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RACADM Command Line Reference Guide for iDRAC7
1.00.00 and CMC 4.1

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Contents
Notes, Cautions, and Warnings...................................................................................................2
1 Introduction................................................................................................................................17
Installing Racadm...................................................................................................................................................17
Supported RACADM Interfaces..............................................................................................................................17
RACADM Syntax Usage..........................................................................................................................................17
Local RACADM.................................................................................................................................................17
SSH or Telnet RACADM...................................................................................................................................18
Remote RACADM.............................................................................................................................................18
RACADM Command Options............................................................................................................................18
Supported RACADM Subcommands......................................................................................................................19
Other Documents You May Need...........................................................................................................................22

2 RACADM Subcommand Details..............................................................................................25
Guidelines to Quote Strings Containing Special Characters When Using RACADM Commands..........................25
"?"and "?" .......................................................................................................................................26
help and help subcommand....................................................................................................................................27
arp...........................................................................................................................................................................27
chassisaction..........................................................................................................................................................28
clearasrscreen.......................................................................................................................................................28
closessn..................................................................................................................................................................29
clrsel.......................................................................................................................................................................29
cmcchangeover......................................................................................................................................................30
config......................................................................................................................................................................30
connect...................................................................................................................................................................31
coredump................................................................................................................................................................31
coredumpdelete......................................................................................................................................................32
deploy.....................................................................................................................................................................33
feature.....................................................................................................................................................................34
featurecard.............................................................................................................................................................35
fwupdate.................................................................................................................................................................36
get...........................................................................................................................................................................39
getassettag.............................................................................................................................................................40
getchassisname......................................................................................................................................................40
getconfig.................................................................................................................................................................41
getdcinfo.................................................................................................................................................................42
getflexaddr..............................................................................................................................................................44

getfanreqinfo..........................................................................................................................................................46
getioinfo..................................................................................................................................................................48
getkvminfo..............................................................................................................................................................49
getled......................................................................................................................................................................49
getmacaddress.......................................................................................................................................................50
getmodinfo..............................................................................................................................................................55
getniccfg.................................................................................................................................................................56
getpbinfo.................................................................................................................................................................58
getpminfo................................................................................................................................................................59
getraclog.................................................................................................................................................................60
getractime...............................................................................................................................................................61
getredundancymode...............................................................................................................................................61
getsel......................................................................................................................................................................62
getsensorinfo..........................................................................................................................................................62
getslotname............................................................................................................................................................63
getssninfo...............................................................................................................................................................64
getsvctag................................................................................................................................................................64
getsysinfo................................................................................................................................................................65
gettracelog..............................................................................................................................................................67
getuscversion.........................................................................................................................................................67
getversion...............................................................................................................................................................68
hwinventory............................................................................................................................................................70
ifconfig....................................................................................................................................................................71
krbkeytabupload.....................................................................................................................................................72
lclog........................................................................................................................................................................73
license.....................................................................................................................................................................75
netstat.....................................................................................................................................................................77
nicstatistics.............................................................................................................................................................77
ping.........................................................................................................................................................................78
ping6.......................................................................................................................................................................78
racdump..................................................................................................................................................................79
racreset...................................................................................................................................................................81
racresetcfg.............................................................................................................................................................82
raid..........................................................................................................................................................................83
remoteimage...........................................................................................................................................................85
serveraction............................................................................................................................................................86
set...........................................................................................................................................................................87
setassettag.............................................................................................................................................................87
setchassisname......................................................................................................................................................88
setflexaddr..............................................................................................................................................................88
setled......................................................................................................................................................................89
setniccfg.................................................................................................................................................................90

setractime...............................................................................................................................................................90
setslotname............................................................................................................................................................92
setsysinfo................................................................................................................................................................92
sshpkauth................................................................................................................................................................93
sslcertdownload.....................................................................................................................................................94
sslcertupload..........................................................................................................................................................95
sslcertview..............................................................................................................................................................95
sslcsrgen................................................................................................................................................................97
sslkeyupload...........................................................................................................................................................98
sslresetcfg..............................................................................................................................................................98
testemail.................................................................................................................................................................99
testfeature..............................................................................................................................................................99
testtrap..................................................................................................................................................................102
traceroute.............................................................................................................................................................102
traceroute6...........................................................................................................................................................103
usercertupload.....................................................................................................................................................103
usercertview.........................................................................................................................................................104
version..................................................................................................................................................................104
vflashsd.................................................................................................................................................................104
vflashpartition.......................................................................................................................................................105
vmdisconnect........................................................................................................................................................107

3 iDRAC and CMC Property Database Group and Object Descriptions............................109
Displayable Characters........................................................................................................................................109
idRacInfo...............................................................................................................................................................111
idRacProductInfo (Read Only)........................................................................................................................111
idRacDescriptionInfo (Read Only)..................................................................................................................111
idRacVersionInfo (Read Only)........................................................................................................................111
idRacBuildInfo (Read Only)............................................................................................................................111
idRacName (Read Only).................................................................................................................................111
idRacType (Read Only)...................................................................................................................................112
cfgLanNetworking................................................................................................................................................112
cfgNicIPv4Enable (Read/Write).....................................................................................................................112
cfgNicSelection (Read/Write) .......................................................................................................................113
cfgNicVLanEnable Read or Write..................................................................................................................113
cfgNicVLanId (Read/Write)............................................................................................................................114
cfgNicVLanPriority (Read/Write)....................................................................................................................114
cfgDNSDomainNameFromDHCP (Read/Write)..............................................................................................115
cfgDNSDomainName (Read/Write)...............................................................................................................115
cfgDNSRacName (Read/Write)......................................................................................................................115
cfgDNSRegisterRac (Read/Write)..................................................................................................................116
cfgDNSServersFromDHCP (Read/Write).......................................................................................................117

cfgDNSServer1 (Read/Write).........................................................................................................................117
cfgDNSServer2 (Read/Write).........................................................................................................................117
cfgNicEnable (Read/Write)............................................................................................................................117
cfgNicIpAddress (Read/Write).......................................................................................................................118
cfgNicNetmask (Read/Write).........................................................................................................................118
cfgNicGateway (Read/Write).........................................................................................................................118
cfgNicUseDhcp (Read/Write)........................................................................................................................119
cfgNicMacAddress (Read Only)....................................................................................................................119
cfgRemoteHosts...................................................................................................................................................119
cfgRhostsFwUpdateTftpEnable (Read/Write)................................................................................................119
cfgRhostsFwUpdateIpAddr (Read/Write)......................................................................................................120
cfgRhostsFwUpdatePath (Read/Write)..........................................................................................................120
cfgRhostsSmtpServerIpAddr (Read/Write)....................................................................................................120
cfgRhostsNtpEnable.......................................................................................................................................120
cfgRhostsNtpServer1.....................................................................................................................................120
cfgRhostsNtpServer2.....................................................................................................................................121
cfgRhostsNtpServer3.....................................................................................................................................121
cfgRhostsNtpMaxDist....................................................................................................................................121
cfgRhostsSyslogEnable (Read/Write)............................................................................................................121
cfgRhostsSyslogPort (Read/Write)................................................................................................................122
cfgRhostsSyslogServer1 (Read/Write)...........................................................................................................122
cfgRhostsSyslogServer2 (Read/Write)...........................................................................................................122
cfgRhostsSyslogServer3 (Read/Write)...........................................................................................................122
cfgRhostsSyslogPowerLoggingEnabled........................................................................................................123
cfgRhostsSyslogPowerLoggingInterval.........................................................................................................123
cfgUserAdmin.......................................................................................................................................................123
cfgUserAdminIndex (Read Only)....................................................................................................................124
cfgUserAdminIpmiLanPrivilege (Read/Write)................................................................................................124
cfgUserAdminPrivilege (Read/Write).............................................................................................................124
cfgUserAdminUserName (Read/Write)..........................................................................................................126
cfgUserAdminPassword (Write Only)............................................................................................................126
cfgUserAdminEnable (Read/Write)................................................................................................................126
cfgUserAdminSolEnable (Read/Write)...........................................................................................................127
cfgUserAdminIpmiSerialPrivilege (Read/Write)............................................................................................127
cfgEmailAlert........................................................................................................................................................127
cfgEmailAlertIndex (Read Only).....................................................................................................................127
cfgEmailAlertEnable (Read/Write).................................................................................................................128
cfgEmailAlertAddress (Read/Write)...............................................................................................................128
cfgEmailAlertCustomMsg (Read/Write).........................................................................................................128
cfgEmailAlertEmailName...............................................................................................................................128
cfgSessionManagement.......................................................................................................................................128
cfgSsnMgtRacadmTimeout (Read/Write)......................................................................................................129

cfgSsnMgtConsRedirMaxSessions (Read/Write)..........................................................................................129
cfgSsnMgtWebserverTimeout (Read/Write).................................................................................................129
cfgSsnMgtSshIdleTimeout (Read/Write).......................................................................................................129
cfgSsnMgtTelnetIdleTimeout (Read/Write)...................................................................................................130
cfgSerial................................................................................................................................................................130
cfgSerialBaudRate (Read/Write)....................................................................................................................131
cfgSerialConsoleEnable (Read/Write)...........................................................................................................131
cfgSerialConsoleQuitKey (Read/Write)..........................................................................................................131
cfgSerialConsoleIdleTimeout (Read/Write)...................................................................................................132
cfgSerialConsoleNoAuth (Read/Write)..........................................................................................................132
cfgSerialConsoleCommand (Read/Write)......................................................................................................132
cfgSerialConsoleColumns..............................................................................................................................133
cfgSerialHistorySize (Read/Write).................................................................................................................133
cfgSerialCom2RedirEnable (Read/Write).......................................................................................................133
cfgSerialSshEnable (Read/Write)..................................................................................................................133
cfgSerialTelnetEnable (Read/Write) .............................................................................................................134
cfgOobSnmp.........................................................................................................................................................134
cfgOobSnmpAgentCommunity (Read/Write).................................................................................................134
cfgOobSnmpAgentEnable (Read/Write)........................................................................................................135
cfgTraps................................................................................................................................................................135
cfgTrapsIndex (Read Only).............................................................................................................................135
cfgTrapsEnable..............................................................................................................................................135
cfgTrapsAlertDestIpAddr...............................................................................................................................135
cfgTrapsCommunityName..............................................................................................................................136
cfgRacTuning........................................................................................................................................................136
cfgRacTuneConRedirPort (Read/Write).........................................................................................................136
cfgRacTuneRemoteRacadmEnable (Read/Write)..........................................................................................136
cfgRacTuneCtrlEConfigDisable......................................................................................................................137
cfgRacTuneHttpPort (Read/Write).................................................................................................................137
cfgRacTuneHttpsPort (Read/Write)...............................................................................................................137
cfgRacTuneIpRangeEnable (Read/Write)......................................................................................................137
cfgRacTuneIpRangeAddr (Read/Write).........................................................................................................138
cfgRacTuneIpRangeMask (Read/Write)........................................................................................................138
cfgRacTuneIpBlkEnable (Read/Write)...........................................................................................................138
cfgRacTuneIpBlkFailCount (Read/Write).......................................................................................................138
cfgRacTuneIpBlkFailWindow (Read/Write)...................................................................................................139
cfgRacTuneIpBlkPenaltyTime (Read/Write)..................................................................................................139
cfgRacTuneSshPort (Read/Write)..................................................................................................................139
cfgRacTuneTelnetPort (Read/Write)..............................................................................................................139
cfgRacTuneConRedirEnable (Read/Write).....................................................................................................140
cfgRacTuneConRedirEncryptEnable (Read/Write)........................................................................................140
cfgRacTuneAsrEnable (Read/Write)..............................................................................................................140

cfgRacTuneDaylightOffset (Read Only)..........................................................................................................140
cfgRacTuneTimezoneOffset (Read Only).......................................................................................................141
cfgRacTuneLocalServerVideo (Read/Write)..................................................................................................141
cfgRacTuneLocalConfigDisable (Read/Write)...............................................................................................142
cfgRacTuneWebserverEnable (Read/Write).................................................................................................142
cfgRacTuneVirtualConsoleAuthorizeMultipleSessions (Read/Write)...........................................................142
cfgRacTunePluginType (Read/Write).............................................................................................................143
ifcRacManagedNodeOs.......................................................................................................................................143
ifcRacMnOsHostname (Read Only)................................................................................................................143
ifcRacMnOsOsName (Read Only)..................................................................................................................143
cfgRacVirtual........................................................................................................................................................143
cfgVirMediaAttached (Read/Write)...............................................................................................................144
cfgVirtualBootOnce (Read/Write)..................................................................................................................144
cfgVirMediaFloppyEmulation (Read/Write)....................................................................................................144
cfgSDWriteProtect (Read Only) ....................................................................................................................145
cfgServerInfo........................................................................................................................................................145
cfgServerInfoIndex (Read Only).....................................................................................................................145
cfgServerSlotNumber (Read Only).................................................................................................................145
cfgServerServiceTag (Read Only)..................................................................................................................146
cfgServerName (Read/Write)........................................................................................................................146
cfgServerFW (Read Only)...............................................................................................................................146
cfgServerBIOS (Read Only)............................................................................................................................146
cfgServerBmcMacAddress (Read Only)........................................................................................................146
cfgServerNic1MacAddress (Read Only)........................................................................................................147
cfgServerNic2MacAddress (Read Only)........................................................................................................147
cfgServerNic3MacAddress (Read Only)........................................................................................................147
cfgServerNic4MacAddress (Read Only)........................................................................................................147
cfgServerPriority (Read/Write)......................................................................................................................147
cfgServerNicEnable (Read/Write).................................................................................................................148
cfgServerIPMIOverLanEnable (Read/Write)..................................................................................................148
cfgServerPowerBudgetAllocation (Read Only).............................................................................................148
cfgServerDNSRegisterIMC (Read/Write)......................................................................................................148
cfgServerDNSIMCName (Read/Write)..........................................................................................................149
cfgServerRootPassword (Write Only)............................................................................................................149
cfgServerFirstBootDevice (Read/Write)........................................................................................................149
cfgServerBootOnce (Read/Write)..................................................................................................................150
cfgServerPowerConsumption (Read Only)....................................................................................................150
cfgActiveDirectory................................................................................................................................................151
cfgADRacDomain (Read/Write).....................................................................................................................151
cfgADRacName (Read/Write)........................................................................................................................151
cfgADRootDomain..........................................................................................................................................152
cfgADEnable (Read/Write).............................................................................................................................152

cfgADSCLEnable............................................................................................................................................152
cfgADSSOEnable (Read/Write)......................................................................................................................152
cfgADDomainController.................................................................................................................................153
cfgADDomainController1 (Read/Write)..........................................................................................................153
cfgADDomainController2 (Read/Write)..........................................................................................................153
cfgADDomainController3 (Read/Write)..........................................................................................................153
cfgADAuthTimeout (Read/Write)...................................................................................................................153
cfgADType (Read/Write)................................................................................................................................154
cfgADSpecifyServerEnable............................................................................................................................154
cfgADGlobalCatalog.......................................................................................................................................154
cfgADGlobalCatalog1 (Read/Write)...............................................................................................................155
cfgADGlobalCatalog2 (Read/Write)...............................................................................................................155
cfgADGlobalCatalog3 (Read/Write)...............................................................................................................155
cfgADCertValidationEnable (Read/Write)......................................................................................................155
cfgADDcSRVLookupEnable (Read/Write)......................................................................................................155
cfgADDcSRVLookupbyUserdomain (Read/Write)..........................................................................................156
cfgADDcSRVLookupDomainName (Read/Write)...........................................................................................156
cfgADGcSRVLookupEnable (Read/Write)......................................................................................................156
cfgADGcRootDomain (Read/Write)................................................................................................................157
cfgLDAP................................................................................................................................................................157
cfgLdapEnable (Read/Write)..........................................................................................................................157
cfgLdapServer (Read/Write)..........................................................................................................................157
cfgLdapPort (Read/Write)..............................................................................................................................158
cfgLdapBasedn (Read/Write).........................................................................................................................158
cfgLdapUserAttribute (Read/Write)...............................................................................................................158
cfgLdapGroupAttribute (Read/Write).............................................................................................................158
cfgLdapGroupAttributeIsDN (Read/Write).....................................................................................................159
cfgLdapBinddn (Read/Write)..........................................................................................................................159
cfgLdapBindpassword (Write Only)...............................................................................................................159
cfgLdapSearchFilter (Read/Write).................................................................................................................159
cfgLDAPCertValidationEnable (Read/Write)..................................................................................................160
cfgLDAPNetworkTimeout...............................................................................................................................160
cfgLDAPSearchTimeout.................................................................................................................................160
cfgLDAPSRVLookupEnable............................................................................................................................160
cfgLDAPSRVLookupDomainName.................................................................................................................160
cfgLDAPSRVLookupServiceName (Read/Write)...........................................................................................161
cfgLdapRoleGroup................................................................................................................................................161
cfgLdapRoleGroupIndex (Read Only).............................................................................................................161
cfgLdapRoleGroupDN (Read/Write)...............................................................................................................162
cfgLdapRoleGroupPrivilege (Read/Write)......................................................................................................162
cfgLocation...........................................................................................................................................................162
cfgLocationDatacenter (Read/Write).............................................................................................................162

cfgLocationAisle (Read/Write).......................................................................................................................162
cfgLocationRack (Read/Write).......................................................................................................................163
cfgLocationRackslot (Read/Write).................................................................................................................163
cfgLocationDevicesize (Read Only)...............................................................................................................163
cfgStandardSchema.............................................................................................................................................163
cfgSSADRoleGroupIndex (Read Only)...........................................................................................................163
cfgSSADRoleGroupName (Read/Write).........................................................................................................163
cfgSSADRoleGroupDomain (Read/Write)......................................................................................................164
cfgSSADRoleGroupPrivilege (Read/Write)....................................................................................................164
cfgChassisPower..................................................................................................................................................164
cfgChassisExternalPowerManagementMode...............................................................................................165
cfgChassisInPower (Read Only).....................................................................................................................165
cfgChassisPeakPower (Read Only)................................................................................................................165
cfgChassisPeakPowerTimestamp (Read Only)..............................................................................................165
cfgChassisMinPower (Read Only).................................................................................................................165
cfgChassisMinPowerTimestamp (Read Only)................................................................................................166
cfgChassisPowerStatus (Read Only).............................................................................................................166
cfgChassisRedundantState (Read Only)........................................................................................................166
cfgChassisPowerCap (Read/Write)...............................................................................................................166
cfgChassisPowerCapF (Read/Write)..............................................................................................................166
cfgChassisPowerCapBTU (Read/Write)........................................................................................................167
cfgChassisPowerCapFBTU (Read/Write).......................................................................................................167
cfgChassisPowerCapPercent (Read/Write)...................................................................................................167
cfgChassisPowerCapFPercent (Read/Write).................................................................................................167
cfgChassisRedundancyPolicy (Read/Write)..................................................................................................168
cfgChassisDynamicPSUEngagementEnable (Read/Write)............................................................................168
cfgChassisAllow110VACOperation (Read/Write)...........................................................................................168
cfgChassisMaxPowerConservationMode (Read/Write)................................................................................168
cfgChassisPerformanceOverRedundancy (Read/Write)...............................................................................169
cfgChassisInMaxPowerCapacity (Read Only)...............................................................................................169
cfgChassisInRedundancyReserve (Read Only)..............................................................................................169
cfgChassisInPowerServerAllocation (Read Only).........................................................................................169
cfgChassisInfrastructureInPowerAllocation (Read Only)..............................................................................169
cfgChassisTotalInPowerAvailable (Read Only).............................................................................................170
cfgChassisStandbyInPowerCapacity (Read Only).........................................................................................170
cfgChassisPowerClear (Write Only)...............................................................................................................170
cfgChassisPowerClearTimestamp (Read Only).............................................................................................170
cfgChassisPowerButtonEnable (Read/Write)................................................................................................170
cfgSystemEnergyConsumptionClear (Write Only).........................................................................................170
cfgIpmiSol.............................................................................................................................................................171
cfgIpmiSolEnable (Read/Write)......................................................................................................................171
cfgIpmiSolBaudRate (Read/Write).................................................................................................................172

