Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 8 (iDRAC8) and iDRAC7 Version 2.10.10.10 RACADM Command Line Interface Reference Guide

Allows you to set iDRAC configuration parameters individually or to batch them as part of a configuration file and then modify CMC configuration properties. If the data is different, the iDRAC object is written with a new value.

• racadm config -g <group> -o <object> <value> [-m <module>]

• racadm config -g <group> -i <index> -o <object> <value>

racadm config -g <group> -o <object> <value> [-m <module>]

• -f — The -f <filename> option causes config to read the contents of the file specified by <filename> and configure iDRAC or CMC. The file must contain data in the format specified in the section Parsing Rules in the CMC User’s Guide available at www.dell.com/esmmanuals.
  • NOTE: The -f option is not supported for the Serial or Telnet or SSH console.
• -continue — This option is used with -f option only. If configuration through file is unsuccessful for a group, then configuration continues with the next group in the file. If this option is not used, then configuration stops when it is unsuccessful for a particular group. After the unsuccessful group, the rest of the groups are not configured.
• -p — This option must be used with the -f option. It directs config to delete the password entries contained in the config file -f <filename> after the configuration is complete.

  To apply the password, you must remove the preceding Read-Only marker '#' in the config file before executing the config -f command.

• -g — The -g <groupName>, or group option, must be used with the -o option. The <group> specifies the group containing the object that is to be set.
• -o — The -o <objectName>, or object option, must be used with the -g option. This option specifies the object name that is written with the string
• <value> — Value to set to configuration object.
• -i — The -i <index>, or index option, is valid only for indexed groups and can be used to specify a unique group (used with -g and -o). The <index> is a decimal integer from 1 through n, where n can vary from 1 to maximum number of indexes a particular group supports. If -i <index> is not specified, a value of 1 is assumed for groups, which are tables that have multiple entries. The index is specified by the index value, not a named value.

  'nx' is allowed for servers.

• -m — Module must be one of the following values:

  • server-<n> — where n = 1–16
  • server-<nx> — where n = 1–8; x = a to d (lower case)
  • NOTE: Only available for cfgRemoteHosts, cfgRacTuning, cfgSerial, cfgSessionManagement, cfgLanNetworking or cfgIPv6LanNetworking.

This subcommand generates error output for any of the following reasons:

• Invalid syntax, group name, object name, index or other invalid database members.
• If the RACADM command-line interface is unsuccessful.

• To set the cfgNicIpAddress configuration parameter (object) to the value 192.168.0. This IP address object is contained in the group cfgLanNetworking.

  racadm config -g cfgLanNetworking -o cfgNicIpAddress 192.168.0

• To configure or re-configure CMC:

  racadm -r <cmcIpAddr> -u <username> -p <xxx> config -f mycmc.cfg 

  The mycmc.cfg file may be created from the getconfig command. This file may also be edited manually using the parsing rules.

  • NOTE: The mycmc.cfg file does not contain passwords. To include passwords in the file, you must enter them manually.

• To configure the single property of a group:

  racadm config -g cfgSerial -o cfgSerialBaudRate

• To modify a user password:

  racadm config -g cfgUserAdmin -o cfgUserAdminPassword -i 3 <newpassword>

• To configure the single property of a group for a particular server:

  racadm config -g cfgSessionManagement -o cfgSsnMgtWebServerTimeout newvalue -m server-n

• To configure the remote Syslog property for a particular server:

  racadm config -g cfgRemoteHosts -o cfgRhostsSyslogEnable 1 -m server-n

• To configure the remote Syslog property for all servers:

  racadm config -g cfgRemoteHosts -o cfgRhostsSyslogEnable 1 -m server-all

• Configures the Enhanced Cooling Mode property for fans.

  racadm config –g cfgThermal –o cfgThermalEnhancedCoolingMode 1