automating the configuration of snmp settings on Dell iDRAC

This is one of my many posts of automating individual tasks on dell iDRACs. It was intended for our VxRacks but otherwise useful for all iDRACs.
http://topics-cdn.dell.com/pdf/idrac7-8-lifecycle-controller-v2.40.40.40_reference%20guide_en-us.pdf

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<# .SYNOPSIS set the snmp for dell iDRAC servers .DESCRIPTION opens up a csv file. put the ip addresses of idrac, root password, snmp address .NOTES File Name : idracSetSnmp.ps1 Author : gajendra d ambi Date : Dec 2017 Prerequisite : PowerShell v4+, Dell OpenManage DRAC Tools, includes Racadm (64bit) v8.1 or higher Copyright - None .LINK Script posted over: github.com/MrAmbiG/ #> #Start of Script Write-Host " A CSV file will be opened (open in excel/spreadsheet) populate the values, save & close the file, Hit Enter to proceed " -ForegroundColor Blue -BackgroundColor White $csv = "$PSScriptRoot/idracSetSnmp.csv" get-process | Select-Object idrac_ip_address, root_password, snmpAddress, snmpString | Export-Csv -Path $csv -Encoding ASCII -NoTypeInformation Start-Process $csv Read-Host "Hit Enter/Return to proceed" Write-Host "processing your entries from the csv file...." $csv = Import-Csv $csv foreach ($line in $csv) { $idrac_ip_address = $($line.idrac_ip_address) $root_password = $($line.root_password) $snmpAddress = $($line.snmpAddress) $snmpString = $($line.snmpString) $user = 'root' # enable snmp write-host enabling snmp agent -ForegroundColor Green racadm -r $idrac_ip_address -u $user -p $root_password --nocertwarn set iDRAC.SNMP.AgentEnable 0 write-host setting snmp TrapFormat v2 -ForegroundColor Green racadm -r $idrac_ip_address -u $user -p $root_password --nocertwarn set iDRAC.SNMP.TrapFormat 1 write-host setting snmp target $snmpAddress racadm -r $idrac_ip_address -u $user -p $root_password --nocertwarn set iDRAC.SNMP.Alert.DestAddr $snmpAddress write-host setting snmp community string $snmpString racadm -r $idrac_ip_address -u $user -p $root_password --nocertwarn set iDRAC.SNMP.AgentCommunity $snmpString write-host enabling snmp alert -ForegroundColor Green racadm -r $idrac_ip_address -u $user -p $root_password --nocertwarn set iDRAC.SNMP.Alert.Enable 1 }