cfgIpmiSolMinPrivilege (Read/Write)............................................................................................................172
cfgIpmiSolAccumulateInterval (Read/Write).................................................................................................172
cfgIpmiSolSendThreshold (Read/Write)........................................................................................................172
cfgIpmiLan............................................................................................................................................................172
cfgIpmiLanEnable (Read/Write).....................................................................................................................172
cfgIpmiLanPrivLimit (Read/Write)..................................................................................................................173
cfgIpmiLanAlertEnable (Read/Write).............................................................................................................173
cfgIpmiLanEncryptionKey (Read/Write).........................................................................................................173
cfgIpmiLanPetCommunityName (Read/Write)...............................................................................................173
cfgIpmiPetIpv6......................................................................................................................................................173
cfgIpmiPetIPv6Index (Read Only)...................................................................................................................174
cfgIpmiPetIPv6AlertDestIpAddr.....................................................................................................................174
cfgIpmiPetIPv6AlertEnable (Read/Write).......................................................................................................174
cfgIpmiPef.............................................................................................................................................................174
cfgIpmiPefName (Read Only).........................................................................................................................174
cfgIpmiPefIndex (Read/Write)........................................................................................................................174
cfgIpmiPefAction (Read/Write)......................................................................................................................175
cfgIpmiPefEnable (Read/Write)......................................................................................................................175
cfgIpmiPet.............................................................................................................................................................175
cfgIpmiPetIndex (Read Only)..........................................................................................................................175
cfgIpmiPetAlertDestIpAddr (Read/Write)......................................................................................................175
cfgIpmiPetAlertEnable (Read/Write)..............................................................................................................176
cfgUserDomain.....................................................................................................................................................176
cfgUserDomainIndex (Read Only)..................................................................................................................176
cfgUserDomainName (Read Only).................................................................................................................176
cfgServerPower....................................................................................................................................................176
cfgServerPowerStatus (Read Only)...............................................................................................................176
cfgServerPowerAllocation (Read Only).........................................................................................................177
cfgServerActualPowerConsumption (Read Only)..........................................................................................177
cfgServerPowerCapEnable (Read/Write)......................................................................................................177
cfgServerMinPowerCapacity (Read Only).....................................................................................................177
cfgServerMaxPowerCapacity (Read Only)....................................................................................................178
cfgServerPeakPowerConsumption (Read Only)............................................................................................178
cfgServerPeakPowerConsumptionTimestamp (Read Only)...........................................................................178
cfgServerPowerConsumptionClear (Write Only)...........................................................................................178
cfgServerPowerCapWatts (Read/Write)........................................................................................................178
cfgServerPowerCapBtuhr (Read/Write)........................................................................................................179
cfgServerPowerCapPercent (Read/Write)....................................................................................................179
cfgServerPowerLastHourAvg (Read Only).....................................................................................................179
cfgServerPowerLastDayAvg (Read Only)......................................................................................................179
cfgServerPowerLastWeekAvg (Read Only)...................................................................................................179
cfgServerPowerLastHourMinPower (Read Only)..........................................................................................180

cfgServerPowerLastHourMinTime (Read Only).............................................................................................180
cfgServerPowerLastHourMaxPower (Read Only).........................................................................................180
cfgServerPowerLastHourMaxTime (Read Only)............................................................................................180
cfgServerPowerLastDayMinPower (Read Only)............................................................................................181
cfgServerPowerLastDayMinTime (Read Only)..............................................................................................181
cfgServerPowerLastDayMaxPower (Read Only)...........................................................................................181
cfgServerPowerLastDayMaxTime (Read Only).............................................................................................182
cfgServerPowerLastWeekMinPower (Read Only)........................................................................................182
cfgServerPowerLastWeekMinTime (Read Only)...........................................................................................182
cfgServerPowerLastWeekMaxPower (Read Only)........................................................................................183
cfgServerPowerLastWeekMaxTime (Read Only)..........................................................................................183
cfgServerPowerInstHeadroom (Read Only)...................................................................................................183
cfgServerPowerPeakHeadroom (Read Only).................................................................................................183
cfgServerActualAmperageConsumption (Read Only)....................................................................................184
cfgServerPeakAmperage (Read Only)...........................................................................................................184
cfgServerPeakAmperageTimeStamp (Read Only).........................................................................................184
cfgServerCumulativePowerConsumption (Read Only)..................................................................................184
cfgServerCumulativePowerConsumptionTimeStamp (Read Only)................................................................185
cfgServerCumulativePowerClear (Write Only)..............................................................................................185
cfgServerPowerPCIeAllocation (Read/Write)...............................................................................................185
cfgKVMInfo...........................................................................................................................................................185
cfgKVMAccessToCMCEnable........................................................................................................................186
cfgKVMFrontPanelEnable..............................................................................................................................186
cfgAlerting............................................................................................................................................................186
cfgAlertingEnable...........................................................................................................................................186
cfgAlertingFilterMask.....................................................................................................................................186
cfgAlertingSourceEmailName........................................................................................................................187
cfgLcdLocale..................................................................................................................................................187
cfgServerPowerSupply.........................................................................................................................................187
cfgServerPowerSupplyIndex.........................................................................................................................187
cfgServerPowerSupplyMaxInputPower (Read Only)....................................................................................188
cfgServerPowerSupplyMaxOutputPower (Read Only)..................................................................................188
cfgServerPowerSupplyOnlineStatus (Read Only)..........................................................................................188
cfgServerPowerSupplyFwVer (Read Only)....................................................................................................188
cfgServerPowerSupplyCurrentDraw (Read Only)..........................................................................................188
cfgServerPowerSupplyType..........................................................................................................................188
cfgIPv6LanNetworking.........................................................................................................................................189
cfgIPv6Enable (Read/Write)...........................................................................................................................189
cfgIPv6Address..............................................................................................................................................189
cfgIPv6Address1 (Read/Write).......................................................................................................................189
cfgIPv6Gateway (Read/Write)........................................................................................................................189
cfgIPv6PrefixLength (Read/Write).................................................................................................................190

cfgIPv6AutoConfig (Read/Write)....................................................................................................................190
cfgIPv6LinkLocalAddress (Read Only)...........................................................................................................190
cfgIPv6Address2 (Read Only).........................................................................................................................190
cfgIPv6Address3 (Read Only).........................................................................................................................191
cfgIPv6Address4 (Read Only).........................................................................................................................191
cfgIPv6Address5 (Read Only).........................................................................................................................191
cfgIPv6Address6 (Read Only).........................................................................................................................191
cfgIPv6Address7 (Read Only).........................................................................................................................191
cfgIPv6Address8 (Read Only).........................................................................................................................191
cfgIPv6Address9 (Read Only).........................................................................................................................192
cfgIPv6Address10 (Read Only).......................................................................................................................192
cfgIPv6Address11 (Read Only).......................................................................................................................192
cfgIPv6Address12 (Read Only).......................................................................................................................192
cfgIPv6Address13 (Read Only).......................................................................................................................192
cfgIPv6Address14 (Read Only).......................................................................................................................193
cfgIPv6Address15 (Read Only).......................................................................................................................193
cfgIPv6DNSServersFromDHCP6 (Read/Write)...............................................................................................193
cfgIPv6DNSServer1 (Read/Write)..................................................................................................................193
cfgIPv6DNSServer2 (Read/Write)..................................................................................................................193
cfgCurrentLanNetworking (Read Only).................................................................................................................194
cfgNicCurrentIpAddress................................................................................................................................194
cfgNicCurrentNetmask..................................................................................................................................194
cfgNicCurrentGateway..................................................................................................................................194
cfgNicCurrentDhcpWasUsed........................................................................................................................195
cfgNicCurrentVlanEnable (Read Only)...........................................................................................................195
cfgNicCurrentVlanID (Read Only)..................................................................................................................195
cfgNicCurrentVlanPriority (Read Only)..........................................................................................................195
cfgDNSCurrentServer1..................................................................................................................................195
cfgDNSCurrentServer2..................................................................................................................................195
cfgDNSCurrentDomainName.........................................................................................................................196
cfgNicCurrentIPv4Enabled.............................................................................................................................196
cfgCurrentIPv6LanNetworking (Read Only)..........................................................................................................196
cfgCurrentIPv6Enabled..................................................................................................................................196
cfgCurrentIPv6AutoConfigWasUsed..............................................................................................................197
cfgCurrentLinkLocalAddress..........................................................................................................................197
cfgCurrentIPv6Address1................................................................................................................................197
cfgCurrentIPv6Gateway ................................................................................................................................197
cfgCurrentIPv6DNSServersFromDHCP6 .......................................................................................................197
cfgCurrentIPv6DNSServer1...........................................................................................................................197
cfgCurrentIPv6DNSServer2...........................................................................................................................198
cfgIPv6URL............................................................................................................................................................198
cfgIPv6URLstring (Read Only)........................................................................................................................198

cfgIpmiSerial.........................................................................................................................................................198
cfgIpmiSerialBaudRate (Read/Write).............................................................................................................198
cfgIpmiSerialConnectionMode (Read/Write).................................................................................................199
cfgIpmiSerialChanPrivLimit (Read/Write)......................................................................................................199
cfgIpmiSerialFlowControl (Read/Write).........................................................................................................199
cfgIpmiSerialHandshakeControl (Read/Write)...............................................................................................199
cfgIpmiSerialLineEdit (Read/Write)................................................................................................................200
cfgIpmiSerialEchoControl (Read/Write).........................................................................................................200
cfgIpmiSerialDeleteControl (Read/Write)......................................................................................................200
cfgIpmiSerialNewLineSequence (Read/Write)..............................................................................................200
cfgIpmiSerialInputNewLineSequence (Read/Write).....................................................................................201
cfgSmartCard........................................................................................................................................................201
cfgSmartCardLogonEnable (Read/Write).......................................................................................................201
cfgSmartCardCRLEnable (Read/Write)..........................................................................................................201
cfgNetTuning........................................................................................................................................................201
cfgNetTuningNicSpeed..................................................................................................................................202
cfgNetTuningNicAutoneg (Read/Write).........................................................................................................202
cfgNetTuningNic100MB (Read/Write)...........................................................................................................202
cfgNetTuningNicFullDuplex (Read/Write)......................................................................................................202
cfgNetTuningNicMtu (Read/Write)................................................................................................................203
cfgSensorRedundancy.........................................................................................................................................203
cfgSensorRedundancyIndex (Read Only)......................................................................................................203
cfgSensorRedundancyPolicy (Read/Write)...................................................................................................203
cfgSensorRedundancyCapabilities (Read Only)............................................................................................204
cfgSensorRedundancyStatus (Read Only).....................................................................................................204
cfgVFlashSD..........................................................................................................................................................204
cfgVFlashSDEnable (Read/Write)..................................................................................................................205
cfgVFlashSDSize (Read Only).........................................................................................................................205
cfgVFlashSDLicensed (Read Only).................................................................................................................205
cfgVFlashSDAvailableSize (Read Only)..........................................................................................................205
cfgVFlashSDHealth (Read Only).....................................................................................................................205
cfgVFlashSDWriteProtect (Read Only)...........................................................................................................206
cfgVFlashPartition.................................................................................................................................................206
cfgVFlashPartitionIndex ReadOnly.................................................................................................................206
cfgVFlashPartitionSize ReadOnly...................................................................................................................206
cfgVFlashPartitionEmulationType (Read/Write).............................................................................................206
cfgVFlashPartitionOSVolLabel ReadOnly.......................................................................................................207
cfgVFlashPartitionFormatType (ReadOnly)....................................................................................................207
cfgVFlashPartitionAccessType (Read/Write)................................................................................................207
cfgVFlashPartitionAttachState (Read/Write).................................................................................................207
cfgLogging............................................................................................................................................................208
cfgLoggingSELOEMEventFilterEnable (Read/Write)......................................................................................208

cfgRacSecurity.....................................................................................................................................................208
cfgRacSecCsrCommonName (Read/Write)...................................................................................................208
cfgRacSecCsrOrganizationName (Read/Write).............................................................................................208
cfgRacSecCsrOrganizationUnit (Read/Write)................................................................................................208
cfgRacSecCsrLocalityName (Read/Write).....................................................................................................209
cfgRacSecCsrStateName (Read/Write).........................................................................................................209
cfgRacSecCsrCountryCode (Read/Write)......................................................................................................209
cfgRacSecCsrEmailAddr (Read/Write)..........................................................................................................209
cfgRacSecCsrKeySize (Read/Write)..............................................................................................................209

4 Database Objects With Get and Set Commands...............................................................211
System.Power.......................................................................................................................................................211
System.Power.Status (Read Only).................................................................................................................211
System.Power.ServerAllocation (Read Only).................................................................................................211
System.Power.Cap.MinThreshold (Read Only)..............................................................................................211
System.Power.Cap.MaxThreshold (Read Only).............................................................................................211
System.Power.Cap.Enable (Read/Write)........................................................................................................212
System.Power.Cap.Watts (Read Only)...........................................................................................................212
System.Power.Cap.Btuhr (Read/Write)..........................................................................................................212
System.Power.Hotspare.PrimaryPSU (Read/Write)......................................................................................212
System.Power.Hotspare.Enable (Read/Write)...............................................................................................213
System.Power.PFC.Enable (Read/Write)........................................................................................................213
System.Power.Max.Power (Read Only).........................................................................................................213
System.Power.Max.Amps (Read Only)...........................................................................................................213
System.Power.Max.Amps.TimeStamp (Read Only).......................................................................................213
System.Power.Max.PowerClear Write Only..................................................................................................214
System.Power.Avg.LastHour (Read Only)......................................................................................................214
System.Power.Avg.LastDay (Read Only)........................................................................................................214
System.Power.Min.LastDay.TimeStamp (Read Only)....................................................................................214
System.Power.Max.LastDay (Read Only).......................................................................................................214
System.Power.Max.LastDay.TimeStamp (Read Only)....................................................................................215
System.Power.Avg.LastWeek (Read Only)....................................................................................................215
System.Power.Min.LastWeek.TimeStamp (Read Only).................................................................................215
System.Power.Max.LastWeek (Read Only)....................................................................................................215
System.Power.Max.LastWeek.TimeStamp (Read Only)................................................................................216
System.Power.RedundancyPolicy (Read/Write)............................................................................................216
System.Power.RedundancyCapabilities (Read Only).....................................................................................216
System.Power.RedundantState (Read Only)..................................................................................................217
System.Power.Cap.Percent (Read/Write)......................................................................................................217
System.Power.EnergyConsumption (Read Only)...........................................................................................217
System.Power.EnergyConsumption.Clear Write Only....................................................................................217
System.Power.Max.Headroom Write Only....................................................................................................218

System.Power.EnergyConsumption.StarttimeStamp.....................................................................................218
System.Power.PCIeAllocation (Read/Write)..................................................................................................218
System.Power.Supply...........................................................................................................................................218
System.Power.Supply.[i].MaxInputPower (Read Only)..................................................................................219
System.Power.Supply.[i].MaxOutputPower ((Read Only)).............................................................................219
System.Power.Supply.[i].Status (Read Only)..................................................................................................219
System.Power.Supply.[i].FwVer (Read Only)..................................................................................................219
System.Power.Supply.[i].CurrentDraw (Read Only).......................................................................................219
System.Power.Supply.[i].Type (Read Only)....................................................................................................219
System.Power.Supply.[i].LineStatus (Read Only)...........................................................................................220
System.Power.Supply.[i].PMBusMonitoring (Read Only)..............................................................................220
System.Location...................................................................................................................................................220
System.Location.DataCenter (Read/Write)....................................................................................................220
System.Location.Aisle (Read/Write)..............................................................................................................220
System.Location.Rack.Name (Read/Write)....................................................................................................220
System.Location.Rack.Slot (Read/Write).......................................................................................................221
System.Location.DeviceSize (Read Only)......................................................................................................221
System.Location.Chassis.Name Read or Write.............................................................................................221
System.Location.Chassis.Slot Read Only.......................................................................................................221
LifecycleController.LCAttributes...........................................................................................................................221
LifecycleController.LCAttributes.CollectSystemInventoryOnRestart (Read/Write).......................................221
LifecycleController.LCAttributes.LifecycleControllerState (Read/Write)......................................................222
LifecycleController.LCAttributes.PartFirmwareUpdate (Read/Write)............................................................222
LifecycleController.LCAttributes.PartConfigurationUpdate (Read/Write).....................................................222
System.LCD...........................................................................................................................................................222
System.LCD. LCDUserString (Read/Write).....................................................................................................222
iDRAC.IMC............................................................................................................................................................223
iDRAC.IMC.AdministrativeState (Read/Write)...............................................................................................223

Introduction

1

This document provides information about the RACADM subcommands, supported RACADM interfaces, and property
database groups and object definitions for the following:
•

iDRAC Enterprise or Express for Blade Servers

•

iDRAC Enterprise or Express on Rack and Tower Servers

•

Dell Chassis System (CMC)

Installing Racadm
For information on installing and unistalling RACADM, see the Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Installation Guide
at support.dell.com/manuals.

Supported RACADM Interfaces
The RACADM command-line utility provides a scriptable interface that allows you to locally or remotely configure your
Remote Access Controller (RAC). The utility runs on the management station and the managed system. It is available on
the Dell OpenManage Systems Management and Documentation DVD or at support.dell.com.
The RACADM utility supports the following interfaces:
•

Local — Supports executing RACADM commands from the managed server’s operating system. You must install
the OpenManage software on the managed server to run local RACADM commands. Only one instance of Local
RACADM can be executed on a system at a time. If the user tries to open another instance, an error message is
displayed and the second instance of Local RACADM closes immediately.

•

SSH or Telnet — Also referred as Firmware racadm. Firmware RACADM is accessible by logging in to iDRAC7
using SSH or telnet. You do not have to specify the iDRAC7 IP, user name or password to run Firmware RACADM
commands. Similar to Local RACADM, after you enter the RACADM promt, directly run the commands without
the RACADM prefix.

•

Remote — Supports executing RACADM commands from a remote management station such as a laptop or
desktop. You must install the DRAC Tools utility from the OpenManage software on the remote computer to run
Remote RACADM commands. To execute Remote RACADM commands, you must formulate the command like a
Local or SSH/Telnet RACADM command except that you must also use the –r –i options or the –r –u –p options.
For more information on these options, see the "RACADM Subcommand Details."

RACADM Syntax Usage
The following section describes the syntax usage for Local, SSH/Telnet, and Remote RACADM.

Local RACADM
racadm getconfig -g  [-o ]
[-i ]
racadm 

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Example
racadm getconfig -g idracinfo
racadm getsysinfo

SSH or Telnet RACADM
racadm getconfig -g  [-o ]
[-i ]
racadm 
Example
racadm getconfig -g idracinfo
racadm getsysinfo

Remote RACADM
racadm -r -u -p getconfig -g  [-o
] [-i ]
racadm -r -u -p 
Example
racadm -r -u -p getconfig -g idracinfo
racadm -r -u -p getsysinfo

RACADM Command Options
Table 1‑1 lists the options for the RACADM command.
Option

Description

-r
-r racIpAddr : 

Specifies the controller’s remote IP address.
Use: if the iDRAC port number is not the
default port (443)

-u 

Specifies the user name that is used to authenticate the
command transaction. If the -u option is used, the -p
option must be used, and the -i option (interactive) is not
allowed.

-p 

Specifies the password used to authenticate the
command transaction. If the -p option is used, the -i option
is not allowed.

-S

Specifies that RACADM should check for invalid
certificate errors. RACADM stops the execution of the
command with an error message if it detects an invalid
certificate.

-i 

Specifies the index number for the indexed group, if
applicable.

-g 

Specifies the group name if applicable.

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Option

Description

-o objectname

Specifies the object name if applicable.

The following table provides the supported RACADM interfaces for iDRAC Enterprise and iDRAC Express.
iDRAC Type

Local RACADM

SSH/Telnet RACADM

Remote RACADM

iDRAC Enterprise

Yes

Yes

Yes

iDRAC Express

Yes

Yes

Yes

CMC

No

Yes

Yes

NOTE: Multiple instances of remote RACADM can be executed on a management station, while only one instance
of local RACADM can be executed on a managed node.

Supported RACADM Subcommands
The following table provides the list of RACADM subcommands and their corresponding interface support. For detailed
information of the RACADM subcommands including syntax and valid entries, see RACADM Subcommand Details.
Subcomma
nd

iDRAC on Blade Servers

iDRAC on Rack and Tower Servers

CMC

Telnet/SSH Local
/Serial
RACADM

Remote
RACAD
M

Telnet/SSH Local
/Serial
RACADM

Remote
RACADM

Telnet/SSH/ Remote
Serial
RACADM

No

No

No

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

arp

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

chassisacti
on

No

No

No

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

clearasrscr Yes
een

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

closessn

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

clrsel

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

cmcchange No
over

No

No

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

config

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

connect

No

No

No

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

coredump

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

coredumpd
elete

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

deploy

No

No

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

feature

No

No

No

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

"?" and "?

