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Lenovo ThinkSystem System Manager Redfish RESTful API Reference

Lenovo ThinkSystem™ Manager(TSM, the BMC of ThinkSystem SR635 and SR655 servers) provides a DMTF(Distributed Management Task Force) Redfish™ compliant set of easy-to-use RESTful APIs that can be used to access the TSM data and services from applications running outside of the TSM framework. This document provides a brief overview on Redfish and guidelines for using the TSM Redfish APIs.

DMTF Redfish is a standard designed to deliver simple and secure management for converged, hybrid IT and the Software Defined Data Center (SDDC). Both human readable and machine capable, Redfish leverages common Internet and web services standards to expose information directly to the modern tool chain. Below lists the key technologies:

  • OData — Standardizing the data format and providing the required framework to ensure that the data structure remains interchangeable.

  • Java Script Notation(JSON) — Providing the format required by scripting languages to interface with data.

  • Representational State Transfer(REST) interface — Enabling normal web-based connection among clients and servers.