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RACADM Command Line Reference Guide for iDRAC7
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Contents
1 Introduction................................................................................................................................11
New in This Release............................................................................................................................................... 11
Supported RACADM Interfaces..............................................................................................................................12
RACADM Syntax Usage..........................................................................................................................................12
Local RACADM.................................................................................................................................................13
SSH or Telnet RACADM................................................................................................................................... 13
Remote RACADM............................................................................................................................................. 13
Accessing Indexed-Based Device Groups and Objects.................................................................................. 13
RACADM Command Options............................................................................................................................ 14
Using The Autocomplete Feature.....................................................................................................................15
Supported RACADM Subcommands...................................................................................................................... 16
Other Documents You May Need........................................................................................................................... 20
Accessing Documents From Dell Support Site.......................................................................................................21
Contacting Dell....................................................................................................................................................... 21

2 RACADM Subcommand Details..............................................................................................23
Guidelines to Quote Strings Containing Special Characters When Using RACADM Commands.......................... 23
"?"and "?" .......................................................................................................................................24
help and help ................................................................................................................................26
arp...........................................................................................................................................................................26
autoupdatescheduler..............................................................................................................................................27
cd............................................................................................................................................................................ 29
cd............................................................................................................................................................................ 29
chassisaction..........................................................................................................................................................30
clearasrscreen....................................................................................................................................................... 30
clearpending...........................................................................................................................................................31
closessn..................................................................................................................................................................31
clrraclog..................................................................................................................................................................32
clrsel....................................................................................................................................................................... 32
cmcchangeover......................................................................................................................................................32
config...................................................................................................................................................................... 32
connect................................................................................................................................................................... 34
coredump................................................................................................................................................................34
coredumpdelete......................................................................................................................................................35
deploy..................................................................................................................................................................... 35
diagnostics..............................................................................................................................................................37
eventfilters.............................................................................................................................................................. 38
fcstatistics.............................................................................................................................................................. 40

feature.....................................................................................................................................................................40
featurecard............................................................................................................................................................. 41
frontpanelerror....................................................................................................................................................... 42
fwupdate.................................................................................................................................................................42
get........................................................................................................................................................................... 46
getactiveerrors....................................................................................................................................................... 48
getarraycfg............................................................................................................................................................. 50
getassettag............................................................................................................................................................. 50
getchassisname......................................................................................................................................................51
getconfig.................................................................................................................................................................51
getdcinfo.................................................................................................................................................................53
getflexaddr..............................................................................................................................................................55
getfanreqinfo.......................................................................................................................................................... 56
getioinfo.................................................................................................................................................................. 59
getkvminfo.............................................................................................................................................................. 60
getled...................................................................................................................................................................... 61
getmacaddress....................................................................................................................................................... 61
getmodinfo.............................................................................................................................................................. 67
getniccfg.................................................................................................................................................................69
getpbinfo.................................................................................................................................................................71
getpminfo................................................................................................................................................................ 72
getraclog.................................................................................................................................................................73
getractime...............................................................................................................................................................74
getredundancymode...............................................................................................................................................75
getsel...................................................................................................................................................................... 75
getsensorinfo.......................................................................................................................................................... 75
getslotname............................................................................................................................................................ 80
getssninfo............................................................................................................................................................... 81
getsvctag................................................................................................................................................................ 81
getsysinfo................................................................................................................................................................82
gettracelog..............................................................................................................................................................84
getversion............................................................................................................................................................... 84
hwinventory............................................................................................................................................................ 88
ifconfig.................................................................................................................................................................... 91
inlettemphistory...................................................................................................................................................... 91
jobqueue................................................................................................................................................................. 92
krbkeytabupload..................................................................................................................................................... 93
lclog........................................................................................................................................................................ 94
license.....................................................................................................................................................................97
netstat..................................................................................................................................................................... 99
nicstatistics...........................................................................................................................................................100
ping....................................................................................................................................................................... 101

