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Ironic supports the hardware types that are shown in the following table for managing PowerEdge servers:
Hardware type |
Comment |
ipmi |
Basic features. Supported by the community. |
redfish |
In active development, with additional features added. Supported by the community. |
idrac |
Additional features and the latest enhancements. For server management, the iDRAC driver can be configured, per server, to use the WS-Man protocol, the Redfish protocol, or a combination of both. Supported by Dell Technologies. |
The following table compares the relative benefits of using the WS-Man protocol and the Redfish protocol with the iDRAC driver:
Protocol |
Benefits |
WS-Man |
Extended support for deploying nodes using WS-Man, including:
|
Redfish |
Extended support for deploying nodes using Redfish, including:
Advanced support for deploying nodes using Redfish, including:
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Note: The Ironic Solutions team is working on upgrading Redfish support to reach full parity with WS-Man support. New features support only Redfish.