+ Petter Reinholdtsen + +

SOAP based webservice from Dell to check server support status

@@ -220,7 +332,7 @@ med fÃ¥r en kopi.

@@ -240,7 +352,7 @@ med fÃ¥r en kopi.

diff --git a/blog/index.html b/blog/index.html index 5cde741906..476d04e5d7 100644 --- a/blog/index.html +++ b/blog/index.html @@ -19,6 +19,112 @@ +

1st June 2012

A few years ago I wrote +how +to extract support status for your Dell and HP servers. Recently +I have learned from colleges here at the +University of Oslo that Dell have +made this even easier, by providing a SOAP based web service. Given +the service tag, one can now query the Dell servers and get machine +readable information about the support status. This perl code +demonstrate how to do it:

+ +

+use strict;
+use warnings;
+
+use SOAP::Lite;
+use Data::Dumper;
+
+my $GUID = '11111111-1111-1111-1111-111111111111';
+my $App = 'test';
+my $servicetag = $ARGV[0] or die "Please supply a servicetag. $!\n";
+my ($deal, $latest, @dates);
+
+my $s = SOAP::Lite
+    -> uri('http://support.dell.com/WebServices/')
+    -> on_action( sub { join '', @_ } )
+    -> proxy('http://xserv.dell.com/services/assetservice.asmx')
+    ;
+my $a = $s->GetAssetInformation(
+    SOAP::Data->name('guid')->value($GUID)->type(''),
+    SOAP::Data->name('applicationName')->value($App)->type(''),
+    SOAP::Data->name('serviceTags')->value($servicetag)->type(''),
+);
+
+# Do the grabbing
+my $asset = $a -> result;
+
+print Dumper($asset) ;
+

+ +

The output can look like this:

+ +

+$VAR1 = {
+          'Asset' => {
+                     'Entitlements' => {
+                                       'EntitlementData' => [
+                                                            {
+                                                              'EntitlementType' => 'Expired',
+                                                              'EndDate' => '2009-07-29T00:00:00',
+                                                              'Provider' => '',
+                                                              'StartDate' => '2006-07-29T00:00:00',
+                                                              'DaysLeft' => '0'
+                                                            },
+                                                            {
+                                                              'EntitlementType' => 'Expired',
+                                                              'EndDate' => '2009-07-29T00:00:00',
+                                                              'Provider' => '',
+                                                              'StartDate' => '2006-07-29T00:00:00',
+                                                              'DaysLeft' => '0'
+                                                            },
+                                                            {
+                                                              'EntitlementType' => 'Expired',
+                                                              'EndDate' => '2007-07-29T00:00:00',
+                                                              'Provider' => '',
+                                                              'StartDate' => '2006-07-29T00:00:00',
+                                                              'DaysLeft' => '0'
+                                                            }
+                                                          ]
+                                     },
+                     'AssetHeaderData' => {
+                                          'SystemModel' => 'GX620',
+                                          'ServiceTag' => '8DSGD2J',
+                                          'SystemShipDate' => '2006-07-29T19:00:00-05:00',
+                                          'Buid' => '2323',
+                                          'Region' => 'Europe',
+                                          'SystemID' => 'PLX_GX620',
+                                          'SystemType' => 'OptiPlex'
+                                        }
+                   }
+        };
+

+ +

I have not been able to find any documentation from Dell about this +service outside the +inline +documentation, and according to +one +comment it can have stability issues, but it is a lot better than +scraping HTML pages. :)

+ +

Wonder if HP and other server vendors have a similar service. If +you know of one, drop me an email. :)

+ + + Tags: english, nuug. + + +

Veileder fra DIFI om publisering av offentlige data

1st June 2012

@@ -870,35 +976,6 @@ alternativer.