ping6..................................................................................................................................................................... 101
racdump................................................................................................................................................................102
racreset.................................................................................................................................................................104
racresetcfg........................................................................................................................................................... 105
raid........................................................................................................................................................................106
remoteimage.........................................................................................................................................................114
rollback................................................................................................................................................................. 116
serveraction..........................................................................................................................................................116
set......................................................................................................................................................................... 117
setarraycfg............................................................................................................................................................119
setassettag........................................................................................................................................................... 120
setchassisname....................................................................................................................................................121
setflexaddr............................................................................................................................................................ 121
setled.................................................................................................................................................................... 122
setniccfg............................................................................................................................................................... 123
setractime.............................................................................................................................................................124
setslotname.......................................................................................................................................................... 125
setsysinfo..............................................................................................................................................................126
sshpkauth..............................................................................................................................................................126
sslcertdownload................................................................................................................................................... 128
sslcertupload........................................................................................................................................................ 128
sslcertview............................................................................................................................................................129
sslcertdelete......................................................................................................................................................... 131
sslcsrgen.............................................................................................................................................................. 131
sslkeyupload......................................................................................................................................................... 132
sslresetcfg............................................................................................................................................................ 132
swinventory.......................................................................................................................................................... 133
systemconfig.........................................................................................................................................................133
testemail............................................................................................................................................................... 136
testfeature............................................................................................................................................................ 136
testtrap..................................................................................................................................................................137
testalert.................................................................................................................................................................138
traceroute............................................................................................................................................................. 138
traceroute6........................................................................................................................................................... 139
update................................................................................................................................................................... 139
usercertupload..................................................................................................................................................... 141
usercertview.........................................................................................................................................................142
vflashsd.................................................................................................................................................................142
vflashpartition....................................................................................................................................................... 142
vmdisconnect........................................................................................................................................................144

3 iDRAC and CMC Property Database Group and Object Descriptions............................145

Displayable Characters........................................................................................................................................ 145
idRacInfo...............................................................................................................................................................146
cfgLanNetworking................................................................................................................................................ 148
cfgStaticLanNetworking.......................................................................................................................................154
cfgRemoteHosts................................................................................................................................................... 157
cfgUserAdmin....................................................................................................................................................... 160
cfgEmailAlert........................................................................................................................................................ 165
cfgSessionManagement.......................................................................................................................................166
cfgSerial................................................................................................................................................................168
cfgOobSnmp......................................................................................................................................................... 171
cfgTraps................................................................................................................................................................172
cfgRacTuning........................................................................................................................................................173
ifcRacManagedNodeOs....................................................................................................................................... 180
cfgRacVirtual........................................................................................................................................................ 180
cfgServerInfo........................................................................................................................................................ 181
cfgActiveDirectory................................................................................................................................................187
cfgLDAP................................................................................................................................................................ 192
cfgLdapRoleGroup................................................................................................................................................ 195
cfgLocation........................................................................................................................................................... 197
cfgStandardSchema.............................................................................................................................................197
cfgChassisPower..................................................................................................................................................199
cfgThermal............................................................................................................................................................206
cfgIpmiSol.............................................................................................................................................................206
cfgIpmiLan............................................................................................................................................................ 207
cfgIpmiPetIpv6......................................................................................................................................................208
cfgIpmiPef.............................................................................................................................................................209
cfgIpmiPet.............................................................................................................................................................210
cfgUserDomain..................................................................................................................................................... 210
cfgServerPower....................................................................................................................................................211
cfgKVMInfo...........................................................................................................................................................219
cfgAlerting............................................................................................................................................................ 220
cfgServerPowerSupply.........................................................................................................................................221
cfgIPv6LanNetworking......................................................................................................................................... 222
cfgIpv6StaticLanNetworking................................................................................................................................ 228
cfgCurrentLanNetworking (Read Only).................................................................................................................229
cfgCurrentIPv6LanNetworking (Read Only)..........................................................................................................231
cfgIPv6URL............................................................................................................................................................233
cfgIpmiSerial.........................................................................................................................................................233
cfgSmartCard........................................................................................................................................................235
cfgNetTuning........................................................................................................................................................ 236
cfgSensorRedundancy......................................................................................................................................... 237
cfgVFlashSD..........................................................................................................................................................239

cfgVFlashPartition.................................................................................................................................................240
cfgLogging............................................................................................................................................................ 242
cfgRacSecurity..................................................................................................................................................... 242

