The RACADM command-line utility provides a scriptable interface
that allows you to locally configure or remotely configure your Remote
Access Controller (RAC). The utility runs on the management station
and the managed system. It is available on the
Dell OpenManage
Systems Management and Documentation
DVD or at
support.dell.com.
The RACADM utility supports the following interfaces:
- Local — Supports running
RACADM commands from the managed server’s operating system. To run
local RACADM commands, install the OpenManage software on the managed
server. Only one instance of Local RACADM can be executed on a system
at a time. If you try to open another instance, an error message is
displayed and the second instance of Local RACADM closes immediately.
To download the local RACADM tool from
support.dell.com, select
Drivers and Downloads, select a server, and then select
.
- SSH or Telnet — Also known as Firmware RACADM. Firmware RACADM
is accessible by logging in to iDRAC using SSH or Telnet. You do not
have to specify the iDRAC IP, user name or password to run Firmware
RACADM commands. Similar to Local RACADM, at the RACADM prompt, directly
run the commands without the RACADM prefix.
- Remote — Supports running RACADM commands from a remote management
station such as a laptop or desktop. To run Remote RACADM commands,
install the DRAC Tools utility from the OpenManage software on the
remote computer. To run Remote RACADM commands:
- Formulate the command as a Local or SSH/Telnet RACADM command.
- In addition, specify
–r –i options or the
–r –u –p options.
For more information about the options, see
RACADM Subcommand
Details
. To download the local RACADM tool from
dell.com/support, click
Servers, Storage & Networking in
the
General Support section. Click
PowerEdge, click the required PowerEdge system, and then
click
.