"

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Subcomma
nd

iDRAC on Blade Servers

iDRAC on Rack and Tower Servers

CMC

featurecard No

No

No

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

fwupdate

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

get

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

getassettag No

No

No

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

getchassisn No
ame

No

No

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

getconfig

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

getdcinfo

No

No

No

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

getfanreqinf No
o

No

No

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

getflexaddr

No

No

No

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

getioinfo

No

No

No

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

getkvminfo

No

No

No

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

getled

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

getmacaddr No
ess

No

No

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

getmodinfo

No

No

No

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

getniccfg

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

getpbinfo

No

No

No

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

getpminfo

No

No

No

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

getraclog

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

getractime

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

getredunda No
ncymode

No

No

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

getsel

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

getsensorin Yes
fo

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

getslotnam
e

No

No

No

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

getssninfo

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

getsvctag

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

getsysinfo

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

gettracelog Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

getversion

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

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Yes

Subcomma
nd

iDRAC on Blade Servers

iDRAC on Rack and Tower Servers

CMC

getuscversi Yes
on

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

"help" and
Yes
"help


Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

hwinventor
y

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

ifconfig

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

krbkeytabu
pload

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

lclog

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

license

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

netstat

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

nicstatistics Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

ping

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

ping6

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

racdump

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

racreset

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

racresetcfg Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

remoteimag Yes
e

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

serveractio
n

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

set

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

setassettag No

No

No

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

setchassisn No
ame

No

No

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

setflexaddr

No

No

No

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

setled

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

setniccfg

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

setractime

No

No

No

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

setslotname No

No

No

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

setsysinfo

No

No

No

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

sshpkauth

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

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Subcomma
nd

iDRAC on Blade Servers

sslcertdow
nload

No

Yes

sslcertuplo
ad

No

iDRAC on Rack and Tower Servers

CMC

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

sslcertview Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

sslcsrgen

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

sslkeyuploa No
d

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

No

No

sslresetcfg

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

testemail

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

testfeature

No

No

No

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

testtrap

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

traceroute

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

traceroute6 Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

usercertupl No
oad

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

No

No

usercertvie
w

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

version

No

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

No

No

vflashsd

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

vflashpartiti Yes
on

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

vmdisconne Yes
ct

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

Other Documents You May Need
In addition to this guide, you can access the following guides available on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com/
manuals. On the Manuals page, click Software → Systems Management . Click on the appropriate product link on the
right-side to access the documents.
•
•
•
•
•
•

22

The Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 7 (iDRAC) Enterprise for Blade Servers User Guide provides
information about configuring and using an iDRAC for blade servers to remotely manage and monitor your
system and its shared resources through a network.
The Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 7 (iDRAC) User Guide provides complete information about
configuring and using an iDRAC for rack and tower servers to remotely manage and monitor your system and its
shared resources through a network.
The Chassis Management Controller Online Help provides information about using the CMC Web interface.
The Chassis System (CMC) Secure Digital (SD) Card Technical Specification provides minimum BIOS and
firmware version, installation and usage information.
The Dell OpenManage IT Assistant User’s Guide provides information about IT Assistant.
Documentation specific to your third-party management console application.

•

The Dell OpenManage Server Administrator’s User’s Guide provides information about installing and using Dell
OpenManage Server Administrator.

•

The Dell Update Packages User's Guide provides information about obtaining and using Dell Update Packages
as part of your system update strategy.

•

The Glossary provides information about the terms used in this document.

The following system documents are also available to provide more information about the system in which CMC is
installed:
•

The Rack Installation Guide and Rack Installation Instructions included with your rack solution describe how to
install your system into a rack.

•

The Hardware Owner’s Manual provides information about system features and describes how to troubleshoot
the system and install or replace system components.

•

Documentation for any components you purchased separately provides information to configure and install
these options.

•

Release notes or readme files may be included to provide last-minute updates to the system or documentation
or advanced technical reference material intended for experienced users or technicians.

•

For more information on IOM network settings, see the Dell PowerConnect M6220 Switch Important Information
document and the Dell PowerConnect 6220 Series Port Aggregator White Paper.

Updates are sometimes included with the system to describe changes to the system, software, and/or documentation.
Always read the updates first because they often supersede information in other documents.
See the Safety and Regulatory information that is shipped with your system.
NOTE: Warranty information may be included within this document or as a separate document.

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RACADM Subcommand Details

2

This section provides detailed descriptions of the RACADM subcommands including the syntax and valid entries.

Guidelines to Quote Strings Containing Special Characters When
Using RACADM Commands
When using strings that contain special characters, use the following guidelines:
Strings containing the following special characters must be quoted using single quotes or double quotes:
•

$ (dollar sign)

•

" (double quote)

•

' (single quote)

•

` (back quote)

•

\ (backslash)

•

~ (tilde)

•

; (semicolon)

•

| (vertical bar)

•

( (left parentheses)

•

) (right parentheses)

•

& (ampersand)

•

> (greater than)

•

< (less than)

•

# (pound)

•

ASCII code 32 (space)
NOTE: The - (dash) character cannot be the first character of the string, regardless of whether the string is quoted.

There are different escaping rules for single quoting versus double quoting.
For double quoting:
The following characters must be escaped by prepending a backslash:
•

$ (dollar sign)

•

" (double quote)

•

' (single quote)

•

` (back quote)

•

\ (backslash)

For example, use the following for a string that contains the special characters, $, ",',`and \
For single quoting:
•

No character escaping is necessary.

25

•

A single quote cannot be used even with a backslash escaped.
NOTE: An empty string may be specified as either "" (using double quotes) or '' (using single quotes).

"?"and "?"
Description

Displays all the subcommands you can use with the RACADM command and a one-line
description of each subcommand.
? followed by  displays the syntax for the specified command.
To use this subcommand, you must have CMC Login User privilege.
You can also use the help and help  commands to obtain the same
information.
This subcommand is applicable only for CMC.

Synopsis

racadm ?
racadm ? 

Input

NA

Output

NA

Example for RACADM ?
The following output example shows only part of the actual output for the racadm ? command. Descriptions shown in
this example may vary slightly from the descriptions in your racadm session.
racadm ?
help
-- list racadm subcommand description
help  -- display usage summary for a subcommand
?
-- list racadm subcommand description
?  -- display usage summary for a subcommand
arp
-- display the networking arp table
chassisaction
-- execute chassis or switch power-up/down/cycle or
KVM powercycle
clrraclog
-- clear the CMC log
clrsel
-- clear the System Event Log (SEL)
cmcchangeover
-- Changes the redundant state of the CMC from active
to standby and vice versa
config
-- modify CMC configuration properties
...
setniccfg
-- modify network configuration properties
setractime
-- set the time on the CMC
setslotname
-- sets the name of the slot in the chassis
setsysinfo
-- set the chassis name and chassis location
sslcertview
-- display a CA/server certificate in the CMC
sslcsrgen
-- generate a certificate CSR from the CMC
testemail
-- test CMC e-mail notifications
testfeature
-- test CMC feature x
testtrap
-- test CMC SNMP trap notifications
traceroute
-- determine the route of a packet
traceroute6
-- determine the route of a packet
Example for RACADM ? 
racadm ? getsysinfo
getsysinfo -- display general CMC and system information
Usage:
racadm getsysinfo [-d] [-c] [-A] [-4] [-6]
----------------------------------------------------------Valid Options:

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-d
-c
-A
-4
-6

:
:
:
:
:

show CMC information
show chassis information
do not show headers or labels
show CMC IPv4 information
show CMC IPv6 information

help and help subcommand
Description

Synopsis

Input
Output

Lists all the subcommands available to use with RACADM and provides a short description for each.
You may also type a subcommand, group, object, or FQDD alias after help, to get the syntax for the
specified keyword.
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•

help
help
help
help
help
help
help
help


-g 
-o 

.
.
..

None
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•

Example

racadm
racadm
racadm
racadm
racadm
racadm
racadm
racadm

The help command displays a complete list of subcommands.
The racadm help  command displays information for the specified
subcommand only.
The racadm help -g  command displays information for the specified group.
The racadm help -o  command displays information for the specified object.
The racadm help  command displays information for the specified keyword.
The racadm help .command displays information for the specified
group.
The racadm help . command displays information for the specified
object.
The racadm help .. command displays information for the
specified object.

racadm help idrac.lcd
racadm help system.power
racadm help system.power.supply

arp
Description

Displays the contents of the Address Resolution Protocol
(ARP) table. ARP table entries cannot be added or deleted.
To use this subcommand, you must have Administrator
and Execute Diagnostic Commands permission.

Synopsis

racadm arp

Input

None

Example

None

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Output
IP Address

HW Type

Flags

HW Address

Mask

Device

192.168.1.1

0x1

0x2

00:00:0C:07:AC:0F

*

eth0

chassisaction
Description

Executes a power action on the chassis, iKVM, or a
server.
To use this subcommand, you must have Chassis Control
Administrator privilege

Synopsis

racadm chassisaction [-m ]


Input

•

-m  — Module on which you want to
carry out the action. Values are:

— chassis - this is the default value if -m is not specified.
— switch-n where n=1–6
— kvm
•

 — Action that you want to execute on
the specified module. Values are:

— powerdown — (Chassis only) Powers down the
chassis.
— powerup — (Chassis only) Powers up the chassis.
— powercycle — Power cycles the module.
— nongraceshutdown — (Chassis only) Shuts down the
chassis non-gracefully.
— reset — Performs a hard reset of the module.
When  = kvm or switch,  must be
powercycle or reset.
Output

None

Example

Perform a reset of switch-3:
racadm chassisaction -m switch-3 reset
Module power operation successful.

clearasrscreen
Description

Clears the last crash (ASR) screen that is in memory.
For more information, see "Enabling Last Crash Screen"
section in the iDRAC7 User’s Guide.
This subcommand is not applicable to CMC.
NOTE: To use this subcommand, you must have Clear
Logs permission.

Synopsis

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racadm clearasrscreen

Input

None

Output

None

Example

None

closessn
Description

Closes a communication session on the device. Use
getssninfo to view a list of sessions that can be closed
using this command.
To use this subcommand, you must have Administrator
permission.

Synopsis

Input

•
•
•

racadm closessn –i 
racadm closessn -a
racadm closessn -u 

•

-i — The session ID of the session to
close, which can be retrieved using racadm
getssninfo subcommand.
Session executing this command cannot be
closed.
-a — Closes all sessions.
-u — Close all sessions for a
particular user name.
-u option can be used in local RACADM only if the
username contains upto 16 characters. If the user
name contains more than 16 characters, use one
of the following options to close a session:

•
•

— Local RACADM: -i option
— Remote RACADM: -u option or -i option
Output

None

Example

•
•
•

racadm closessn -i 1234
Closes the session 1234.
racadm closessn –u root
Closes all the sessions for root user.
racadm closessn –a
Closes all the sessions.

clrsel
Description

Removes all existing records from the System Event Log (SEL).
To use this subcommand, you must have Clear Logs permission.

Synopsis

racadm clrsel

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cmcchangeover
Description

Changes the state of the CMC from active to standby, or
vice versa, in a redundant CMC configuration. This
subcommand is useful for remote debugging or testing
purposes.
To use this subcommand, you must have Administrator
privilege.
NOTE: This command is valid only in redundant CMC
environments. For more information, see the
"Understanding the Redundant CMC Environment"
section of the Dell Chassis System User Guide.

Synopsis

racadm cmcchangeover

Input

None

Output

CMC failover initiated successfully.

Example

None

config
Description

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

Synopsis

racadm config [-c|-p] -f 
racadm config -g  -o  [-i
] 
NOTE: The configuration file retrieved using remote racadm and local racadm are not
interoperable. For the config -f  command, use the configuration file retrieved from
the same interface. For example, for local racadm config -f , use the file generated
from the local racadm command getconfig -f .

Input

NOTE: The -f and -p options are not supported for the serial/Telnet/ssh console.
•
•

•
•
•

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-f — The -f  option causes config to read the contents of the file specified by
 and configure iDRAC. The file must contain data in the format specified in the
section Parsing Rules in the iDRAC User’s Guide available at support.dell.com/manuals.
-p— This option must be used with the -f option. It directs config to delete the password
entries contained in the config file -f  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 , or group option, must be used with the -o option. The
 specifies the group containing the object that is to be set.
-o — The -o  , or object option, must be used with the -g option. This
option specifies the object name that is written with the string .
-i — The -i , or index option, is valid only for indexed groups and can be used to
specify a unique group. The  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  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.

•

Output

-c — The -c, or check option, is used with the config subcommand and allows the user to
parse the .cfg file to locate syntax errors. If errors are found, the line number and a short
description of what is incorrect are displayed. Write permission does not apply to iDRAC.
This option is a check only.

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

Invalid syntax, group name, object name, index, or other invalid database members.
RACADM CLI failures.

This subcommand returns an indication of the number of configuration objects that were written
out of the total objects in the .cfg file.
Examples

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•

racadm config -g cfgLanNetworking -o cfgNicIpAddress 10.35.10.100
Sets the cfgNicIpAddress configuration parameter (object) to the value 10.35.10.110. This IP
address object is contained in the group cfgLanNetworking.
racadm config -f myrac.cfg
Configures or reconfigures iDRAC. The myrac.cfg file may be created from the getconfig
command. This file may also be edited manually as long as the parsing rules are followed.

NOTE: The myrac.cfg file does not contain passwords. To include passwords in the file, you
must enter them manually. If you want to remove password information from the myrac.cfg file
during configuration, use the -p option.

connect
Description
Synopsis

Input

Connects to the switch or server serial console.
•
•

racadm connect [-b] 
racadm connect [-b] 

-b — Connects to the switch or console using the binary mode. This is an optional argument; a
server or a switch must be present.
NOTE: If you use the -b option, reset the CMC to terminate the connect operation.
•
•

server-nx —
where n=1-8 ; x = a,b,c,d
switch-n — switch-n where n=

coredump
Description

Displays detailed information related to any recent critical
issues that have occurred with iDRAC. The coredump
information can be used to diagnose these critical issues.
If available, the coredump information is persistent across
iDRAC power cycles and remains available until either of
the following conditions occur:
•

The coredump information is cleared with the
coredumpdelete subcommand.

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•

Another critical condition occurs on iDRAC. In this
case, the coredump information is relative to the
last critical error that occurred.

This option is applicable only for iDRAC.
To use this subcommand, you must have Execute Debug
Commands permission
See the coredumpdelete subcommand for more
information about clearing the coredump.
Synopsis

racadm coredump

Input

None

Output

None

Example

•
•

racadm coredump
No Core Dump Data is currently available.
racadm coredump
Feb 19 15:51:40 (none) last message repeated 5
times
Feb 19 15:52:41 (none) last message repeated 4
times
Feb 19 15:54:12 (none) last message repeated 4
times
Feb 19 15:56:11 (none) last message repeated 2
times
Feb 22 11:46:11 (none) kernel:

coredumpdelete
Description

Clears any currently resident coredump data stored in the
RAC.
This option is applicable only for iDRAC.
To use this subcommand, you must have Clear Logs or
Execute Debug Commands permission.
NOTE: If a coredumpdelete command is issued and a
coredump is not currently stored in the RAC, the
command displays a success message. This behavior
is expected. See the coredump subcommand for more
information on viewing a coredump.

Synopsis

racadm coredumpdelete

Input

None

Output

None

Example

racadm coredumpdelete
Coredump request completed successfully

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deploy
Description

Configures the static IP address, subnet mask, gateway, and password for the root
user on iDRAC for the specified server.
To use this subcommand, you must have Server Administrator privilege.
NOTE: You can also use setniccfg to configure static IP address, subnet mask,
and gateway, as well as DHCP, speed, and duplex properties.

Synopsis

•
•

•
•
Input

•
•

•

•
•
•
•
•

racadm deploy -m  -u root -p  -s
   -b  -o 
racadm deploy -m  -u root -p  -s
-6    -b 
-o 
where  must be a number between 0 and 128.
racadm deploy -m  -u root -p  -d
[-6]
racadm deploy -a -u root -p 
-b  — Specifies the first boot device; must be used with -o.
Use with -m  to specify for an individual server, or with -a for all
servers
Legal values: device=None, PXE, HDD, CD-DVD, vFDD, vCD-DVD, iSCSI, SD,
FDD, RFS
-o  — Indicates if the server should boot from the device once; must
be used with -o.
Use with -m  to specify for an individual server, or with -a for all
servers
-a — Creates and enables an iDRAC root user if it does not already exist, and
is executed on all the existing servers in the chassis
-u root — Indicates that the  is supplied for the root user on the
server. root is a constant parameter, the only value that is valid with the ‑u
option.
-m  — Specifies the server you want to configure.
Legal values: server-nx where n=1-8 ; x = a,b,c,d
-p  — Specifies the password for the root user on the server.
-s  — Sets the IP address, subnet mask, and
gateway for the specified server, separated by single spaces.
–
–
–

•
•
Output

ipaddress — A string representing a valid IP address. For example,
192.168.0.20.
subnet — A string representing a valid subnet mask. For example,
255.255.255.0.
gateway — A string representing a valid gateway address. For
example, 192.168.0.1.

-d — Enables DHCP for the specified server.
The -s and -d options cannot be used together in the same command.
-6 — Enables IPv6 auto configuration (when used with -d.) Sets static IPv6
addresses (when used with -s)

None

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Example

•

•
•

racadm deploy -m server-8 -s 192.168.0.20 255.255.255.0 192.168.0.1
The server was deployed successfully.
The deploy command generates an error when used on the extension slot of
a multi-slot server.
racadm deploy -m server-9 192.168.0.11 255.255.255.0 192.168.0.1
ERROR: Server in slot 9 is an extension of the server in slot 1.
racadm deploy -m server-7 -u root -p calvin -s -6 ::/64 :: 10

feature
Description

Displays all active chassis features. The information displayed includes feature name, date activated,
and the serial number of the SD card used to activate the feature.
Dell Feature Cards may contain more than one feature. After any feature included on a Dell Feature
Card is activated on a chassis, any other features that may be included on that Dell Feature Card
cannot be activated on a different chassis.
NOTE: To use this subcommand to deactivate FlexAddress, you must have Chassis Configuration
Administrator privilege. A user with login privileges can view status only.
NOTE: To deactivate FlexAddress features, the chassis must be powered off.

Synopsis

Input

•
•
•
•
•
•

racadm
racadm
racadm
racadm
racadm
racadm

•
•

-s — Displays the status of active features.
-d — Deactivates feature specified in -c option.

feature
feature
feature
feature
feature
feature

-s
-d
-a
-1
-2
-r

-c
-c
-c
-c
-c


ExtendedStorage
ExtendedStorage
ExtendedStorage
ExtendedStorage

NOTE: When the FlexAddress and FlexAddressPlus feature are active, deactivating one of them
results in deactivation of the other feature also.
•
•
•
•
•

-a
-1
-2
-r

—
—
—
—

Activates ExtendedStorage feature.
Configures ExtendedStorage feature for standalone use.
Configures ExtendedStorage feature for redundant use.
Reformats damaged/unformatted ExtendedStorage media.

CAUTION: Using the -r switch deactivates the ExtendedStorage feature, if active; reformats the
SD media in the active CMC cardslot; and may reboot the active CMC.
•
•
•

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-c —  must be one of the following:
flexaddress (with -d)
flexaddressplus (with -d) ExtendedStorage (with -a,-d,-1,-2,
or -r)

featurecard
Description

Verifies proper SD card installation and displays the SD
card status.
To use this subcommand, you must have Chassis
Configuration Administrator privilege.

Synopsis

racadm featurecard -s

Input

-s — Lists active SD card features and SD card status.

Output

•

•

•
•

•

Example

No feature card inserted — Action:
Check the CMC to verify that the SD card was
properly inserted. In a redundant CMC
configuration, make sure the CMC with the SD
feature card installed is the active CMC and not
the standby CMC.
The feature card inserted is
valid and contains the following
feature(s) FlexAddress: The
feature card is bound to this
chassis — Action: No action required.
No features active on the chassis
— Action: Install the SD card into the CMC.
The feature card inserted is
valid and contains the following
feature(s) FlexAddress: The
feature card is bound to another
chassis, svctag = ABC1234, SD
card SN = 01122334455
Action: Remove the SD card; locate and install the
SD card for the current chassis.
The feature card inserted is
valid and contains the following
feature(s) FlexAddress: The
feature card is not bound to any
chassis
Action: The feature card can be moved to another
chassis, or can be reactivated on the current
chassis. To reactivate on the current chassis,
enter racadm racreset until the CMC module with
the feature card installed becomes active.

$ racadm featurecard -s
The feature card inserted is valid,
serial number TEST0123456789012345678
The feature card contains the
following feature(s):
FlexAddress: The feature is bound to this chassis
FlexAddressPlus: The feature is bound to this chassis
ExtendedStorage: The feature is bound to this chassis

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fwupdate
Description

Allows you to update the firmware on the iKVM, active CMC, standby CMC, server
iDRACs, or an IOM infrastructure device. You can:
•
•
•
•
•

Check the firmware update process status.
Update iDRAC or CMC firmware from a FTP or a TFTP server by providing an IP
address and optional path.
Update iDRAC or CMC firmware from the local file system using Local and
Remote RACADM.
Rollback to the standby firmware.
This subcommand performs updates to the iDRAC firmware (if CMC firmware
version is 2.0 or later and iDRAC firmware version is 1.4) when the existing
firmware is corrupted. There can only be a single update operation in progress
at any time. In addition, the fwupdate subcommand may only update one or
more devices of a single kind at a time.

