping to install from the repo by registering a task. if I run a POST to the URI /redfish/v1/UpdateService/UpdateTaskQueue/ using the example I just get a 400 response.

from https://hewlettpackard.github.io/ilo-rest-api-docs/ilo5/?python#tasks

{ "Name": "Unique Client supplied friendly name of this task item.", "UpdatableBy": [ "Bmc" ], "Command": "ApplyUpdate", "Component": "<component-name>" }

I am not able to figure out what "<component-name>" is supposed to reference.

I have tried the name, file name, the unique ID that gets generated under /redfish/v1/UpdateService/ComponentRepository/, ComponentUri, all with no luck.

I can however add a "wait" to the task queue without any issue by posting to /redfish/v1/UpdateService/UpdateTaskQueue/.

{ "Name": "Pause 30 seconds", "UpdatableBy": [ "Bmc" ], "Command": "Wait", "WaitTimeSeconds": 30 }

Re: Update BIOS from iLO Repository via REST API

I_AN — Mon, 20 Jul 2020 12:11:51 GMT

Hello njcorwin,

The iLO Repository uses filename of the components as the unique key.
No two components can share the same filename and an upload of a file using an existing filename overwrites the existing file.
If the existing file is referenced in a task or install set, it is locked and cannot be replaced.
All HPE supplied components have version information in the filename to avoid any filename conflicts.

>> What is the ExtendedInfo in the MessageID?

please refer:Error messages and registries in the iLO RESTful API in the below link to identify the ExtendedInfo in MessageID.https://hewlettpackard.github.io/ilo-rest-api-docs/ilo5/#error-messages-and-registries-in-the-ilo-restful-api

By looking in the ExtendedInfo in MessageID you can check what is causing the error.

Regards,

Re: Update BIOS from iLO Repository via REST API

njcorwin — Mon, 20 Jul 2020 16:27:09 GMT

I tried with the file name like in this example

{ "Name": "test", "UpdatableBy": [ "Bmc" ], "Command": "ApplyUpdate", "Component": "A43_1.10_10_29_2019.signed.flash" }

This is the response I get....

{ "error": { "code": "iLO.0.10.ExtendedInfo", "message": "See @Message.ExtendedInfo for more information.", "@Message.ExtendedInfo": [ { "MessageArgs": [ "Component" ], "MessageId": "iLO.2.13.PropertyNotWritableOrUnknown" } ] } }

Re: Update BIOS from iLO Repository via REST API

njcorwin — Mon, 20 Jul 2020 16:31:47 GMT

I figured it out.

"Component" in the example is a placeholder. To update with the file from the repo, I specity the following

{ "Name": "test", "UpdatableBy": [ "Bmc" ], "Command": "ApplyUpdate", "Filename": "A43_1.10_10_29_2019.signed.flash" }

Re: Update BIOS from iLO Repository via REST API

I_AN — Mon, 27 Jul 2020 10:41:10 GMT

Hi njcorwin,

Thats great, you were able to update the BIOS.

Regards,