4 Database Objects With Get and Set Commands............................................................... 245
System.ChassisInfo...............................................................................................................................................245
System.LCD...........................................................................................................................................................246
System.Location................................................................................................................................................... 247
System.Power.......................................................................................................................................................249
System.Power.Supply...........................................................................................................................................261
System.ServerOS..................................................................................................................................................262
System.ThermalSettings.......................................................................................................................................263
LifecycleController.LCAttributes...........................................................................................................................264
iDRAC.ActiveDirectory..........................................................................................................................................267
iDRAC.ADGroup.................................................................................................................................................... 272
iDRAC.AutoOSLock...............................................................................................................................................272
iDRAC.EmailAlert.................................................................................................................................................. 273
iDRAC.Info.............................................................................................................................................................274
iDRAC.IOIDOpt...................................................................................................................................................... 275
iDRAC.IPBlocking................................................................................................................................................. 276
iDRAC.IPMILan..................................................................................................................................................... 278
iDRAC.IPMISerial..................................................................................................................................................279
iDRAC.IPMISOL.....................................................................................................................................................282
iDRAC.IPv4............................................................................................................................................................ 284
iDRAC.IPv4Static...................................................................................................................................................286
iDRAC.IPv6............................................................................................................................................................ 288
iDRAC.IPv6Static...................................................................................................................................................294
iDRAC.IPv6URL..................................................................................................................................................... 295
iDRAC.LDAP.......................................................................................................................................................... 296
iDRAC.LDAPRoleGroup.........................................................................................................................................298
iDRAC.LocalSecurity.............................................................................................................................................299
iDRAC.Logging...................................................................................................................................................... 300
iDRAC.NIC.............................................................................................................................................................300
iDRAC.NICStatic................................................................................................................................................... 306
iDRAC.NTPConfigGroup........................................................................................................................................307
iDRAC.OS-BMC.....................................................................................................................................................308
iDRAC.Racadm......................................................................................................................................................309
iDRAC.RemoteHosts............................................................................................................................................. 310
iDRAC.RFS.............................................................................................................................................................311
iDRAC.Security..................................................................................................................................................... 311
iDRAC.Serial..........................................................................................................................................................313
iDRAC.SerialRedirection.......................................................................................................................................315

iDRAC.serverboot................................................................................................................................................. 316
iDRAC.ServiceModule.......................................................................................................................................... 317
iDRAC.SmartCard..................................................................................................................................................319
iDRAC.SNMP........................................................................................................................................................ 320
iDRAC.SNMP.Alert................................................................................................................................................322
iDRAC.SSH............................................................................................................................................................ 323
iDRAC.SysLog....................................................................................................................................................... 324
iDRAC.Telnet.........................................................................................................................................................326
iDRAC.Time........................................................................................................................................................... 326
iDRAC.Tuning........................................................................................................................................................ 327
iDRAC.Update....................................................................................................................................................... 327
iDRAC.UserDomain............................................................................................................................................... 328
iDRAC.Users..........................................................................................................................................................328
iDRAC.vflashpartition............................................................................................................................................332
iDRAC.vflashsd..................................................................................................................................................... 333
iDRAC.VirtualConsole........................................................................................................................................... 336
iDRAC.VirtualMedia.............................................................................................................................................. 338
iDRAC.VNCServer................................................................................................................................................. 339
iDRAC.WebServer.................................................................................................................................................340
BIOS.BiosBootSettings.........................................................................................................................................342
BIOS.IntegratedDevices....................................................................................................................................... 343
BIOS.MemSettings............................................................................................................................................... 349
BIOS.MiscSettings................................................................................................................................................353
BIOS.OneTimeBoot...............................................................................................................................................355
BIOS.ProcSettings................................................................................................................................................ 356
BIOS.SataSettings................................................................................................................................................ 367
BIOS.SerialCommSettings.................................................................................................................................... 376
BIOS.SlotDisablement.......................................................................................................................................... 377
BIOS.SysInformation............................................................................................................................................ 380
BIOS.SysProfileSettings....................................................................................................................................... 381
BIOS.SysSecurity..................................................................................................................................................385
NIC.DCBSettings...................................................................................................................................................390
NIC.DeviceLevelConfig......................................................................................................................................... 391
NIC.FCOECapabilities............................................................................................................................................392
NIC.FCoEConfiguration......................................................................................................................................... 394
NIC.FCoEGenParams............................................................................................................................................ 396
NIC.FrmwImgMenu...............................................................................................................................................397
NIC.GlobalBandwidthAllocation...........................................................................................................................398
NIC.IscsiFirstTgtParams....................................................................................................................................... 399
NIC.IscsiGenParams.............................................................................................................................................401
NIC.IscsiInitiatorParams.......................................................................................................................................404
NIC.IscsiSecondaryDeviceParams...................................................................................................................... 406

NIC.IscsiSecondTgtParams..................................................................................................................................407
NIC.NICConfig.......................................................................................................................................................409
NIC.NICPartitioningConfig.................................................................................................................................... 411
NIC.VndrConfigGroup........................................................................................................................................... 412
Storage.Controller.................................................................................................................................................421
Storage.PhysicalDisk............................................................................................................................................425
Storage.VirtualDisk...............................................................................................................................................427

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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)
NOTE: In this version of RACADM, the Linux shell features such as ctrl+d, home, del, and end shortcut keys are not
supported.

