Updating AssetTag in Instrumented BIOS

[Conski]

Hi All,

In order to try to change the AssetTag in a Proliant Server I've entered in Powershell:

$a=Get-WmiObject -Class “HP_SMBIOS_ProcessorInformation” –Namespace“root\HP\InstrumentedBIOS”

$a.AssetTag ="123456"

$a.Put()

It's returned the following error:

Exception calling "Put" with "0" argument(s): "Not supported "

At line:3 char:1

+ $a.Put()

+ ~~~~~~~~

+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [], MethodInvocationException

+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : DotNetMethodException

Does this mean that the AssetTag property is not editable?

Thanks in advance!

[Cederberg]

Hi!

I don't know if its that same Asset tag that you are speaking of, but HP has release a HP scripting toolkit for windows powershell that contains a CMDLet thats called set-hpiloassettag that has the description sets or clears the asset tag. There is also get-hpiloassettag to see the current value.

http://www.hp.com/go/powershell

[Conski]

Many thanks Cederberg!

Haven't resolved this yet, but your advise has moved me closer and provided some pretty useful powershell commands to boot.

Now after installing the HP PS commands, I enter the following:

Set-HPiLOAssetTag-Serverlocalhost-Username ******* -Password "**********"-AssetTag '301176'

This seems to execute ok, but then when I try to retrive the value with

Get-HPiLOAssetTag-Server LocalHost-Username *******-Password '**********'

I get the following:
S C:\Windows\system32> Get-HPiLOAssetTag -Server LocalHost -Username HPSIM -Password 'g)8c(bo5w&O)&&)1@'

PS C:\Windows\system32> Get-HPiLOAssetTag -Server LocalHost -Username ****** -Password '********'

IP                               HOSTNAME                STATUS_TYPE            STATUS_MESSAGE                 

--                                --------                          -----------                      --------------                 

::1 127.0.0.1            LocalHost                    ERROR                        No information available

[Conski]

Just an update on the above, I think I've found what the issue is with the above, I believe that what is prevention my write to the AssetTag are the ILo permissons on the device in question, apparently VirtualMedia, ResetServer and RemoteCons privileges are required - and these are set at boot on the device.