OME or Powershell

Hi guys,

We want to run scripts to do several things on a regular schedule on our Dell Dracs (~500).

OME 2.1 will do a fair bit, but the boss wants more!! :)

1. Change the root password any time we want to.

2. Change the SNMP community string

3. Get the IPMI status of each machine and set to off  if on

4. Set particular Alerts (All Critical-email and All Critical SNMP)

5. Set the recipient email addresses

• And no doubt some more will arise.

My question is, Is the above list better done via PowerShell or via OME? (I am no PowerShell expert, but willing to learn).

Are all of the above available in Powershell? Can normal Powershell interrogate anything from the Drac?

Thx,

John Bradshaw