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Tuesday, December 12, 2017

automating the configuration of snmp settings on Dell iDRAC

This is one of my many posts of automating individual tasks on dell iDRACs. It was intended for our VxRacks but otherwise useful for all iDRACs.
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 snmp for dell iDRAC servers
.DESCRIPTION
    opens up a csv file. put the ip addresses of idrac, root password, snmp address
.NOTES
    File Name      : idracSetSnmp.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/idracSetSnmp.csv"
get-process | Select-Object idrac_ip_address, root_password, snmpAddress, snmpString | 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)
    $snmpAddress = $($line.snmpAddress)
    $snmpString = $($line.snmpString)
    $user = 'root'
    # enable snmp
    write-host enabling snmp agent -ForegroundColor Green
    racadm -r $idrac_ip_address -u $user -p $root_password --nocertwarn set iDRAC.SNMP.AgentEnable 0
    write-host setting snmp TrapFormat v2 -ForegroundColor Green
    racadm -r $idrac_ip_address -u $user -p $root_password --nocertwarn set iDRAC.SNMP.TrapFormat 1
    write-host setting snmp target $snmpAddress
    racadm -r $idrac_ip_address -u $user -p $root_password --nocertwarn set iDRAC.SNMP.Alert.DestAddr $snmpAddress
    write-host setting snmp community string $snmpString
    racadm -r $idrac_ip_address -u $user -p $root_password --nocertwarn set iDRAC.SNMP.AgentCommunity $snmpString
    write-host enabling snmp alert -ForegroundColor Green
    racadm -r $idrac_ip_address -u $user -p $root_password --nocertwarn set iDRAC.SNMP.Alert.Enable 1
}


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