Dell Open Server Manager built on OpenBMC™ 3.0.2 User's Guide

Install Open Server Manager using Redfish Interface

1. Save the Open Server Manager DUP file on a TFTP server accessible from iDRAC.
2. Do a POST request to /redfish/v1/UpdateService.SimpleUpdate with the following payload:

   URI: https://<iDRAC IP>/redfish/v1/UpdateService/Actions/UpdateService.SimpleUpdateMethod: POST
   Body:{"ImageURI":"tftp://xx.xx.xx.xx/BMC.EXE"}
   

   NOTE:Where, xx.xx.xx.xx is the IP of the TFTP server.

   Poll the job until JobState = Scheduled.
3. Get the job status from the returned HTTP headers Location header. For example, /redfish/v1/TaskService/Tasks/JID_629815700253

   {
       "@odata.context": "/redfish/v1/$metadata#Task.Task",
       "@odata.id": "/redfish/v1/TaskService/Tasks/JID_629815700253",
       "@odata.type": "#Task.v1_5_1.Task",
       "Description": "Server Configuration and other Tasks running on iDRAC are listed here",
       "Id": "JID_629815700253",
       "Messages": [
           {
               "Message": "Task successfully scheduled.",
               "MessageArgs": [],
               MessageArgs@odata.count: 0,
               "MessageId": "IDRAC.2.7.JCP001"
           }
       ],
       Messages@odata.count: 1,
       "Name": "Firmware Update: BMC",
       "Oem": {
           "Dell": {
               "@odata.type": "#DellJob.v1_2_0.DellJob",
               "CompletionTime": null,
               "Description": "Job Instance",
               "EndTime": "TIME_NA",
               "Id": "JID_629815700253",
               "JobState": "Scheduled",
               "JobType": "FirmwareUpdate",
               "Message": "Task successfully scheduled.",
               "MessageArgs": [],
               "MessageId": "IDRAC.2.7.JCP001",
               "Name": "Firmware Update: BMC",
               "PercentComplete": 0,
               "StartTime": "TIME_NOW",
               "TargetSettingsURI": null
           }
       },
       "PercentComplete": 0,
       "TaskState": "Starting",
       "TaskStatus": "OK"
   
   

4. Do a power cycle using a POST request to /redfish/v1/Systems/System.Embedded.1/Actions/ComputerSystem.Reset {"ResetType": "PowerCycle"}.
5. You can wait for the firmware update to complete, the status can be monitored using the same job id.
   NOTE:The connection to the BMC host is ended now.