As Jared pointed out in his blog post, there isn't a readily available package for wsmancli, a popular client tool for WSMAN. Thanks to him for providing an install package for Ubuntu 12.04. But what about a pakage for other Ubuntu releases? a package for other Linux distro?
Introducing WSL!
WSL* (pronounced "whistle") is a set of shell scripts that serve as a commandline client to WSMAN. It only requires tools already present in standard Ubuntu installation. There is no binary to worry about. No need to compile or build a package for a distro or version.
To verify, I booted an Ubuntu 10.10 Live CD and from a shell...
$ wget ExpandOrDownloadLink
$ unzip wsl.zip
$ tar -xvjf wsl-0.1.6a.tbz
$ cd dcim
$ ./wsl enum DCIM_SystemView
#you'll be asked for IP address and credential
That's it, you got a working WSMAN client.
Make sure you visit the WSL wiki for complete information.
The WSMAN target I used is PowerEdge R720 and R610 with Lifecycle Controller in iDRAC. There's a lot more you can get from this interface and you might be surprised what you missed. This video blog may help even as a refresher.
Like it? Have a suggestion? Leave a comment below.
Cheers!
* An open source community-based project.
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