Cisco C880 M5 Configuration Guide
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5.2 Profile Management
HTTP methods Description
PUT
1)
The specified resource is created. If the resource exists already,
it is changed.
PATCH
One part of the specified resource is changed. Side effects are
permitted here.
DELETE
1)
Deletes the specified resource.
1)
The GET, PUT, and DELETE methods are idempotent, which means that, if the
same request is sent multiple times, there are no additional side effects compared
to sending the request once only.
5.2
Profile Management
Using the profile management you can send and retrieve a full server configuration via
the RESTful API.
Profile management supports the following functions:
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Create a profile (or sub profile) inside the iRMC’s profile store.
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Retrieve a profile (or sub profile) from the iRMC’s profile store.
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Apply a profile (or sub profile) to the iRMC to be executed.
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Get session information that provides status and log information for creating
and applying a profile.
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Control the version of a profile.
5.2.1
Profiles
A profile is a set of configuration parameters for a server and is available in XML or
JSON format.
The server profile contains the following sections, also called sub profiles.
SystemConfig
The SystemConfig section is divided into two sub profiles:
Sub profile
Meaning
IrmcConfig
Comprises the parameters of the iRMC configuration.