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iDRAC 8/7 v2.70.70.70 RACADM CLI Guide

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Table 1. Details of diagnosticsThe following table provides the details of diagnostics subcommand:
Description Collects and exports remote diagnostics report from iDRAC.

The results of the latest successfully run remote diagnostics are available and retrievable remotely through an NFS or a CIFS share.
Synopsis To run a remote diagnostic report:
racadm diagnostics run -m <mode> -r <reboot type> -s <start time> -e <expiration time>
To export a remote diagnostic report:
racadm diagnostics export -f <file name> -l <NFS or CIFS share location> -u <username> -p <password>
Input
  • —m <mode> — Specifies the type of diagnostic mode. The types are:

    • Collect and export remote diagnostics report from the iDRAC.

      The results of the latest successfully executed remote Diagnostics will be available and retrievable remotely through an NFS or a CIFS share.

    • 0(Express) — The express mode executes a subset of diagnostic tests.
    • 1(Extended) — The extended mode executes all available diagnostics tests.
    • 2(Both) — Runs express and extended tests serially in sequence.
  • -f <filename> — Specifies the name of the configuration file.
  • -l — Specifies the location of the network share (NFS or CIFS).
  • -u <username> — Specifies the user name of the remote share to import the file.
  • -p <password> — Specifies the password of the remote share to import the file.
  • -r <reboot type> — Specifies the reboot type. The type can be one of the following:
    • pwrcycle — Power cycle
    • Graceful — Graceful reboot without forced shutdown
    • Forced — Graceful reboot with forced shutdown
  • -s <start time> — Specifies the start time for the scheduled job in yyyymmddhhmmss format. The default value TIME_NOW starts the job immediately.
  • -e <expiration time> — Specifies the expiry time for the scheduled job in yyyymmddhhmmss format. The default value TIME_NA does not apply the waiting time.

NOTE: : For the diagnostic report run operation, the time difference between the -s and -e options must be more than five minutes.
Output Provides the Job ID for the diagnostic operation.
Examples
  • To initiate a remote diagnostic operation:
    racadm diagnostics run -m 1 -r forced -s 20121215101010 -e TIME_NA
  • To export a remote diagnostics report to CIFS share:
    racadm diagnostics export -f diagnostics -l //192.168.0/cifs -u administrator -p xxx
  • To export a remote diagnostics report to NFS share:
    racadm diagnostics export -f diagnostics -l 192.168.0:/nfs -u administrator -p xxx

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