DMTF’s Redfish^®, Release 2024.2 is now available for public download. Designed to deliver simple and secure management for hybrid IT and the Software Defined Data Center (SDDC), the latest release of the Redfish standard includes 6 schema updates, additional support for NVM Express® (NVMe®) devices, and developer resources. This release is driven by industry needs to synchronize support for NVM Configuration Lock functionality.

Key highlights of the Redfish 2024.2 release are the additions of TargetConfigurationLockLevel support, NVMe, and BlockSecurityIDEnabled to Drive, and TargetConfigurationLockLevel support and SetControllerPassword to Storage.

The Redfish 2024.2 updates include:

• 2024.2 Redfish Schema Bundle – This .zip file contains the current versions of all Redfish schemas. The bundle includes 6 schema updates and developer resources.
  • NEW – TargetConfigurationLockLevel - Restricts the usage of in-band configurations of the drive or storage subsystems
  • For NVMe devices, the ConfigurationLockState property in both the Drive and Storage resources contains supplemental information
  • ConfigurationLock shows the current lock state and is used by clients to change the lock state
    • “Enabled” – In-band configurations are locked
    • “Disabled” – No locking applied
    • “Partial” – Only some of the desired locking configuration could be applied
      • This value is prohibited from PATCH/PUT operations and is only for reporting purposes
• Redfish Release 2024.2 Overview – This presentation provides detailed descriptions of each revision in Redfish 2024.2.
• Redfish Resource and Schema Guide – Updated for 2024.2 this human-readable guide to the Redfish Schema is designed to help educate users of Redfish. Application developers and DevOps personnel creating client-side software to communicate with a Redfish service, as well as other consumers of the standard, will benefit from the explanations in this resource.
• Redfish Publications Repository - Public GitHub repository contains an official read-only copy of the Redfish schemas and standard message registries
  • Creates public, durable locations for referencing specific schema or registry items in issue reports, forum postings, or other online references
  • Allows developers to automatically synchronize with new Redfish releases using normal GitHub tools and processes
  • Repository will be updated as each Redfish release become public
• Redfish Data Model Specification – Includes normative statements (“LongDescription”) and informative description details from schema in a single document. Intended for both Redfish Service and client-side developers.
• Redfish Conformance Testing Tools - Open source tools for service developers to validate their conformance with the Redfish protocol, data model, and profiles. Tools include the Redfish Protocol Validator, Redfish Service Validator, Redfish Interop Validator.
• Redfish Property Guide – Intended primarily for schema authors, this newly revised reference helps with locating existing property definitions within the Redfish schema.
• Redfish Release History – Updated with each new release, this presentation offers a comprehensive view of each revision to Redfish since 2016.

DMTF’s Redfish Forum would like to invite anyone interested in learning about the Redfish 2024.1 and 2024.2 releases to join a live webinar, hosted via Zoom, on Thursday, August 15, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. PT. The Forum chairs will present the contents of the two releases followed by a round table discussion. For questions regarding the webinar, email: webinars@dmtf.org. Don’t delay, be sure to register today!

To learn more about Redfish, click here. The Redfish Developer Hub is a one-stop, in-depth technical resource and provides all the files, tools, community support, tutorials and other advanced education you may need to help you use Redfish. Technical work on the Redfish standard takes place in DMTF’s Redfish Forum. To find out how you can join and contribute to this standard, click here. To submit input via the DMTF Technology Submission and Feedback Portal click here.