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Perl Scripting
In This Section
Using Perl with the XML Scripting Interface.............................................................................255
XML Enhancements...................................................................................................................255
Opening an SSL Connection ......................................................................................................257
Sending the XML Header and Script Body................................................................................258
Using Perl with the XML Scripting Interface
The scripting interface provided enables administrators to manage virtually every
aspect of the device in an automated fashion. Primarily, administrators use tools
like the cpqlocfg.exe to assist deployment efforts. Administrators using a
non-Windows® client can use Perl scripts to send XML scripts to the Lights-Out
devices. Administrators can also use Perl to perform more complex tasks than
cpqlocfg.exe can perform.
This section discusses how to use Perl scripting in conjunction with the Lights-
Out XML scripting language. Perl scripts require a valid user ID and password
with appropriate privileges. Sample XML scripts for Lights-Out devices and a
sample Perl script are available on the HP website
(http://www.hp.com/servers/lights-out
) in the Best Practices section.
XML Enhancements
Previous versions of iLO firmware do not return properly formatted XML
syntax. This issue has been addressed in iLO 1.50 when the client parsing utility
is properly configured. If the iLO firmware determines the client utility being
used does not support the return of properly formatted XML syntax, the
following message appears:
<INFORM>Scripting utility should be updated to the
latest version.</INFORM>
This message informs the customer to update to a later version of the cpqlocfg
scripting utility. The latest version of cpqlocfg.exe is currently 2.21.
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