OpenManage Server Administrator: Command list

Summary: This article introduces some of the command that is available on the OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA).

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Instructions

Commands in this article are run a tool that allows CLI operation such as a command prompt on the system where the OMSA is installed.

Table of Contents
1.　Status Check
2.　Gather and Clear a Log
3.　Storage Related
4.　Other

 

Note: This article provides only some typical commands. See the Command-Line Interface Guide of each OMSA version for details.

Status Check

 

Object Command
Check the memory status omreport chassis memory
Check each version omreport system summary
Check slots omreport chassis slots
Check each information including Tag omreport chassis info
Check the BIOS settings omreport chassis biossetup
Check the OMSA version omreport about
Check the Power Supply Unit status omreport chassis pwrsupplies
Check the power consumption omreport chassis pwrmonitoring

 

Gathering and Clearing the Log

 

Object Command
Clear hardware logs omconfig system esmlog action=clear
Clear alert logs omconfig system alertlog action=clear
View hardware logs omreport system esmlog
View alert logs omreport system alertlog
Collect a controller log omconfig storage controller action=exportlog controller=controller ID

 

Storage Related

 

Object Command
Rebuild virtual disk omconfig storage pdisk action=rebuild controller=controller ID pdisk=physical disk ID
Check a virtual disk omreport storage vdisk controller=controller ID
Check a disk that is assigned to a virtual disk omreport storage pdisk controller=controller ID vdisk=virtual disk ID
Force a physical disk offline omconfig storage pdisk action=offline controller=controller ID pdisk=physical disk ID

 

Other

 

Object Command
Change the BIOS C-State settings omconfig chassis biossetup attribute=cstates setting=disabled

Affected Products

OpenManage Server Administrator
Article Properties
Article Number: 000136490
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 16 Apr 2025
Version:  6
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