Step 2: View and Answer the Firmware Configuration Questions

Use a GET and PATCH request to retrieve and modify the firmware configuration questions that were returned by the POST operation in Step 1: Upload the Local Firmware Package File .

HTTP Request Format: View Questions

The HTTP request to view the firmware configuration questions, would look like this:

GET /rest/v<version>/SP/firmware/update/1/questions HTTP/1.1
<Header Name>: <Value>

Request Headers Required

The request header fields required to retrieve resources are as follows: Accept, Authorization, and Host.

For a description of these required header fields, see Common Request Header Fields.

cURL Request Example: View Questions

Using cURL, the request to view the firmware configuration questions would look like this:

curl -k -u "root:changeme" -H "Accept:application/json" https://<IP addr>:443/rest/v1/SP/firmware/update/1/questions

Response: Status Codes

Success: HTTP Status = 200 OK
Failure: HTTP Status = 4xx, 5xx

Response Body

Note:

To identify the exact response body media type, refer to the Oracle ILOM Swagger Model (swagger.json) description. For more details, see Discovering Management Resources.

{
  "Target": "/rest/v<version>/SP/firmware/update1/questions",
  "questions":
  [
    {
      "text": "Preserve existing SP configuration",
      "value": true
    },
    {
      "text": "Preserve existing BIOS configuration",
      "value": true
    },
    {
      "text": "Delay BIOS upgrade until next server poweroff or reset",
      "value": true
    }
  ]
}

HTTP Request Format: Answer Questions

The HTTP request to modify a firmware configuration question, would look like this:

PATCH /rest/v<version>/SP/firmware/update/1/questions HTTP/1.1
<Header Name>: <Value>

<Request Body>

The <Request Body> specifies the firmware configuration question and its value in the format described in the Swagger model.

Request Headers Required

The request header fields required to modify resources are as follows: Content-Type, Authorization , and Host.

For a description of these required header fields, see Common Request Header Fields.

cURL Request Example: Answer Questions

Using cURL, the request to modify a firmware question would look like this:

curl --request PATCH --data '{"questions":[{"text":"Preserve existing SP configuration","value":false}]}' -v -k -v -u "root:changeme" -H "Accept:application/json" https://IP addr:443/rest/v1/SP/firmware/update/1/questions

Response: Status Codes

Success: HTTP Status = 200 OK
Failure: HTTP Status = 4xx, 5xx

Response Body:

Note:

To identify the exact response body media type, refer to the Oracle ILOM Swagger Model (swagger.json) description. For more details, see Discovering Management Resources.

{
  "code": 0,
    "description": "PATH Action Complete"
}