Complete operational knowledge for administering HPE ProLiant Gen10 and Gen11 servers. Covers the full lifecycle — discovery, BIOS/RAID/network configuration, firmware management, health monitoring, troubleshooting, and decommissioning — using iLO RESTful API (Redfish), HPE OneView, and iLOrest CLI.
Install:
pipx install agentic-stacks # if you haven't already
agentic-stacks pull agentic-stacks/hardware-hpeSkills
concepts
iLO architecture, Redfish API model, OneView concepts, HPE terminology
connectivity
Connecting to iLO and OneView, iLOrest setup, inventory management
bios-uefi
BIOS/UEFI configuration, boot order, secure boot, performance profiles
storage
RAID configuration, Smart Array and MR/SR controllers, disk management
networking
NIC configuration, VLAN, PXE/HTTP boot, FlexibleLOM
firmware
SPP, firmware updates, baselines, compliance checking, rollback
health-check
Hardware health validation, sensors, IML/AHS log review
power-mgmt
Power on/off/reset, power capping, efficiency, UID LED
licensing
iLO Standard/Advanced/Premium licensing and feature activation
remote-console
Virtual media, remote console, OS provisioning preparation
lifecycle
Warranty, decommissioning, secure erase, asset tracking
troubleshooting
Symptom-based diagnostic decision trees for hardware issues
log-analysis
IML, AHS, and iLO event log interpretation
known-issues
Version-specific bugs and workarounds for iLO 5/6 and Gen10/Gen11
compatibility
Firmware and component compatibility matrices
decision-guides
RAID level selection, NIC config patterns, firmware update strategies