Cannot get iLO5 data through powershell

Marc Vanderhaegen_1 — Tue, 02 Feb 2021 08:40:44 GMT

Hello,
I am trying to get data (healthsummary, powersettings etc..) from servers with iLO4 and iLO5; for that, I am using the HPEiLOCmdlets 3.0.

With an iLO4 I can connect and get the data.
For example :
$connection = Connect-HPEiLO $myILO -Username $iLOUser -Password $iLOPassword -DisableCertificateAuthentication
(Get-HPEiLOServerInfo -Connection $connection).HealthSummaryInfo

IP : x.x.x.x
Hostname : xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Timeout : 30
DisableCertificateAuthentication : True
TargetInfo : @{ProductName=ProLiant DL360 Gen9; ServerFamily=ProLiant; ServerGeneration=Gen9; ServerModel=DL360; iLOGeneration=iLO4; iLOFirmwareVersion=2,77; SystemROM=P89 v2.74 (07/21/2019);
ProcessorName=Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2623 v4 @ 2.60GHz}
ExtendedInfo : @{UserSuppliedAddress=x.x.x.x; HttpConnectAddress=x.x.x.x; UserName=Wcc; Modifier1=Zri1Oi5JT3o5mED76mTkge6slyNHarLFC0GmFH5mk=; Modifier2=Bjt5Aju3D0uXdLLMxjechA==}
ConnectionInfo : @{RIBCL=; REST=}

BatteryStatus : OK
BIOSHardwareStatus : OK
FanStatus : OK
FanRedundancy : Redundant
MemoryStatus : OK
NetworkStatus : OK
PowerSuppliesStatus : OK
PowerSuppliesRedundancy : Redundant
ProcessorStatus : OK
StorageStatus : OK
TemperatureStatus : OK

Get-HPEiLOPowerReading -Connection $connection -OutputType Object

PresentPower : 126 Watts
AveragePower : 124 Watts
MaximumPower : 149 Watts
MinimumPower : 124 Watts
IP : x.x.x.x
Hostname : xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Status : OK
StatusInfo :

If I try the same with an iLO5, I can connect but I can't get any data through the cmdlet :
$connection = Connect-HPEiLO $myILO -Username $iLOUser -Password $iLOPassword -DisableCertificateAuthentication

IP : x.x.x.x
Hostname :
Timeout : 30
DisableCertificateAuthentication : True
TargetInfo : @{ProductName=ProLiant DL385 Gen10 Plus; ServerFamily=ProLiant; ServerGeneration=Gen10Plus; ServerModel=DL385; iLOGeneration=iLO5; iLOFirmwareVersion=2,33; SystemROM=A42 v1.30 (07/18/2020);
ProcessorName=AMD EPYC 7502 32-Core Processor }
ExtendedInfo : @{UserSuppliedAddress=x.x.x.x; HttpConnectAddress=x.x.x.x; UserName=Wcc; Modifier1=YLyeADYoo3sS46GfmND3/H7vre60CAfE5QUSwE8z7Wc=; Modifier2=BxU9S45cz8PXB9bqLO/oWw==}
ConnectionInfo : @{Redfish=}

Get-HPEiLOServerInfo -Connection $connection -OutputType Object

FanInfo : {HPE.iLO.Response.Redfish.Fan, HPE.iLO.Response.Redfish.Fan, HPE.iLO.Response.Redfish.Fan, HPE.iLO.Response.Redfish.Fan...}
FirmwareInfo : {HPE.iLO.Response.Redfish.FirmwareInformation, HPE.iLO.Response.Redfish.FirmwareInformation, HPE.iLO.Response.Redfish.FirmwareInformation, HPE.iLO.Response.Redfish.FirmwareInformation...}
TemperatureInfo : {HPE.iLO.Response.Redfish.Temperature, HPE.iLO.Response.Redfish.Temperature, HPE.iLO.Response.Redfish.Temperature, HPE.iLO.Response.Redfish.Temperature...}
MemoryInfo : HPE.iLO.Response.Redfish.MemoryInfoDetail
NICInfo : HPE.iLO.Response.Redfish.NICInfoDetail
PowerSupplyInfo : HPE.iLO.Response.Redfish.PowerSupply
ProcessorInfo : {HPE.iLO.Response.Redfish.Processor, HPE.iLO.Response.Redfish.Processor}
HealthSummaryInfo :
ServerName :
HostOS :
IP : x.x.x.x
Hostname :
Status : OK
StatusInfo :

