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July 8th, 2020 10:00
Backup and restore idrac setting using racadm?
Is there a utility to backup idrac settings ( users, ipv4/ipv6 address, and so on ) so that I can restore them in the case the iDRAC is reset to factory default settings?
This is for iDRAC versions 8 and 9.
Ideally, I'd like to log into a Dell Poweredge server ( e.g. R7415 ) , sudo root, and execute "racadm ... " commands to backup and restore the iDRAC configuration.
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DELL-Shine K
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July 9th, 2020 03:00
You can run below racadm command to take backup of iDRAC configuration in xml format and use it to reconfigure iDRAC later
racadm get -f iDRACConfig.xml -t xml -c iDRAC.Embedded.1 --replace --includeph
To configure the iDRAC with same xml file you can run below command
racadm set -f iDRACConfig.xml -t xml -c iDRAC.Embedded.1
Note : The iDRAC configuration file downloaded will have password hash for local users hence when you import it back all users will be recreated. Downloaded file will not have any other password like VNC, SMTP etc. If you need to set those values also as part of import you need to edit the downloaded file and add those password details on respective fields.
DELL-Joey C
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July 8th, 2020 22:00
Hi,
Probably you can refer to the iDRAC RACADM command for backup and restore for iDRAC and entire system configuration.
iDRAC8 https://dell.to/3fboqlu
iDRAC9 https://dell.to/2O5ow2l