New in This Release
For CMC version 4.5:
•

View the quick deploy parameters and modify the number of reserved IP addresses for quick deploy using the
deploy subcommand.

•

Display and configure the thermal settings such as the Enhanced Cooling Mode (ECM) using the cfgThermal group
object with config or getconfig subcommands. Display the ECM status using the getfanreqinfo command.

•

Configuring the Extended Power Performance (EPP) using the cfgChassisEPPEnable object.

•

View the status of EPP using the getpbinfo subcommand and the RAC log entry using the getraclog subcommand.

For iDRAC version 1.50.50:
•

Run and export the remote diagnostics report using the diagnostics subcommand.

•

Delete the pending value of all the objects in the NIC, BIOS, and Storage devices using the clearpending
subcommand.

•

Roll back the firmware to earlier version using therollback subcommand.

•

View the list of software objects and associated properties installed on the server using the swinventory
subcommand.

•

Create, view, and delete backup schedule automatically using the systemconfig subcommand.

•

Schedule the firmware update automatically using the autoupdatescheduler subcommand.

•

Export the complete lifecycle log using the —complete option in the lclog subcommand.

•

Using the update subcommand, the following can be updated from the repository:
–

Update the firmware from CIFS and FTP, NFS, and local file systems.

–

Generate and view the comparison reports.

•

Clone or replace the configuration .xml file using the get subcommand.

•

Validate the configuration .xml file before applying the configuration using the —preview option in the set
subcommand.

•

Using the raid subcommand, the following can be performed:
–

Create, delete, and secure the virtual disks.

–

Convert the physical disk drives and assign hot-spare.

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–

Reset, clear, and import the RAID configuration to the controller.

•

Manage the properties of the ISM modules using the objects in the iDRAC.ServiceModule group.

•

The following groups are replaced for the cfgserverinfo, cfgvFlashSD, and cfgvflashpartition commands.
–

Manage the server boot options using the objects in the iDRAC.Serverboot group.

–

Manage the vFlash SD partitions on iDRAC using the objects in the iDRAC.vflashpartition group.

–

Manage the vFlash SD properties on iDRAC using the objects in the iDRAC.vflashsd group.

•

Manage configuration of the VNC Server on iDRAC using the objects in the iDRAC.VNCServer group.

•

Get the chassis-specific information using the objects in the System.ChassisInfo group.

•

Get the thermal settings of the server using the objects in the System.ThermalSettings group.

•

Manage the storage controller attributes using the objects in the Storage.Controller group.

•

Manage the storage physical disk drive attributes using the objects in the Storage.PhysicalDisk group.

•

Manage the storage virtual disk attributes using the objects in the Storage.VirtualDisk group.

•

Manage the redirection from http to https port using the iDRAC.Webserver.Httpsredirection object.

•

Set the DHCP auto configuration operation using the iDRAC.NIC.Autoconfig object.

Supported RACADM Interfaces
The RACADM command-line utility provides a scriptable interface that allows you to locally configure 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 running RACADM commands from the managed server’s operating system. To run local RACADM
commands, install the OpenManage software on the managed server. Only one instance of Local RACADM can be
executed on a system at a time. If you try to open another instance, an error message is displayed and the second
instance of Local RACADM closes immediately. To download the local RACADM tool from support.dell.com, select
Drivers and Downloads, select a server, and then select Systems Management → Dell Toolkit.

•

SSH or Telnet — Also known 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, at the RACADM prompt, directly run the commands without the RACADM
prefix.

•

Remote — Supports running RACADM commands from a remote management station such as a laptop or desktop.
To run Remote RACADM commands, install the DRAC Tools utility from the OpenManage software on the remote
computer. To run Remote RACADM commands:
–

Formulate the command as a Local or SSH/Telnet RACADM command.

–

In addition, specify –r –i options or the –r –u –p options.

For more information about the options, see RACADM Subcommand Details. To download the local RACADM tool
from support.dell.com, select Drivers and Downloads, select a server, and then select Systems Management →
DRAC Tools.