ColorHug - USB and free software based screen color calibration

18th May 2012

In january, I -discovered -the ColorHug, a USB dongle from -Hughski to calibrate -the color on a computer screen. The software required is -included -in Debian, and I decided back then to preorder from the next -batch. Yesterday I finally heard back from them, and got the -opportunity to order. Today I ordered mine, and eagerly await the -delivery. I hope it arrive next week, as I got a confirmation that it -should go in the mail on monday. :)

- -

If you want to ensure the colors on the screen match the intended -colors, I suggest you check out this cheap tool with free software -drivers. :)

- - - Tags: english. - - -

@@ -920,7 +997,7 @@ drivers. :)

@@ -1047,7 +1124,7 @@ drivers. :)

@@ -1067,7 +1144,7 @@ drivers. :)

diff --git a/blog/index.rss b/blog/index.rss index e11aa1f035..ae8dbc58c2 100644 --- a/blog/index.rss +++ b/blog/index.rss @@ -6,6 +6,106 @@ http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/ + + SOAP based webservice from Dell to check server support status + http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/SOAP_based_webservice_from_Dell_to_check_server_support_status.html + http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/SOAP_based_webservice_from_Dell_to_check_server_support_status.html + Fri, 1 Jun 2012 15:20:00 +0200 + A few years ago I wrote +<a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Checking_server_hardware_support_status_for_Dell__HP_and_IBM_servers.html">how +to extract support status</a> for your Dell and HP servers. Recently +I have learned from colleges here at the +<a href="http://www.uio.no/">University of Oslo</a> that Dell have +made this even easier, by providing a SOAP based web service. Given +the service tag, one can now query the Dell servers and get machine +readable information about the support status. This perl code +demonstrate how to do it: + +<pre> +use strict; +use warnings; + +use SOAP::Lite; +use Data::Dumper; + +my $GUID = '11111111-1111-1111-1111-111111111111'; +my $App = 'test'; +my $servicetag = $ARGV[0] or die "Please supply a servicetag. $!\n"; +my ($deal, $latest, @dates); + +my $s = SOAP::Lite + -> uri('http://support.dell.com/WebServices/') + -> on_action( sub { join '', @_ } ) + -> proxy('http://xserv.dell.com/services/assetservice.asmx') + ; +my $a = $s->GetAssetInformation( + SOAP::Data->name('guid')->value($GUID)->type(''), + SOAP::Data->name('applicationName')->value($App)->type(''), + SOAP::Data->name('serviceTags')->value($servicetag)->type(''), +); + +# Do the grabbing +my $asset = $a -> result; + +print Dumper($asset) ; +</pre> + +The output can look like this: + +<pre> +$VAR1 = { + 'Asset' => { + 'Entitlements' => { + 'EntitlementData' => [ + { + 'EntitlementType' => 'Expired', + 'EndDate' => '2009-07-29T00:00:00', + 'Provider' => '', + 'StartDate' => '2006-07-29T00:00:00', + 'DaysLeft' => '0' + }, + { + 'EntitlementType' => 'Expired', + 'EndDate' => '2009-07-29T00:00:00', + 'Provider' => '', + 'StartDate' => '2006-07-29T00:00:00', + 'DaysLeft' => '0' + }, + { + 'EntitlementType' => 'Expired', + 'EndDate' => '2007-07-29T00:00:00', + 'Provider' => '', + 'StartDate' => '2006-07-29T00:00:00', + 'DaysLeft' => '0' + } + ] + }, + 'AssetHeaderData' => { + 'SystemModel' => 'GX620', + 'ServiceTag' => '8DSGD2J', + 'SystemShipDate' => '2006-07-29T19:00:00-05:00', + 'Buid' => '2323', + 'Region' => 'Europe', + 'SystemID' => 'PLX_GX620', + 'SystemType' => 'OptiPlex' + } + } + }; +</pre> + +I have not been able to find any documentation from Dell about this +service outside the +<a href="http://xserv.dell.com/services/assetservice.asmx?op=GetAssetInformation">inline +documentation</a>, and according to +<a href="http://iboyd.net/index.php/2012/02/14/updated-dell-warranty-information-script/">one +comment</a> it can have stability issues, but it is a lot better than +scraping HTML pages. :) + +Wonder if HP and other server vendors have a similar service. If +you know of one, drop me an email. :) + + + Veileder fra DIFI om publisering av offentlige data http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Veileder_fra_DIFI_om_publisering_av_offentlige_data.html @@ -803,28 +903,5 @@ alternativer. - - ColorHug - USB and free software based screen color calibration - http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/ColorHug___USB_and_free_software_based_screen_color_calibration.html - http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/ColorHug___USB_and_free_software_based_screen_color_calibration.html - Fri, 18 May 2012 10:00:00 +0200 - In january, I -<a href="http://blog.cihar.com/archives/2012/01/17/colorhug-has-arrived/">discovered -the ColorHug</a>, a USB dongle from -<a href="http://www.hughski.com/index.html">Hughski</a> to calibrate -the color on a computer screen. The software required is -<a href="http://packages.qa.debian.org/c/colorhug-client.html">included -in Debian</a>, and I decided back then to preorder from the next -batch. Yesterday I finally heard back from them, and got the -opportunity to order. Today I ordered mine, and eagerly await the -delivery. I hope it arrive next week, as I got a confirmation that it -should go in the mail on monday. :) - -If you want to ensure the colors on the screen match the intended -colors, I suggest you check out this cheap tool with free software -drivers. :) - - - diff --git a/blog/jXplorer__a_very_nice_LDAP_GUI.html b/blog/jXplorer__a_very_nice_LDAP_GUI.html index 164209289a..17d8f45471 100644 --- a/blog/jXplorer__a_very_nice_LDAP_GUI.html +++ b/blog/jXplorer__a_very_nice_LDAP_GUI.html @@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ and remove the failing query. Nothing big, but very annoying.