To use this subcommand for CMC you must have Chassis Configuration Administrator
privilege and for iDRAC you must have Configure iDRAC permission.
NOTE: Running the fwupdate subcommand to update the firmware on the active
CMC resets itself causing all network connections to be dropped. During update of
all other modules, including the standby CMC, the active CMC continues to run
normally without resetting.
NOTE: The fwupdate subcommand generates an error when used on the extension
slot of a multi-slot server.
Synopsis

For iDRAC:
racadm fwupdate -s
racadm fwupdate -g -u -a 
[-d ]
racadm -r  -u  -p 
fwupdate -f  
 -d  where path is the location
on the ftp server where firming.d7 is stored.
racadm fwupdate -r
racadm fwupdate -p -u [-d ]
For CMC:
For local RACADM:
racadm fwupdate -g -u -a  -d  [-m ]
racadm fwupdate -f 
  -d  [-m
]
racadm fwupdate -u -m iominf-
racadm fwupdate -s [-m ]
racadm fwupdate -c [-m ]

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For Remote RACADM:
racadm fwupdate -p -u -d 
NOTE: iDRAC7 targets are not supported from CMC. Use the CMC GUI to update
iDRAC7 targets from CMC.
When using FTP, if you provide the full path to the image file on the CLI, then the CMC
uses that path to locate that file on the host. If you do not provide a full path, then the
CMC searches the home directory of the specified user for the file if the host system is
running Linux or another variant of UNIX. If the host system is running Windows, then a
default folder, such as C:\ftproot is searched.
NOTE: When attempting to run firmware update task using racadm fwupdate
command, if the firmware image path length is greater than 64 characters. Remote
RACADM client exits with the error message "ERROR: Specified path is too long".
Input

•

•

-u — For iDRAC: The update option performs a checksum of the firmware
update file and starts the actual update process. This option may be used along
with the -g or -p options. At the end of the update, iDRAC performs a soft reset.
For CMC: Performs the firmware update operation.
-s— For iDRAC: The status option returns the current status of where you are
in the update process. This option is always used by itself. Lists active SD card
features and SD card status.
For CMC: Displays the current status of the firmware update.

NOTE: Use -m to display the status of the module update. Omit -m to display the
status of the active CMC update.
NOTE: The value all can only be used to obtain the status of all targets to be
updated.
•

•

•

•

-g — For iDRAC:The get option instructs the firmware to get the firmware
update file from the TFTP server. You must also specify the -a, -u, and -d
options. In the absence of the -a option, the defaults are read from properties
contained in the group cfgRemoteHosts, using properties
cfgRhostsFwUpdateIpAddr and cfgRhostsFwUpdatePath.
For CMC: Downloads the firmware update using the TFTP server.
-a — The IP Address option specifies the TFTP server IP address, used with -g
option.
For CMC: Specifies the TFTP server IP address or FQDN used for the firmware
image (used with -g).
-d — For iDRAC: The -d, or directory, option specifies the directory on the TFTP
server or on iDRAC’s host server where the firmware update file resides.
For CMC: Specifies the source path where the firmware image resides.
Default: Designated TFTP default directory on that host for the file if -g option is
absent. If -g is used, it defaults to a directory configured on the TFTP server.
-p — For iDRAC: The -p, or put, option is used to update the firmware file from
the managed system to iDRAC. The -u option must be used with the -p option.

NOTE: This option is not applicable for CMC. The -p option is supported on local and
remote RACADM and is not supported with the serial/Telnet/ssh console and on
Linux operating systems.
•
•

-r — The rollback option is used to rollback to the standby firmware.
This option is not applicable for CMC.
-c — Cancels the current firmware update of a module.

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This option is applicable only for CMC.
-m —
Specifies the module or device to be updated.  is one of the following
values:
— cmc-active (default)
— cmc-standby
— kvm
— server-nx where n=1-8 ; x = a,b,c,d
— server-generation where generation = iDRAC or iDRAC6 only.
— iominf-n where n = 1–6

NOTE: iDRAC7 targets are not supported from CMC. Use the CMC GUI to update
iDRAC7 targets from CMC.
CMC version 3.00 accepts IPv4, IPv6, or fully qualified domain names (FQDN) for both
FTP and TFTP servers.
NOTE: You can specify the cmc-active and cmc-standby modules at the same time
along with one or more server-n modules. This enables the devices to be updated
together. This option is applicable only for CMC.
When you use the server-generation option, the CMC updates all iDRACs of that
particular generation that can be updated.
NOTE: Verify that the update applied to servers for a particular generation has been
validated for all impacted server models.
Output
Example

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Displays a message indicating the operation that is being performed.
•

Upload the firmware image from the TFTP server and start the firmware update
racadm fwupdate -g -u -a 192.168.0.100 -d
firmimg.cmc -m cmc-active TFTP firmwareate has been
initiated. This update process may take several
minutes to complete.
.

•

Upload the firmware image from the FTP server and start the firmware update.
racadm fwupdate -f 192.168.0.100 fred password123 -d
firmimg.cmc -m cmc-active

•

Start IOM infrastructure firmware update.
racadm fwupdate -u -m iominf-1

•

Update firmware on both the CMCs.
racadm fwupdate -g -u -a 192.168.0.100 -d
firmimg.cmc -m cmc-active -m cmc-standby

•

Update firmware on multiple servers.
racadm fwupdate -g -u -a 192.168.0.100 -d
firmimg.imc -m server-1 -m server-2 -m server-3

•

Update firmware on servers of iDRAC generation.
racadm fwupdate -g -u -a 192.168.0.100 -d
firmimg.imc -m server-iDRAC

•

Update firmware on multiple IOM infrastructure devices.
racadm fwupdate -u -m iominf-4 -m iominf-5 -m
iominf-6

•

Query the current status of all firmware targets to be updated.
racadm fwupdate -s -m all

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Download firmware update file from a specified location on the TFTP server at
a specific IP address.
racadm fwupdate -g -u -a 143.166.154.143 -d 
After the image file is downloaded from the TFTP server, the update process
begins. When completed, iDRAC is reset.

•

Read the current status of the firmware update.
racadm fwupdate -s

NOTE: Firmware update from local racadm (using -p -u -d options) is not supported
on linux OS.
NOTE: For CMC, these commands specifically apply to an active-CMC update.
The following table describes the firmware update method supported for each interface.
FW Update Method

iDRAC on Blade Servers

iDRAC on Rack and Tower
Servers

CMC

Local RACADM

Yes

Yes

No

Local RACADM - TFTP

Yes

Yes

No

Local RACADM - FTP

Yes

Yes

No

Remote RACADM

Yes

Yes

Yes

Remote RACADM-TFTP

Yes

Yes

Yes

Remote RACADM-FTP

Yes

Yes

Yes

Firmware RACADM-TFTP Yes

Yes

Yes

Firmware RACADM-FTP

Yes

Yes

Yes

get
Description

Synopsis

Input

Allows the user to read the value of configuration objects on the iDRAC. The values
read are the values currently being used by the device.
To use this subcommand, you must have Configure iDRAC privilege.
This subcommand is applicable for iDRAC only.
•
•

racadm get -f 
racadm get < FQDD | FQDD Alias>[.][.]
[.][.]

•

 — List of FQDDs
— System.Power
— System.Power.Supply
— System.Location
— LifecycleController.LCAttributes
— System.LCD
— iDRAC.IMC

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•
•
•

•
•
Examples

 — Specifies the group containing the object that is to be read.
 — Specifies the object name of the value to be read.
 — Specifies where FQDDs, FQDD Alias's or Groups need to be
indexed.
-f  — Enables the subcommand to write the device
configuration to a file specified by . This option is not supported in
Firmware racadm interface.
For Indexed groups if a group is not configured then it will not be saved to the
configuration file.
-u — Displays the group(s) associated with a specific user.
-v - verbose — Displays additional details with the display of the
properties and is used with the -g option.

Get system LCD information:
racadm get system.lcd
LCDUserString=test

getassettag
Description

Displays the asset tag for the chassis.
To use this subcommand, you must have CMC Login User
privilege.

Synopsis

racadm getassettag [-m ]

Input

-m  — Specifies the module whose asset tag
you want to view.
Legal value: chassis

Example

•
•

racadm getassettag -m chassis
racadm getassettag
chassis 78373839–33

getchassisname
Description

Displays the name of the chassis.
To use this subcommand, you must have CMC Login User
privilege.

Synopsis

racadm getchassisname

Example

racadm getchassisname
PowerEdge 2955

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getconfig
Description

Retrieves iDRAC configuration parameters individually, or
all iDRAC configuration groups may be retrieved and
saved to a file.

Synopsis

racadm getconfig -f 
racadm getconfig -g  [-i
]
racadm getconfig -u 
racadm getconfig -h
racadm getconfig -g  -o

[-i index]

Input

•

•

•

•

•

•

•

Output

-f — The -f  option directs getconfig to
write the entire iDRAC configuration to a
configuration file. This file can be used for batch
configuration operations using the config
subcommand.
-g — The -g , or group option, can
be used to display the configuration for a single
group. The groupName is the name for the group
used in the racadm.cfg files. If the group is an
indexed group, use the -i option.
-h — The -h, or help option, displays a list of all
available configuration groups in alphabetical
order. This option is useful when you do not
remember exact group names.
-i — The -i , or index option, is valid only
for indexed groups and can be used to specify a
unique group. The 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  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.
-o — The -o  or object option
specifies the object name that is used in the
query. This option is optional and can be used
with the -g option.
-u — The -u , or user name option,
can be used to display the configuration for the
specified user. The  option is the login
name for the user.
-v — The -v option displays additional details with
the display of the properties and is used with the g option.

This subcommand generates error output upon
encountering either of the following:
•
•

Invalid syntax, group name, object name, index, or
other invalid database members
RACADM CLI transport failures

41

If errors are not encountered, this subcommand displays
the contents of the specified configuration.
Example

•

•

racadm getconfig -g
cfgLanNetworking
Displays all of the configuration properties
(objects) that are contained in the group
cfgLanNetworking.
racadm getconfig -f myrac.cfg
Saves all group configuration objects from iDRAC
to myrac.cfg.

•

racadm getconfig -h
Displays a list of the available configuration
groups on iDRAC in an alphabetical order.

•

racadm getconfig -u root
Displays the configuration properties for the user
named root.
racadm getconfig -g cfgUserAdmin
-i 2 -v
Displays the user group instance at index 2 with
verbose information for the property values.

•

getdcinfo
Description

Displays general I/O module and daughter card configuration information. Only the
CMC controls daughtercards.
To use this subcommand, you must have CMC Login User privilege.
NOTE: Fabric verification for server DCs is performed only when the chassis is
powered on. When the chassis is on standby power, iDRACs on the server modules
remain powered off and thus are unable to report the server's DC fabric type. The
DC fabric type may not be reported in the CMC user interface until iDRAC on the
server is powered on.

Synopsis

racadm getdcinfo

Input

-n — Displays the model names for the daughter cards in servers.

Example
The example output below is for a system with multi-slot servers.
racadm getdcinfo
Group A I/O Type : Gigabit Ethernet
Group B I/O Type : Gigabit Ethernet
Group C I/O Type : 10 GbE XAUI








switch-1

Gigabit Ethernet

OK

Master

switch-2

None

N/A

N/A

42

switch-3

Gigabit Ethernet

OK

Master

switch-4

None

N/A

N/A

switch-5

Gigabit Ethernet

OK

Member

switch-6

None

N/A

N/A













server-1

Present

None

N/A

None

N/A

server-2

Not Present

None

N/A

None

N/A

server-3

Not Present

None

N/A

None

N/A

server-4

Present

None

N/A

Gigabit
Ethernet

OK

server-5

Not Present

None

N/A

None

N/A

server-6

Not Present

None

N/A

None

N/A

server-7

Not Present

None

N/A

None

N/A

server-8

Present

FibreChannel Invalid
4

None

N/A

server-9

Extension(1) None

N/A

None

N/A

server-10

Not Present

None

N/A

None

N/A

server-11

Not Present

None

N/A

None

N/A

server-12

Not Present

None

N/A

None

N/A

server-13

Not Present

None

N/A

None

N/A

server-14

Not Present

None

N/A

None

N/A

server-15

Not Present

None

N/A

None

N/A

server-16

Not Present

None

N/A

None

N/A

getdcinfo -n








server-1

Present

None

None

server-2

Not Present

None

None

server-3

Not Present

None

None

server-4

Present

None

Broadcom M5708t

server-5

Not Present

None

None

43

server-6

Not Present

None

None

server-7

Not Present

None

None

server-8

Present

LPe1105-M4

None

server-9

Extension(1)

None

None

server-10

Not Present

None

None

server-11

Not Present

None

None

server-12

Not Present

None

None

server-13

Not Present

None

None

server-14

Not Present

None

None

server-15

Not Present

None

None

server-16

Not Present

None

None

getflexaddr
Description

Displays enabled/disabled status for the entire chassis. If
used with -i, the command displays MACs/WWN on a per
slot basis.
To use this subcommand, you must have CMC Login User
privilege.
NOTE: If FlexAddress is not activated on the chassis,
the command displays server-assigned MAC/WWN
addresses. If the slot is empty, the command leaves
the server-assigned MAC/WWN addresses blank. If
an external console controls the MAC/WWN
addresses, the command displays an externally
managed message.

Synopsis

racadm getflexaddr [-i ]

Input

-i  — Specifies the slot information to be
displayed.  can be from 1 to 16.

Output
Example
Example
Display current flex address settings for all slots and fabrics
racadm getflexaddr






1

Enabled

Present

44

2

Enabled

Present

3

Enabled

Not Present

4

Enabled

Not Present

5

Enabled

Present

6

Enabled

Not Present

7

Enabled

Not Present

8

Enabled

Not Present

9

Enabled

Not Present

10

Enabled

Extension(2)

11

Enabled

Not Present

12

Enabled

Not Present

13

Enabled

Extension(5)

14

Enabled

Not Present

15

Enabled

Not Present

16

Enabled

Not Present

idrac System Disabled
Display the current flex address setting for slot 1.
racadm getflexaddr -i 1
Slot-1 server presence = Present
Slot-1 flexaddress enabled = 1








slot1-A1

Gigabit Ethernet

00:1C:
23:CD:AC:D2(active)

00:1E:C9:FF:E3:21

iSCSI

00:1C:
23:CD:AC:D3(active)

00:1E:C9:FF:E3:22

Gigabit Ethernet

00:1C:
23:CD:AC:D4(active)

00:1E:C9:FF:E3:23

iSCSI

00:1C:
23:CD:AC:D5(active)

00:1E:C9:FF:E3:24

Gigabit Ethernet

00:1D:09:71:B3:60

00:1E:C9:FF:E3:25(a
ctive)

iSCSI

00:1D:09:71:B3:61

00:1E:C9:FF:E3:26(a
ctive)

slot1-A2

slot1-B1

45

slot1-B2

Gigabit Ethernet

00:1D:09:71:B3:62

00:1E:C9:FF:E3:27(a
ctive)

iSCSI

00:1D:09:71:B3:63

00:1E:C9:FF:E3:28(a
ctive)

slot1-C1

Fiber Channel 4

10:00:00:00:C9:63:5
1:0E

20:01:00:1E:C9:FF:E
3:29(active)

slot1-C2

Fiber Channel 4

10:00:00:00:C9:63:5
1:0D

20:02:00:1E:C9:FF:E
3:29(active)

getfanreqinfo
Description

Displays fan speed request for Servers and Switches in percent (%).
To use this subcommand, you must have CMC Login User privilege.
This subcommand is not applicable for iDRAC.

Synopsis

racadm getfanreqinfo

Input

None

Output

None

Example
racadm getfanreqinfo
[Ambient Temperature Fan Request %]
38
[Server Module Fan Request Table]




 





1

SLOT-01

PowerEdgeM60 ON
0

Present

33

2

SLOT-02

PowerEdgeM90 ON
5

Present

35

3

SLOT-03

PowerEdgeM71 ON
0

Present

44

4

SLOT-04

PowerEdgeM61 ON
0

Present

46

5

SLOT-05

PowerEdgeM61 ON
0

Present

46

6

SLOT-06

Not Present

N/A

7

SLOT-07

Present

100

fwupdate

46

N/A

N/A

PowerEdgeM60 ON
5

8

SLOT-08

PowerEdgeM71 ON
0

Present

44

9

SLOT-09

N/A

N/A

Not Present

N/A

10

SLOT-10

N/A

Extension(2) N/A

N/A

11

SLOT-11

N/A

Extension(3) N/A

N/A

12

SLOT-12

N/A

N/A

Not Present

N/A

13

SLOT-13

N/A

N/A

Not Present

N/A

14

SLOT-14

PowerEdgeM60 ON
0

Present

33

15

SLOT-15

N/A

N/A

Not Present

N/A

16

SLOT-16

N/A

Extension(8) N/A

N/A

Switch Module Fan Request Table




 





1

SLOT-01

PowerEdgeM60 ON
0

Present

33

2

SLOT-02

PowerEdgeM90 ON
5

Present

35

3

SLOT-03

PowerEdgeM71 ON
0

Present

44

4

SLOT-04

PowerEdgeM61 ON
0

Present

46

5

SLOT-05

PowerEdgeM61 ON
0

Present

46

6

SLOT-06

Not Present

N/A

7

SLOT-07

PowerEdgeM60 ON
5

Present

100

8

SLOT-08

PowerEdgeM71 ON
0

Present

44

9

SLOT-09

N/A

N/A

Not Present

N/A

10

SLOT-10

N/A

Extension(2) N/A

N/A

11

SLOT-11

N/A

Extension(3) N/A

N/A

12

SLOT-12

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

fwupdate

Not Present

47

13

SLOT-13

N/A

14

SLOT-14

15
16

N/A

Not Present

N/A

PowerEdgeM60 ON
0

Present

33

SLOT-15

N/A

N/A

Not Present

N/A

SLOT-16

N/A

Extension(8) N/A

N/A

Switch Module Fan Request Table










Switch-1

Dell Ethernet
Pass-Through

Gigabit
Ethernet

Present

30

Switch-2

Dell
PowerConnect
M6220

Gigabit
Ethernet

Present

30

Switch-3

N/A

None

Not Present

N/A

Switch-4

N/A

None

Not Present

N/A

Switch-5

N/A

None

Not Present

N/A

Switch-6

N/A

None

Not Present

N/A

getioinfo
Description

Displays general information about the I/O modules on the chassis.
To use this subcommand, you must have CMC Login User privilege.
NOTE: The fabric type may be any supported I/O fabric type, such as Ethernet, Fiber Channel,
and Infiniband.

Synopsis

racadm getioinfo

Example
racadm getioinfo




switch-1

 





Dell
Gigabit
Ethernet
Ethernet
Passthroug
h

Present

OK

ON

Master

switch-2

N/A

None

Not
Present

N/A

N/A

N/A

switch-3

Brocade
4424

Fibre
Channel 4

Present

OK

ON

Master

48



switch-4

N/A

None

Not
Present

N/A

N/A

N/A

switch-5

N/A

None

Not
Present

N/A

N/A

N/A

switch-6

N/A

None

Not
Present

N/A

N/A

N/A

getkvminfo
Description

Displays iKVM module information.
To use this subcommand, you must have CMC Login User privilege.

Synopsis

racadm getkvminfo

Example
racadm getkvminfo










KVM

Present

Avocent iKVM
Switch

00.05.00.04

Ready

getled
Description

Displays the LED settings on a module: blinking, not
blinking, or unknown (for empty slots).
To use this subcommand, you must have Login User
privilege.

Synopsis

racadm getled -m 

Input

CMC only options:
-m  — Specifies the module whose LED settings
you want to view.
 can be one of the following:
•
•
•
•

server-nx where n=1-8; x=a,b,c,d
switch-n where n=1– 6
chassis
cmc-active

Output
Example

For CMC:
•
•
•

racadm getled -m server-10
  server-10 Blinking
racadm getled -m chassis
  server-10 Not blinking
racadm getled -m server-1
  server-1 ON

49

•

racadm getled -m server-9
  server-9 Extension(1)

For iDRAC:
racadm getled
LED is blinking

getmacaddress
Description
Synopsis

Input

Displays the MAC/WWN addresses for all modules or for a specified module.
To use this subcommand, you must have CMC Login User privilege.
•
•

racadm getmacaddress [-m ] [-t iscsi] [-x]
racadm getmacaddress [-a]

•

-m  — Specifies the module whose MAC address you want to view.
 may be one of the following:
server-nx where n=1-8 ; x = a,b,c,d
switch-n where n=1–6
-t — Displays the iSCSI MAC addresses for all servers or the specified server if used with m option.
-x — Displays the extra MACs (Ethernet or iSCSI) for servers with additional LOM MACs
and must be used with -m option.
-a — Displays the Ethernet and iSCSI MAC/WWN addresses for all iDRAC/LOMs/
mezzanine cards. When FlexAddress is enabled for a particular slot, then the chassisassigned MAC/WWN address is displayed.

