OpenBMC REST cheat sheet

This document is intended to provide a set of REST client commands for OpenBMC usage.

Using CURL commands

• Establish REST connection session:

  $ export bmc=xx.xx.xx.xx
  $ curl -c cjar -b cjar -k -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X POST https://${bmc}/login -d "{\"data\": [ \"root\", \"0penBmc\" ] }"
  

• List and enumerate:

  $ curl -c cjar -b cjar -k -H "Content-Type: application/json" https://${bmc}/xyz/openbmc_project/list
  $ curl -c cjar -b cjar -k -H "Content-Type: application/json" https://${bmc}/xyz/openbmc_project/enumerate
  

• List sub-objects:

  $ curl -c cjar -b cjar -k -H "Content-Type: application/json" https://${bmc}/xyz/openbmc_project/
  $ curl -c cjar -b cjar -k -H "Content-Type: application/json" https://${bmc}/xyz/openbmc_project/state/
  

• Host soft power off:

  $ curl -c cjar -b cjar -k -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"data": "xyz.openbmc_project.State.Host.Transition.Off"}' -X PUT https://${bmc}/xyz/openbmc_project/state/host0/attr/RequestedHostTransition
  

• Host hard power off:

  $ curl -c cjar -b cjar -k -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X PUT -d '{"data":"xyz.openbmc_project.State.Chassis.Transition.Off"}' https://${bmc}//xyz/openbmc_project/state/chassis0/attr/RequestedPowerTransition
  

• Host power on:

  $ curl -c cjar -b cjar -k -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"data": "xyz.openbmc_project.State.Host.Transition.On"}' -X PUT https://${bmc}/xyz/openbmc_project/state/host0/attr/RequestedHostTransition
  

• Reboot BMC:

  $ curl -c cjar -b cjar -k -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X PUT -d '{"data":"xyz.openbmc_project.State.BMC.Transition.Reboot"}' https://${bmc}//xyz/openbmc_project/state/bmc0/attr/RequestedBMCTransition
  

• Delete logging entries:

  $ curl -c cjar -b cjar -k -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X DELETE https://${bmc}/xyz/openbmc_project/logging/entry/<entry_id>
  $ curl -b cjar -k -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -X POST -d '{"data":[]}' https://${bmc}/xyz/openbmc_project/logging/action/DeleteAll
  

• Set boot mode:

  $ curl -c cjar -b cjar -k -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X PUT https://${bmc}/xyz/openbmc_project/control/host0/boot/one_time/attr/BootMode -d '{"data": "xy.openbmc_project.Control.Boot.Mode.Modes.Regular"}'
  

• Set boot source:

  $ curl -c cjar -b cjar -k -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X PUT https://${bmc}/xyz/openbmc_project/control/host0/boot/one_time/attr/BootSource -d '{"data": "xyz.openbmc_project.Control.Boot.Source.Sources.Default"}
  

• Set NTP and Nameserver:

  Examples using public server.

  • NTP Server:

  $ curl -c cjar -b cjar -k -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X PUT -d '{"data": ["pool.ntp.org"] }' https://${bmc}/xyz/openbmc_project/network/eth0/attr/NTPServers
  

  • Name Server:

  $ curl -c cjar -b cjar -k -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X PUT -d '{"data": ["time.google.com"] }' https://${bmc}/xyz/openbmc_project/network/eth0/attr/Nameservers