(Get-HPEiLOServerInfo -Connection $connection).HealthSummaryInfo

Get-HPEiLOPowerReading -Connection $connection -OutputType Object

PresentPower : Watts
AveragePower : Watts
MaximumPower : Watts
MinimumPower : Watts
IP : 10.252.14.231
Hostname :
Status : OK
StatusInfo :

As you can see healthsummary is empty as the power readings.
Many of the cmdlets return nothing for data but each time the status of the cmdlet is OK.
If I look in the Scripting Tools for Windows Powershell 3.0, the cmdlets are well compatible for iLO4 and 5.

I have tried this on multiple GEN10 servers and it is always the same, I can't get all the data I need.

An example of a cmdlet that returns data is (Get-HPEiLOPowerSupply -Connection $connection -OutputType Object).powersupplies

Id : 0
Name : HpeServerPowerSupply
Model : 865414-B21
SerialNumber : xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
SparePartNumber : 866730-001
PartNumber :
PowerSupplyType : AC
Capacity : 800
FirmwareVersion : 1.00
AveragePower : 145
LineInputVoltage : 228
LineInputVoltageType : ACHighLine
BayNumber : 1
Mismatched : No
HotPlugCapable : Yes
MaxPowerOutputWatts : 149
Status : HPE.iLO.Response.Redfish.Status
PowerSupplyStatus : Ok
iPDUCapable : No
iPDU :

Id : 1
Name : HpeServerPowerSupply
Model : 865414-B21
SerialNumber : xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
SparePartNumber : 866730-001
PartNumber :
PowerSupplyType : AC
Capacity : 800
FirmwareVersion : 1.00
AveragePower : 140
LineInputVoltage : 227
LineInputVoltageType : ACHighLine
BayNumber : 2
Mismatched : No
HotPlugCapable : Yes
MaxPowerOutputWatts : 145
Status : HPE.iLO.Response.Redfish.Status
PowerSupplyStatus : Ok
iPDUCapable : No
iPDU :

Am I missing something ?

How can I get all the info from these iLO5 through powershell ?

Thanks for your help

Marc

Re: Cannot get iLO5 data through powershell

Marc Vanderhaegen_1 — Wed, 17 Feb 2021 15:04:26 GMT

With the help of an enginner from HPE we have determined that the problem comes from the firmware version of the iLO5.
The problem doesn't occur with the version 1.46 but occurs with firmware 2.00 and up to 2.33.

It seems that the HPEilocmdlets need to be updated for these firmware.

Marc

Re: Cannot get iLO5 data through powershell

techin — Wed, 24 Feb 2021 09:06:56 GMT

@Marc Vanderhaegen_1

So, is the issue resolved for you now?

Re: Cannot get iLO5 data through powershell

Marc Vanderhaegen_1 — Wed, 03 Mar 2021 07:17:25 GMT

Hello,

Yes and no, a new module is out now, v3.1.0.0 but there are still problems with some cmdlets not returning data or incomplete data depending of the version of the ILO5 firmware or depending of the iLO generation.
I am in contact with HPE about that.

Marc

Re: Cannot get iLO5 data through powershell

Anand1202 — Tue, 01 Jun 2021 10:38:45 GMT

@Marc Vanderhaegen_1 wrote:

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Hello,

Marc

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Very interesting information. Thanks for sharing. I might face similar issue.

Did you get more information from HPE? Will they update the PowerShell Module to support latest firmware versions in the near future?

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