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

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

Accessing Indexed-Based Device Groups and Objects
•

To access any attribute, run the following syntax:
device..[].

•

To display the supported indexes for a specified group, run:
racadm get device.
Example
racadm get nic.nicconfig
NIC.nicconfig.1 [Key=NIC.Integrated.1-1#NICConfig]
NIC.nicconfig.2 [Key=NIC.Integrated.1-2#NICConfig]
NIC.nicconfig.3 [Key=NIC.Integrated.1-3#NICConfig]

•

To display the attribute list for the specified group, run:
racadm get device..
Example
racadm get nic.nicconfig.2
[Key=NIC.Integrated.1-2-1#NICConfig]
LegacyBootProto = NONE
LnkSpeed
= AutoNeg
VLanId
= 1

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VLanMode
WakeOnLan
•

= Disabled
= Disabled

To display a single attribute for the specified group, run:
racadm get device...
Example
racadm get nic.nicconfig.3.legacybootproto
[Key=NIC.Integrated.1-3#NICConfig]
Legacybootproto=PXE

RACADM Command Options
The following table lists the options for the RACADM command:
Option
-r

-r
 : 

Description
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 must 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.

-o


Specifies the object name if applicable.

The following table lists the supported RACADM interfaces for iDRAC Enterprise, iDRAC Express, and CMC.
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.

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Using The Autocomplete Feature
Use the autocomplete feature to:
•

Display all the available RACADM commands in the alphabetical order on pressing the  key at the prompt.

•

To complete the list, enter the starting letter of the command at the prompt and press  key.
NOTE: This feature is applicable only for iDRAC.

For example:
•

Example 1: [root@idrac-]racadm> 
arp
autoupdatescheduler
clearasrscreen
clearpending
closessn
clrraclog
clrsel
config
coredump
coredumpdelete
debug
eventfilters
exit
fcstatistics
FrontPanelError
fwupdate
get
set
getconfig
getled
getniccfg
getraclog
getractime
getsel
getsensorinfo
getssninfo
getsvctag
getsysinfo
gettracelog
getuscversion
getversion
help
hwinventory
ifconfig
inlettemphistory
jobqueue
lclog
license
localConRedirDisable
netstat
nicstatistics
ping
ping6
racdump
racreset
racresetcfg
raid
remoteimage
serveraction

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setled
setniccfg
sshpkauth
sslcertview
sslcertdelete
sslcsrgen
sslEncryptionStrength
sslkeyupload
sslresetcfg
swinventory
systemconfig
testemail
testtrap
testalert
traceroute
traceroute6
update
usercertview
vflashsd
vflashpartition
vmdisconnect
cd
quit
•

Example 2:[root@idrac-]racadm> get 
get
getconfig
getled
getniccfg
getraclog
getractime
getsel
getsensorinfo
getssninfo
getsvctag
getsysinfo
gettracelog
getuscversion
getversion

•

Example 3:
[root@idrac-]racadm> getv 
Bios Version
= 1.5.0
iDRAC Version
= 1.40.40
USC Version
= 1.1.5.157

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

iDRAC on Blade Servers

iDRAC on Rack and Tower Servers

Telnet/SSH/ Local
Remote
Serial
RACADM RACADM

Telnet/SSH/
Serial

Local
Remote
Telnet/SSH/ Remote
RACADM RACADM Serial
RACADM

No

No

No

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

autoupdatesche Yes
duler

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

"?" and "?

CMC


"

