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BMC Configuration Backup

Request URI​

POST https://{{ip}}/redfish/v1/Managers/Self/Actions/Oem/Lenovo/Backup.start
Content-Type: application/json
Table 1. BMC configuration backup action properties
NameTypeRead onlyDescription

BackupType

String

False

The service configuration which needs to be stored off, which can be SNMP, KVM, NetworkAndServices, IPMI, NTP, Authentication, or SYSLOG.

serverIP

String

False

The HTTP server IP address which will receive a backup file after the store off operation.

serverPort

Number

False

The port in the HTTP server for the store off action.

password

String

False

Password to encrypt the BMC configuration backup file, which must contain 9 to 32 characters.

folderPath

String

False

The folder path of the HTTP server for the store off action. If there is no need to assign a specific folder for the action, this property should be specified as nil.

Request example​

{
  "BackupType" : "SNMP, KVM, NetworkAndServices, IPMI, NTP, Authentication, SYSLOG",
  "serverIP" : "192.168.101.54",
  "serverPort" : 80,
  "password" : "1qaz2wsx3e",
  "folderPath" : "HFS"
}

Response body​

The following is the example response body. Click the TaskService link to check the status of this operation with TaskState and TaskStatus.


Example response body for BMC config backup

Response code​

The response content is 202 Accepted.