Reset server

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)

Example 4: Reset a server

The method ex4_reset_server takes an instance of rest object (or redfish object if using redfish API) and BIOS password (default None) as arguments.

def ex4_reset_server(restobj, bios_password=None):

Find and get the Computer System settings URI from the systems resources collection.

instances = restobj.search_for_type("ComputerSystem.")

Next the HTTP request body is set for the reset of each Computer System URI.

for instance in instances:
    body = dict()
    body["Action"] = "Reset"
    body["ResetType"] = "ForceRestart"

POST request is sent next and response error is handled if any.

response = restobj.rest_post(instance["href"], body)
restobj.error_handler(response)

A successful POST response will restart the system.