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Subcommand

iDRAC on Blade Servers

iDRAC on Rack and Tower Servers

CMC

Telnet/SSH/ Local
Remote
Serial
RACADM RACADM

Telnet/SSH/
Serial

Local
Remote
Telnet/SSH/ Remote
RACADM RACADM Serial
RACADM

arp

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

chassisaction

No

No

No

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

clearasrscreen

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

clearpending

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

closessn

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

clrraclog

No

No

No

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

clrsel

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

cmcchangeover No

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

coredumpdelet
e

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

deploy

No

No

No

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

diagnostics

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

eventfilters

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

fcstatistics

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

feature

No

No

No

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

featurecard

No

No

No

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

frontpanelerror

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

fwupdate

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

get

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

getactiveerrors

No

No

No

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

getarraycfg

No

No

No

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

getassettag

No

No

No

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

getchassisnam
e

No

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

getfanreqinfo

No

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

17

Subcommand

iDRAC on Blade Servers

iDRAC on Rack and Tower Servers

Telnet/SSH/ Local
Remote
Serial
RACADM RACADM

Telnet/SSH/
Serial

Local
Remote
Telnet/SSH/ Remote
RACADM RACADM Serial
RACADM

getkvminfo

No

No

No

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

getled

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

getmacaddress No

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

getredundancy
mode

No

No

No

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

getsel

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

getsensorinfo

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

getslotname

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

Yes

"help" and "help Yes


Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

hwinventory

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

ifconfig

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

inlettemphistory Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

jobqueue

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

krbkeytabuploa
d

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

18

CMC

Subcommand

iDRAC on Blade Servers

iDRAC on Rack and Tower Servers

CMC

Telnet/SSH/ Local
Remote
Serial
RACADM RACADM

Telnet/SSH/
Serial

Local
Remote
Telnet/SSH/ Remote
RACADM RACADM Serial
RACADM

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

raid

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

remoteimage

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

rollback

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

serveraction

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

set

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

setarraycfg

No

No

No

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

setassettag

No

No

No

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

setchassisname No

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

sslcertdownloa
d

No

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

sslcertupload

No

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

sslcertview

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

sslcertdelete

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

sslcsrgen

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

sslkeyupload

No

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

No

No

sslresetcfg

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

swinventory

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

systemconfig

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

testemail

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

testfeature

No

No

No

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

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Subcommand

iDRAC on Blade Servers

iDRAC on Rack and Tower Servers

CMC

Telnet/SSH/ Local
Remote
Serial
RACADM RACADM

Telnet/SSH/
Serial

Local
Remote
Telnet/SSH/ Remote
RACADM RACADM Serial
RACADM

testtrap

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

testalert

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

traceroute

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

traceroute6

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

update

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

usercertupload

No

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

No

No

usercertview

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

vflashsd

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

vflashpartition

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

vmdisconnect

Yes

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 www.dell.com/
esmmanuals. To access the documents, click the appropriate product link.
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•

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:
•
•
•
•

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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 the
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 about 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.

Accessing Documents From Dell Support Site
To access the documents from Dell Support site:
1.

Go to dell.com/support/manuals.

2.

In the Tell us about your Dell system section, under No, select Choose from a list of all Dell products and click
Continue.

3.

In the Select your product type section, click Software and Security.

4.

In the Choose your Dell Software section, click the required link from the following:

5.

–

Client System Management

–

Enterprise System Management

–

Remote Enterprise System Management

–

Serviceability Tools

To view the document, click the required product version.
NOTE: You can also directly access the documents using the following links:
•

For Enterprise System Management documents — dell.com/openmanagemanuals

•

For Remote Enterprise System Management documents — dell.com/esmmanuals

•

For Serviceability Tools documents — dell.com/serviceabilitytools

•

For Client System Management documents — dell.com/OMConnectionsClient

•

For OpenManage Connections Enterprise systems management documents — dell.com/
OMConnectionsEnterpriseSystemsManagement

•

For OpenManage Connections Client systems management documents — dell.com/OMConnectionsClient

Contacting Dell
NOTE: If you do not have an active Internet connection, you can find contact information on your purchase invoice,
packing slip, bill, or Dell product catalog.
Dell provides several online and telephone-based support and service options. Availability varies by country and
product, and some services may not be available in your area. To contact Dell for sales, technical support, or customer
service issues:
1.

Visit dell.com/support

2.

Select your support category.

3.

Verify your country or region in the Choose a Country/Region drop-down menu at the top of page.

4.

Select the appropriate service or support link based on your need.

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22

RACADM Subcommand Details

2

This section provides detailed description 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 quotation marks or double quotation
marks:
•

$ (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 or not the string is
quoted.

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

$ (dollar sign)

•

" (double quote)

•

` (back quote)

•

\ (back slash)

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

23

For using single quotation marks:
•
•

No character escaping is necessary.
A single quotation mark is not used even with a back slash escaped.
NOTE: An empty string may be specified as either ” “(using double quotation marks) or ' '(using single quotation
marks).

