Hi Cameron,

Thanks for the post.

Right now to use the remote task feature of OME to run a script or multiple commands at once, you can use the generic command line feature. The white paper here should be able to help you in doing that: 

http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/extras/m/white_papers/20024495.aspx

Let us know if this helps.

That white paper seems to only cover using powershell.

I am not interested in learning the convoluted usage and security requirements of powershell. We are not a windows shop. If that is what is required to run a multi line command from OME I will probably bypass OME completely for this type of work and just try to use a for loop in bash accessing racadm on the dracs over ssh :(

Hey cameron...

(skipping past your comments on convolution, etc.)

You would have to use Windows/Command line to accomplish this task with OME, but it is possible.

 Place all the commands you wish to run in a batch file (a notepad file with .bat extension instead of .txt) like configure_racs.bat

Place the file in a location like C:\temp\config_racs.bat

The commands would need to be formatted to run remotely using the –r switch:

racadm -r %1 -u %2 -p%3 getsysinfo

The %1, %2, and %3 would correspond to $IP, $USERNAME, and $PASSWORD in the OME task wizard.

All these values can be passed from OME to the batch file (see screenshot below)

You can select the targets you want to run against the same was as when you have run single command line tasks versus a target in the past.

Disclaimer is that I didn't try the large set of commands you have, but let me know how it goes.

Hope this helps,

Rob

Cool, thanks cameron.

Yeah, it's interesting to see how folks handle some of these repetitive tasks required when you have to manage multiple boxes.  We'd like to try and push OME to enable you to do some of this 'generic' stuff easily.  Keep the questions coming.

Regards,

Rob

Hi Rob,

Thanks for your detailed walkthough!!

It's good to know I can do that if I need to and your directions I like much better than what I saw in the PDF :)

I had already ended up just doing essentially that but in a bash script with a for loop for all the server IPs. I ran that from another linux based R410 in the same private network as the DRACs using the remote rac command based on DRAC version (idracadm7 or idracadm) and updated all four dtrap destination IPs , enabled status and trap community on 160 servers  no windows needed :P

I do ave an additional question about multi lined commands and network setting changes but will do that in a different thread and probably on the main sys mngmnt forum.