iDRAC 8/7 v2.70.70.70 RACADM CLI Guide

To run this subcommand, you must have the Execute Server Control Commands permission.

racadm serveraction <action> -f 

• racadm serveraction -a <action> 

• racadm serveraction -m <module> <action>

• -m <module> — Must be one of the following values:
  • server–<n>: where n=1–16
  • server–<nx>: where n=1–8; x=a–d (enter lowercase letter only).
• -a — Performs power action on all servers. Not allowed with the powerstatus action.

<action> — Specifies the power management operation to perform. The options are:

• hardreset — Performs a force reset (reboot) operation on the managed system.
• powercycle — Performs a power-cycle operation on the managed system. This action is similar to pressing the power button on the system’s front panel to turn off and then turn on the system.

  NOTE: : The -m and -a options are applicable only to CMC platforms.

  NOTE: : If the server is in turned off state, the powercycle option power-up the server.

• powerdown — Powers down the managed system.
• powerup — Powers up the managed system.
• powerstatus — Displays the current power status of the server (ON or OFF).
• graceshutdown — Performs a graceful shutdown of the server. If the operating system on the server cannot shut down completely, then this operation is not performed.
• nmi — Generates the Non-masking interrupt (NMI) to halt the system operation. The NMI sends a high-level interrupt to the operating system, which causes the system to halt the operation to allow critical diagnostic or troubleshooting activities. 

  NOTE: :

  The halt system operation does not occur on systems running the Linux operating system.
• -f — Force the server power management operation.

  This option is applicable only for the PowerEdge-VRTX platform. It is used with powerdown,powercycle, and hardreset options.

• reseat — Performs virtual reseat of the server. This operation simulates reseating the blade by resetting the iDRAC on that blade. -f is required for this operation.

NOTE: : The action powerstatus is not allowed with -a option.

racadm serveraction powerstatus
Server Power Status: ON

racadm serveraction powercycle
Server power operation successful

• Power down the operating system on the server by using the following command:

  racadm serveraction powerdown
  Powers down the managed system 

• Reseat blade 2 on CMC by using the following command:

  racadm serveraction -m server-2 reseat -f
  Server power operation successful

• Turn off the server 16 from CMC by using the following command:

  racadm serveraction -m server-16 powerdown
  Server power operation successful

• Get Power Status of blade 16 on CMC by using the following command:

  racadm serveraction -m server-16 powerstatus
   ON

• Turn off the server 16 from CMC, when the power is already turned off on that server by using the following command:

  racadm serveraction -m server-16 powerdown
  Server is already powered OFF.

• Power action on all servers by using the following command:

  racadm serveraction -a powerup