"?"and "?"
Description

Displays all the subcommands you can use with the RACADM command and a one-line description
about each subcommand.
? followed by  displays the syntax for the specified command.
To use this subcommand, you must have the 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

N/A

Output

N/A

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
closessn
-- close a session
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
connect
-- connect to switch or blade serial console
deploy
-- deploy blade or IOM by specifying required properties
feature
-- display features active on the chassis / feature
deactivation
featurecard
-- feature card status and list the available features
fwupdate
-- update the firmware on a CMC, server, IOM inf, or KVM
getactiveerrors -- display CMC active errors
getassettag
-- display asset tag
getchassisname -- get the chassisname
getconfig
-- display CMC configuration properties
getdcinfo
-- display general I/O module and DC configuration information
getfanreqinfo
-- display fan request information for Servers and Switches
getflexaddr
-- display Flexaddress enablement status for all slots and
fabrics.
getioinfo
-- display general IO information and stack information

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getkvminfo
-- display the KVM module information
getled
-- display the LED settings on a module
getmacaddress
-- get MAC/WWN addresses
getmodinfo
-- get module configuration and status information
getniccfg
-- display network settings for modules
getpbinfo
-- get power budget status information
getpminfo
-- get power management status information
getraclog
-- display the CMC log
getractime
-- display the current CMC time
getredundancymode -- gets the redundancy mode of the CMC
getsel
-- display records from the System Event Log (SEL)
getsensorinfo
-- display system sensors
getslotname
-- gets the name of the slot in the chassis
getssninfo
-- display session information
getsvctag
-- display service tag information
getsysinfo
-- display general CMC and system information
gettracelog
-- display the CMC diagnostic trace log
getversion
-- display version information for modules
getarraycfg
-- display's storage array properties
ifconfig
-- display network interface information
krbkeytabupload -- upload an Kerberos Keytab to the CMC
netstat
-- display routing table and network statistics
ping
-- send ICMP echo packets on the network
ping6
-- send ICMP echo packets on the network
racdump
-- display CMC diagnostic information
racreset
-- perform a CMC or RAC reset operation
racresetcfg
-- restore the CMC configuration to factory defaults
remoteimage
-- connect, disconnect or deploy a media file on a remote
server
serveraction
-- perform system power management operations
setassettag
-- set the asset tag for the specified module
setchassisname -- sets the name of the chassis
setflexaddr
-- enable/disable the Flexaddress feature on a per fabric, per
slot basis.
setled
-- set state of the LEDs on a module
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
setarraycfg
-- configure's storage array properties
sshpkauth
-- manage PK Authentication keys and accounts
sslcertdownload -- download an SSL certificate from the CMC
sslcertupload
-- upload an SSL certificate to the CMC
sslcertview
-- display a CA/server certificate in the CMC
sslcsrgen
-- generate a certificate CSR from the CMC
sslresetcfg
-- generate a new self-signed certificate
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:
-d : show CMC information
-c : show chassis information
-A : do not show headers or labels

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-4 : show CMC IPv4 information
-6 : show CMC IPv6 information

help and help 
Description

Lists all the subcommands available for use with RACADM and provides a short description about
each subcommand. You may also type a subcommand, group, object or Fully Qualified Descriptor
(FQDD) name after help.

Synopsis

•
•
•
•
•
•
•

racadm
racadm
racadm
racadm
racadm
racadm
racadm

Input

None

Output

•
•
•
•
•
•
•

Example

help
help
help
help
help
help
help


-g 
-o 
.
.
..

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 group.
Theracadm 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 for CMC, you must have the Administrator privilege and for iDRAC, you
must have Execute Diagnostic Commands.

Synopsis

racadm arp

Input

None

Example

None

Output

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IP Address

HW Type

Flags

HW Address

Mask

Device

192.168.1.1

0x1

0x2

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

*

eth0

autoupdatescheduler
Description

You can automatically update the platform of the devices on the server. This subcommand is
applicable only for iDRAC.
To run this subcommand, you must have the Server Control privilege.
NOTE:
•
•
•
•
•
•

Synopsis

The autoupdatescheduler subcommand can be enabled or disabled.
Lifecycle Controller and CSIOR may not be enabled to run this subcommand.
The autoupdatescheduler can be enabled or disabled. For more information, see
LifecycleController.LCAttributes.autoupdate (Read or Write)
The minimum Lifecycle Controller version required is Lifecycle Controller2 1.3.
When a job is already scheduled and the clear command is ran, the scheduling
parameters are cleared.
If the network share is not accessible or the catalog file is missing when the job is
scheduled, then the job cannot be successfully run.

•

To create the AutoUpdateScheduler, run the command.
racadm autoupdatescheduler create -u  -p  -l
 -f  -time