Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 9 RACADM CLI Guide

biosscan

Table 1. Details of the biosscan commandThe following table explains the bioscert command and the various tasks that you can perform.
biosscan
Description	Allows iDRAC to scan the BIOS on scheduled intervals or as requested by the user.
Synopsis	To schedule BIOS scanning racadm biosscan -s <Frequency Type> or racadm biosscan -s <frequency> -t <start-time> -d <start-date>
Input	-s—Specifies the type of schedule for BIOS scan. 0—Never schedule for BIOS scan and deletes existing schedules 1—Schedule now 2—Schedule daily 3—Schedule weekly 4—Schedule monthly 5—Schedule yearly -t<HH:00>—Schedule start time in a 24-hour format. Specifying minute is not supported, therefore the minute value must be set as 00. The default time is set to 23:00 if time is not specified. -d<YYYY-MM-DD>—Schedule start date. The default date is set to the current date when the date is not specified. NOTE:-t and -d inputs must be specified together and are not applicable for -s 0 and -s 1. NOTE:In modular systems, the scheduled start time (minutes) may vary based on the server slot number.
Example	To perform the BIOS Scan immediately: racadm biosscan -s 1 To perform the BIOS Scan daily: racadm biosscan -s 2 To perform BIOS scan weekly at 2100 Hrs from December 20, 2020: racadm biosscan -s 3 -t 21:00 -d 2020-12-20 To perform BIOS scan weekly from today at default time 23:00: racadm biosscan -s 3