Validating a single server or list of servers or all the servers with the provided hardware precheck profile

Use the nps hw-precheck command to validate all resources of the provided server with the given hardware precheck profile.

All servers or specific servers (based on the iLO IP provided in the command) in NPS will be listed. The resource details provided in the given precheck profile will be validated against those servers. The output displays the status whether server has optimal or minimal or insufficient resources based on the values provided the precheck profiles.

To list the available profiles for hardware precheck, use the following command: 
nps show -p hwprecheck_profiles

Syntax

nps hw-precheck -p <hw_precheck_profile_name> -sl all [--options]

OR

nps hw-precheck -p <hw_precheck_profile_name> -sl <server_IP> [--options]

OR

nps hw-precheck -p <hw_precheck_profile_name> -sl <server_IP1,server_IP2,server_IP3…> [--options]

Parameters

-p

Hardware precheck profile name to validate.

-sl

  • all: To validate all servers.

  • server_IP: Server iLO IP to validate single server.

  • server_IP1,server_IP2,server_IP3: Server iLO IP addresses to validate multiple servers.

Optional parameters

[--options]

  • --cpu: To check CPU.

  • --memory: To check memory.

  • --storage: To check storage.

  • --nic: To check NIC.

By default, all the resources such as CPU, memory, storage, and NIC will be validated.