@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ and remove the failing query. Nothing big, but very annoying.

@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ and remove the failing query. Nothing big, but very annoying.

diff --git a/blog/sitemap.xml b/blog/sitemap.xml index 6f7970283a..82de91f75b 100644 --- a/blog/sitemap.xml +++ b/blog/sitemap.xml @@ -1265,6 +1265,11 @@ 0.50 weekly + + http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/SOAP_based_webservice_from_Dell_to_check_server_support_status.html + 0.50 + weekly + http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Software_updates_2010_10_24.html 0.50 diff --git a/blog/systemd__an_interesting_alternative_to_upstart.html b/blog/systemd__an_interesting_alternative_to_upstart.html index 7461773bb2..ea12fb84f6 100644 --- a/blog/systemd__an_interesting_alternative_to_upstart.html +++ b/blog/systemd__an_interesting_alternative_to_upstart.html @@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ with parallel booting enabled by default.

@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ with parallel booting enabled by default.

@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ with parallel booting enabled by default.

diff --git a/blog/tags/3d-printer/index.html b/blog/tags/3d-printer/index.html index 26ca35ed8b..cd03d91149 100644 --- a/blog/tags/3d-printer/index.html +++ b/blog/tags/3d-printer/index.html @@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ very cool 3D scanner.

@@ -743,7 +743,7 @@ very cool 3D scanner.

@@ -763,7 +763,7 @@ very cool 3D scanner.

diff --git a/blog/tags/amiga/index.html b/blog/tags/amiga/index.html index 9edc7da6fe..5acaeaa49f 100644 --- a/blog/tags/amiga/index.html +++ b/blog/tags/amiga/index.html @@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ pakke. Kanskje Aros kunne vÃ¦rt interessant for et NUUG-foredrag?

@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ pakke. Kanskje Aros kunne vÃ¦rt interessant for et NUUG-foredrag?

@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ pakke. Kanskje Aros kunne vÃ¦rt interessant for et NUUG-foredrag?

diff --git a/blog/tags/aros/index.html b/blog/tags/aros/index.html index b954ada25e..18c167ca8b 100644 --- a/blog/tags/aros/index.html +++ b/blog/tags/aros/index.html @@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ pakke. Kanskje Aros kunne vÃ¦rt interessant for et NUUG-foredrag?

@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ pakke. Kanskje Aros kunne vÃ¦rt interessant for et NUUG-foredrag?

@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ pakke. Kanskje Aros kunne vÃ¦rt interessant for et NUUG-foredrag?

diff --git a/blog/tags/bitcoin/index.html b/blog/tags/bitcoin/index.html index defab146f6..0f2a36bb35 100644 --- a/blog/tags/bitcoin/index.html +++ b/blog/tags/bitcoin/index.html @@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ equally valid for gold, which was used as a currency for many years.

@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ equally valid for gold, which was used as a currency for many years.

