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The Dell Storage enclosure ReST API, Accessing the ReST service

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6 The Dell Storage enclosure ReST API The Storage Enclosure Management Software supports for the Representational State Transfer (ReST) API. The ReST service is accessible from a client device and from a Web browser. ReST access is enabled by default. The Dell storage enclosures support the following ReST operations: • Device inventory using the GET commands available in the Storage Enclosure Management Command-Line Interface (SECLI) • Device actions: - Updating firmware - Validating firmware - Blinking a drive - Powering off a drive Figure 3. Storage enclosure ReST queries are built into the device hierarchy Accessing the ReST service The base URL for a ReST request is in the following format: http://:/api// 40

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The Dell Storage enclosure ReST API
The Storage Enclosure Management Software supports for the Representational State Transfer (ReST) API.
The ReST service is accessible from a client device and from a Web browser. ReST access is enabled by
default.
The Dell storage enclosures support the following ReST operations:
Device inventory using the GET commands available in the Storage Enclosure Management
Command-Line Interface (SECLI)
Device actions:
Updating firmware
Validating firmware
Blinking a drive
Powering off a drive
Figure 3. Storage enclosure ReST queries are built into the device hierarchy
Accessing the ReST service
The base URL for a ReST request is in the following format:
http://<host>:<port>/api/<Program_Space>/<version>
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