redfish-utilities 1.1.0

Redfish Utilities

Redfish Tacklebox

Copyright 2019-2020 DMTF. All rights reserved.

About

Redfish Tacklebox contains a set of Python utilities to perform common management operations with a Redfish service. The utilities can be used as part of larger management applications, or be used as standalone command line tools.

Installation

pip install redfish_utilities

Building from Source

python setup.py sdist --formats=zip
cd dist
pip install redfish_utilities-x.x.x.zip

Requirements

External modules:

• redfish: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/redfish

You may install the external modules by running:

pip install -r requirements.txt

Utilities

Discover

usage: rf_discover.py [-h]

A tool to discover Redfish services

optional arguments:
  -h, --help  show this help message and exit

Example: rf_discover.py

The tool will perform an SSDP request to find all available Redfish services. Once all of the responses are collected, it will print each service with its UUID and service root.

Sensor List

usage: rf_sensor_list.py [-h] --user USER --password PASSWORD --rhost RHOST

A tool to walk a Redfish service and list sensor info

required arguments:
  --user USER, -u USER  The user name for authentication
  --password PASSWORD, -p PASSWORD
                        The password for authentication
  --rhost RHOST, -r RHOST
                        The address of the Redfish service (with scheme)

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit

Example: rf_sensor_list.py -u root -p root -r https://192.168.1.100

The tool will log into the service specified by the rhost argument using the credentials provided by the user and password arguments. It then traverses the chassis collection for the service, and reads their respective power and thermal resources. Using the information from those resources, it will build a sensor table and print the information collected.

System Inventory

usage: rf_sys_inventory.py [-h] --user USER --password PASSWORD --rhost RHOST
                           [--details] [--noabsent] [--write [WRITE]]

A tool to walk a Redfish service and list component information

required arguments:
  --user USER, -u USER  The user name for authentication
  --password PASSWORD, -p PASSWORD
                        The password for authentication
  --rhost RHOST, -r RHOST
                        The address of the Redfish service (with scheme)

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  --details, -details   Indicates if the full details of each component should
                        be shown
  --noabsent, -noabsent
                        Indicates if absent devices should be skipped
  --write [WRITE], -w [WRITE]
                        Indicates if the inventory should be written to a
                        spreadsheet and what the file name should be if given

Example: rf_sys_inventory.py -u root -p root -r https://192.168.1.100 -details

The tool will log into the service specified by the rhost argument using the credentials provided by the user and password arguments. It then traverses the chassis collection for the service, and collects component information for processors, memory, drives, PCIe devices, network adapters, and storage controllers. Using the information collected, it will build an inventory table and print the information.

Logs

usage: rf_logs.py [-h] --user USER --password PASSWORD --rhost RHOST
                  [--manager [MANAGER]] [--system [SYSTEM]]
                  [--chassis [CHASSIS]] [--log LOG] [--details] [--clear]

A tool to manage logs on a Redfish service

required arguments:
  --user USER, -u USER  The user name for authentication
  --password PASSWORD, -p PASSWORD
                        The password for authentication
  --rhost RHOST, -r RHOST
                        The address of the Redfish service (with scheme)

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  --manager [MANAGER], -m [MANAGER]
                        The ID of the manager containing the log service
  --system [SYSTEM], -s [SYSTEM]
                        The ID of the system containing the log service
  --chassis [CHASSIS], -c [CHASSIS]
                        The ID of the chassis containing the log service
  --log LOG, -l LOG     The ID of the resource containing the log service
  --details, -details   Indicates details to be shown for each log entry
  --clear, -clear       Indicates if the log should be cleared

Example: rf_logs.py -u root -p root -r https://192.168.1.100 -m BMC

The tool will log into the service specified by the rhost argument using the credentials provided by the user and password arguments. It will then attempt to locate the appropriate log service via the following logic:

• If the manager argument is provided, it will traverse the manager collection for the matching manager.
• If the system argument is provided, it will traverse the system collection for the matching system.
• If the chassis argument is provided, it will traverse the chassis collection for the matching chassis.
• If any of the above arguments are provided without a specified Id, but the collection contains exactly one member, then that member is used.
• If none of the above arguments are provided, then the tool will try to use a manager in the manager collection if there is only one member present.
• Within the member, the tool will find the matching log service based on the log argument.
  • If log is not specified, and there is exactly one log service in the member, then the tool will use that one log service.

Once the desired log service is found, the tool will either perform the ClearLog action if clear is provided, or read and display the log entries.

Power/Reset

usage: rf_power_reset.py [-h] --user USER --password PASSWORD --rhost RHOST
                         [--system SYSTEM] [--type TYPE]

A tool to perform a power/reset operation of a system

required arguments:
  --user USER, -u USER  The user name for authentication
  --password PASSWORD, -p PASSWORD
                        The password for authentication
  --rhost RHOST, -r RHOST
                        The address of the Redfish service (with scheme)

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  --system SYSTEM, -s SYSTEM
                        The ID of the system perform the operation
  --type TYPE, -t TYPE  The type of power/reset operation to perform
  --info, -info         Indicates if reset information should be reported

Example: rf_power_reset.py -u root -p root -r https://192.168.1.100 -t GracefulRestart

The tool will log into the service specified by the rhost argument using the credentials provided by the user and password arguments. It then traverses the system collection for the service to find the matching system specified by the system argument. It will perform the Reset action with the specified reset type from the type argument.