@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ equally valid for gold, which was used as a currency for many years.

diff --git a/blog/tags/bootsystem/index.html b/blog/tags/bootsystem/index.html index 3611acd0b2..bce6ae76a4 100644 --- a/blog/tags/bootsystem/index.html +++ b/blog/tags/bootsystem/index.html @@ -777,7 +777,7 @@ from when sysvinit was introduced into Debian, a long time ago.

@@ -904,7 +904,7 @@ from when sysvinit was introduced into Debian, a long time ago.

@@ -924,7 +924,7 @@ from when sysvinit was introduced into Debian, a long time ago.

diff --git a/blog/tags/bsa/index.html b/blog/tags/bsa/index.html index 8978ef9423..d0d5285941 100644 --- a/blog/tags/bsa/index.html +++ b/blog/tags/bsa/index.html @@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ fÃ¸re til at flere tar i bruk fri programvare.

@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ fÃ¸re til at flere tar i bruk fri programvare.

@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ fÃ¸re til at flere tar i bruk fri programvare.

diff --git a/blog/tags/debian edu/index.html b/blog/tags/debian edu/index.html index 6a44d7d8de..0d8212655e 100644 --- a/blog/tags/debian edu/index.html +++ b/blog/tags/debian edu/index.html @@ -8916,7 +8916,7 @@ keep sending documents in ODF formats.

@@ -9043,7 +9043,7 @@ keep sending documents in ODF formats.

@@ -9063,7 +9063,7 @@ keep sending documents in ODF formats.

diff --git a/blog/tags/debian/index.html b/blog/tags/debian/index.html index ca1d83b55b..43203068a3 100644 --- a/blog/tags/debian/index.html +++ b/blog/tags/debian/index.html @@ -4318,7 +4318,7 @@ outdated.

@@ -4445,7 +4445,7 @@ outdated.

@@ -4465,7 +4465,7 @@ outdated.

diff --git a/blog/tags/digistan/index.html b/blog/tags/digistan/index.html index 352ee01b6a..779c1c6ee9 100644 --- a/blog/tags/digistan/index.html +++ b/blog/tags/digistan/index.html @@ -1059,7 +1059,7 @@ standards also for video.

@@ -1186,7 +1186,7 @@ standards also for video.

@@ -1206,7 +1206,7 @@ standards also for video.

diff --git a/blog/tags/drivstoffpriser/index.html b/blog/tags/drivstoffpriser/index.html index a29068171a..fedd6da2e3 100644 --- a/blog/tags/drivstoffpriser/index.html +++ b/blog/tags/drivstoffpriser/index.html @@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ legge inn og hente ut informasjon. SÃ¥ fÃ¥r vi se hva de sier.

@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ legge inn og hente ut informasjon. SÃ¥ fÃ¥r vi se hva de sier.

@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ legge inn og hente ut informasjon. SÃ¥ fÃ¥r vi se hva de sier.