•
•
•

Example
Display iSCSI MAC addresses for all servers.
racadm getmacaddress -t iscsi
Display iSCSI MAC for server-1.
racadm getmacaddress -m server-1 -t iscsi
Display extra iSCSI MACs for server-1 (if available).
racadm getmacaddress -m server-1 -t iscsi -x
Display MAC for server-1.
racadm getmacaddress -m server-1






server-1

Present

00:11:43:FD:B7: 00:11:43:FD:B7: 00:11:43:FD:B7:
2A
2A
2B

server-9

Extension(1)

N/A

Display extra MACs for server-1 (if available).
racadm getmacaddress -m server-1 -x

50





00:11:43:FD:B7: 00:11:43:FD:B7:
2C
2D











server-1

Present

00:11:43:FD:B7: 00:11:43:FD:B7: 00:11:43:FD:B7:
2A
2A
2B
00:11:43:FD:B7: 00:11:43:FD:B7:
2C
2D

racadm getmacaddress










CMC

Present

N/A

00:1E:4F:1F:3C: N/A
58

Server-1

Present

00:1E:4F:2A:AF: 00:1E:4F:
7B
2A:D3:97

00:1E:4F:
2A:D3:99

Server-2

Present

00:22:19:D2:1E: N/A
84

N/A

Server-3

Not Present

N/A

N/A

N/A

Server-4

Present

00:18:8B:FF:
45:2A

00:18:8B:FF:AA: 00:18:8B:FF:AA:
02
04

Server-5

Present

00:19:B9:FF:FE: 00:19:B9:FF:FC: 00:19:B9:FF:FC:
E2
0C
0E

Server-6

Present

00:22:19:D2:1D: N/A
D4

N/A

Server-7

Present

00:1E:
4F:FF:FC:DC

00:1E:
4F:FF:F0:B0

00:1E:
4F:FF:F0:B2

Server-8

Not Present

N/A

N/A

N/A

Server-9

Not Present

N/A

N/A

N/A

Server-10

Not Present

N/A

N/A

N/A

Server-11

Not Present

N/A

N/A

N/A

Server-12

Not Present

N/A

N/A

N/A

Server-13

Present

00:18:8B:FF:
45:26

00:18:8B:FF:A9: 00:18:8B:FF:A9:
F2
F4

Server-14

Present

00:22:19:D2:1E: N/A
A2

N/A

Server-15

Extension(7)

N/A

00:1E:
4F:FF:F0:B4

00:1E:
4F:FF:F0:B6

Server-16

Not Present

N/A

N/A

N/A

51

Switch-1

Present

N/A

00:00:00:00:00: N/A
00

Switch-2

Present

N/A

00:00:00:00:00: N/A
00

Switch-3

Present

N/A

00:00:00:00:00: N/A
00

Switch-4

Present

N/A

00:00:00:00:00: N/A
00

Switch-5

Present

N/A

00:05:1E:08:EB: N/A
0B

Switch-6

Not Present

N/A

N/A

N/A

Display Ethernet and iSCSI MACS of all LOMs/mezzanine cards.
racadm getmacaddress -a










CMC

N/A

Present

N/A

00:1E:4F:1F: N/A
3C:58

Server-1-A

Gigabit
Ethernet

Present

00:1E:4F:
2A:AF:7B

00:1E:4F:
2A:D3:97

00:1E:4F:
2A:D3:99

iSCSI

Present

00:1E:4F:
2A:D3:98

00:1E:4F:
2A:D3:9A

Gigabit
Ethernet

Present

Not
Installed

Not
Installed

iSCSI

Present

Not
Installed

Not
Installed

Server-1-C

Fibre
Channel 4

Present

Not
Installed

Not
Installed

Server-2-A

Gigabit
Ethernet

Present

00:22:19:D2: N/A
1E:84

N/A

iSCSI

Present

N/A

N/A

Gigabit
Ethernet

Present

Not
Installed

Not
Installed

iSCSI

Present

Not
Installed

Not
Installed

Server-2-C

Fibre
Channel 4

Present

Not
Installed

Not
Installed

Server-3

N/A

Not Present

N/A

N/A

Server-1-B

Server-2-B

52

N/A



Server-4-A

Gigabit
Ethernet

Present

00:18:8B:FF: 00:18:8B:FF: 00:18:8B:FF:
45:2A
AA:02
AA:04

iSCSI

Present

00:18:8B:FF: 00:18:8B:FF:
AA:03
AA:05

Gigabit
Ethernet

Not Present

Not
Installed

Not
Installed

iSCSI

Present

Not
Installed

Not
Installed

Server-4-C

Fibre
Channel 4

Present

Not
Installed

Not
Installed

Server-5-A

Gigabit
Ethernet

Present

00:19:B9:FF: 00:19:B9:FF: 00:19:B9:FF:
FE:E2
FC:0C
FC:0E

iSCSI

Present

00:19:B9:FF: 00:19:B9:FF:
FC:0D
FC:0F

Gigabit
Ethernet

Present

Not
Installed

Not
Installed

iSCSI

Present

Not
Installed

Not
Installed

Server-5-C

Fibre
Channel 4

Present

Not
Installed

Not
Installed

Server-6-A

Gigabit
Ethernet

Present

00:22:19:D2: N/A
1D:D4

N/A

iSCSI

Present

N/A

N/A

Gigabit
Ethernet

Present

Not
Installed

Not
Installed

iSCSI

Present

Not
Installed

Not
Installed

Server-6-C

Fibre
Channel 4

Present

Not
Installed

Not
Installed

Server-7-A

Gigabit
Ethernet

Present

00:1E:
4F:FF:F0:B0

00:1E:
4F:FF:F0:B2

iSCSI

Present

00:1E:
4F:FF:F0:B1

00:1E:
4F:FF:F0:B3

Server-7-B

Gigabit
Ethernet

Present

00:1D:
09:72:01:C8

00:1D:
09:72:01:CA

Server-7-C

Fibre
Channel 4

Present

21:00:00:1B: 21:01:00:1B:
32:0E:CF:34 32:2E:CF:34

Server-8

N/A

Not Present

N/A

N/A

N/A

Server-9

N/A

Not Present

N/A

N/A

N/A

Server-4-B

Server-5-B

Server-6-B

00:1E:
4F:FF:FC:DC

53

Server-10

N/A

Not Present

N/A

N/A

N/A

Server-11

N/A

Not Present

N/A

N/A

N/A

Server-12

N/A

Not Present

N/A

N/A

N/A

Server-13-A

Gigabit
Ethernet

Present

00:18:8B:FF: 00:18:8B:FF: 00:18:8B:FF:
45:26
A9:F2
A9:F4

iSCSI

Present

00:18:8B:FF: 00:18:8B:FF:
A9:F3
A9:F5

Gigabit
Ethernet

Present

00:1D:
09:71:E0:78

00:1D:
09:71:E0:7A

iSCSI

Present

00:1D:
09:71:E0:79

00:1D:
09:71:E0:7B

Server-13-C

Fibre
Channel 4

Present

21:00:00:1B: 21:01:00:1B:
32:0E:EF:30 32:2E:EF:30

Server-14-A

Gigabit
Ethernet

Present

00:22:19:D2: N/A
1E:A2

N/A

iSCSI

Present

N/A

N/A

Gigabit
Ethernet

Present

Not
Installed

Not
Installed

iSCSI

Present

Not
Installed

Not
Installed

Server-14-C

Fibre
Channel 4

Present

Not
Installed

Not
Installed

Server-15-A

Gigabit
Ethernet

Extension(7) N/A

00:1E:
4F:FF:F0:B4

00:1E:
4F:FF:F0:B6

iSCSI

Extension(7) N/A

00:1E:
4F:FF:F0:B5

00:1E:
4F:FF:F0:B7

Gigabit
Ethernet

Extension(7) N/A

00:1D:
09:71:E1:20

00:1D:
09:71:E1:22

iSCSI

Extension(7) N/A

00:1D:
09:71:E1:21

00:1D:
09:71:E1:23

Server-15-C

Fibre
Channel 4

Extension(7) N/A

21:00:00:1B: 21:00:00:1B:
32:17:3A:66 32:37:3A:66

Server-16

N/A

Not Present

N/A

N/A

Switch-1

None

Present

N/A

00:00:00:00: N/A
00:00

Switch-2

None

Present

N/A

00:00:00:00: N/A
00:00

Switch-3

None

Present

N/A

00:00:00:00: N/A
00:00

Server-13-B

Server-14-B

Server-15-B

54

N/A

Switch-4

None

Present

N/A

00:00:00:00: N/A
00:00

Switch-5

None

Present

N/A

00:05:1E:
08:EB:0B

N/A

Switch-6

N/A

Not Present

N/A

N/A

N/A

getmodinfo
Description

Displays configuration and status information for all modules or a specified module (server, switch,
CMC, fan unit, power supply unit, KVM, or I2C cable) in the chassis.
For CMC (only) a power state of "Primary" denotes Active CMC.
To use this subcommand, you must have CMC Login User privilege.
NOTE: The service tag field is blank for modules that do not have service tags.

Synopsis
Input

racadm getmodinfo [-m ] [-A]
•

-m  — Specifies the module whose configuration and status information you want
to view. The default command (no options) displays information about all major components
in the chassis.
 may be any of the following values:
server-nx where n=1-8 ; x = a,b,c,d
— switch-n where n=1–6
— CMC-n where n=1–2
— fan-n where n=1–9
— ps-n where n=1–6
— chassis
— kvm
— io-cable
— fpc-cable

•

-A — Suppresses headers and labels in the output.

Example
racadm getmodinfo -m switch-1




Present
ON
OK CG09074

 Switch-1

racadm getmodinfo
 



Chassis
Present
ON
Not OK
ABC1234
Fan-1
Present
ON
OK
Fan-2
Present
ON
OK
Fan-3
Present
ON
OK
Fan-4
Present
ON
OK
Fan-5
Present
ON
OK
Fan-6
Present
ON
OK
Fan-7
Present
ON
OK
Fan-8
Present
ON
OK
Fan-9
Present
ON
OK
PS-1
Present
Online
OK
PS-2
Not Present
N/A
N/A
N/A

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PS-3
PS-4
PS-5
PS-6
CMC-1
CMC-2
Switch-1
Switch-2
Switch-3
Switch-4
Switch-5
Switch-6
Server-1
Server-2
Server-3
Server-4
Server-5
Server-6
Server-7
Server-8
Server-9
Server-10
Server-11
Server-12
Server-13
Server-14
Server-15
Server-16
KVM
IO-Cable
FPC-Cable

Present
Not Present
Not Present
Not Present
Present
Not Present
Not Present
Not Present
Not Present
Not Present
Not Present
Not Present
Not Present
Present
Present
Present
Present
Present
Present
Not Present
Not Present
Extension(2)
Not Present
Present
Not Present
Present
Present
Present
Present
Present
Present

Online
N/A
N/A
N/A
Primary
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
OFF
ON
ON
ON
ON
ON
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
ON
N/A
ON
ON
ON
ON
ON
ON

OK
N/A
N/A
N/A
OK
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
OK
N/A
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK

N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
S YW
1234567
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
0000015

OK

ABC1234
ABC1234

NOTE: For CMC (only) a power state of "Primary" denotes Active CMC.

getniccfg
Description

Displays the current NIC settings.

Synopsis

racadm getniccfg

Input

racadm getniccfg
racadm getniccfg –m 
where –m must be one of the following values:
•

chassis

•

: default state if -m is not specified
server-n

•

: where n = 1 to 16
server-nx

•

: where n = 1 to 8; x = a to d (lower case)
switch-n
: where n = 1 to 6

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Example

racadm getniccfg
racadm getniccfg –m 

Output
The getniccfg subcommand displays an appropriate error message if the operation is not successful. Otherwise, on
success, the output is displayed in the following format:
IPv4 settings:
NIC Enabled

= 1

IPv4 Enabled = 1
DHCP Enabled

= 1

IP Address

= 10.35.0.64

Subnet Mask

= 255.255.255.0

Gateway

= 10.35.0.1

IPv6 settings:
IPv6 Enabled

= 0

DHCP6 Enabled

= 1

IP Address 1

= ::

Gateway

= ::

Link Local Address = ::
IP Address 2

= ::

IP Address 3

= ::

IP Address 4

= ::

IP Address 5

= ::

IP Address 6

= ::

IP Address 7

= ::

IP Address 8

= ::

IP Address 9

= ::

IP Address 10

= ::

IP Address 11

= ::

IP Address 12

= ::

IP Address 13

= ::

IP Address 14

= ::

IP Address 15

= ::

LOM Status:
NIC Selection

= Dedicated

Link Detected

= Yes

Speed

= 10Mb/s

Duplex Mode

= Half Duplex

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NOTE: IPv6 information is displayed only if IPv6 is enabled in iDRAC.
NOTE: LOM Status is displayed only for iDRAC on Rack and Tower servers and is not displayed for iDRAC
Enterprise on Blade servers.

getpbinfo
Description

Displays power budget status information.
To use this subcommand, you must have CMC Login User privilege.

Synopsis

racadm getpbinfo

Example
racadm getpbinfo
[Power Budget Status]
System Input Power
= 700 W
Peak System Power
= 0 W
Peak System Power Timestamp
= 01:08:23 01/27/2009
Minimum System Power
= 0 W
Minimum System Power Timestamp = 20:18:30 01/27/2000
Overall Power Health
= Not OK
Redundancy
= No
System Input Power Cap
= 7928 W
Redundancy Policy
= None
Dynamic PSU Engagement Enabled = No
System Input Max Power Capacity = 0 W
Input Redundancy Reserve
= 0 W
Input Power Allocated to Servers = 0 W
Input Power Allocated to Chassis Infrastructure = 51 watts
Total Input Power Available for Allocation
= 0 W
Standby Input Power Capacity
= 0 W
[Chassis Power Supply Status Table]
    
PS1
Online
On
16.1 A
32 V
2360 W
N/A
N/A
N/A
Empty
A
Empty
N/A

PS2
PS3
PS4

N/A

Not Present

Slot Empty
N/A

Not Present

Slot Empty
N/A

Not Present

Slot Empty
N/A

N/A
N/A

PS5

Not Present
N/A
N/A

Slot
N/

PS6

Not Present
N/A

Slot
N/A

[Server Module Power Allocation Table]

1
SLOT-01
N/A
2
SLOT-02
3
SLOT-03

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N/A

N/A

5

OFF
ON

0 W
164 W

5
5

PowerEdgeM805
N/A

4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16

SLOT-04
SLOT-05
SLOT-06
SLOT-07
SLOT-08
SLOT-09
SLOT-10
SLOT-11
SLOT-12
SLOT-13
SLOT-14
SLOT-15
SLOT-16

ON
ON
ON
ON
N/A
N/A
Extension(2)
N/A
ON
N/A
ON
ON
ON

155
180
180
170
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
125
N/A
342
140
125

W
W
W
W

W
W
W
W

5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5

PowerEdgeM600
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
PowerEdgeM600
N/A
N/A
N/A

getpminfo
Description

Displays power management status information.
To use this subcommand, you must have CMC Login User
privilege.

Synopsis

racadm getpminfo

Example

racadm getpminfo
[Real-Time Power Statistics]
System Input Power
W (188 BTU/hr)
Peak System Power
W (188 BTU/hr
Peak System Power Start Time
16:02:10 01/16/2008
Peak System Power Timestamp
06:32:55 01/26/2009
Minimum System Power
W (177 BTU/hr)
Minimum System Power Start Time
22:43:21 01/21/2008
Minimum System Power Timestamp
06:32:55 01/26/2009
System Idle Power
(188 BTU/hr)
System Potential Power
(188 BTU/hr)
System Input Current Reading
A

= 600
= 600
=
=
= 400
=
=
= 68 W
= 68 W
= 31.2

[Real-Time Energy Statistics]
System Energy
Consumption
= 6.4 kWh
System Energy Consumption Start
Time
= 16:02:10 01/16/2008
System Energy Consumption
Timestamp
= 16:02:10 01/16/2008
[System Power Status]
Chassis Power State
= ON

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Overall Power Health = OK
Redundancy = No
[System Power Policy Configuration]
System Input Power
Cap
= 7928 W (7928
BTU/hr |
10%)
Surplus for Peak
Performance
= 7000 W (6130
BTU/hr)
Redundancy Policy
= None
Dynamic PSU Engagement Enabled
= No
[Power Budgeting]
System Input Max Power
Capacity
= 0 W
Input Redundancy
Reserve
= 0 W
Input Power Allocated to
Servers
= 0 W
Input Power Allocated to Chassis
Infrastructure = 51W
Total Input Power Available for
Allocation = 0 W
Standby Input Power
Capacity
= 0 W

getraclog
Description

The getraclog command displays RAC log entries.
On local racadm, when you run this command, the data is exposed to RACADM as a USB partition
and may display a pop up.

Synopsis

racadm getraclog -i [-A]
racadm getraclog [-A] [-o] [-c count] [-s start-record] [--more]

Input

•
•
•
•
•
•

-c — Specifies the number of records to display. On local racadm, if this parameter is not
specified, by default 100 logs are retrieved.
--more — Displays one screen at a time and prompts the user to continue (similar to the
UNIX more command).
-A — Displays the output with no headers or labels.
-i — Displays the number of entries in the RAC log.
-o — Displays the output in a single line.
-s — Specifies the starting record used for the display.

NOTE: For CMC: the -A and -o options are deprecated.
NOTE: If no options are provided, the entire log is displayed.
Output

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The default output display shows the record number, time stamp, source, and description. The
timestamp begins at midnight, January 1 and increases until the system boots. After the system
boots, the system’s timestamp is used.
Record:       1
Date/Time:    Dec  8 08:10:11

Source:       login[433]
Description:  root login from 143.166.157.103
NOTE: For iDRAC Enterprise on Blade Servers, iDRAC Log entries for SystemBoot displayed using
the local racadm command racadm getraclog may not be correctly formatted. For example, some
extra characters may be displayed in the Description field, or the Source field may be empty.
Example

racadm getraclog -s 10 -c 2

getractime
Description
Synopsis

Input

Displays the current iDRAC time.
•
•

racadm getractime [-d]
racadm getractime [-d] [-z] [-n]

•
•
•

-d — Displays the time in the format, yyyymmddhhmmss.mmmmmms.
-z — Displays timezone. This option is specific to CMC only.
-n — Displays NTP peer information. This option is specific to CMC only.

NOTE: If no options are provided, the getractime subcommand displays the time in a common
readable format.
Output

•
•

Example

•
•

racadm getractime
Thu Dec 8 20:15:26 2005
racadm getractime -d
20051208201542.000000
racadm getractime
Thu Dec 8 20:15:26 2005
racadm getractime -d
20051208201542.000000

getredundancymode
Description

Displays the redundancy status (Redundant or NonRedundant) of the CMC.
To use this subcommand, you must have CMC Login User
privilege.

Synopsis

racadm getredundancymode

Example

racadm getredundancymode
Redundant

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getsel
Description
Synopsis

Displays all sensor event log entries in the DRAC.
•
•

racadm getsel -i [-A]
racadm getsel [-s ] [-c ] [-A] [-o] [-E] [-R] [--more]

If no arguments are specified, the entire log is displayed.
Input

•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•

-A — Specifies output with no display headers or labels.
-c — Provides the number of records to be displayed.
-o — Displays each entry in the SEL in a single line.
-s — Specifies the starting record used for the display.
-E — Displays RAW SEL data with the other data for each entry.
-R — Displays only RAW SEL data for each entry.
-i — Displays the number of entries in the SEL.
--more — Displays one screen at a time and prompts the user to continue (similar to the
UNIX more command.)

NOTE: For CMC: the -A, -E, -o, and -R options are deprecated.
Output

Record: 12
Date/Time: 11/20/2011 14:19:34
Source: system
Severity: Ok
Description: C: boot completed.

Example

racadm getsel

getsensorinfo
Description

Displays status for system sensors.
To use this subcommand, you must have CMC Login User
privilege.

Synopsis

racadm getsensorinfo

Examples
racadm getsensorinfo
    
  
FanSpeed
1
Fan-1
OK
4768
FanSpeed
2
Fan-2
OK
4873
FanSpeed
3
Fan-3
OK
4832
FanSpeed
4
Fan-4
OK
4704
FanSpeed
5
Fan-5
OK
4833
FanSpeed
6
Fan-6
OK
4829
FanSpeed
7
Fan-7
OK
4719
FanSpeed
8
Fan-8
Not OK
1
FanSpeed
9
Fan-9
OK
4815

rpm
rpm
rpm
rpm
rpm
rpm
rpm
rpm
rpm

2344
2344
2344
2344
2344
2344
2344
2344
2344

      

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14500
14500
14500
14500
14500
14500
14500
14500
14500


Temp

1



Ambient_Temp


OK

22



PWR

1

PS-1

Online

OK

PWR

2

PS-2

Online

OK

PWR

3

PS-3

Online

OK

PWR

4

PS-4

Slot Empty

PWR

5

PS-5

Failed

PWR

6

PS-6

celcius



N/A

40



N/A
OK

Slot Empty

N/A









Cable

1

IO-Cable

OK

Cable

2

FPC-Cable

OK

getslotname
Description

Displays the name and hostname (if available) of all 16
slots, or of a specified slot (indicated by the slot number)
in the chassis. Optionally, this command can be used to
find if the slot name or hostname is displayed in the CMC
User Interface or with the getslotname -i 
command. If the hostname is not available, the static slot
name is used.
To use this subcommand, you must have CMC Login User
privilege.