• If system is not specified, and if the service has exactly one system, it will perform the operation on the one system.
• If type is not specified, it will attempt a GracefulRestart.

Boot Override

usage: rf_boot_override.py [-h] --user USER --password PASSWORD --rhost RHOST
                           [--system SYSTEM] [--target TARGET] [--uefi UEFI]
                           [--reset]

A tool to perform a one time boot override of a system

required arguments:
  --user USER, -u USER  The user name for authentication
  --password PASSWORD, -p PASSWORD
                        The password for authentication
  --rhost RHOST, -r RHOST
                        The address of the Redfish service (with scheme)

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  --system SYSTEM, -s SYSTEM
                        The ID of the system to set
  --target TARGET, -t TARGET
                        The target boot device; if not provided the tool will
                        display the current boot settings
  --uefi UEFI, -uefi UEFI
                        If target is 'UefiTarget', the UEFI Device Path of the
                        device to boot. If target is 'UefiBootNext', the UEFI
                        Boot Option string of the device to boot.
  --reset, -reset       Signifies that the system is reset after the boot
                        override is set

Example: rf_boot_override.py -u root -p root -r https://192.168.1.100 -t Pxe -reset

The tool will log into the service specified by the rhost argument using the credentials provided by the user and password arguments. It then traverses the system collection for the service to find the matching system specified by the system argument.

• If system is not specified, and if the service has exactly one system, it will perform the operation on the one system.

The tool will then perform an operation on the Boot object within the matching system.

• If target is specified, it will update the Boot object to set the boot override to be target.
  • If reset is provided, it will reset the system after updating the Boot object.
• If target is not specified, it will display the current boot override settings for the system.

BIOS Settings

usage: rf_bios_settings.py [-h] --user USER --password PASSWORD --rhost RHOST
                           [--system SYSTEM] [--attribute name value]

A tool to manager BIOS settings for a system

required arguments:
  --user USER, -u USER  The user name for authentication
  --password PASSWORD, -p PASSWORD
                        The password for authentication
  --rhost RHOST, -r RHOST
                        The address of the Redfish service (with scheme)

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  --system SYSTEM, -s SYSTEM
                        The ID of the system to manage
  --attribute name value, -a name value
                        Sets a BIOS attribute to a new value; can be supplied
                        multiple times to set multiple attributes

Example: rf_bios_settings.py -u root -p root -r https://192.168.1.100 -a BiosMode Legacy

The tool will log into the service specified by the rhost argument using the credentials provided by the user and password arguments. It then traverses the system collection for the service to find the matching system specified by the system argument.

• If system is not specified, and if the service has exactly one system, it will perform the operation on the one system.

The tool will then get the BIOS resource for the matching system.

• If attribute is specified, it will update the BIOS resource with the new attribute value.
• If attribute is not specified, it will display the BIOS settings.

Accounts

usage: rf_accounts.py [-h] --user USER --password PASSWORD --rhost RHOST
                      [--add name password role] [--delete DELETE]
                      [--setname old_name new_name]
                      [--setpassword name new_password]
                      [--setrole name new_role] [--enable ENABLE]
                      [--disable DISABLE] [--unlock UNLOCK]

A tool to manage user accounts on a Redfish service

required arguments:
  --user USER, -u USER  The user name for authentication
  --password PASSWORD, -p PASSWORD
                        The password for authentication
  --rhost RHOST, -r RHOST
                        The address of the Redfish service (with scheme)

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  --add name password role, -add name password role
                        Adds a new user account
  --delete DELETE, -delete DELETE
                        Deletes a user account with the given name
  --setname old_name new_name, -setname old_name new_name
                        Sets a user account to a new name
  --setpassword name new_password, -setpassword name new_password
                        Sets a user account to a new password
  --setrole name new_role, -setrole name new_role
                        Sets a user account to a new role
  --enable ENABLE, -enable ENABLE
                        Enables a user account with the given name
  --disable DISABLE, -disable DISABLE
                        Disabled a user account with the given name
  --unlock UNLOCK, -unlock UNLOCK
                        Unlocks a user account with the given name

The tool will log into the service specified by the rhost argument using the credentials provided by the user and password arguments. Based on the parameters, it will display, add, delete, or modify user accounts.

