Dell Drac 5 User Guide

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If errors are not encountered, this subcommand displays the contents of the 
specified configuration.
Examples
•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 the RAC to myrac.cfg.
•
racadm getconfig -h 
Displays a list of the available configuration groups on the DRAC 5.
•racadm getconfig -u root...

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coredump
 NOTE: To use this command, you must have Execute Debug Commands 
permission.
Table A-7 describes the coredump subcommand.
Synopsis
racadm coredump
Description
The coredump subcommand displays detailed information related to any recent 
critical issues that have occurred with the RAC. The coredump information can 
be used to diagnose these critical issues.
If available, the coredump information is persistent across RAC power cycles 
and will remain available until...

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coredumpdelete
 NOTE: To use this command, you must have Clear Logs or Execute Debug 
Commands permission.
Table A-8 describes the coredumpdelete subcommand.
Synopsis
racadm coredumpdelete
Description
The coredumpdelete subcommand can be used to clear any currently resident 
coredump data stored in the RAC.
 NOTE: If a coredumpdelete command is issued and a coredump is not currently 
stored in the RAC, the command will display a success message. This behavior is 
expected....

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Table A-9 describes the fwupdate subcommand.
Synopsis
racadm fwupdate -s
racadm fwupdate -g -u -a  -d 

racadm fwupdate -p -u -d 
Description
The fwupdate subcommand allows users to update the firmware on the DRAC 
5. The user can:
• Check the firmware update process status
• Update the DRAC 5 firmware from a TFTP server by providing an IP 
address and optional path
• Update the DRAC 5 firmware from the local file system using local 
RACADM
Supported Interfaces
•Local...

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Output
Displays a message indicating which operation is being performed.
Examples
•racadm fwupdate -g -u - a 143.166.154.143 -d 

In this example, the -g option tells the firmware to download the firmware 
update file from a location (specified by the 
-d option) on the TFTP server 
at a specific IP address (specified by the 
-a option). After the image file is 
downloaded from the TFTP server, the update process begins. When 
completed, the DRAC 5 is reset. 
If the download...

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•racadm fwupdate -p -u -d c: 
In this example, the firmware image for the update is provided by the 
host’s file system.
•racadm -r 192.168.0.120 -u root -p racpassword 
fwupdate -g -u -a 192.168.0.120 -d 
In this example, RACADM is used to remotely update the firmware of a 
specified DRAC using the provided DRAC username and password. 
The image is retrieved from a TFTP server. 
 NOTE: The -p option is supported in local and remote RACADM and is not 
supported with the...

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Supported Interfaces
•Local RACADM
• Remote RACADM
• Telnet/SSH/Serial RACADM
Input
Table A-12 describes the getssninfo subcommand options.
Examples
•racadm getssninfo
Table A-13 provides an example of output from the racadm getssninfo 
command.
•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
Table A-12. getssninfo Subcommand Options
Option Description
-AThe -A option eliminates the...

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getsysinfo
 NOTE: To use this command, you must have Log In To DRAC 5 permission.
Table A-14 describes the racadm getsysinfo subcommand.
Synopsis
racadm getsysinfo [-d] [-s] [-w] [-A]
Description
The getsysinfo subcommand displays information related to the RAC, managed 
system, and watchdog configuration.
Supported Interfaces
•Local RACADM
• Remote RACADM
• Telnet/SSH/Serial RACADM
Input
Table A-15 describes the getsysinfo subcommand options.
If the 
-w option is not...

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Output
The getsysinfo subcommand displays information related to the RAC, managed 
system, and watchdog configuration.
Sample Output
RAC Information:
RAC Date/Time           = Mon Oct 26 19:05:33 2009
Firmware Version        = 1.50
Firmware Build          = 09.10.21
Last Firmware Update    = Wed Oct 21 21:57:33 2009
Hardware Version        = A00
Current IP Address      = 192.168.1.21
Current IP Gateway      = 0.0.0.0
Current IP Netmask      = 255.255.255.0
DHCP Enabled...

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OS Name                 = 
Power Status            = ON
Watchdog Information:
Recovery Action         = None
Present countdown value = 15 seconds
Initial countdown value = 15 seconds
Embedded NIC MAC Addresses:
NIC1 Ethernet           = 00:1A:A0:11:93:68
NIC2 Ethernet           = 00:1A:A0:11:93:6A
Examples
•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...