Synopsis

Input

•
•
•

racadm getslotname
racadm getslotname -i 
racadm getslotname -h

•

None Displays the slot name for all 16 slots in the
chassis.
-i  - specifies the ID of the slot.
Legal values: 1–16
-h - Specifies whether to use the slot name or the
hostname (if available).
1=use hostnames, 0=use slotnames

•
•

Example
racadm getslotname
 
1
SLOT-01
2
Webserver01
3
Webserver3
4
SLOT-04
5
SLOT-05
6
SLOT-06
7
SLOT-07


WXP-8GRB221
WXP-319QWEecet5

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8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16

SLOT-08
SLOT-09
SLOT-10
SLOT-11
SLOT-12
SLOT-13
SLOT-14
SLOT-15
SLOT-16

racadm getslotname -i 1
Webserver-1

getssninfo
Description

Displays a list of users that are connected to iDRAC. The following information is displayed:
•
•
•
•
•

Session ID
Username
IP address (if applicable)
Session type (for example, serial or Telnet)
Login date and time in MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM:SS format

NOTE: Based on the Session ID (SSNID) or the user name (User), the iDRAC administrator
can close the respective sessions or all the sessions using the, closessn subcommand. For
more information, see closessn.
Synopsis

racadm getssninfo [-A] [-u  | *]

Input

•
•

-A - eliminates the printing of data headers.
-u - The -u  user name option limits the printed output to only the detail
session records for the given user name.

Examples
racadm getssninfo
SSNID

Type

User

IP Address

Login Date/Time

6

GUI

root

192.168.0.10

04/07/2010 12:00:34

racadm getssninfo -A
"root" "143.166.174.19" "Telnet" "NONE"
racadm getssninfo -A -u *
"root" "143.166.174.19" "Telnet" "NONE"
"bob" "143.166.174.19" "GUI" "NONE"

getsvctag
Description

Displays the service tag of the host system.

Synopsis

racadm getsvctag

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Input

getsvctag

Output

Y76TP0G

Example

racadm getsvctag

getsysinfo
Description

Displays information related to iDRAC, managed system, and watchdog configuration.
.
NOTE: The local racadm getsysinfo subcommand on Linux displays the PrefixLength on separate
lines for IPv6 Address 2 – IPv6 Address 15 and the Link Local Address.
NOTE: The Hostname and OS Name fields in the getsysinfo output display accurate information
only if Dell OpenManage Server Administrator is installed on the managed system. Else, these
fields may be blank or inaccurate. An exception to this are VMware operating system names,
which are displayed even if Server Administrator is not installed on the managed system.

Synopsis
Input

racadm getsysinfo [-d] [-s] [-w] [-A] [-c] [-4]
[-6]
•
•
•
•
•
•
•

-4 - Displays IPv4 settings
-6 - Displays IPv6 settings
-c - Displays common settings
-d - Displays iDRAC information
-s - Displays system information
-w - Displays watchdog information
-A - Eliminates the printing of headers/labels

NOTE: If the -w option is not specified, then the other options are used as defaults.
Output
RAC Information:
RAC Date/Time
Firmware Version
Firmware Build
Last Firmware Update
Hardware Version
MAC Address

=
=
=
=
=
=

10/27/2009 14:38:00
1.30
20
10/26/2009 16:55:08
0.01
00:24:e8:2e:c5:d3

Common settings:
Register DNS RAC Name
DNS RAC Name
Current DNS Domain
Domain Name from DHCP

=
=
=
=

1
eval710-08-r
blr.amer.dell.com
1

IPv4 settings:
Enabled
Current IP Address
Current IP Gateway
Current IP Netmask
DHCP Enabled
Current DNS Server 1

=
=
=
=
=
=

1
10.94.20.134
10.94.20.1
255.255.254.0
1
163.244.180.39

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Current DNS Server 2
DNS Servers from DHCP

= 163.244.180.40
= 1

IPv6 settings:
Enabled
Current IP Address 1
Current IP Gateway
Autoconfig

=
=
=
=

1
::
::
1

Link Local
Current IP
Current IP
Current IP
Current IP
Current IP
Current IP
Current IP
Current IP
Current IP
Current IP
Current IP
Current IP
Current IP
Current IP

=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=

fe80::224:e8ff:fe2e:c5d3/255
::
::
::
::
::
::
::
::
::
::
::
::
::
::

IP Address
Address 2
Address 3
Address 4
Address 5
Address 6
Address 7
Address 8
Address 9
Address 10
Address 11
Address 12
Address 13
Address 14
Address 15

DNS Servers from DHCPv6 = 0
Current DNS Server 1
= ::
Current DNS Server 2
= ::
System Information:
System Model
System BIOS Version
Service Tag
Express Svc Code
Host Name
OS Name
System Revision
Power Status

=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=

PowerEdge R710
1.0.4
2X2Q12S
39059052868
WIN-IHF5D2BF5SN
Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Enterprise x64 Edition
I
ON

Embedded NIC MAC Addresses: NIC1
Ethernet
= 00:24:e8:2e:c5:cb
iSCSI
= 00:24:e8:2e:c5:cc
NIC2 Ethernet
= 00:24:e8:2e:c5:cd
iSCSI
= 00:24:e8:2e:c5:ce
NIC3 Ethernet
= 00:24:e8:2e:c5:cf
iSCSI
= 00:24:e8:2e:c5:d0
NIC4 Ethernet
= 00:24:e8:2e:c5:d1
iSCSI
= 00:24:e8:2e:c5:d2
Watchdog Information:
Recovery Action
= None
Present countdown value = 15 seconds
Initial countdown value = 15 seconds
Examples
•

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racadm getsysinfo -A -s
"System Information:" "PowerEdge 2900" "A08" "1.0" "EF23VQ-0023"
"Hostname"

"Microsoft Windows 2000 version 5.0, Build Number 2195, Service Pack 2"
"ON"
•

racadm getsysinfo -w -s
System Information:
System Model
System Revision
System BIOS Version
BMC Firmware Version
Service Tag
Host Name
OS Name
Power Status

=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=

Watchdog Information:
Recovery Action
Present countdown value
Initial countdown value

= None
= 0 seconds
= 0 seconds

PowerEdge 2900
I
0.2.3
0.17
48192
racdev103
Microsoft Windows Server 2003
OFF

gettracelog
Description
Synopsis

Input

Lists all the trace log entries in the DRAC.
•

racadm gettracelog -i [-A]

•

racadm gettracelog [-s ] [-c ] [--more] [-A] [o]

•
•

-i - Displays the number of entries in iDRAC trace log.
--more - Displays one screen at a time and prompts the user to continue (similar to the UNIX
more command).
-o - Displays each entry in a single line.
-c - Specifies the number of records to display.
-s - Specifies the starting record to display.
-A - Does not display headers or labels.

•
•
•
•

NOTE: For CMC: the -A and -o options are deprecated.
Output

The default output display shows the record number, timestamp, source, and description. The
timestamp begins at midnight, January 1 and increases until the system boots. After the system
boots, the system’s timestamp is used.

Example

Record:

1

Date/Time:

Dec

Source:

ssnmgrd[175]

8 08:21:30

Description: root from 143.166.157.103: session timeout
sid 0be0aef4

getuscversion
Description

Displays the current USC software version details in
iDRAC.

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This option is applicable only for iDRAC.
Synopsis

racadm getuscversion

Example

$ racadm getuscversion
1.2.3.4

getversion
Description

Synopsis

Input

Displays the current software version, model and generation information, and whether or not the
target device can be updated.
To use this subcommand, you must have CMC Login User privilege.
•
•
•

racadm getversion [-b | -c] [-m ]
racadm getversion -l [-m ] [-f ]
racadm getversion

•
•

(none) - Displays the version information for all targets or devices.
-m  - Specifies the module or device for which you want to retrieve the version
information.
 is one of the following:
server-nx where n=1-8 ; x = a,b,c,d
— cmc-n where n= 1 or 2. For example, cmc-2.

•
•
•
•

-c - Displays the server's current CPLD version.
-b - Displays the server's current BIOS version (default is iDRAC version).
-l - Displays the firmware versions of available server components.
-f  - Filters the components. Must be used with -l and be one of the following values:
bios: BIOS
— idrac: iDRAC
— usc: Lifecycle Controller (Unified Server Configurator)
— diag: 32-bit Diagnostics
— drivers: OS Driver Package
– nic-x: Network Interface card. See -l output for possible values of x
— raid-x: Raid Controller. See -l output for possible values of x

NOTE: The -b, -c and -l options are not available for CMC modules.
NOTE: The -l option requires that the Lifecycle Controller service is enabled on the servers. For
version information, see the RACADM Readme available at support.dell.com/manuals.
Example

•
•

racadm getversion
racadm getversion -f idrac

Example
racadm getversion -m server-15
    
server-15
2.00(Build 10) PowerEdgeM605 iDRAC
N
racadm getversion

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server-2

1.50

PowerEdgeM600

iDRAC

Y

server-3

2.10

PowerEdgeM610

iDRAC

Y

server-4

1.50

PowerEdgeM605

iDRAC

Y







cmc-1

2.10.X06.200906
080825

Y

racadm getversion -c






server-1

PowerEdgeM600

server-2

PowerEdgeM805

server-5

1.0.0

PowerEdgeM710







server-1

2.0.0

PowerEdgeM605

server-2

1.1.0

PowerEdgeM805

server-5

1.1.0

PowerEdgeM710

racadm getversion -b

racadm getversion -l -m server-1








server-1

BIOS

1.2.1

2010-11-22

iDRAC

3.20

2010-11-22

USC

1.5.0.667

2011-02-05

Diagnostics

5144A0

2011-02-07

OS Drivers

6.3.0.15

2010-11-22

Broadcom 5709
Emb(nic-1)

5.2.0

2011-02-02

Broadcom 5709
Emb(nic-1)

5.2.0

2011-02-02

Broadcom 5709
Emb(nic-1)

5.2.0

2011-02-02

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Broadcom 5709
Emb(nic-1)

5.2.0

2011-02-02

PERC6 EMB (raid-2)

07.01.34.00

2011-02-02

BIOS

0.1.7

Rollback

BIOS

1.2.1

Reinstall

iDRAC

3.20

Reinstall

PERC6 Emb (raid-2)

07.01.33.00

Rollback

PERC6 Emb (raid-2)

07.01.33.00

Reinstall

racadm getversion -l -m server-1 -f bios








server-1

BIOS

1.2.1

2010-11-22

hwinventory
Description

Synopsis

Input

Allows the user to display or export current internal hardware inventory or shipped
hardware inventory by device.
To use this subcommand, you must have Login privilege.
This subcommand is applicable for iDRAC only.
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•
•

racadm hwinventory NIC
racadm hwinventory NIC.Embedded.1-1-2
racadm hwinventory NIC.Embedded.1-1-1 --stat -capa

 - Specifies the FQDD or FQDD alias of the target device.
FQDD - NIC.Slot.1-2, CPU.Socket.1 or Disk.Virtual.0:RAID.Integrated.1.

Examples
To view all the NIC devices on managed server:
[SH7757 ~]$ racadm hwinventory NIC
NIC FQDD "NIC.Slot.5-2-1" Available
NIC FQDD "NIC.Slot.5-2-2" Available
NIC FQDD "NIC.Slot.5-2-3" Available
NIC FQDD "NIC.Slot.5-2-4" Available
NIC FQDD "NIC.Slot.5-1-1" Available
NIC FQDD "NIC.Slot.5-1-2" Available
NIC FQDD "NIC.Slot.5-1-3" Available
NIC FQDD "NIC.Slot.5-1-4" Available
To display the Standard hardware inventory verbose description for the FQDD NIC.Embedded.1-1-2
[SH7757 ~]$ racadm hwinventory NIC.Slot.5-2-2
Attributes for NIC FQDD NIC.Slot.5-2-2
Current MAC Address:
B8:AC:6F:B3:BF:13
Vendor ID:
1077
Subvendor ID:
1028
Device ID:
8020

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Subdevice ID:
Perm ISCSI MAC Address:
Slot Type:
Data Bus Width:
Slot Length:
Perm FCoE MAC Address:
PCI Bus:
PCI Device:
PCI Function:
Update Time:
Sync Time:
Product Name:
Permanent MAC Address:
WWPN:
Family Version:
Controller BIOS Version:
EFI Version:
Max Bandwidth:
Min Bandwidth:
Current Commit Index:
FCoE WWNN:
Vendor Name:
Ports Count:
Number PCIE Functions Supported:
Number PCIE Functions Enabled:
Link Duplex:
Link Speed:
Auto Negotiation:
Transmit Flow Control:
Receive Flow Control:
Media Type:
Status Flag:
Nic Mode:
FCoE Offload Mode:
iScsi Offload Mode:
reserved:

045f
b6
b
4
3
0
0x0001
0x4d2920fe
0x0000
QLogic CNA Gigabit Ethernet-B8:AC:6F:B3:BF:1
B8:AC:6F:B3:BF:11
½.
0x00
0x00
0x00
0x64
0x00
0x00
0x00
0x00
0x00
0x00
0x00
0x0
0
0x0
0x0
0x0
0
0x0
1
0
0
0x00

ifconfig
Description

Displays the contents of the network interface table.
To use this subcommand, you must have Execute
Diagnostic Commands or Configure iDRAC permission.

Synopsis

racadm ifconfig

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Example

$ racadm ifconfig
eth0
Link encap:Ethernet
00:1D:09:FF:DA:23

HWaddr

inet addr:10.35.155.136
Bcast:10.35.155.255
Mask:255.255.255.0
MULTICAST
Metric:1

UP BROADCAST RUNNING
MTU:1500

RX packets:2550665
errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0
frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0
dropped:0 overruns:0
carrier:0
1000
(259.9 MiB)
(0.0 B)

collisions:0 txqueuelen:
RX bytes:272532097
TX bytes:0

krbkeytabupload
Description

Uploads a Kerberos keytab file.
To use this subcommand, you must have Configure iDRAC
permission.

Synopsis

racadm krbkeytabupload [-f ]
 is the name of the file
including the path.

Input

-f — Specifies the file name of the keytab to be uploaded.
If the file is not specified, the keytab file in the current
directory is selected.

Output

Returns 0 when successful and a non–zero number when
unsuccessful.

Example

racadm krbkeytabupload -f c:\keytab
\krbkeytab.tab

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lclog
Description

Allows the user to export the lifecycle log history, and view the lifecycle log for a
particular device or category.
To use this subcommand, you must have Configure iDRAC permission.
This subcommand is applicable for iDRAC only.
NOTE: On Local RACADM, when you run this command, the data is exposed to
RACADM as a USB partition. This may display a pop up.

Synopsis

Input

racadm lclog view -i 
-a  -c  -s 
-b  -q  -n 
-r  -e 
•
•

•

•
•
•
•
•
•
•

-i — Displays the number of records present in the active log. You cannot use this
option with any other option.
-a — The agent ID used to filter the records. Only one agent ID is accepted. The
value is case-insensitive. Valid Agent-ID values:
— UEFI_SS_USC
— CusOsUp
— UEFI_Inventory
— iDRAC
— UEFI_DCS
— SEL
— RACLOG
— DE
— WSMAN
— RACADM
— iDRAC_GUI
-c — The category used to filter the records. Provide multiple categories using a
"," as the delimiter. The value is case-insensitive. Valid Category values:
— System
— Storage
— Worknotes
— Config
— Updates
— Audit
-b - The subcategory used to filter the records. Provide multiple subcategories
using a as the delimiter.
-q - The sequence number from which the records must be displayed.
-n - Specifies the n Number of records to be displayed. On Local RACADM, if this
parameter is not specified, by default 100 logs are retrieved.
-r - Displays events that have occurred after this time. The time format is yyyymm-dd HH:MM:SS. The time stamp must be provided within double quotes.
-e - Displays events that have occurred before this time. The time format is yyyymm-dd HH:MM:SS. The time stamp must be provided within double quotes.
-f  - Specifies the file location and name where lifecycle log is
exported.
-a  - Specifies the FTP Server IP address or FQDN, user name, and
password.

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•

•
•
•

•

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-d  - Specifies the path to the file on the FTP server.
-l  - Specifies the location of the network share or area on file system
where lifecycle log is exported. Two types of network shares are supported:
— SMB mounted path: ////

— NFS mounted path: :/.
-u  — Specifies the user name for accessing the FTP Server, or Domain
and User Name for accessing network share location.
-p  — Specifies the password for accessing the FTP Server or Share
location.
-s — The severity used to filter the records. Provide multiple severities using a ","
as the delimiter. The value is case-insensitive. Valid Severity values:
– 1. Warning
– 2. Critical
– 3. Info
— Specifies the category of Lifecycle Log entries to view. Possible
values are
— all
— iDRAC
— Inventory
— ConfigurationService
— JobControl
— RemoteUpdate
— OsDeployment
— USC
— Other
 — User comment string to be inserted in the Lifecycle Controller log

NOTE: To view or export the lifecycle log you need Login to iDRAC permission only.
Example

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Display the number of records present in the Life Cycle Log:
racadm lclog view -i

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Display the records added by the iDRAC agent idrac, under the storage category
and storage physical disk subcategory, with severity set to warning:
racadm lclog view -a idrac -c storage -b pdr -s
warning

•

Display the records under storage and system categories with severities set to
warning or critical:
racadm lclog view -c storage,system -s
warning,critical

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Display the records having severities set to warning or critical, starting from
sequence number 4:
racadm lclog view -s warning,critical -q 4

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Display 5 records starting from sequence number 20:
racadm lclog view -q 20 -n 5

•

Display all records of events that have occurred between 2011-01-02 23:33:40 and
2011-01-03 00:32:15:
racadm lclog view -r "2011-01-02 23:33:40" -e
"2011-01-03 00:32:15"

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Display all the available records from the active Life Cycle Log:
racadm lclog view

license
Description
Synopsis

Input

Manages hardware licenses.
This subcommand is applicable for iDRAC only.
•

racadm license view

•

racadm license view [-c ]

•

racadm license import [-f ] l -c 

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racadm license export [-f ] -e  c 

•

racadm license delete -e  -l  [-f] -c
 -t 

•

racadm license delete -t 

•

racadm license delete -e 

•

racadm license delete -c 

•

racadm license replace -t 1

•

racadm license replace -u -p  -f
 -l  -t


•
•
•
•
•
•

view — View license information.
import — Installs a new license.
export — Exports a license file.
delete — Deletes a license from the system.
replace — Replaces an older license with the given license file.
-l  — Network share location from where the license
file must be imported.
If the file is on a share, then -u  and -p  must be
used.
-f — Filename or path to the license file
-e  — Specifies the entitlement ID of the license file to be exported
-t — Specifies the transaction ID.
-c — Specifies the component name on which the license is
installed.
-o — Overides the End User License Agreement (EULA) warning and imports,
replaces or deletes the license.

•
•
•
•
•

NOTE: License operations the . name should be less then 56
Characters.
NOTE: During Remote file share, SSH/telnet supports Import and Export options.

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NOTE: Only a user with Administrator privileges can use the import, export, delete,
and replace commands. You do not need Administrator privileges to use the view
command.
Examples
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View All License Information on System
$racadm license view
iDRAC.Embedded.1
Status

= OK

Device

= iDRAC.Embedded.1

Device Description

= iDRAC

Unique Identifier

=

License #1
Status

= OK

Transaction ID

= 2

License Description
Enterprise Evaluation License

= iDRAC

License Type

= EVALUATION

Entitlement ID

= mDmiPm4dVTPFMB34r2axrNwL

Expiration

= 2011-11-04T22:00:00

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Import a new license to a specific device in a known location
$racadm license import -f license.xml -l //shareip/sharename
-u  -p  -c idrac.embedded.1

•

Import a license from a CIFS share to a device, in this case Embedded iDRAC:
racadm license import -u admin -p passwd -f License.xml
-l //192.168.2.140/licshare -c idrac.embedded.1

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Import a license from NFS share to a device, in this case Embedded iDrac:
racadm license import -f Licen.xml -l 192.168.2.14:/share
-c idrac.embedded.1

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Import a license by overriding the EULA warning:
racadm license import -u admin -p passwd -f License.xml
-l //192.168.2.140/licshare -c idrac.embedded.1 -o

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Import a license from the local filesystem using Local RACADM:
racadm license import -f License.xml -c idrac.embedded.1

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Import a license from the local filesystem using Remote RACADM:
racadm license import -f C:\Mylicdir\License.xml -c
idrac.embedded.1

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Export a license file.
racadm license export -f  -l 
-u  -p  -c iDRAC.Embedded.1
Instead of -c, you can use -e  OR -t 
For remote racadm, if filename is not specified, the file(s) are exported to the directory where RACADM is
running.

