Generate pseudo-random, incremental serial numbers for motherboards

 

@echo off

    setlocal enableextensions disabledelayedexpansion

 

for /f "tokens=1,* delims=:" %%a in ('

        findstr /l /b /c:":::persist:::" "%~f0"

') do set "%%~b"

if not defined savedValue (

        set "savedValue=%random%" && ( call :persist.write savedValue )

)

    set /a savedValue=%savedValue%+1  && ( call :persist.write savedValue )

    ;;echo DEBUG: Recorded data %savedValue%

    set ss=DW173878110%savedValue%

    set bs=BTDN8389450%savedValue%

    set su=00020003000400050006000700080i%savedValue%

AMIDEWINx64.EXE /CM "My Corporation" /BM "My Corporation" /BV J83500-205 /BP NUC7i7DNB  /SM "My Corporation" /SV J85489-205 /SP NUC7i7DNHE /SS %ss% /BS %bs% /SU %su%

    timeout 10 /nobreak >nul

goto :eof

 

:persist.write varName

    if "%~1"=="" goto :eof

    for %%a in ("%temp%\%~nx0.%random%%random%%random%.tmp") do (

        findstr /l /v /b /c:":::persist::: %~1=" "%~f0" > "%%~fa"

        >"%~f0" (

            type "%%~fa"

            setlocal enabledelayedexpansion

            echo(:::persist::: %~1=!%~1!

            endlocal

        )

        del /q "%%~fa"

    )

    goto :eof

 

Pingresults

Ping a host once every X seconds and save the result in a csv:

 

 

@echo off
SETLOCAL

if [%1]==[/?] goto :help

::Set the address to ping
set address=%1
if [%1]==[] goto :fatal

::Set the destination filename
set filename=%2
if [%2]==[] set filename=pingres.csv

::Set delay between pings (seconds)
set delay=%3
if [%3]==[] set delay=30

:: some info
echo.
echo Running %0 %address% %filename% %delay% - press "Q" for at least %delay%s to quit.
echo.

:: Prepare csv header
echo Time, Target, Lag > %filename%

:loop
::Ping
for /F "tokens=7 delims== " %%l in ('ping -n 1 %address%^|findstr /i "time="') do set lag=%%l

::echo Current ping for %address%: %ping%
<nul set /p =.

::Set Timestamp
set curTime= %date:~0,4%/%DATE:~5,2%/%DATE:~8,3%-%time:~0,2%:%time:~3,2%:%time:~6,2%

::Write in .csv
echo %curTime%, %address%, %lag% >> %filename%

::delay
timeout /T %delay% /nobreak >nul

::keypress
choice /c QWERTY /d Y /t 1 /n >nul
if %errorlevel%==1 ( exit /B 0)

goto :loop

:help
echo.
echo Usage: %0 target resultfile delay
echo if not specified, resultfile is "pingres.csv" and delay is 30s

:fatal
echo.
echo You need to provide at least the hostname/IP of the target
echo type %0 /? for help
exit /B 1

ENDLOCAL

Stop a service and wait for it to stop

 

@echo off

:: echo without NewLine

 <nul set /p =Please wait. Stopping Service...

 :: request stop service

sc stop "service we need to stop" >nul

:: wait up to 30 seconds for the service to stop

set a=1

set tmout=30

:retry

:: is it stopped ?

sc query "service we need to stop" | find "STOPPED"

if errorlevel 1 (

:: echo dots on the same line

 <nul set /p =.

 timeout 1 /nobreak >nul

 set /a a += 1

if %%a%% lss %%tmout%%  goto retry

)

:: allow one second to see the messages

timeout 1 /nobreak >nul

Reset ILO password without OS

If you have an OS installed is simple, just use hponcfg and you can change the password as explained in https://blog.toma.guru/2015/04/hp-ilo-linux-reset-password.html but if no OS is available, then hope is not lost, you can use the iLO Physical Presence Button.

On RX2800 Itanium iLO Physical Presence Button is hidden behind the small red hole

 

As stated on https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=c02728748

The iLO 3 physical presence button enables to reset iLO 3 and reset the user-specific values to factory default values. A momentary press causes a soft reset of iLO 3 when the button is released. The iLO 3 Physical Presence button enables to reset iLO, enter TPM physical presence mode, and enter security override mode.

• A momentary press of the button resets iLO and clears any security override or TPM physical presence mode that were initiated by this button.

• A greater than 4 seconds less than 8 seconds, press of the button places the system in physical presence mode for up to 15 minutes.

• A greater than 8 seconds less than 12 seconds, press of this button places iLO into security override mode for up to 15 minutes. Security override mode enables to enter iLO without being challenged for a password enabling to set up users.

  The UID LED blinks once after holding the button for 4 seconds and once after holding the button for 8 seconds to help gauge how long the button press has been held.

 

 

Verify if the files refered by a variable in another files exists

If the file does not exist, rename the referencing file in *.BAD

SETLOCAL ENABLEDELAYEDEXPANSION 

::use local variables
set di=c:\temp
for %%f in (%di%\*.ctl) do ( 

::look in every file that ends in .ctl
for /f "tokens=1,* delims==" %%a in ('findstr /i "object_name=" "%%f"') do (

::get the name of the second file from the variable "object_name"
if not exist "%di%\%%b"(  

::if the second file does not exist
move /y "%%f" "%%f.BAD" >>%di%\script_report.log 

::rename the .ctl file in .bad and let a trace in a logfile

                                             )  

                                                                                                                         )
                                           )
ENDLOCAL

 

 

type aaa.ctl:

[...]

 object_name=File.txt

[...]

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 another one. soon is already 20 :)

Intel AMT revisited

 The old article refers to using the Intel AMT SDK and Real VNC Plus for connecting to the remote console, but a better solution is to use meshcommander - this allows you to control all the available devices in your local network form one place.

In order to install meshcommander, only NodeJS and the corresponding npm is needed, so it all resumes to:

mkdir ~/.meshcommander
cd ~/.meshcommander
npm install meshcommander 

 

then, to start, 

cd ~/.meshcommander/node_modules/meshcommander

node meshcommander [--any (default is 127.0.0.1) --port (default is 3000)] 

and you can use the web console (http://localhost:3000):