Dell UPS 4200R - Manual (Page 4)

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4. Get & Set objects feature
The Dell UPS Management Card supports the XML protocol over HTTP or HTTPS to set
parameters.
4.1. <GET_OBJECT> Service
This service downloads from the Dell UPS Management Card the values of all parameters
and data inside the NMC card.
<GET_OBJECT url="get_object.xml" security="none" mode="FORM" /> :
Attribute Description
url Indicates the URL to access to the main menu.
Securi
ty Indicates the security level available for connection.
none : No security in subscription sequence and alarm authentication.
basic : The client is authenticated with a login/password.
ssl : The client is authenticated with a login/password through HTTPS connection.
Mode Indicates the interface access mode
By default use the FORM mode .
FORM : The x-form-urlencoded mode used by HTTP.
4.1.1. FORM POST Mode
This mode uses the same format than a standard browser with a HTML Form does.
The "standard x-form-urlencoded" is as follow:
The POST Header has type "
content-type:application/x-form-urlencoded "
The POST Data section is formatted like an HTTP GET request.
If nothing is specified, returns the entire database.
For example:
objectName=UPS.*
Represents objects:
UPS.PowerSummary.iModel
UPS.PowerSummary.iProduct
...
UPS.PowerSummary.PresentStatus.ACPresent
UPS.PowerSummary.PresentStatus.Discharging
...
4.1.2. Request
This service allows getting one or more objects values.
Several objects can be retrieved by a single HTTP/POST request.
The request is made with one or several object name expression.
The expression is made of an object name prefix and an optional "∗" suffix.