iDRAC 8/7 v2.70.70.70 RACADM CLI Guide

Allows you to set iDRAC configuration parameters individually or to batch them as part of a configuration file and then modify iDRAC configuration properties. If the data is different, the iDRAC object is written with a new value.

NOTE: : This subcommand will be deprecated in the later versions. For information about configurations, see the set subcommand.

• racadm config -g <group> -o <object> <value>

• racadm config -g <group> -o <object> -i <index> <value>

• racadm config -f <filename> -o [-c] [-p] [-continue]

NOTE: :

• The configuration file retrieved using remote RACADM is not interoperable. For the config racadm -r 192.168.0 -u root -p xxx config -f c:\config.txt command, use the configuration file retrieved from the same interface. For example, for the config racadm -r 192.168.0 -u root -p xxx config -f c:\config.txt , use the file generated from getconfig command racadm -r 192.168.0 -u root -p xxx getconfig -f c:\config.txt.

• -f is only applicable for remote RACADM.

racadm config -g <group> -o <object> <value> [-m <module>]

• -f — The -f <filename> option causes config to read the contents of the file specified by <filename> and configure iDRAC. The file must contain data in the format specified in the section Parsing Rules in the iDRAC User’s Guide available at www.dell.com/idracmanuals.

  NOTE: : The -f option is not supported for the Serial or Telnet or SSH console.

  NOTE: : When the –f option is specified and configuration of an attribute fails, then configuration of other attributes in that group is skipped.

• -continue — This option is used with -f option only. If configuration through file is unsuccessful for a group, then configuration continues with the next group in the file. If this option is not used, then configuration stops when it is unsuccessful for a particular group. After the unsuccessful group, the rest of the groups are not configured.
• -p — This option must be used with the -f option. It directs config to delete the password entries contained in the config file -f <filename> after the configuration is complete.

  To apply the password, you must remove the preceding Read-Only marker '#' in the config file before executing the config -f command.

• -g — The -g <groupName>, or group option, must be used with the -o option. The <group> specifies the group containing the object that is to be set.
• -o — The -o <objectName>, or object option, must be used with the -g option. This option specifies the object name that is written with the string
• <value> — Value to set to configuration object.
• -i — The -i <index>, or index option, is valid only for indexed groups and can be used to specify a unique group (used with -g and -o). The <index> is a decimal integer from 1 through n, where n can vary from 1 to maximum number of indexes a particular group supports. If -i <index> is not specified, a value of 1 is assumed for groups, which are tables that have multiple entries. The index is specified by the index value, not a named value.

  'nx' is allowed for servers.

• -c — This option performs validation but do not configure.

This subcommand generates error output for any of the following reasons:

• Invalid syntax, group name, object name, index or other invalid database members.
• If the RACADM command-line interface is unsuccessful.

• To configure a single property of a group:

  racadm config -g cfgSerial -o cfgSerialBaudRate

• Modify a user password:

  racadm config -g cfgUserAdmin -o cfgUserAdminPassword -i 3 newpassword

• Configure a RAC from a configuration file:

  racadm config -f config.txt

• Configure a RAC from a configuration file and continue if a group fails to get configured:

  racadm set -f config.txt --continue