ILOM 4.0x RESTful API url to update firmware

User_ZGHAB

Trying to identify the right rest api uri to execute remote upload and update of ILOM firmware .

After accessing the swagger.json documentation of the api I cant seen to find the uri for the same .

Closet I came was to the following url .....

PATCH/SP/firmware

Update properties in the SP firmware object. User role required for set = a.

Parameters

Try it out

Name	Description
Patch Options (body)	/SP patch options Example Value Model { load_uri string Firmware load. URI syntax and examples: ftp://user[:password]@host//absolute-file-path, ftp://user[:password]@host/relative-file-path, sftp://user[:password]@host/absolute-file-path, ex:sftp://[email protected]/tmp/file.xxx. Possible values = tftp, ftp, sftp, scp, http, https. User role required for set = a. }

while executing the uri is successful the firmware doesn't get updared .

I have tested the uri used in the rest call ,  using the ilom cli which worked fine  , after answering  following questions ... in json form of

{"questions": [

  {

   "text": "Preserve existing SP configuration",

   "value": "true"

  },

  {

   "text": "Preserve existing BIOS configuration",

   "value": "true"

  },

  {

   "text": "Delay BIOS upgrade until next server poweroff or reset",

   "value": "true"

  }

  ]}

The current firmware version is :

"Target": "/rest/v1/System/firmware",

"system_fw_version": "4.0.0.24"

Any help is very much appreciated

Nik

Hi.

Try read this:  https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E81115_01/html/E87200/gsjkk.html#scrolltoc

You need do 3 steps:

1. Upload the Local Firmware Package File
2. View and Configure the Firmware Update Properties.
3. Initiate the Firmware Update Installation and Poll the Status

You do 1 and 2.  But do not start 3.

Docs provide  some examples.

Regards,

Nik.

User_ZGHAB

Prior to me posting  I did try all the curl examples also tried using other rest api client ( insomnia ) still didn't get any success . Once u initiate the upload the process hung ..,  the ILOM  web interface  stops responding   , at this point the only available option is to ssh to the ILOM and reset it . The strange thing all the functions that were documented by the swagger interface are functioning  . The listed links dont even expose  these  the target uri or call details .

Nik

Hi.

I have only information about problem that you provide. You not say about you test from your first post.

On which step ( 1,2,3) ILOM stop to respond ?

How long you wait after initiate upload porcess ?

Can you monitor network activiti or snoop network traffic on ILOM interface ?  ( For check: Started  downloading or not ).

Can you provide what URI and JSON request was used ?

Which Hardware used for  this test ?

Regards,

Nik

Nik

Hi.

Additional attantion: Some servers not support http; https as Firmware load URI.

( From  FW notes for X4170 M2;X4270 M2:

Keep in mind that the package URL must use the tftp/ftp/sftp protocol. Do NOT use the http/https protocol in the PKG_URL link.  )

Regards,

Nik

User_ZGHAB

Hi NIK

1- Step 1 , I waited about 10 min , I am comparing to the time it took to do the same from the cli using the upload uri ..

2- Using python requests.ssession() object :

payload = "{\"firmwarefile\" : \"@e:/code/iconectiv/ilom/python/ILOM-4_0_2_26_b_r125868-Oracle_Server_X6-2.pkg\"}"

baseuri = 'https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__-257BhostName-257D-3A-257BportNr-257D_rest_v1-27.format-28hostName-3Dself.ilomHost&d=DwIGaQ&c=RoP1YumCXCgaWHvlZYR8PZh8Bv7qIrMUB65eapI_JnE&r=J0c9pJSHG4nYqXAMPCi8W4OODRgLT8Gma9DHAp5n8DHBwoVbFCCQ4OEmzUQt6qul&m=nXU4DA8jyb-LodAACKo8rkUAvXUDgMn8_LYxMyJMahM&s=YWU8WApBFiESXSGphKUZ9nlbeC4mnJKiFaN5MJc6ZKQ&e=, portNr=self.ilomPort)

url = self.baseuri+'/SP/firmware/update'

restS = requests.Session()

restS.auth = (IlomUser, IlomPass)

restS.headers.update({'Content-Type': 'application/json'})

restS.verify = False

result=restS.post(url, data=payload )

3- Regarding snoop .. I don’t see the event being registered by the ilom logs …. Something in the initial call is wrong

your help is very much appreciated .

Thanks

Nik

Hi.

As I undertand provided information, you try post FW file via request.

Original doc say that you should use one from: tftp, ftp, sftp, scp, http, https,   as you do via CLI.

Can you provide what docs used for build  your request?

Regards,

Nik

User_ZGHAB

Hi Nik,

The posted was to replicate the curl example listed in the docs , and the links u listed.

curl -v --request POST -F "firmwarefile=local_directory_location" -k -v -u "root:changeme" -H "Accept:application/json" https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__IP&d=DwIGaQ&c=RoP1YumCXCgaWHvlZYR8PZh8Bv7qIrMUB65eapI_JnE&r=J0c9pJSHG4nYqXAMPCi8W4OODRgLT8Gma9DHAp5n8DHBwoVbFCCQ4OEmzUQt6qul&m=mPU25OLOVeHT30d6Hq4fXo-1cq4VA4hurXX_k-gXMUI&s=Bd0tK_mf45R9lrjfy-p657ryYladoy3KMUCgaOqlkMw&e= addr:443/rest/v1/SP/firmware/update

The issue I am having is the rest api call in the example with POST to https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__IP&d=DwIGaQ&c=RoP1YumCXCgaWHvlZYR8PZh8Bv7qIrMUB65eapI_JnE&r=J0c9pJSHG4nYqXAMPCi8W4OODRgLT8Gma9DHAp5n8DHBwoVbFCCQ4OEmzUQt6qul&m=mPU25OLOVeHT30d6Hq4fXo-1cq4VA4hurXX_k-gXMUI&s=Bd0tK_mf45R9lrjfy-p657ryYladoy3KMUCgaOqlkMw&e= addr:443/rest/v1/SP/firmware/update is not documented any where outside the link , or even exist in the swagger documentation .

And yes I do need to use tftp, ftp, sftp, scp, http, https and not local file , but have no idea what needs to be the contents of the payload json data for the call .

Thanks for you patience