Automating the setting of NTPs on Dell iDRACs

This is a continuation of my series of posts about updating iDRAC configuration. This time is is the NTP servers.
http://topics-cdn.dell.com/pdf/idrac7-8-lifecycle-controller-v2.40.40.40_reference%20guide_en-us.pdf

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<# .SYNOPSIS set the ntp for dell iDRAC servers .DESCRIPTION opens up a csv file. put the ip addresses of idrac, root password and ntp .NOTES File Name : idracSetNtp.ps1 Author : gajendra d ambi Date : Dec 2017 Prerequisite : PowerShell v4+, Dell OpenManage DRAC Tools, includes Racadm (64bit) v8.1 or higher Copyright - None .LINK Script posted over: github.com/MrAmbiG/ #> #Start of Script Write-Host " A CSV file will be opened (open in excel/spreadsheet) populate the values, save & close the file, Hit Enter to proceed " -ForegroundColor Blue -BackgroundColor White $csv = "$PSScriptRoot/idracSetNtp.csv" get-process | Select-Object idrac_ip_address, root_password, ntp1, ntp2 | Export-Csv -Path $csv -Encoding ASCII -NoTypeInformation Start-Process $csv Read-Host "Hit Enter/Return to proceed" Write-Host "processing your entries from the csv file...." $csv = Import-Csv $csv foreach ($line in $csv) { $idrac_ip_address = $($line.idrac_ip_address) $root_password = $($line.root_password) $ntp1 = $($line.ntp1) $ntp2 = $($line.ntp2) $user = 'root' Write-Host setting $ntp1 as the ntp racadm -r $idrac_ip_address -u $user -p $root_password --nocertwarn set iDRAC.NTPConfigGroup.NTP1 $ntp1 if ($ntp2.Length -gt 2) { Write-Host settings $ntp2 as the ntp racadm -r $idrac_ip_address -u $user -p $root_password --nocertwarn set iDRAC.NTPConfigGroup.NTP1 $ntp2 } }