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Batch Update Expected Machines

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Update multiple Expected Machines in a single request. All machines must belong to the same site.

All items in a batch update must provide the same set of fields, except that bmcIpAddress may be omitted or set to null to preserve that machine’s current BMC IP address.

Org must have an Infrastructure Provider entity. User must have authorization role with PROVIDER_ADMIN suffix.

Infrastructure Provider must own the Expected Machines.

Alternatively, Tenant Admins with TargetedInstanceCreation capability can also update Expected Machines if they have an account with the Site’s Infrastructure Provider.

Maximum batch size: 100 Expected Machines per request.

Authentication

AuthorizationBearer
export JWT_BEARER_TOKEN="<jwt-bearer-token>"

# Example org name: "acme-inc
export ORG_NAME=<org-name>

# Use the JWT bearer token in your API request auth header:
curl -v -X GET -H "Content-Type: application/json" -H "Authorization: Bearer $JWT_BEARER_TOKEN" https://nico-rest-api.nico.svc.cluster.local/v2/org/$ORG_NAME/nico/user/current

Path parameters

orgstringRequired
Name of the Org

Request

Array of Expected Machine update requests.

Provide defaultBmcUsername, defaultBmcPassword, or both to update BMC credentials. Each supplied value must be non-empty. Omitted credential fields and JSON null preserve the stored values. Credential removal is not supported. Every item must use the same field set except bmcIpAddress; values may differ between items.

idstring or nullOptionalformat: "uuid"

ID of the Expected Machine to update.

For single updates, omit id or set it to null to use the ID from the URL path. A non-null body id must match the URL ID and use lowercase, hyphenated UUID format. Otherwise, REST returns HTTP 400.

Required and non-null in every batch update item.

defaultBmcUsernamestring or nullOptional1-16 characters

Username for accessing the Expected Machine’s BMC. Omission or null preserves the value. A non-empty value can be supplied without defaultBmcPassword.

defaultBmcPasswordstring or nullOptional1-20 characters

Password for accessing the Expected Machine’s BMC. Omission or null preserves the value. A non-empty value can be supplied without defaultBmcUsername.

chassisSerialNumberstring or nullOptional1-32 characters
Serial number of the Expected Machine's chassis
fallbackDPUSerialNumberslist of strings or nullOptional

Serial numbers of the Expected Machine’s fallback DPUs (Data Processing Units)

interfaceslist of objects or nullOptional

Complete expected host NIC list. Omission or null preserves the current list; an explicit empty list clears it.

skuIdstring or nullOptional
Optional ID of an existing SKU at this Expected Machine's Site. Omission or null preserves the current SKU association in single and batch PATCH requests. REST rejects an empty string with HTTP 400. PATCH cannot remove the SKU association.
rackIdstring or nullOptional
Optional rack identifier for this component
bmcIpAddressstring or nullOptional

Optional BMC IP address (IPv4 or IPv6). A non-empty address sets the value and pre-allocates a reserved IP for the BMC. It must not be unspecified, multicast, or IPv4 limited broadcast. An empty string clears the value. Omission or null preserves the current value.

namestring or nullOptional
Display name for this component
manufacturerstring or nullOptional
Manufacturer of this component
modelstring or nullOptional
Model of this component
descriptionstring or nullOptional
Description of this component
serverNamestring or nullOptional
Optional server name advertised to connected switches in LLDP responses and used for cable validation. An empty string clears the current value. Omission or null preserves it.
slotIdinteger or nullOptional
Slot ID within the rack
trayIdxinteger or nullOptional
Tray index within the rack
hostIdinteger or nullOptional
Host ID within the tray
isDpfEnabledboolean or nullOptional

When true, this host is eligible for DPF-based provisioning. Optional. Omission or null leaves the existing setting unchanged. An explicit true or false value updates the setting.

labelsmap from strings to stringsOptional

User-defined key-value pairs for organizing and categorizing Expected Machines

hostLifecycleProfileobjectOptional

Optional per-host lifecycle profile

bmcMacAddressstring or nullOptionalformat: "^([0-9A-Fa-f]{2}[:-]){5}([0-9A-Fa-f]{2})$"Deprecated

The Expected Machine’s BMC MAC address is immutable after creation. Omit this field, or provide another case/separator spelling of the current MAC as a compatibility no-op.

Response

OK
idstringOptionalRead-onlyformat: "uuid"
Unique identifier for the Expected Machine
siteIdstringOptionalRead-onlyformat: "uuid"
ID of the site the Expected Machine belongs to
bmcMacAddressstringOptionalformat: "^([0-9A-Fa-f]{2}[:-]){5}([0-9A-Fa-f]{2})$"

MAC address of the Expected Machine’s BMC (Baseboard Management Controller)

chassisSerialNumberstringOptional
Serial number of the Expected Machine's chassis
fallbackDPUSerialNumberslist of stringsOptional

Serial numbers of the Expected Machine’s fallback DPUs (Data Processing Units)

interfaceslist of objectsOptional
Expected host NIC declarations in their configured order
skuIdstring or nullOptional
Stored SKU ID for this Expected Machine, or null when no association is stored. The ID can belong to another Site, including when inventory synchronization imports an entry configured directly in Core.
skuobjectOptional

SKU information included when includeRelation=Sku is specified and the associated SKU belongs to this Expected Machine’s Site. For an association to another Site’s SKU, REST omits sku and returns the stored skuId.

machineIdstring or nullOptional
Stored Machine ID for this Expected Machine, or null when no association is stored. The ID can belong to another Site.
machineobjectOptional

Machine information included when includeRelation=Machine is specified and the associated Machine is found at this Expected Machine’s Site. For an association to another Site’s Machine, REST omits machine and returns the stored machineId.

rackIdstring or nullOptional
Optional rack identifier for this component
bmcIpAddressstring or nullOptional

Optional BMC IP address (IPv4 or IPv6). When set, pre-allocates a reserved IP for the BMC.

namestring or nullOptional
Display name for this component
manufacturerstring or nullOptional
Manufacturer of this component
modelstring or nullOptional
Model of this component
descriptionstring or nullOptional
Description of this component
serverNamestring or nullOptional
Optional server name advertised to connected switches in LLDP responses and used for cable validation.
slotIdinteger or nullOptional
Slot ID within the rack
trayIdxinteger or nullOptional
Tray index within the rack
hostIdinteger or nullOptional
Host ID within the tray
isDpfEnabledbooleanOptional

When true, this host is eligible for DPF-based provisioning. Returns the effective setting: true when no value is configured. An explicitly configured false value is returned as false.

labelsmap from strings to stringsOptional

User-defined key-value pairs for organizing and categorizing Expected Machines

hostLifecycleProfileobjectOptional

Optional per-host lifecycle profile

createddatetimeOptionalRead-only
ISO 8601 datetime when the Expected Machine was created
updateddatetimeOptionalRead-only
ISO 8601 datetime when the Expected Machine was last updated

Errors

400
Bad Request Error
403
Forbidden Error
404
Not Found Error
409
Conflict Error