diff --git a/blog/tags/english/english.rss b/blog/tags/english/english.rss index 838c67e8ec..7c0c37426c 100644 --- a/blog/tags/english/english.rss +++ b/blog/tags/english/english.rss @@ -8332,5 +8332,105 @@ enough for now. + + SOAP based webservice from Dell to check server support status + http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/SOAP_based_webservice_from_Dell_to_check_server_support_status.html + http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/SOAP_based_webservice_from_Dell_to_check_server_support_status.html + Fri, 1 Jun 2012 15:20:00 +0200 + A few years ago I wrote +<a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Checking_server_hardware_support_status_for_Dell__HP_and_IBM_servers.html">how +to extract support status</a> for your Dell and HP servers. Recently +I have learned from colleges here at the +<a href="http://www.uio.no/">University of Oslo</a> that Dell have +made this even easier, by providing a SOAP based web service. Given +the service tag, one can now query the Dell servers and get machine +readable information about the support status. This perl code +demonstrate how to do it: + +<pre> +use strict; +use warnings; + +use SOAP::Lite; +use Data::Dumper; + +my $GUID = '11111111-1111-1111-1111-111111111111'; +my $App = 'test'; +my $servicetag = $ARGV[0] or die "Please supply a servicetag. $!\n"; +my ($deal, $latest, @dates); + +my $s = SOAP::Lite + -> uri('http://support.dell.com/WebServices/') + -> on_action( sub { join '', @_ } ) + -> proxy('http://xserv.dell.com/services/assetservice.asmx') + ; +my $a = $s->GetAssetInformation( + SOAP::Data->name('guid')->value($GUID)->type(''), + SOAP::Data->name('applicationName')->value($App)->type(''), + SOAP::Data->name('serviceTags')->value($servicetag)->type(''), +); + +# Do the grabbing +my $asset = $a -> result; + +print Dumper($asset) ; +</pre> + +The output can look like this: + +<pre> +$VAR1 = { + 'Asset' => { + 'Entitlements' => { + 'EntitlementData' => [ + { + 'EntitlementType' => 'Expired', + 'EndDate' => '2009-07-29T00:00:00', + 'Provider' => '', + 'StartDate' => '2006-07-29T00:00:00', + 'DaysLeft' => '0' + }, + { + 'EntitlementType' => 'Expired', + 'EndDate' => '2009-07-29T00:00:00', + 'Provider' => '', + 'StartDate' => '2006-07-29T00:00:00', + 'DaysLeft' => '0' + }, + { + 'EntitlementType' => 'Expired', + 'EndDate' => '2007-07-29T00:00:00', + 'Provider' => '', + 'StartDate' => '2006-07-29T00:00:00', + 'DaysLeft' => '0' + } + ] + }, + 'AssetHeaderData' => { + 'SystemModel' => 'GX620', + 'ServiceTag' => '8DSGD2J', + 'SystemShipDate' => '2006-07-29T19:00:00-05:00', + 'Buid' => '2323', + 'Region' => 'Europe', + 'SystemID' => 'PLX_GX620', + 'SystemType' => 'OptiPlex' + } + } + }; +</pre> + +I have not been able to find any documentation from Dell about this +service outside the +<a href="http://xserv.dell.com/services/assetservice.asmx?op=GetAssetInformation">inline +documentation</a>, and according to +<a href="http://iboyd.net/index.php/2012/02/14/updated-dell-warranty-information-script/">one +comment</a> it can have stability issues, but it is a lot better than +scraping HTML pages. :) + +Wonder if HP and other server vendors have a similar service. If +you know of one, drop me an email. :) + + + diff --git a/blog/tags/english/index.html b/blog/tags/english/index.html index 9955742a1a..fd1f107ac5 100644 --- a/blog/tags/english/index.html +++ b/blog/tags/english/index.html @@ -9906,6 +9906,118 @@ enough for now.

+ SOAP based webservice from Dell to check server support status +

+ 1st June 2012 +

+ +

+use strict;
+use warnings;
+
+use SOAP::Lite;
+use Data::Dumper;
+
+my $GUID = '11111111-1111-1111-1111-111111111111';
+my $App = 'test';
+my $servicetag = $ARGV[0] or die "Please supply a servicetag. $!\n";
+my ($deal, $latest, @dates);
+
+my $s = SOAP::Lite
+    -> uri('http://support.dell.com/WebServices/')
+    -> on_action( sub { join '', @_ } )
+    -> proxy('http://xserv.dell.com/services/assetservice.asmx')
+    ;
+my $a = $s->GetAssetInformation(
+    SOAP::Data->name('guid')->value($GUID)->type(''),
+    SOAP::Data->name('applicationName')->value($App)->type(''),
+    SOAP::Data->name('serviceTags')->value($servicetag)->type(''),
+);
+
+# Do the grabbing
+my $asset = $a -> result;
+
+print Dumper($asset) ;
+

+ +

The output can look like this:

