Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 9 RACADM CLI Guide

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Table 1. Details of diagnosticsThe following table provides details about the 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, CIFS, HTTP, or HTTPS) 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,CIFS,HTTP,or HTTPS 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 the NFS, CIFS, HTTP, and HTTPS 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, CIFS, HTTP, and HTTPS). -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 the 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 To export a remote diagnostics report to the HTTP share: racadm diagnostics export -f diags.txt -u httpuser -p httppwd -l http://test.com To export a remote diagnostics report to the HTTPS share: racadm diagnostics export -f diags.txt -u httpsuser -p httpspwd -l https://test.com To export a remote diagnostics report to a local share: racadm diagnostics export -f diags.txt