Query: Scripting Tools for Windows PowerShell: iLO cmdlets - Error Connection and Time

[MarioE]

I have installed the HPEiLOCmdlets version 4.3.0.0. 

When I now want to make a connection to an iLO, I get a timeout error.
Likewise, when I make a Find-HPEiLO, I get a timeout. However, when I open the URL in the browser, I get all the information from the iLO:

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> $ILOname = "x.x.x.x"
> $Creds = Get-Credential

Cmdlet Get-Credential an der Befehlspipelineposition 1
Geben Sie Werte für die folgenden Parameter an:
Credential
> $connection = Connect-HPEiLO -Address $ILOname -Credential $Creds -DisableCertificateAuthentication:$true -Timeout 60 -Verbose
AUSFÜHRLICH: Ausführen des Vorgangs "Connect-HPEiLO" für das Ziel "Address: x.x.x.x".
AUSFÜHRLICH: Executing the cmdlets with 1 task serially.
Connect-HPEiLO : [x.x.x.x] : Timeout für Vorgang überschritten
In Zeile:1 Zeichen:15
+ ... onnection = Connect-HPEiLO -Address $ILOname -Credential $Creds -Disa ...
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : OperationStopped: (:) [Connect-HPEiLO], Exception
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : HPE.iLO.Cmdlet.Connector.ConnectHPEiLO

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> Find-HPEiLO x.x.x.x -verbose
AUSFÜHRLICH: Ausführen des Vorgangs "Find-HPEiLO" für das Ziel "Range: x.x.x.x".
AUSFÜHRLICH: Executing the cmdlets with 1 task serially.
AUSFÜHRLICH: [Find-HPEiLO][x.x.x.x]: Getting iLO information.
AUSFÜHRLICH: [Find-HPEiLO][x.x.x.x]: URL:https://x.x.x.x/xmldata?item=All
AUSFÜHRLICH: [Find-HPEiLO][x.x.x.x]: No response from the target.

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-> when I open the URL "https://x.x.x.x/xmldata?item=All" in the browser, I get all the information from the iLO

I am grateful for any help.

[support_s]

System recommended content:

1. HPE iLO 6 1.61 User Guide | iLO scripting and command line

2. HPE iLO 6 1.61 User Guide | Other iLO configuration tools

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[yesheswini_s]

Hi @MarioE 
Please ensure the prerequisites are met as mentioned in this guide on page number 6 and also ensure that iLO with Administrator privileges is connected while using PowerShell.

[MarioE]

I have now found out the following.
I cannot use the iLO FQDN or iLO IP address. I have to use the Hostname (short name from the iLO), then all commands work:

> $ILOname = "<hostnameilo>"
> $cred = Get-Credential -UserName <username> -Message "Enter current standard iLO password"
> $connection = Connect-HPEiLO -Address $ILOname -Credential $cred -DisableCertificateAuthentication:$true
> $connection

IP : x.x.x.x
Hostname : <hostnameilo>
Timeout : 60
DisableCertificateAuthentication : True
TargetInfo : @{ProductName=ProLiant DL380 Gen10; ServerFamily=ProLiant; ServerGeneration=Gen10; ServerModel=DL380; iLOGeneration=iLO5; iLOFirmwareVersion=3.03;
SystemROM=U30 v3.10 (02/22/2024); ProcessorName=Intel(R) Xeon(R) Gold 6146 CPU @ 3.20GHz}
ExtendedInfo : @{UserSuppliedAddress=<hostnameilo>; HttpConnectAddress=<hostnameilo>; UserName=<username>; Modifier1=xxx;
Modifier2=xxx
ConnectionInfo : @{Redfish=}

If I use the FQDN of the iLO or the iLO IP address, I get an error.

[yesheswini_s]

Hi @MarioE,
Please try this command to use the iLO IP address
$connection = Connect-HPEiLO -IP <IP address of iLO> -Username <username of iLO> -Password <password of iLO> -DisableCertificateAuthentication -Verbose
$connection

[MarioE]

Hi @yesheswini_s 

I get an error with the IP address:

> $connection = Connect-HPEiLO -IP <IP address of iLO> -Username <username of iLO> -Password <password of iLO> -DisableCertificateAuthentication -Verbose
AUSFÜHRLICH: Ausführen des Vorgangs "Connect-HPEiLO" für das Ziel "Address: <IP address of iLO>".
AUSFÜHRLICH: Executing the cmdlets with 1 task serially.
Connect-HPEiLO : [<IP address of iLO>] : Timeout für Vorgang überschritten
In Zeile:1 Zeichen:15
+ ... onnection = Connect-HPEiLO -IP <IP address of iLO> -Username <username of iLO> -Password ...
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : OperationStopped: (:) [Connect-HPEiLO], Exception
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : HPE.iLO.Cmdlet.Connector.ConnectHPEiLO

If I change the IP address to the hostname of the iLO, the connection works:

> $connection = Connect-HPEiLO -IP <hostname of iLO> -Username <username of iLO> -Password <password of iLO> -DisableCertificateAuthentication -Verbose
AUSFÜHRLICH: Ausführen des Vorgangs "Connect-HPEiLO" für das Ziel "Address: <hostname of iLO>".
AUSFÜHRLICH: Executing the cmdlets with 1 task serially.
AUSFÜHRLICH: [Connect-HPEiLO][<hostname of iLO>]: XML Reply on: Reading iLO xml data
AUSFÜHRLICH: [Connect-HPEiLO][<hostname of iLO>]: iLO FirmwareVersion: iLO5 v3.03
AUSFÜHRLICH: [Connect-HPEiLO][<hostname of iLO>]: Product Name: ProLiant DL380 Gen10
AUSFÜHRLICH: [Connect-HPEiLO][<hostname of iLO>]: Creating connection for connection type(s): Redfish
AUSFÜHRLICH: [Connect-HPEiLO][<hostname of iLO>][Redfish]: Establishing connection.
AUSFÜHRLICH: [Connect-HPEiLO][<hostname of iLO>][Redfish]: Received response for create connection request.
AUSFÜHRLICH: [Connect-HPEiLO][<hostname of iLO>][Redfish]: Connection established.
AUSFÜHRLICH: [Connect-HPEiLO][<hostname of iLO>]: Connection established for connection type(s): Redfish

> $connection

IP : <IP address of iLO>
Hostname : <hostname of iLO>
Timeout : 60
DisableCertificateAuthentication : True
TargetInfo : @{ProductName=ProLiant DL380 Gen10; ServerFamily=ProLiant; ServerGeneration=Gen10; ServerModel=DL380; iLOGeneration=iLO5; iLOFirmwareVersion=3.03; SystemROM=U30 v3.10 (02/22/2024); ProcessorName=Intel(R) Xeon(R) Gold 6146 CPU @
3.20GHz}
ExtendedInfo : @{UserSuppliedAddress=<hostname of iLO>; HttpConnectAddress=<hostname of iLO>; UserName= <username of iLO>; Modifier1=xxx; Modifier2=xxx}
ConnectionInfo : @{Redfish=}

[yesheswini_s]

Hi @MarioE ,

This command worked for me when I used the iLO IP address with administrator privileges

[support_s]

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