Table 1 HP iLO Cmdlets for Windows PowerShell (continued)

Cmdlet

Description

Set-HPiLOKerberosConfig

Configures the Kerberos authentication

Set-HPiLOLicenseKey

Applies a license key for the Integrated Lights-Out Advanced Pack

Set-HPiLOLockConfiguration

Enable the data-center configuration lock for iLO

Set-HPiLONetworkSetting

Modifies the network settings of the host server where the iLO is located

Set-HPiLOOneTimeBootOrder

Set One Time Boot Order

Set-HPiLOPassword

Changes the password of a local user

Set-HPiLOPersistentBootOrder

Sets the Persistent boot order

Set-HPiLOPowerAlertThreshold

Set the power alert threshold value for the iLO

Set-HPiLOPowerCap

Set the Power Cap feature on the host server

Set-HPiLORBSUPOSTIP

Configures the management processor RBSU to display the IP address during

 

POST

Set-HPiLOSchemalessDirectory

Modifies the current schemaless directory configuration on iLO

Set-HPiLOServerName

Assigns the Server Name attribute shown in the user interface and host

 

RBSU

Set-HPiLOSharedNetworkPort

Configures Integrated Lights-Out device to pass network traffic on the shared

 

host network port

Set-HPiLOSNMPIMSetting

Modifies the respective iLO SNMP IM settings

Set-HPiLOSSOSetting

Modifies the HP SSO settings for the iLO

Set-HPiLOUIDStatus

Toggles the UID on host servers

Set-HPiLOUser

Modifies an existing local user account present in the iLO

Set-HPiLOVirtualPowerButton

Simulates the physical press of the power button, press and hold of the

 

power button, cold boot and warm boot of the server

Set-HPiLOVLAN

Configures the iLO Shared Network Port with a user defined VLAN ID

Set-HPiLOVMStatus

Sets the Virtual Media drive status

Set-HPiLOVMPortSetting

Configures the virtual media port functionality for the iLO

Start-HPiLOERSAHSSubmission

Initiates Active Health System data submission to the Insight Remote Support

 

server

Start-HPiLOL2Collection

Initiates an L2 data collection submission to the Insight Remote Support

 

server

Start-HPiLOTestEvent

Initiates a test service event submission to the Insight Remote Support server

Update-HPiLOFirmware

Updates the iLO firmware

Update-HPiLOModuleVersion

Checks if a newer version of the HPiLO Cmdlets is available on the HP

 

website for download

IPv6 support

Consider the following when using IPv6.

IPv6 is supported in addition to IPv4 for network addresses on all cmdlets that have an IP address parameter. The double colon zero subnet format for IPv6 addresses is supported. For example, 1a00::1fe8 equates to 1a00:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:1fe8.

Address ranges are supported with the dash character. For example, 1a00::1fe8-1fefresolves to eight addresses from 1a00::1fe8 through 1a00::1fef.

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