+ +

+$VAR1 = {
+          'Asset' => {
+                     'Entitlements' => {
+                                       'EntitlementData' => [
+                                                            {
+                                                              'EntitlementType' => 'Expired',
+                                                              'EndDate' => '2009-07-29T00:00:00',
+                                                              'Provider' => '',
+                                                              'StartDate' => '2006-07-29T00:00:00',
+                                                              'DaysLeft' => '0'
+                                                            },
+                                                            {
+                                                              'EntitlementType' => 'Expired',
+                                                              'EndDate' => '2009-07-29T00:00:00',
+                                                              'Provider' => '',
+                                                              'StartDate' => '2006-07-29T00:00:00',
+                                                              'DaysLeft' => '0'
+                                                            },
+                                                            {
+                                                              'EntitlementType' => 'Expired',
+                                                              'EndDate' => '2007-07-29T00:00:00',
+                                                              'Provider' => '',
+                                                              'StartDate' => '2006-07-29T00:00:00',
+                                                              'DaysLeft' => '0'
+                                                            }
+                                                          ]
+                                     },
+                     'AssetHeaderData' => {
+                                          'SystemModel' => 'GX620',
+                                          'ServiceTag' => '8DSGD2J',
+                                          'SystemShipDate' => '2006-07-29T19:00:00-05:00',
+                                          'Buid' => '2323',
+                                          'Region' => 'Europe',
+                                          'SystemID' => 'PLX_GX620',
+                                          'SystemType' => 'OptiPlex'
+                                        }
+                   }
+        };
+

+ +

Wonder if HP and other server vendors have a similar service. If +you know of one, drop me an email. :)

+ +

+ + + Tags: english, nuug. + + +

@@ -9927,7 +10039,7 @@ enough for now.

@@ -10054,7 +10166,7 @@ enough for now.

@@ -10074,7 +10186,7 @@ enough for now.

diff --git a/blog/tags/fiksgatami/index.html b/blog/tags/fiksgatami/index.html index a7bb93e82a..25fd4ddcd0 100644 --- a/blog/tags/fiksgatami/index.html +++ b/blog/tags/fiksgatami/index.html @@ -973,7 +973,7 @@ FiksGataMi.

@@ -1100,7 +1100,7 @@ FiksGataMi.

@@ -1120,7 +1120,7 @@ FiksGataMi.

diff --git a/blog/tags/fildeling/index.html b/blog/tags/fildeling/index.html index 3d2afa307b..c26af387fa 100644 --- a/blog/tags/fildeling/index.html +++ b/blog/tags/fildeling/index.html @@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ fÃ¸re til at flere tar i bruk fri programvare.

@@ -770,7 +770,7 @@ fÃ¸re til at flere tar i bruk fri programvare.

@@ -790,7 +790,7 @@ fÃ¸re til at flere tar i bruk fri programvare.

diff --git a/blog/tags/intervju/index.html b/blog/tags/intervju/index.html index 656d2fe296..f6b87a7e5f 100644 --- a/blog/tags/intervju/index.html +++ b/blog/tags/intervju/index.html @@ -2899,7 +2899,7 @@ keep sending documents in ODF formats.

@@ -3026,7 +3026,7 @@ keep sending documents in ODF formats.

@@ -3046,7 +3046,7 @@ keep sending documents in ODF formats.

diff --git a/blog/tags/kart/index.html b/blog/tags/kart/index.html index 16180b0913..0d75cc0388 100644 --- a/blog/tags/kart/index.html +++ b/blog/tags/kart/index.html @@ -1072,7 +1072,7 @@ til Ã¥ publisere sine kartdata pÃ¥ Internet uten bruksbegresninger.

@@ -1199,7 +1199,7 @@ til Ã¥ publisere sine kartdata pÃ¥ Internet uten bruksbegresninger.

@@ -1219,7 +1219,7 @@ til Ã¥ publisere sine kartdata pÃ¥ Internet uten bruksbegresninger.

diff --git a/blog/tags/ldap/index.html b/blog/tags/ldap/index.html index a1343ecf8f..9be981b87a 100644 --- a/blog/tags/ldap/index.html +++ b/blog/tags/ldap/index.html @@ -959,7 +959,7 @@ auxiliary object class.

@@ -1086,7 +1086,7 @@ auxiliary object class.

@@ -1106,7 +1106,7 @@ auxiliary object class.

diff --git a/blog/tags/lenker/index.html b/blog/tags/lenker/index.html index 3d2609f7c2..cb0c1faa6f 100644 --- a/blog/tags/lenker/index.html +++ b/blog/tags/lenker/index.html @@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ forslag for et rent og sikkert Internet.

@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ forslag for et rent og sikkert Internet.

