HP is extending your PowerShell capabilities to enable core HP ProLiant server features.
HP Scripting Tools for Windows PowerShell is a powerful set of utilities that can be used to perform various configuration tasks on HP hardware.
Windows PowerShell is Microsoft’s task automation framework, consisting of a command-line shell and associated scripting language built on .NET Framework, but can also be used in other environments like Linux and VMware.
As businesses are faced with the need to configure large numbers of servers in a quick and reliable fashion, the HP Scripting Tools for Windows PowerShell is a powerful set of utilities that can be used to perform various configuration tasks on HP hardware. These follow the standard Powershell syntax and scripting model, making it easy for customers to incorporate these functions into their administrative scripts.
The HP Scripting Tools for Windows PowerShell provides a simplified and consistent infrastructure management experience. Starting with HP Integrated Lights-Out (iLO), this set of PowerShell utilities will grow over time to provide a comprehensive set of HP integration tools. It is designed for IT experts with experience in PowerShell scripting and configuring ProLiant server hardware.
The HP Scripting Tools for Windows PowerShell includes a set of PowerShell cmdlets and important documentation that describe how to apply these new tools to configure HP hardware.
These cmdlets allow scripting and automation of administrative functions for the supported management endpoints.
The following items are the manageable endpoints currently supported:
– iLO3
– iLO4
More information can be found here : www.hp.com/go/PowerShell