createFirmwareUpdateTransaction

Classes SoftLayer_Hardware_Server
Tags method sldn hardware

SoftLayer_Hardware_Server::createFirmwareUpdateTransaction

Runs firmware updates on the servers components.

Description

You can launch firmware updates by selecting from your server list. It will bring your server offline for approximately 20 minutes while the updates are in progress.

In the event of a hardware failure during this test our datacenter engineers will be notified of the problem automatically. They will then replace any failed components to bring your server back online, and will be contacting you to ensure that impact on your server is minimal.

Parameters

Name Type Description
ipmi int update ipmi firmware
raidController int update raid controller firmware
bios int update bios firmware
harddrive int update hard drive firmware
networkCard int update network card firmware

Required Headers

Optional Headers

  • None

Return Values

  • boolean

Error Handling

  • Throws the exception ‘You do not have permission to this service.’ when a user does not have permission to Issue OS Reloads.
  • Throws the exception ‘There is currently an outstanding transaction for this server.’ when there is a current hardware update. 
curl -g -u $SL_USER:$SL_APIKEY -X POST -d '{"parameters": [int, int, int, int, int]}' \
'https://api.softlayer.com/rest/v3.1/SoftLayer_Hardware_Server/{SoftLayer_Hardware_ServerID}/createFirmwareUpdateTransaction'