Dell Drac 5 User Manual

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RACADM Subcommand Overview
This section provides descriptions of the subcommands that are available in 
the RACADM command line interface.
help
 NOTE: To use this command, you must have Log In DRAC 5 permission. 
Table A-1 describes the help command.
Synopsis
racadm help
racadm help <
subcommand>
Description
The help subcommand lists all of the subcommands that are available when 
using the racadm command along with a one-line description. You may also 
type a subcommand...

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arp
 NOTE: To use this command, you must have Execute Diagnostic Commands 
permission. 
Table A-2 describes the arp command.
Synopsis
racadm arp
Supported Interfaces
 Remote RACADM
 telnet/ssh/serial RACADM
clearasrscreen
 NOTE: To use this command, you must have Clear Logs permission.
Table A-3 describes the clearasrscreen subcommand.
Synopsis
racadm clearasrscreen
Supported Interfaces
 Local RACADM
 Remote RACADM
 telnet/ssh/serial RACADM
Table A-2. arp Command
Command...

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config
 NOTE: To use the getconfig command, you must have Log In DRAC 5 permission.
Table A-4 describes the config and getconfig subcommands.
Synopsis
racadm config [-c|-p] -f 
racadm config -g <
groupName> -o  [-i 
<
index>] 
Supported Interfaces

 Remote RACADM
 telnet/ssh/serial RACADM
Description
The config subcommand allows the user to set DRAC 5 configuration 
parameters individually or to batch them as part of a configuration file. If the 
data is different, that DRAC...

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Output
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 failures
This subcommand returns an indication of how many configuration objects 
that were written out of how many total objects were in the .cfg file.
Table A-5. config Subcommand Options and Descriptions
Option Description
-fThe -f 
 option causes config to read the contents of the file...

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Examples
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 the DRAC 5. The myrac.cfg file may be created 
from the 
getconfig command. The myrac.cfg file may also be edited 
manually as long as the parsing rules are followed.
 NOTE: The myrac.cfg...

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Output
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
Table A-6. getconfig Subcommand Options
Option Description
-fThe -f 
 option directs getconfig to write the entire RAC 
configuration to a configuration file. This file can be used for batch 
configuration operations using the config subcommand. 
NOTE: The -f option does...

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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
Displays...

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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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Synopsis
racadm fwupdate -s
racadm fwupdate -g -u -a <
TFTP_Server_IP_Address> -d 
<
path>
racadm fwupdate -p -u -d <
path>
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 RACADM
 Remote...