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So Long GlobalDashboardPS - You're finally home

Jan 5, 2021 (Last modified: Jan 5, 2021)globaldashboard oneview powershell ·

Almost 2 years ago, in March 2019, I pushed the first commit to the HPE GlobaldashboardPS Powershell module. Now, the module will get some needed TLC from the people that should own it, HPE

HPE Oneview Global Dashboard Powershell Module

Apr 23, 2019 (Last modified: Jan 4, 2021)module oneview globaldashboard ·

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Recently I've worked a bit with the HPE OneView Global Dashboard. I was surprised to see that HPE hadn't created a Powershell Module for it so I decided to create one my self

iLO Amplifier finally connected to InfoSight

Mar 27, 2019 (Last modified: Mar 31, 2019)ilo amplifier infosight ·

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HPE launched their InfoSight for servers back in January and as we have been using InfoSight for both Nimble and lately for our 3PAR systems we wanted to bring our compute into the mix as well

Installing iLO Amplifier Pack

Jan 15, 2019 (Last modified: Apr 1, 2019)firmware oneview ·

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HPE recently announced that their HPE InfoSight service now supports servers. This is something we have been waiting for and we're eager to check out the new functionality

HPE PDU Powershell module

Jan 4, 2019 (Last modified: Apr 1, 2019)api hardware module pdu powershell rest ·

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As a follow-up of my exploration of the HPE PDU REST API I wanted to create a Powershell module as a wrapper for the API. I've previously written a post on how to create a Powershell module as a wrapper for an API here. The PDU module will be built in the same way where there will be a private function that handles the actual API requests

Exploring the HPE G2 PDU REST API

Nov 19, 2018 (Last modified: Apr 7, 2019)api pdu redfish rest hardware ·

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Lately I've been playing around with the Redfish based REST API in the HPE G2 Metered and Switched Power Distribution Units. Through the API you are able to pull some details about the PDU as well as different utilization data. Based on your PDUs capabilities you should also be able to control different outlets. My …

Automate disabling of IPMI over LAN access on HPE iLO

Nov 14, 2018 (Last modified: Apr 1, 2019)hardware powershell ilo ipmi ribcl ·

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This article will describe how you can disable the IPMI over LAN access on HPE iLO. The IPMI protocol can present a security vulnerability where the authentication process for IPMI requires a server to send a hash of a user password to the client before authentication. This is not a new vulnerability and since this is …

Extending the firmware repository in HPE OneView

Nov 13, 2018 (Last modified: Apr 1, 2019)appliance oneview ·

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This is a short post on how to extend the internal firmware repository in HPE OneView. The procedure is documented in the installation guide for 3.0, but if you are like me chances are that you don't have that lying around so I thought I'd write up a short post on it for future reference. The process is pretty straight …

Industrialising remote offices with VMware vSAN

Oct 26, 2018 (Last modified: Apr 1, 2019)branchoffice hardware remoteoffice vsan ·

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Recently we received lots of new hardware destined for a customer that has multiple locations world-wide. They need a robust server solution for their production environments locally. The environment is small in terms of number of VMs, but there is high demands on the environment and we need local hardware at the sites …

HPE iLO affects ESXi management agents - hosts in "not responding"

Aug 27, 2018 (Last modified: Apr 1, 2019)bug hardware oneview vcenter ·

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The last months we have had several issues with ESXi hosts going in a "Not responding" status. The VMs are still active and online in this scenario, but the ESXi cannot be managed. This also affets backup as it won't be able to reach the VMs through the APIs. Previously we have normally just restarted the …