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Export license to a NFS share using transaction ID, in this case transaction 27 :
racadm license export -f License.xml -l 192.168.2.140:/licshare
-t 27

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Export license to a CIFS share specifying the entitlement ID, in this case abcdxyz :
racadm license export -u admin -p passwd -f License.xml
-l //192.168.2.140/licshare -e abcdxyz

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Export license to a CIFS share specifying the FQDD. While using the -c option and exporting license(s) from a
device, more than one license file may be exported. Therefore if a file name is given, an index is appended to the
end of the file name such as LicenseFile0.xml, LicenseFile1.xml and so on. In this case, the device is Embedded
iDrac :
racadm license export -u root -p calvin -f LicenseFile.xml
-l //192.168.2.140/licshare -c idrac.embedded.1

•

Delete a license:
$racadm license delete -e B9865F23455DC458

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Delete all licenses installed on a particular device:
$racadm license delete -c idrac.embedded.1

•

Delete licenses on a particular device, in this case Embedded iDRAC:
racadm license delete -c idrac.embedded.1

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Delete license using entitlement ID, in this case xYZabcdefg:
racadm license delete -e xYZabcdefg

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Delete license using transcation ID, in this case 2:
racadm license delete -t 2

•

Replace license on a device with a license file on an NFS share using transaction ID. In this case, transaction
27:
racadm license replace -f License.xml -l 192.168.2.140:/licshare
-t 27

•

Replace license on a device with a license file on an CIFS share using transaction ID. In this case, transaction
27:
racadm license replace -u admin -p passwd -f License.xml
-l //192.168.2.140/licshare -t 27

netstat
Description

Displays the routing table and the current connections.
To use this subcommand, you must have Execute
Diagnostic Commands permission.

Synopsis

racadm netstat

nicstatistics
Description

Synopsis

Displays the statistics for the NIC FQDD in question. FQDD maps to the NIC object keys
which racadm uses while calling the Data Manager APIs NIC objects.
This subcommand is applicable for iDRAC only.
•

racadm nicstatistics

•

racadm nicstatistics 

•

racadm hwinventory NIC.Integrated.1-1

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Examples
•

Displays the statistics for the NIC FQDD.
$racadm nicstatistics 

•

Displays the statistics for the integrated NIC.
$ racadm nicstatistics NIC.Integrated.1-1
Total Bytes Received:0

•

Total Bytes Transmitted:

0

Total Unicast Bytes Received:

0

Total Multicast Bytes Received:

0

Total Broadcast Bytes Received:

0

Total Unicast Bytes Transmitted:

0

Get the network statistics
$ racadm nicstatistics
NIC.Slot.5-2-1 : QLogic CNA Gigabit Ethernet-B8:AC:6F:B3:BF:10
NIC.Slot.5-2-1 : QLogic CNA Gigabit Ethernet-B8:AC:6F:B3:BF:11
NIC.Slot.5-2-1 : QLogic CNA Gigabit Ethernet-B8:AC:6F:B3:BF:12
NIC.Slot.5-2-1 : QLogic CNA Gigabit Ethernet-B8:AC:6F:B3:BF:13
NIC.Slot.5-2-1 : QLogic CNA Gigabit Ethernet-B8:AC:6F:B3:BF:14

ping
Description

Verifies that the destination IP address is reachable from
iDRAC with the current routing-table contents. A
destination IP address is required. An ICMP echo packet
is sent to the destination IP address based on the current
routing-table contents.
To use this subcommand, you must have Execute
Diagnostic Commands or Configure iDRAC permission.

Synopsis

racadm ping 

ping6
Description

Verifies that the destination IPv6 address is reachable
from iDRAC or CMC or with the current routing-table
contents. A destination IPv6 address is required. An ICMP
echo packet is sent to the destination IPv6 address based
on the current routing-table contents.
To use this subcommand for CMC you must have
Administrator privilege for CMC and for iDRAC you must
have Execute Diagnostic Commands or Configure iDRAC
permission.

Synopsis

racadm ping6 

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Example

racadm iping6 10.9.72.254
IPING6 10.9.72.254 (10.9.72.254): 56
data bytes
64 bytes from 10.9.72.254: icmp_seq=0
ttl=121 time=2.9
ms
--- 10.9.72.254 ping statistics --1 packets transmitted, 1 packets
received, 0 percent
packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max = 2.9/2.9/2.9 ms

racdump
Description

Provides a single command to get dump, status, and
general iDRAC board information.
For CMC, this subcommand displays the comprehensive
chassis status and configuration state information, as well
as historic event logs. Used for post deployment
configuration verification and during debugging sessions.
To use this subcommand for CMC you must have
Administrator privilege and for iDRAC you must have
Debug permission.

Synopsis

racadm racdump

Input

Racdump includes the following subsystems and
aggregates the following RACADM commands:
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•

Output

General System/RAC information - getsysinfo
Session information - getssinfo
Sensor information - getsensorinfo
Switches information (IO Module) - getioinfo
Mezzanine card information (Daughter card) getdcinfo
All modules information - getmodinfo
Power budget information - getpbinfo
KVM information - getkvminfo
NIC information (CMC module) - getniccfg
Redundancy information - getredundancymode
Trace log information - gettracelog
RAC event log - getraclog
System event log - getsel

The following information is displayed when the racdump
subcommand is processed:
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•
•

General system/RAC information
Coredump
Session information

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Process information
Firmware build information

Example
Example
racadm racdump
===============================================================================
General System/RAC Information
===============================================================================
CMC Information:
CMC Date/Time
Active CMC Version
Standby CMC Version
Last Firmware Update
Hardware Version
Current IP Address
Current IP Gateway
Current IP Netmask
DHCP Enabled
MAC Address
Current DNS Server 1
Current DNS Server 2
DNS Servers from DHCP
Register DNS CMC Name
DNS CMC Name
Current DNS Domain

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=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=

Wed, 28 Nov 2007 11:55:49 PM
X08
N/A
Wed Nov 21 21:37:56 2007
2
10.35.155.160
10.35.155.1
255.255.255.0
1
00:55:AB:39:10:0F
0.0.0.0
0.0.0.0
0
0
cmc-servicetag

Chassis Information:
System Model
System AssetTag
Service Tag
Chassis Name
Chassis Location
Power Status

=
=
=
=
=
=

PowerEdgeM1000eControlPanel
00000
Dell Rack System
[UNDEFINED]
ON

===============================================================================
Session Information
===============================================================================
Type
SSH
KVM

User
root
root

IP Address
10.9.72.252
169.254.31.30

Login Date/Time
11/28/2007 23:40:53
11/28/2007 18:44:51

===============================================================================
Sensor Information
===============================================================================
     

FanSpeed
1
Fan-1
OK
14495
rpm
FanSpeed
2
Fan-2
OK
14505
rpm
FanSpeed
3
Fan-3
OK
4839
rpm
FanSpeed
4
Fan-4
OK
14527
rpm
FanSpeed
5
Fan-5
OK
14505
rpm
FanSpeed
6
Fan-6
OK
4835
rpm
FanSpeed
7
Fan-7
OK
14521
rpm

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7250
7250
2344
7250
7250
2344
7250

14500
14500
14500
14500
14500
14500
14500

FanSpeed
FanSpeed

8
9

Fan-8
Fan-9

Not OK
OK

1
4826

rpm
rpm

7250 14500
2344 14500

      

Temp
1
Ambient_Temp
OK
21
celcius N/A
 
PWR
1
PWR
2
PWR
3
PWR
4
PWR
5
PWR
6


PS-1
PS-2
PS-3
PS-4
PS-5
PS-6

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Online
OK
Online
OK
Online
OK
Slot Empty
N/A
Failed
OK
Slot Empty
N/A

racreset
Description

Issues a reset to iDRAC. The reset event is written into
iDRAC log.
To use this subcommand for CMC you must have Chassis
Administrator privilege and for iDRAC you must have
Configure iDRAC permission.
NOTE: When you issue a racreset subcommand,
iDRAC may require up to two minutes to return to a
usable state.
NOTE: You must reboot your system after performing a
hard reset of iDRAC.

Synopsis
Input

racadm racreset [hard | soft]
•

•
Output

•

hard - A hard reset performs a deep reset
operation on the remote access controller. A hard
reset should only be used as a last case resort of
resetting iDRAC controller for recovery purposes.
soft - A soft reset performs a graceful reboot
operation on the RAC.
racadm racreset

RAC reset operation initiated successfully. It may take up
to a minute for the RAC to come online again."
•

racadm racresetcfg -

The RAC configuration has initiated
restoration to factory
defaults. Please wait for a minute for
this process to complete
before accessing the RAC again.
Example

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•

Start the iDRAC soft reset sequence.
racadm racreset
Start the iDRAC hard reset sequence.
racadm racreset hard

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racresetcfg
Description

This subcommand is applicable for iDRAC only.
Deletes your current iDRAC configuration and resets iDRAC and serial configuration to
the default settings. After reset, the default name and password is root and calvin,
respectively, and the IP address is 192.168.0.120. Only for iDRAC Enterprise on Blade
servers, it is IP address plus the number of the slot the server inhabits in the chassis. If
you issue racresetcfg from a network client (for example, a supported Web browser,
Telnet/ssh, or remote RACADM), you must use the default IP address. The racresetcfg
subcommand does not reset the cfgDNSRacName object.
To use this subcommand, you must have Configure iDRAC permission.
NOTE: Certain iDRAC firmware processes need to be stopped and restarted for reset
to defaults to complete. iDRAC becomes unresponsive for about 30 seconds while this
operation completes

Synopsis

Input

•

racadm racresetcfg

•

racadm racresetcfg -f

CMC Only Options
•

-m  - Specifies the device to reset the configuration on .
 must be one of the following values:
— chassis : default state if -m is not specified
server-nx where n=1-8 ; x = a,b,c,d
— kvm

iDRAC Only Options

Example

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-f — Force resetcfg. If any VFlash partition creation or formatting is in progress
when this command is issued, iDRAC sends back a warning message indicating
the same. You can perform a force reset using this option.

•

Reset the configuration on iDRAC
racadm racresetcfg
The RAC configuration has initiated restoration to factory defaults.
Please wait up to a minute for this process to complete before accessing the RAC
again.
Reset the KVM configuration on CMC
racadm racresetcfg -m kvm
The configuration has initiated restoration to factory defaults.
Reset blade 8 configuration from CMC
racadm racresetcfg -m server-8
The RAC configuration has initiated restoration to factory defaults.
Please wait up to a minute for this process to complete before accessing the RAC
again.
Reset when vFlash Partition creation is in progress
racadm racresetcfg
A vFlash SD card partition operation is in progress. Resetting the iDRAC may
corrupt the vFlash SD card. Use -f flag to force racresetcfg.

•

•

•

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raid
Description

Allows you to execute commands to control RAID arrays.
To use this subcommand for CMC you must have Chassis Administartor privilege and for iDRAC
you must have Configure iDRAC permission.

Synopsis

racadm raid

Example
•

Monitor Health of Storage root node
racadm raid get status
Storage Root Node Status : Ok
The above command retrieves the controllers keys, (FQDDs.)

•

Monitor and Inventory all Controllers connected to the server
racadm raid get controllers
racadm raid get controllers -o
The above command is an optimized version and displays the full controller objects along with their keys.
racadm raid get controllers -o -p 
The above command displays the filtered property values for all returned controller objects.

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Monitor and Inventory all batteries connected to the controller
racadm raid get batteries --refkey 
The above command displays all battery keys connected to the controllers referred as refkeys.
racadm raid get batteries --refkey  -o
The above command is an optimized version and displays all battery objects for the controller FQDD.
racadm raid get batteries --refkey  -o -p 
The above command is an optimized and filtered version.
racadm raid get batteries --refkey  -o -p 

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Monitor and Inventory all virtual disks connected to the controller
racadm raid get vdisks --refkey 
The above command displays all vdisk keys connected to the controllers being mentioned as refkeys.
racadm raid get vdisks --refkey  -o
The above command is an optimized version and displays all vdisk objects for the controller FQDD.
racadm raid get  -pending
Raid.Integrated.1-1
Raid.Slot.2-1

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Monitor and Inventory all storage enclosures connected to the connector
racadm raid get enclosures --refkey 
The above command displays all enclosure keys connected to the connectors being mentioned as refkeys.
racadm raid get enclosures --refkey  -o optimized version.
The above command displays all enclosure objects for the connector FQDD.
racadm raid get enclosures --refkey  -o -p 
The above command is an optimized and filtered version.

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Monitor and Inventory all Physical Disks connected to the enclosure /Backplanes
racadm raid get pdisks --refkey 
The above command displays all physical disk keys connected to the enclosures being mentioned as refkeys.
racadm raid get pdiks --refkey  -o
The above command is an optimized version and displays all disk objects for the enclosure FQDD.
racadm raid get pdisks --refkey  -o -p 
optimized and filtered version.

•

Monitor and Inventory all Fans connected to the enclosure
racadm raid get fans --refkey 
The above command displays all fan keys connected to the enclosures referred as refkeys.
racadm raid get fans --refkey  -o optimized version.
The above command displays all fan objects for the enclosure FQDD.
racadm raid get fans --refkey  -o -p  optimized and
filtered version.

•

Monitor and Inventory all EMMs connected to the enclosure
racadm raid get emms -refkeys 
The above command will return all EMM keys connected to the enclosures being mentioned as refkeys.
racadm raid get emms -refkeys  -o
The above command is an optimized version and displays all EMM objects for the enclosure FQDD.
racadm raid get emms -refkeys  -o -p 
The above command is an optimized and filtered version.

•

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Monitor and Inventory all Temperature Probes connected to the enclosure
racadm raid get tempprobes -refkeys 

The above command displays all temperature probe keys connected to the enclosures being mentioned as
refkeys.
racadm raid get tempprobes -refkeys  -o
The above command is an optimized version and displays all temperature probe objects for the enclosure FQDD.
racadm raid get tempprobes -refkeys  -o -p 
optimized and filtered version
•

Monitor and Inventory all Power Supply Units connected to the enclosure
racadm raid get psus --refkey 
The above command displays all power supply units connected to the enclosures being mentioned as refkeys.
racadm raid get psus --refkey  -o
The above command is an optimized version and displays all power supply units objects for the enclosure FQDD.
racadm raid get psus --refkey  -o -p 
The above command is an optimized and filtered version.

remoteimage
Description

Connects, disconnects, or deploys a media file on a remote server.
To use this subcommand, you must have Administrator permission.

Synopsis

racadm remoteimage 

Input

Example

•
•
•
•
•
•

-c - Connect the image.
-d - Disconnect image.
-u - Username to access the network share.
-p - Password to access the network share.
-l - Image location on the network share; use double quotes around the location.
-s - Display current status; –a is assumed if not specified.

•

racadm remoteimage -c -u "user" -p "pass" -l //shrloc/
foo.iso

•

Remote Image is now Configured
racadm remoteimage -d - disconnect

•

Disable Remote File Started. Please check status using -s option to know Remote
File Share is ENABLED or DISABLED.
racadm remoteimage -s - status
Remote File Share is Enabled
UserName
Password
ShareName //10.94.161.112/xxxx/dtk_3.3_73_Linux.iso

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serveraction
Description

Enables users to perform power management operations on the host system.
To use this subcommand, you must have Execute Server Control Commands permission.

Synopsis

racadm serveraction 

Input

•
•
•
•

-m  server-nx where n=1-8 ; x = a,b,c,d
-a - Performs action on all servers. Not allowed with the powerstatus action.
-f - Force the action. Required for the reseat action.
- Specifies the action. The options for the  string are:
— graceshutdown — Performs a graceful shutdown of the server. If the operating system
on the server cannot be shutdown cleanly, then this operation will not be performed.
— hardreset — Performs a reset (reboot) operation on the managed system.
— powercycle — Issues a power-cycle operation on the managed system. This action is
similar to pressing the power button on the system’s front panel to power down and then
power up the system.
— powerdown — Powers down the managed system.
— powerup — Powers up the managed system.
— powerstatus — Displays the current power status of the server (ON or OFF).
— reseat — Performs virtual reseat of the server. This operation simulates reseating the
blade by resetting the iDRAC on that blade.

NOTE: The action powerstatus is not allowed with -a option.
Output
Example

Displays an error message if the requested operation fails, or a success message if the operation is
completed.
•

•

•

•

•

•

•

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Power Down Blade 16 from the CMC
racadm serveraction -m server-16 powerdown
Server power operation successful
Power Down Blade from iDRAC
racadm serveraction powerdown
Server power operation successful
Power Down Blade 16 from CMC when Power is already Off on that blade
racadm serveraction -m server-16 powerdown
Server is already powered OFF.
Power Down Blade from iDRAC when Power is already off on that blade.
racadm serveraction powerdown
Server is already powered OFF
Get Power Status of blade 16 on CMC
racadm serveraction -m server-16 powerstatus
ON
Get Power Status on iDRAC
racadm serveraction powerstatus
Server Power Status: ON
Reseat blade 2 on CMC
$ racadm serveraction -m server-2 reseat -f

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Server power operation successful
Explanation of Support
iDRAC Needs to support graceful shutdown
The support of address individual blades is expected on the CMC

set
Description

Synopsis

Input

Output

Example

Allows the user to set the value of configuration objects on a device.
To use this subcommand, you must have Configure privilege.
This subcommand is applicable for iDRAC only.
•

racadm set -f

•

racadm set [.][.][.]
[.] 

•
•
•
•
•

 — Specifies the group containing the object that is to be written.
 — Specifies the object name of the value to be written.
 — This is specified where FQDDs, FQDD Alias' or Groups need to be indexed.
-f  — This option enables set to configure the device from a file specified by
. This option is not supported in the Firmware RACADM interface.-

•
•

Object value modified successfully
Failure message indicating reason for failure.

•

Configure the iDRAC using a file
$ racadm set -f myrac.cf

•



g
Configure LCD String
$ racadm set system.lcd.LCDUserString test
Object value modified successfully

setassettag
Description

Sets the N-byte ASCII asset tag for the chassis.
To use this subcommand, you must have Administrator privilege.

Synopsis

racadm setassettag -m chassis 

Input

-m  — Specifies the module whose asset tag you want to set.
Legal value: chassis
You can obtain the same output if you do not include this option, as there is only one legal
value.
 is a maximum of 64 non-extended ASCII characters.

Example

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racadm setassettag -m chassis 783839–33

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racadm setassettag 783839–33
The asset tag was changed successfully.

setchassisname
Description

Sets the name of the chassis in the LCD.
To use this subcommand, you must have Administrator
privilege.

Synopsis

racadm setchassisname 
NOTE: Chassisname is a maximum of 64 non-extended
ASCII characters.

Example

racadm setchassisname dellchassis-1
The chassis name was set successfully.

setflexaddr
Description

Enables/disables FlexAddress on a particular slot/fabric.
To use this subcommand, you must have Chassis Configuration Administrator privilege.
If the fabric type is determined to be Infiniband, the operation is canceled and the
command returns an error. If the FlexAddress feature is not activated, the command
returns an error.
NOTE: The server must be powered off to change the slot state. All servers must be
powered off to change the fabric state. The MAC/WWN addresses must be managed
locally (not by an external console) to use this command.

Synopsis

racadm setflexaddr [-i  ]
[-f  ]
 = 1 to 16
 = A, B, C
 = 0 or 1
where 0 is disable and 1 is enable.

Input

Example

•
•

-i   — Enables/disables FlexAddress for the specified slot.
-f   — Enables/disables FlexAddress for the specified fabric.

•

racadm setflexaddr -i 1 0
Slot 1 FlexAddress state set successfully

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racadm setflexaddr -f A 1
Fabric A FlexAddress state set successfully

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racadm setflexaddr -f idrac 1

setled
Description

Sets the state (blinking or not blinking) of the LED on the specified module.
To blink or unblink the chassis, I/O modules or the CMC, you must have Debug Administrator
privilege on CMC. To enable the servers to blink or unblink, you must have Server Administrator
or Debug Administrator privilege on CMC. To use this subcommand for iDRAC, you must have
Configure iDRAC permission.

Synopsis

For iDRAC:
racadm setled -l 
For CMC:
racadm setled -m  -l 

Input

•

-m  - Specifies the module whose LED you want to configure.
 can be one of the following:
— server-nx where n=1-8 ; x = a,b,c,d
— switch-n where n=1–6
— cmc-active
— chassis

This option is applicable for CMC only.
•

Example

-l  - Specifies whether the LED should blink.
 can be one of the following:
– 0 — no blinking
– 1 — blinking

For CMC:
•

racadm setled -m server-1 -1 1
LED state was set successfully.

NOTE: The setled command generates an error when used on the extension slot of a multislot server.
•

racadm setled -m server-9 -1 1
ERROR: Server in slot 9 is an extension of the server in slot 1.

For iDRAC:
racadm setled -l 1
LED state was set successfully.

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setniccfg
Description

Sets the iDRAC IP address. It displays an error message if the requested operation
could not be performed, or a success message if the operation is completed
successfully.
To use this subcommand, you must have Configure iDRAC permission.
NOTE: The terms NIC and Ethernet management port may be used interchangeably.

