Redfish support for Lenovo servers (XCC REST API)

[nuxster]

Issue

Some key BMC features are not supported for Lenovo servers (for example, ThinkSystem SR630 V2), such as mounting installation ISO images via VirtualMedia.

Root Cause

The Redfish implementation used by Lenovo server BMCs deviates from the standard. It uses different HTTP methods (PATCH instead of POST), different endpoints, and a different set of request parameters.

As a result, products that rely on bmclib cannot be used with these Lenovo servers.

Is support for Lenovo’s Redfish implementation planned? This functionality could be implemented as a dedicated provider for Lenovo servers, similar to the existing providers for Dell and Supermicro.

Additional information

A detailed description is available in the Lenovo XCC REST API documentation:
https://pubs.lenovo.com/xcc-restapi/resource_managers_one_virtualmedia

Environment

• Server: Lenovo ThinkSystem SR630 V2
• BMC/XCC version: 1.89 (Build ID: AFBT20X)

[jacobweinstock]

Hey @nuxster. I'm not aware of any maintainers with access to Lenovo machines. If you have access to Lenovo machines and want to contribute we'd be happy to work together on it.

[nuxster]

Of course I'll try, but it won't be fast)

[nuxster]

The gofish library has been updated to v0.22.0, and the necessary functions have been added to the new version. I have prepared a Pull request with the appropriate changes. The functionality was tested on the Lenovo ThinkSystem SR630 V2 server. Please read and accept the Pull request if everything is in order.

[nuxster]

Hi, all!
When should we expect a new release with all the changes after v2.3.5?