topic Remotely determine whether iLo enabled across multiple computers in Server Management - Remote Server Management

Remotely determine whether iLo enabled across multiple computers

Mic2w — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:10:26 GMT

Hi,

If we have iLo card IP addresses across a number of servers is there a way we can determine whether iLo is accessible on those IP addresses?

Initially I'd like to do it via a script or command line. We're looking to deploy HP SIM but not there yet.

Is there a way to get a response using something like CPQLOCFG and XML script?

TIA

Michael

Re: Remotely determine whether iLo enabled across multiple computers

Raghuarch — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 01:47:15 GMT

The Lights-Out Configuration Utility (CPQLOCFG.EXE) is a MicrosoftÂ® WindowsÂ®-based utility that connects to the iLO 2 using a secure connection over the network.
Try to run a Script against the known IP, if you get a valid response the Ilo is at the same IP.

Refer to page 47.
http://bizsupport.austin.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c00294268/c00294268.pdf

Re: Remotely determine whether iLo enabled across multiple computers

Mich2w — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 04:15:02 GMT

Just wondering if this utility can be installed to a workstation, so I can run the script from a workstation for multiple servers. Or does it have to be installed on a proliant server?

I've downloaded the Lights-Out Online Configuration Utility for Windows Server 2003/2008, but I noticed there are a couple of other versions.

Thanks
Michael

Re: Remotely determine whether iLo enabled across multiple computers

Mich2w — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 04:25:37 GMT

Found the correct utility:

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareDescription.jsp?lang=en&cc=US&swItem=MTX-5ee197c5bd7641359f45d876b1&prodTypeId=15351&prodSeriesId=1121516

Re: Remotely determine whether iLo enabled across multiple computers

Mic2w — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 05:36:03 GMT

Raghuarch said previously:

"Try to run a Script against the known IP, if you get a valid response the Ilo is at the same IP."

The only issue I have with this is that CPQLOCFG requires the username and password to be supplied. In this case however the passwords are not consistent across all servers. I am hoping to just use a script to determine if iLo is available and what release and version of iLo is installed. From page 48 of the doco mentioned you can run https:///xmldata?item=all which by returns 'unauthenticated identifying information' by default.

This method is ok, but I'm hoping to be able to do something within a command line.

Thanks

Michael

Re: Remotely determine whether iLo enabled across multiple computers

Mic2w — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 06:00:16 GMT

I've found a way to do this using vbscript

url = "https:///xmldata?item=all"

Set xmlhttps = CreateObject("MSXML2.ServerXMLHTTP")
xmlhttps.setOption 2, 13056
xmlhttps.open "GET", url, 0
xmlhttps.send ""
wscript.Echo xmlhttps.responseText
Set xmlhttps = Nothing