@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ forslag for et rent og sikkert Internet.

diff --git a/blog/tags/ltsp/index.html b/blog/tags/ltsp/index.html index b4c0cdc638..fd32c547ca 100644 --- a/blog/tags/ltsp/index.html +++ b/blog/tags/ltsp/index.html @@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ of these cards.

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diff --git a/blog/tags/multimedia/index.html b/blog/tags/multimedia/index.html index d1ddc82779..3c9c9a6026 100644 --- a/blog/tags/multimedia/index.html +++ b/blog/tags/multimedia/index.html @@ -1017,7 +1017,7 @@ standards also for video.

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diff --git a/blog/tags/norsk/index.html b/blog/tags/norsk/index.html index a85b680d2a..8880b1ecf3 100644 --- a/blog/tags/norsk/index.html +++ b/blog/tags/norsk/index.html @@ -10785,7 +10785,7 @@ med fÃ¥r en kopi.

@@ -10912,7 +10912,7 @@ med fÃ¥r en kopi.

@@ -10932,7 +10932,7 @@ med fÃ¥r en kopi.

diff --git a/blog/tags/nuug/index.html b/blog/tags/nuug/index.html index 419f2b7215..cd2d1f0d4b 100644 --- a/blog/tags/nuug/index.html +++ b/blog/tags/nuug/index.html @@ -7579,6 +7579,118 @@ for background information. Norwegian only, sorry. :)

+ SOAP based webservice from Dell to check server support status +

+ 1st June 2012 +

+ +

+use strict;
+use warnings;
+
+use SOAP::Lite;
+use Data::Dumper;
+
+my $GUID = '11111111-1111-1111-1111-111111111111';
+my $App = 'test';
+my $servicetag = $ARGV[0] or die "Please supply a servicetag. $!\n";
+my ($deal, $latest, @dates);
+
+my $s = SOAP::Lite
+    -> uri('http://support.dell.com/WebServices/')
+    -> on_action( sub { join '', @_ } )
+    -> proxy('http://xserv.dell.com/services/assetservice.asmx')
+    ;
+my $a = $s->GetAssetInformation(
+    SOAP::Data->name('guid')->value($GUID)->type(''),
+    SOAP::Data->name('applicationName')->value($App)->type(''),
+    SOAP::Data->name('serviceTags')->value($servicetag)->type(''),
+);
+
+# Do the grabbing
+my $asset = $a -> result;
+
+print Dumper($asset) ;
+

+ +

The output can look like this:

+ +

+$VAR1 = {
+          'Asset' => {
+                     'Entitlements' => {
+                                       'EntitlementData' => [
+                                                            {
+                                                              'EntitlementType' => 'Expired',
+                                                              'EndDate' => '2009-07-29T00:00:00',
+                                                              'Provider' => '',
+                                                              'StartDate' => '2006-07-29T00:00:00',
+                                                              'DaysLeft' => '0'
+                                                            },
+                                                            {
+                                                              'EntitlementType' => 'Expired',
+                                                              'EndDate' => '2009-07-29T00:00:00',
+                                                              'Provider' => '',
+                                                              'StartDate' => '2006-07-29T00:00:00',
+                                                              'DaysLeft' => '0'
+                                                            },
+                                                            {
+                                                              'EntitlementType' => 'Expired',
+                                                              'EndDate' => '2007-07-29T00:00:00',
+                                                              'Provider' => '',
+                                                              'StartDate' => '2006-07-29T00:00:00',
+                                                              'DaysLeft' => '0'
+                                                            }
+                                                          ]
+                                     },
+                     'AssetHeaderData' => {
+                                          'SystemModel' => 'GX620',
+                                          'ServiceTag' => '8DSGD2J',
+                                          'SystemShipDate' => '2006-07-29T19:00:00-05:00',
+                                          'Buid' => '2323',
+                                          'Region' => 'Europe',
+                                          'SystemID' => 'PLX_GX620',
+                                          'SystemType' => 'OptiPlex'
+                                        }
+                   }
+        };
+

+ +

Wonder if HP and other server vendors have a similar service. If +you know of one, drop me an email. :)

