Redfish Firmware Update: Host server actions required; PSU, BIOS, etc

[Gunnar Mills]

On 4/23/2021 8:23 AM, Giles, Joshua wrote:
> Hello All,
> 
> Is there a plan/proposal for Redfish Firmware Updates (UpdateService/SimpleUpdate) that require host server actions?
> 
> For example, some vendor(s) may require the host be booted/rebooted in order to complete?

"ApplyTime" is how we determine when the update will be applied.
https://github.com/openbmc/phosphor-dbus-interfaces/blob/32304979b404c24e32f195d08c667e65b9b34695/xyz/openbmc_project/Software/ApplyTime.interface.yaml#L12

https://github.com/openbmc/docs/blob/f58df4f13cfcc67ef901cd3979ef7dd47da59dab/REDFISH-cheatsheet.md#firmware-applytime

That should all be supported today.
https://github.com/openbmc/bmcweb/blob/8d1b46d7f8d39db2ba048f9e9007106ca3a28c9b/redfish-core/lib/update_service.hpp#L576