Synopsis

Input

•

racadm setniccfg -d

•

racadm setniccfg -d6

•

racadm setniccfg -s   

•

racadm setniccfg -s6   

•

racadm setniccfg -o

•
•
•

-d — Enables DHCP for the NIC (default is DHCP disabled.)
-d6 — Enables AutoConfig for the NIC. It is enabled by default.
-s — Enables static IP settings. The IPv4 address, netmask, and gateway can
be specified. Otherwise, the existing static settings are used. ,
, and  must be typed as dot-separated strings.
racadm setniccfg -s 192.168.0.120 255.255.255.0 192.168.0.1
-s6 — Enables static IPv6 settings. The IPv6 address, Prefix Length, and the
IPv6 Gateway can be specified.
-o — Enable or disable NIC.

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•
Example

•

racadm setniccfg -s 192.168.0.120 255.255.255.0
192.168.0.1

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racadm setniccfg -d

•

racadm setniccfg -d6

setractime
Description

Synopsis

Sets the date and time on the CMC.
To use this subcommand, you must have Administrator
privilege.
This command is applicable only for CMC.
•
•
•

Input

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racadm setractime -d

racadm setractime -l YYYYMMDDhhmmss
racadm setractime -z {?|timezone|timezoneprefix*}
-d — Sets the time in the string
yyyymmddhhmmss.mmmmmmsoff where:
yyyy is the year

— mm is the month
— dd is the day
— hh is the hour
— mm is the minutes
— ss is the seconds
— mmmmmm is the number of microseconds
— s is a + (plus) sign or a - (minus) sign, which
indicates the sign of the offset
— off is the offset in minutes
NOTE: The off is the offset in minutes from GMT and
must be in 15-minute increments. The timezone is
represented as an offset from GMT, and the clock
does not automatically adjust to daylight savings time
(for '-d' option).
•

-z  - Sets the time zone by name or index,
or lists possible time zones. For example,
PST8PDT (Western United States), 294 (Seoul),
344 (Sydney).  may be:
—  lists the major timezone names/prefixes
—  is the case-sensitive name of your
timezone or the index listed by '-z timezoneprefix*'.
—  is a prefix of one or more
timezones, followed by '*'.

NOTE: The timezone/daylight savings time is fully
supported for '-l' and '-z' options. Omit the '-l' option to
set the timezone only (eg. '-z US/Central').
•

Example

-l — Sets the local date and time in the string
yyymmddhhmmss where:
— yyyy is a the year
— mm is the month
— dd is the day
— hh is the hour
— mm is the minute
— ss is the second
— Setting the time using the -l and -z options is
recommended. This command format allows the
CMC to fully support local time zones, including
the ability to automatically adjust the CMC time to
the local Daylight Savings Time.

The setractime subcommand supports dates ranging from
1/1/1970 00:00:00 through 12/31/2030 23:59:59. To set the
local time to October 24, 2007 at 3:02:30 PM:
racadm setractime -l 20071024150230
The time was set successfully.

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setslotname
Description

Displays the name and hostname (if available) of all 16
slots, or of a specified slot (indicated by the slot number)
in the chassis. Optionally, this command can be used to
set whether the slot name or hostname is displayed in the
CMC User Interface or with the getslotname -i 
command. If the hostname is not available, the static slot
name is used.
To use this subcommand, you must have Administrator
privilege.
For rules for selecting slot names, see the "Editing Slot
Names" section in the Dell Chassis Management
Controller User Guide .
NOTE: The OMSA server agent must be present and
running on the server to use the Display Hostname
feature. If the agent is not running, the setting is
ignored. For more information, see the Dell
OpenManage Server Administrator User's Guide at
support.dell.com/manuals.

Synopsis

racadm setslotname -i 

racadm setslotname -h 

Input

•

•
•

Example

 — Displays the location of the slot in the
chassis.
Legal values: 1–16
 — The new name to be assigned to
the slot.
 — Sets whether the server's hostname
is used for display purposes.
Legal values: 0, 1

racadm setslotname -i 3 mserver3
The slot name was set successfully.

setsysinfo
Description

Sets the name or location of the chassis.
To use this subcommand, you must have Administrator
privilege.
This command is applicable only for CMC.

Synopsis

racadm setsysinfo [-c chassisname|
chassislocation]


Input

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•

 — Indicates a maximum of 64 nonextended ASCII chassis name or location.

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Example

-c — Sets the chassis name or location.

racadm setsysinfo -c chassisname "Dell
Rack System"
The chassis name was set successfully.

sshpkauth
Description

Enables you to upload and manage up to 4 different SSH
public keys per user. You can upload a key file or key text,
view keys, or delete keys.
This command has three mutually exclusive modes—
upload, view, and delete that are determined by the
options.
Upload
The upload mode allows you to upload a keyfile or to copy
the key text on the command line. You cannot upload and
copy a key at the same time.
Local and Remote RACADM:
racadm sshpkauth -i <2 to 16> -k <1 to
4> -f 
racadm sshpkauth -i <2 to 16> -k <1 to
4> -t

Telnet/ssh/serial RACADM:
racadm sshpkauth -i <2 to 16> -k <1 to
4> -t

View
The view mode allows the user to view a key specified by
the user or all keys.
racadm sshpkauth -i <2 to 16> -v -k <1
to 4>
racadm sshpkauth -i <2 to 16> -v -k all
Delete
The delete mode allows the user to delete a key specified
by the user or all keys.
racadm sshpkauth -i <2 to 16> -d -k <1
to 4>
racadm sshpkauth -i <2 to 16> -d -k all

Synopsis
Input

racadm sshpkauth
•
•

-i  - Index for the user. 
must be between 2 to 16 on iDRAC.
-k [ | all] - Index to assign the PK key
being uploaded. all only works with the -v or -d

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•

options.  must be between 1 to 4 or all
on iDRAC.
-t  - Key text for the SSH Public key.
-f  - File containing the key text to
upload. The -f option is not supported on
Telnet/ssh/serial RACADM.
-v - View the key text for the index provided.
-d - Delete the key for the index provided.

Examples
Upload an invalid key to iDRAC User 2 in the first key space using a string:
$ racadm sshpkauth -i 2 -k 1 -t "This is invalid key
Text"
ERROR: Key text appears to be corrupt
Upload a valid key to iDRAC User 2 in the first key space using a file:
$ racadm sshpkauth -i 2 -k 1 -f pkkey.key
Key file successfully uploaded.
Get all keys for User 2 on iDRAC:
$ racadm sshpkauth -v -i 2 -k all
********************* User ID 2 ******************
Key ID 1:
ssh-rsa

AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAABIwAAAIEAzzy+k2npnKqVEXGXIzo0sbR6JgA5YNbWs3ekoxXV
fe3yJVpVc/5zrrr7XrwKbJAJTqSw8Dg3iR4n3vUaP
+lPHmUv5Mn55Ea6LHUslAXFqXmOdlThd
wilU2VLw/iRH1ZymUFnut8ggbPQgqV2L8bsUaMqb5PooIIvV6hy4isCNJU=
1024-bit RSA, converted from OpenSSH by xx_xx@xx.xx
Key ID 2:
Key ID 3:
Key ID 4:

sslcertdownload
Description

Downloads an SSL certificate from iDRAC to the client’s
file system.
To use this subcommand, you must have Configure iDRAC
permission.

Synopsis

racadm sslcertdownload -t  [-f
]

Input

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-t — Specifies the type of certificate to download,
either the CA certificate for Directory Service or
the server certificate.
1 = server certificate
2 = CA certificate for Directory Service

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-f — Specifies the file name of the certificate to
be downloaded.

Output

Returns 0 when successful and a nonzero number when
unsuccessful.

Example

racadm sslcertdownload -t 1 -f c:\cert
\cert.txt

sslcertupload
Description

Uploads a custom SSL server or CA certificate for
Directory Service from the client to iDRAC.
To use this subcommand, you must have Configure iDRAC
permission.

Synopsis

racadm sslcertupload -t  [-f
]

Input

•

•
•

•

-t — Specifies the type of certificate to upload,
either the CA certificate for Directory Service or
the server certificate.
— 1 = server certificate
— 2 = CA certificate for Directory Service
-f — Specifies the file name of the certificate to
be uploaded.
-e — Allows for upload of multiple certificate
format types.
– 1 = Base64
– 2 = PKCS12
The current release does not support this option.
-p — Pin for decrypting the PKCS12 file uploaded.
If  is selected as 2 it is mandatory to
specify -p option.
The current release does not support this option.

Output

The sslcertupload command returns 0 when successful
and returns a nonzero number when unsuccessful.

Example

racadm sslcertupload -t 1 -f c:\cert
\cert.txt

sslcertview
Description

Displays the SSL server or CA certificate that exists on iDRAC.
To use this subcommand, you must have iDRAC Login Privilege.

Synopsis

racadm sslcertview -t  [-A]

Input

•

-t - Specifies the type of certificate to view, either the CA certificate or server
certificate.
—1 = server certificate

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—2 = CA certificate for Directory Service
-A — Prevents printing headers/labels.

Output
racadm sslcertview -t 1
Serial Number

00

Subject Information:
Country Code (CC)

US

State (S)

Texas

Locality (L)

Round Rock

Organization (O)

Dell Inc.

Organizational Unit
(OU)

Remote Access Group

Common Name (CN)

iDRAC Default certificate

Issuer Information:
Country Code (CC)

US

State (S)

Texas

Locality (L)

Round Rock

Organization (O)

Dell Inc.

Organizational Unit
(OU)

Remote Access Group

Common Name (CN)

iDRAC Default certificate

Common Name (CN)

iDRAC Default certificate

Valid From

Jul 8 16:21:56 2005 GMT

Valid To

Jul 7 16:21:56 2010 GMT

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racadm sslcertview -t 1 -A
00
US
Texas
Round Rock
Dell Inc.
Remote Access Group
iDRAC default certificate
US
Texas
Round Rock
Dell Inc.
Remote Access Group
iDRAC default certificate
Jul 8 16:21:56 2005 GMT
Jul 7 16:21:56 2010 GMT

sslcsrgen
Description

Generates and downloads a CSR file to the client’s local
file system. The CSR can be used for creating a custom
SSL certificate that can be used for SSL transactions on
iDRAC.
To use this subcommand, you must have Configure iDRAC
permission.

Synopsis

racadm sslcsrgen [-g] [-f ]
racadm sslcsrgen -s

Input

•
•
•
•

-g — Generates a new CSR.
-s — Returns the status of a CSR generation
process (generation in progress, active, or none).
-f — Specifies the filename of the location,
, where the CSR is downloaded.
-t — Specifies the type of certificate to view,
either the CA certificate or server certificate.
— 1 = webserver CSR — Enables you to generate
a CSR for the webcertificate server certificate.

NOTE: If the -f option is not specified, the filename
defaults to sslcsr in your current directory.
Output

If no options are specified, a CSR is generated and
downloaded to the local file system as sslcsr by default.
The -g option cannot be used with the -s option, and the -f
option can only be used with the -g option.

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The sslcsrgen -s subcommand returns one of the
following status codes:
•
•
Example

CSR was generated successfully.
CSR does not exist.

racadm sslcsrgen -s
or
racadm sslcsrgen -g -f c:\csr
\csrtest.txt

NOTE: Before a CSR can be generated, the CSR fields must be configured in the RACADM cfgRacSecurity group.
For example: racadm config -g cfgRacSecurity -o cfgRacSecCsrCommonName MyCompany
NOTE: In telnet/ssh console, you can only generate and not download the CSR file.

sslkeyupload
Description

Uploads SSL key from the client to iDRAC.
To use this subcommand, you must have Configure iDRAC
permission.

Synopsis

racadm sslkeyupload -t  -f


Input

•
•

-t — Specifies the key to upload.
1 = SSL key used to generate the server certificate
-f — Specifies the file name of the SSL key to be
uploaded.

Output

Returns 0 when successful and a nonzero number when
unsuccessful.

Example

racadm sslkeyupload -t 1 -f c:
\sslkey.txt

sslresetcfg
Description

Restores the web-server certificate to factory default and
restarts web-server. The certificate takes effect 30
seconds after the command is entered.
To use this subcommand, you must have Chassis
Configuration Administrator privilege for CMC and
Configure iDRAC permission for iDRAC.

Synopsis

racadm sslresetcfg

Example

$ racadm sslresetcfg
Certificate generated successfully and
webserver restarted.

NOTE: For more information on managing SSL certificates, see the “Securing CMC Communications Using SSL and
Digital Certificates” section in the Dell Chassis Management Controller User Guide.

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testemail
Description

Sends a test e-mail from iDRAC to a specified destination. Prior to executing the test email command, make sure that the SMTP server is configured and the specified index in
the RACADM cfgEmailAlertgroup is enabled and configured properly. See cfgEmailAlert
for more information.

Synopsis

racadm testemail -i 

Input

-i — Specifies the index of the e-mail alert to test.

Output

Success: Test e-mail sent successfully
Failure: Unable to send test e-mail

Example

Commands for the cfgEmailAlert group:
•

Enable the alert —
racadm config -g cfgEmailAlert -o
cfgEmailAlertEnable -i 1

•

1
Set the destination e-mail address —
racadm config -g cfgEmailAlert -o
cfgEmailAlertAddress -i 1 user1@mycompany.co

•

m
Set the custom message that is sent to the destination e-mail address —
racadm config -g cfgEmailAlert -o
cfgEmailAlertCustomMsg -i 1 "This is a test!"

•

Make sure that the SMTP IP address is configured properly —
racadm config -g cfgRemoteHosts -o
cfgRhostsSmtpServerIpAddr 192.168.0.152

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View the current e-mail alert settings —
racadm getconfig -g cfgEmailAlert -i 
where  is a number from 1 to 4.

testfeature
The following tables describe the testfeature subcommand options.

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Option

Description

-f 

Specifies the feature name. testfeature supports the
following features:
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•
•

ad — Tests Active Directory configuration using
simple authentication (user name and password)
adkrb — Tests Active Directory configuration
using Kerberos authentication
ldap — Tests LDAP configuration and operation
(requires user name and password)

-u 

The user name specified in an appropriate format for the
selected authentication method. That is, Active Directory
users are specified as user_name@domain_name.

-p 

The password for the indicated user account.

-d 

A bitmask (specified as a hexadecimal value) to select
various diagnostic messaging levels. This option is
optional.
NOTE: -d option is not supported with the remote
racadm interface.

Subcommands
testfeature -f ad
Description

Tests Active Directory configuration using simple
authentication (user name and password). Use the
optional -d switch to obtain additional diagnostic
information, as needed.
This subcommand when executed performs the following:
•
•
•
•
•
•
•

Checks command syntax.
Verifies whether the required system resources
are available.
Validates Active Directory configuration.
Verifies the SSL certificate and if the certificate
signing request (key) exists.
Acquires LDAP and Global Catalog Service
records from DNS.
Acquires user privileges from the Active Directory
server.
Checks the time to acquire user privileges with
the allotted time to login.

NOTE: In the event of an error, the command displays
the test that failed and all the tests performed earlier
to the test that failed, including all the error messages.
Synopsis

Example

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testfeature -f ad -u  -p

[-d ]
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testfeature –f ad –u user@domain –p secret
SUCCESSFUL: User permissions are xxxxxppp

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•

The last three digits are the user's permissions.
testfeature –f adkrb –u
user_name@domain_name
SUCCESSFUL: User permissions are 80000fff
testfeature -f ldap -u harold -p barrel
SUCCESSFUL: User permissions are 0x00000fff

testfeature -f adkrb
Description

Tests the Active Directory configuration using Kerberos
authentication (single sign-on or Smart Card login). Use
the optional -d switch to obtain additional diagnostic
information, as needed. This subcommand when executed
performs the following:
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•

Checks command syntax.
Verifies if the required system resources are
available.
Validates Active Directory configuration.
Verifies if the SSL certificate and certificate
signing request (key) exists.
Acquires LDAP and Global Catalog Service
records from DNS.
Verifies if the CMC can acquire CMC, LDAP and
Global Catalog servers FQDN through reverse IP
lookups.
Verifies that the CMC principal name matches the
principal name in the uploaded Keytab file.
Verifies that the CMC acquires a Kerberos TGT.
Acquires user privileges from the Active Directory
server.
Checks the time to acquire user privileges with
the allotted time to login.

NOTE: In the event of an error, the command outputs
all tests performed up to and including the test that
failed, as well as all error messages.
Synopsis

testfeature -f adkrb -u  [-d
]

testfeature -f ldap

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Description

Tests LDAP configuration and operation, and reports
success as each stage of the authentication process
proceeds. On successful completion, this command prints
the CMC privileges assumed by the specified .
If a failure occurs, the command terminates with an error
message that displays the required corrective action. Use
the optional -d switch to obtain additional diagnostic
information, as needed.

Synopsis

testfeature -f ldap -u  -p

[-d ]

testtrap
Description

Tests the RAC’s SNMP trap alerting feature by sending a test trap from iDRAC to a
specified destination trap listener on the network.
To use this subcommand, you must have Test Alerts permission.
NOTE: For iDRAC only, before you execute the testtrap subcommand, make sure that
the specified index in the RACADM cfgIpmiPet group is configured properly. The
cfgIpmiPet group is applicable only for iDRAC.
NOTE: For CMC only, before you execute the testtrap subcommand, make sure that
the specified index in the RACADM cfgAlerting group is configured properly. The
cfgAlerting group is applicable only for CMC.

Synopsis

racadm testtrap -i 

Input

-i — Specifies the index of the trap configuration to be used for the test. Valid values are
from 1 to 4.

Example

Commands for the cfgIpmiPet group:
•

•

•

Enable the alert
racadm config -g cfgIpmiPet -o cfgIpmiPetAlertEnable i 1
1
Set the destination e-mail IP address
racadm config -g cfgIpmiPet -o
cfgIpmiPetAlertDestIpAddr -i 1 192.168.0.110
View the current test trap settings
racadm getconfig -g cfgIpmiPet -i 
where  is a number from 1 to 4

traceroute
Description

102

Traces the network path of routers that packets take as
they are forwarded from your system to a destination IPv4
address.

To use this subcommand, you must have Administrator
permission.
Synopsis

racadm traceroute 
racadm traceroute 192.168.0.1

Input

racadm traceroute 192.168.0.1

Output

traceroute to 192.168.0.1
(192.168.0.1), 30 hops
max,
40 byte packets
1 192.168.0.1 (192.168.0.1) 0.801 ms
0.246 ms 0.253 ms

traceroute6
Description

Traces the network path of routers that packets take as
they are forwarded from your system to a destination IPv6
address.
To use this subcommand, you must have Administrator
permission.

Synopsis

racadm traceroute6 
racadm traceroute fd01::1

Output

traceroute to fd01::1 (fd01::1) from
fd01::3,
30 hops
max, 16 byte packets
1 fd01::1 (fd01::1) 14.324 ms 0.26 ms
0.244 ms

usercertupload
Description

Uploads a user certificate or a user CA certificate from the
client to iDRAC.
To use this subcommand, you must have Configure iDRAC
permission.
This option is applicable only to iDRAC.

Synopsis

racadm usercertupload -t  [-f
]
-i 

Input

•

-t — Specifies the type of certificate to upload,
either the CA certificate or server certificate.
— 1 = user certificate
— 2 = user CA certificate

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•
•

-f - Specifies the file name of the certificate to be
uploaded. If the file is not specified, the sslcert file
in the current directory is selected.
-i - Index number of the user. Valid values 1-16.

Output

Returns 0 when successful and a nonzero number when
unsuccessful.

Example

racadm usercertupload -t 1 -f c:\cert
\cert.txt
-i 6

usercertview
Description

Displays the user certificate or user CA certificate that
exists on iDRAC.
To use this subcommand, you must have Configure iDRAC
permission.
This option is applicable only to iDRAC

Synopsis

racadm usercertview -t  [-A] -i


Input

•

•
•

-t — Specifies the type of certificate to view,
either the user certificate or the user CA
certificate.
— 1 = user certificate
— 2 = user CA certificate
-A — Prevents printing headers/labels.
-I — Index number of the user. Valid values are
1-16.

version
Description

Displays the RACADM version information.
This option is applicable only for iDRAC.

Synopsis

racadm version

vflashsd
Description

Synopsis

104

Allows you to initialize or get the status of the vFlash SD
card. The initialize operation removes all existing
partitions and resets the card. The status operation
displays the status of the last operation performed on the
card.
To use this subcommand, you must have Access Virtual
Media privilege. This option is applicable only to iDRAC.
•
•

racadm vflashsd initialize
racadm vflashsd status

vflashpartition
Description

Allows you to perform the following:
•
•
•
•
•
•

Create an empty partition
Create a partition using an image file
Format a partition
View available partitions
Delete existing partitions
Get the status of partitions

To use this subcommand, you must have Access Virtual Media privilege. This option is
applicable only to iDRAC
Synopsis

•

racadm vflashpartition create 
racadm vflashpartition delete 
racadm vflashpartition status 
racadm vflashpartition list 

NOTE: Create partition using image file is not supported in local RACADM.
The following table describes the vflashpartition subcommand options.
Option

Description

-i < index >

Index of the partition for which this command applies.
 must be an integer from 1 to 16.
NOTE: For the standard SD card, the index value is 1
because only one partition of size 256 MB is
supported.

Options valid only with create action
-o < label >

Label that is displayed when the partition is mounted on
the operating system.