HP OneView for VMWare vCenter Log Insight User Guide (1.0)

Scripting the configuration of iLO Remote Syslog settings

There are a number of ways to configure the iLO Remote Syslog settings on HP ProLiant servers. For

details on each option, see the HP iLO Scripting and Command Line Guide at http://www.hp.com/

go/ilo/docs.

The following is an example of one way to script the configuration of these settings for a number

of servers:

1. Download and install the HP Lights-Out Configuration Utility.

2. Create an XML text file named syslog.xml with the commands to configure the Remote

Syslog settings. Replace the Remote Syslog Server Address value with the address of your Log

Insight server. The login user name and password can be overridden with command line

options so the same file can be used to configure multiple servers. The following is a sample

syslog.xml file:

<RIB_INFO MODE="write">

<MOD_GLOBAL_SETTINGS>

<REMOTE_SYSLOG_ENABLE VALUE="Yes"/>

<REMOTE_SYSLOG_PORT VALUE="514"/>

<REMOTE_SYSLOG_SERVER_ADDRESS VALUE="10.0.0.1"/>

</MOD_GLOBAL_SETTINGS>

</RIB_INFO>

</LOGIN>

</RIBCL>

3. Create and run a batch file for each of your HP Proliant servers. Replace the server address

with the iLO IP or iLO Hostname of the server. Replace the user name and password with the

iLO user name and password of that server. The following is a sample batch file executable:

HPQLOCFG.exe -s 10.0.1.1 -u myusername -p mypassword -f syslog.xml

Scripting the configuration of HP OA Remote Syslog settings

The HP OA Remote Syslog settings can be configured remotely via the OA ssh interface. The

following is an example of one way that this can be done.

1. Download and install PuTTY.

2. Create a text file named syslog.cmd that will contain the commands to configure the Remote

Syslog settings. The remote syslog server value should be the IP address of your Log Insight

server. The following is a sample syslog.cmd file:

set remote syslog port 514

set remote syslog server 10.0.0.1

enable syslog remote

3. Create and run a batch file with the following command for each of your HP C-Class Enclosures.

The IP address should be the IP of your primary OA for the enclosure. The user name and

password should be your OA user name and password. The following is a sample batch file

executable:

putty -ssh -m syslog.cmd myusername@10.0.2.1 -pw mypassword

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