+ +

+ + + Tags: english, nuug. + + +

@@ -7600,7 +7712,7 @@ for background information. Norwegian only, sorry. :)

@@ -7727,7 +7839,7 @@ for background information. Norwegian only, sorry. :)

@@ -7747,7 +7859,7 @@ for background information. Norwegian only, sorry. :)

diff --git a/blog/tags/nuug/nuug.rss b/blog/tags/nuug/nuug.rss index ddba03f082..42b6c2c67e 100644 --- a/blog/tags/nuug/nuug.rss +++ b/blog/tags/nuug/nuug.rss @@ -6041,5 +6041,105 @@ for background information. Norwegian only, sorry. :) + + SOAP based webservice from Dell to check server support status + http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/SOAP_based_webservice_from_Dell_to_check_server_support_status.html + http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/SOAP_based_webservice_from_Dell_to_check_server_support_status.html + Fri, 1 Jun 2012 15:20:00 +0200 + A few years ago I wrote +<a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Checking_server_hardware_support_status_for_Dell__HP_and_IBM_servers.html">how +to extract support status</a> for your Dell and HP servers. Recently +I have learned from colleges here at the +<a href="http://www.uio.no/">University of Oslo</a> that Dell have +made this even easier, by providing a SOAP based web service. Given +the service tag, one can now query the Dell servers and get machine +readable information about the support status. This perl code +demonstrate how to do it: + +<pre> +use strict; +use warnings; + +use SOAP::Lite; +use Data::Dumper; + +my $GUID = '11111111-1111-1111-1111-111111111111'; +my $App = 'test'; +my $servicetag = $ARGV[0] or die "Please supply a servicetag. $!\n"; +my ($deal, $latest, @dates); + +my $s = SOAP::Lite + -> uri('http://support.dell.com/WebServices/') + -> on_action( sub { join '', @_ } ) + -> proxy('http://xserv.dell.com/services/assetservice.asmx') + ; +my $a = $s->GetAssetInformation( + SOAP::Data->name('guid')->value($GUID)->type(''), + SOAP::Data->name('applicationName')->value($App)->type(''), + SOAP::Data->name('serviceTags')->value($servicetag)->type(''), +); + +# Do the grabbing +my $asset = $a -> result; + +print Dumper($asset) ; +</pre> + +The output can look like this: + +<pre> +$VAR1 = { + 'Asset' => { + 'Entitlements' => { + 'EntitlementData' => [ + { + 'EntitlementType' => 'Expired', + 'EndDate' => '2009-07-29T00:00:00', + 'Provider' => '', + 'StartDate' => '2006-07-29T00:00:00', + 'DaysLeft' => '0' + }, + { + 'EntitlementType' => 'Expired', + 'EndDate' => '2009-07-29T00:00:00', + 'Provider' => '', + 'StartDate' => '2006-07-29T00:00:00', + 'DaysLeft' => '0' + }, + { + 'EntitlementType' => 'Expired', + 'EndDate' => '2007-07-29T00:00:00', + 'Provider' => '', + 'StartDate' => '2006-07-29T00:00:00', + 'DaysLeft' => '0' + } + ] + }, + 'AssetHeaderData' => { + 'SystemModel' => 'GX620', + 'ServiceTag' => '8DSGD2J', + 'SystemShipDate' => '2006-07-29T19:00:00-05:00', + 'Buid' => '2323', + 'Region' => 'Europe', + 'SystemID' => 'PLX_GX620', + 'SystemType' => 'OptiPlex' + } + } + }; +</pre> + +I have not been able to find any documentation from Dell about this +service outside the +<a href="http://xserv.dell.com/services/assetservice.asmx?op=GetAssetInformation">inline +documentation</a>, and according to +<a href="http://iboyd.net/index.php/2012/02/14/updated-dell-warranty-information-script/">one +comment</a> it can have stability issues, but it is a lot better than +scraping HTML pages. :) + +Wonder if HP and other server vendors have a similar service. If +you know of one, drop me an email. :) + + + diff --git a/blog/tags/open311/index.html b/blog/tags/open311/index.html index 013a91a002..339c3972fd 100644 --- a/blog/tags/open311/index.html +++ b/blog/tags/open311/index.html @@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ to have a look. Please send feedback to the