• The add argument is used to create a new user account
  • Example: rf_accounts.py -u root -p root -r https://192.168.1.100 -add new_name new_password new_role
• The delete argument is used to delete a user account based on the given user name
  • Example: rf_accounts.py -u root -p root -r https://192.168.1.100 -delete user_to_delete
• The setname argument is used to change the name of a user account
  • Example: rf_accounts.py -u root -p root -r https://192.168.1.100 -setname user_to_change new_name
• The setpassword argument is used to change the password of a user account
  • Example: rf_accounts.py -u root -p root -r https://192.168.1.100 -setpassword user_to_change new_password
• The setrole argument is used to change the role of a user account
  • Example: rf_accounts.py -u root -p root -r https://192.168.1.100 -setrole user_to_change new_role
• The enable argument is used to enable a user account
  • Example: rf_accounts.py -u root -p root -r https://192.168.1.100 -enable user_to_change
• The disable argument is used to disable a user account
  • Example: rf_accounts.py -u root -p root -r https://192.168.1.100 -disable user_to_change
• The unlock argument is used to unlock a user account
  • Example: rf_accounts.py -u root -p root -r https://192.168.1.100 -unlock user_to_change
• If none of the above arguments are given, a table of the user accounts is provided
  • Example: rf_accounts.py -u root -p root -r https://192.168.1.100

Update

usage: rf_update.py [-h] --user USER --password PASSWORD --rhost RHOST --image
                    IMAGE [--target TARGET]

A tool to perform an update with a Redfish service

required arguments:
  --user USER, -u USER  The user name for authentication
  --password PASSWORD, -p PASSWORD
                        The password for authentication
  --rhost RHOST, -r RHOST
                        The address of the Redfish service (with scheme)
  --image IMAGE, -i IMAGE
                        The URI or filepath of the image

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  --target TARGET, -t TARGET
                        The target resource to apply the image

Example: rf_update.py -u root -p root -r https://192.168.1.100 -i image.bin

The tool will log into the service specified by the rhost argument using the credentials provided by the user and password arguments. It then builds a request payload to perform a SimpleUpdate action against the update service using the image specified by the image argument. The optional target argument is used in the request if attempting to update a particular system, device, manager, or other resource. Once the SimpleUpdate is requested, it monitors the progress of the update, and displays response messages reported by the service about the update once complete.

Event Service

usage: rf_event_service.py [-h] --user USER --password PASSWORD --rhost RHOST
                           {subscribe,unsubscribe,info} ...

A tool to manage the event service on a Redfish service

positional arguments:
  {info,subscribe,unsubscribe}
    info                Displays information about the event service and
                        subscriptions
    subscribe           Creates an event subscription to a specified URL
    unsubscribe         Deletes an event subscription

required arguments:
  --user USER, -u USER  The user name for authentication
  --password PASSWORD, -p PASSWORD
                        The password for authentication
  --rhost RHOST, -r RHOST
                        The address of the Redfish service (with scheme)

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit

Info

usage: rf_event_service.py info [-h]

optional arguments:
  -h, --help  show this help message and exit

Example: rf_event_service.py -u root -p root -r https://192.168.1.100 info

The tool will log into the service specified by the rhost argument using the credentials provided by the user and password arguments. It will then locate the event service and event subscriptions and display their information.

Subscribe

usage: rf_event_service.py subscribe [-h] --destination DESTINATION
                                     [--context CONTEXT] [--expand]
                                     [--format FORMAT]
                                     [--resourcetypes RESOURCETYPES [RESOURCETYPES ...]]
                                     [--registries REGISTRIES [REGISTRIES ...]]

required arguments:
  --destination DESTINATION, -dest DESTINATION
                        The URL where events are sent for the subscription

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  --context CONTEXT, -c CONTEXT
                        The context string for the subscription that is
                        supplied back in the event payload
  --expand, -e          Indicates if the origin of condition in the event is
                        to be expanded
  --format FORMAT, -f FORMAT
                        The format of the event payloads
  --resourcetypes RESOURCETYPES [RESOURCETYPES ...], -rt RESOURCETYPES [RESOURCETYPES ...]
                        A list of resource types for the subscription
  --registries REGISTRIES [REGISTRIES ...], -reg REGISTRIES [REGISTRIES ...]
                        A list of registries for the subscription

Example: rf_event_service.py -u root -p root -r https://192.168.1.100 subscribe -dest http://someremotelistener/redfish_event_handler

The tool will log into the service specified by the rhost argument using the credentials provided by the user and password arguments. It will then locate the event service and perform a POST operation on the event destination collection to create a new subscription. The subscription will specify the destination to be the destination argument, and other optional arguments are provided as additional settings on the subscription.

Unsubscribe

usage: rf_event_service.py unsubscribe [-h] --id ID

required arguments:
  --id ID, -i ID  The identifier of the event subscription to be deleted

optional arguments:
  -h, --help      show this help message and exit

Example: rf_event_service.py -u root -p root -r https://192.168.1.100 unsubscribe -id 1

The tool will log into the service specified by the rhost argument using the credentials provided by the user and password arguments. It will then locate the event service and traverse the members of the event destination collection to find a member with the Id property matching the id argument. If a match is found, it will perform a DELETE on the member.

Release Process

1. Update CHANGELOG.md with the list of changes since the last release
2. Update setup.py to reflect the new version
3. Push changes to Github and create a new release
4. Push the new tool version to pypi.org
   • python setup.py sdist
   • twine upload dist/*