Set BIOS url boot file - HewlettPackard/python-ilorest-library GitHub Wiki

If not created already, create an instance of Rest or Redfish Object using the RestObject or RedfishObject class respectively. The class constructor takes iLO hostname/ ip address, iLO login username and password as arguments. The class also initializes a login session, gets systems resources and message registries.

Rest Object creation:

REST_OBJ = RestObject(iLO_host, login_account, login_password)

Redfish Object creation:

REDFISH_OBJ = RedfishObject(iLO_host, login_account, login_password)

The method ex36_set_bios_url_boot_file takes an instance of rest object ( or redfish object if using Redfish API ) and a filepath as arguments.

def ex36_set_bios_url_boot_file(restobj, path='', bios_password=None):

Find and get the BIOS settings URI from the systems resources collection.

instances = restobj.search_for_type("Bios.")

For the filepath, prepare the request body with only the UrlBootFile we want to change and perform the PATCH request.

for instance in instances:
    print instance
    body = {"UrlBootFile": path}
    response = restobj.rest_patch(instance["href"], body, bios_password)
    restobj.error_handler(response)

A successful PATCH response will set the Boot file to the new values provided, however the changes will go into effect only after a system reset or reboot.