Connect to APC PDU with Redfish

This repo contains a set of Python tools for interacting with an APC PDU via the Redfish API. These scripts support API discovery, telemetry monitoring, and outlet control stress testing.

๐Ÿ”ง Scripts

redfish_discovery.py

Recursively crawls the Redfish API starting from the root URI and maps out all reachable endpoints. Useful for reverse engineering the API structure or validating firmware features.

  • Outputs discovered paths to the terminal and saves a Markdown report for documentation.
  • Automatically follows nested links and handles connection errors gracefully.

Example:

python redfish_discovery.py

Edit the script to fill in your PDU IP, credentials, and desired SSL behavior.


pdu_telemetry.py

Fetches live telemetry from the PDU, including total power usage and status details for individual outlets.

  • Reports power, voltage, current, energy usage, and health info.
  • Outputs formatted tables for clarity.
  • Designed to be run periodically or integrated into monitoring tools.

Example:

python pdu_telemetry.py

Edit the top of the script to configure your PDU IP, port (usually 8443), credentials, and SSL settings.

Example output:

C:\Users\grant\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\python.exe "C:\Users\grant\Documents\code\dell\Connect to APC PDU with Redfish\pdu_telemetry.py" 

### PDU Telemetry Report - 2025-03-28T16:39:41.764492 ###


### PDU Summary Metrics ###

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โ”‚   Power (W) โ”‚   Apparent (VA) โ”‚   Reactive (VAR) โ”‚   Power Factor โ”‚   Energy (kWh) โ”‚
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โ”‚           0 โ”‚               0 โ”‚                0 โ”‚              1 โ”‚        937.939 โ”‚
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### Outlet 1 Status ###

โ•’โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•คโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•คโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•คโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•คโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•คโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•คโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•คโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•คโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•คโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•คโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•คโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ••
โ”‚ ID          โ”‚ Name                                 โ”‚ Health   โ”‚ State   โ”‚ Power   โ”‚ Enabled   โ”‚   Rated Amps โ”‚ Nominal V   โ”‚   V (Actual) โ”‚   Amps โ”‚   Watts โ”‚   kWh โ”‚
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โ”‚ PDU1OUTLET1 โ”‚ Outlet PDU1OUTLET1, Branch Circuit A โ”‚ OK       โ”‚ Enabled โ”‚ Off     โ”‚ True      โ”‚           10 โ”‚ AC208V      โ”‚            0 โ”‚      0 โ”‚       0 โ”‚     0 โ”‚
โ•˜โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•งโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•งโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•งโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•งโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•งโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•งโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•งโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•งโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•งโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•งโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•งโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•›

### Outlet 2 Status ###

โ•’โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•คโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•คโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•คโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•คโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•คโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•คโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•คโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•คโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•คโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•คโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•คโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ••
โ”‚ ID       โ”‚ Name                              โ”‚ Health   โ”‚ State   โ”‚ Power   โ”‚ Enabled   โ”‚   Rated Amps โ”‚ Nominal V   โ”‚   V (Actual) โ”‚   Amps โ”‚   Watts โ”‚   kWh โ”‚
โ•žโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•ชโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•ชโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•ชโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•ชโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•ชโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•ชโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•ชโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•ชโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•ชโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•ชโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•ชโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•ก
โ”‚ OUTLET 2 โ”‚ Outlet OUTLET 2, Branch Circuit A โ”‚ OK       โ”‚ Enabled โ”‚ On      โ”‚ True      โ”‚           16 โ”‚ AC208V      โ”‚            0 โ”‚      0 โ”‚       0 โ”‚     0 โ”‚
โ•˜โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•งโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•งโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•งโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•งโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•งโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•งโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•งโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•งโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•งโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•งโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•งโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•›

### Outlet 3 Status ###

โ•’โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•คโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•คโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•คโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•คโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•คโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•คโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•คโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•คโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•คโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•คโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•คโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ••
โ”‚ ID       โ”‚ Name                              โ”‚ Health   โ”‚ State   โ”‚ Power   โ”‚ Enabled   โ”‚   Rated Amps โ”‚ Nominal V   โ”‚   V (Actual) โ”‚   Amps โ”‚   Watts โ”‚   kWh โ”‚
โ•žโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•ชโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•ชโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•ชโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•ชโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•ชโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•ชโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•ชโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•ชโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•ชโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•ชโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•ชโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•ก
โ”‚ OUTLET 3 โ”‚ Outlet OUTLET 3, Branch Circuit A โ”‚ OK       โ”‚ Enabled โ”‚ On      โ”‚ True      โ”‚           10 โ”‚ AC208V      โ”‚            0 โ”‚      0 โ”‚       0 โ”‚     0 โ”‚
โ•˜โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•งโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•งโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•งโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•งโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•งโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•งโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•งโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•งโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•งโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•งโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•งโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•›

### Outlet 4 Status ###

โ•’โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•คโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•คโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•คโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•คโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•คโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•คโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•คโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•คโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•คโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•คโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•คโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ••
โ”‚ ID       โ”‚ Name                              โ”‚ Health   โ”‚ State   โ”‚ Power   โ”‚ Enabled   โ”‚   Rated Amps โ”‚ Nominal V   โ”‚   V (Actual) โ”‚   Amps โ”‚   Watts โ”‚   kWh โ”‚
โ•žโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•ชโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•ชโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•ชโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•ชโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•ชโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•ชโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•ชโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•ชโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•ชโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•ชโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•ชโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•ก
โ”‚ OUTLET 4 โ”‚ Outlet OUTLET 4, Branch Circuit A โ”‚ OK       โ”‚ Enabled โ”‚ On      โ”‚ True      โ”‚           16 โ”‚ AC208V      โ”‚            0 โ”‚      0 โ”‚       0 โ”‚     0 โ”‚
โ•˜โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•งโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•งโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•งโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•งโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•งโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•งโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•งโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•งโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•งโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•งโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•งโ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•โ•›

Process finished with exit code 0

stress_test_outlet.py

Sends rapid toggle requests to a specified outlet to simulate control stress or validate firmware stability under load.

  • Supports CLI options for outlet number, duration, interval, SSL, and verbosity.
  • Logs each request and response to a file for auditing/debugging.
  • Tracks success/failure metrics and reports errors at the end.

Examples:

# Basic usage
python stress_test_outlet.py --pdu-ip 192.168.1.100 --username admin --password secret

# Stress outlet 2 for 2 minutes, toggling every 5 seconds
python stress_test_outlet.py --pdu-ip 192.168.1.100 --username admin --password secret --outlet 2 --duration 120 --interval 5

# Enable verbose logging and SSL verification
python stress_test_outlet.py --pdu-ip 192.168.1.100 --username admin --password secret --verify -v

โš™๏ธ Notes

  • All scripts communicate with the Redfish API over HTTPS (default port: 8443).
  • These tools have been tested on APC PDUs but may work with other Redfish-compatible hardware.
  • SSL verification is disabled by default โ€” enable it for production use.