Reference Guide

connect
Description Connects to the switch or server serial console.
Synopsis
• racadm connect [-b] <server-n>
• racadm connect [-b] <switch-n>
Input -b — Connects to the switch or console using the binary mode. This is an optional argument; a
server or a switch must be present.
NOTE: If you use the -b option, reset the CMC to terminate the connect operation.
• server-n, where n =1–4
• switch-n, where n =1
deploy
Description Configures the static IP address, subnet mask, gateway, and password for the root
user on iDRAC for the specified server.
To use this subcommand, you must have the Server Administrator privilege.
NOTE: You can also use setniccfg to configure static IP address, subnet mask,
gateway, DHCP, speed, and duplex properties.
Synopsis
• racadm deploy -m <module> -u root -p <password> -s
<ipaddress> <subnet> <gateway> -b <device> -o <no|
yes>
• racadm deploy -m <module> -u root -p <password> -s
-6 <
ipv6Address> <prefixlen> <gateway> -b <device>
-o <no|yes>
where < prefixlen > is a number between 0 and 128.
• racadm deploy -m <module> -u root -p <password> -d
[-6]
• racadm deploy -a -u root -p <password>
Input
• -b < device > — Specifies the first boot device; must be used with -o.
• Use with -m < module > to specify for an individual server, or with -a for all
servers
Legal values: device=None, PXE, HDD, CD-DVD, vFDD, vCD-DVD, iSCSI, SD,
FDD, RFS
• -o < no|yes > — Indicates if the server should boot from the device once; must
be used with -o.
Use with -m < module > to specify for an individual server, or with -a for all
servers
• -a — Creates and enables an iDRAC root user if it does not already exist, and
is executed on all the existing servers in the chassis
• -u root — Indicates that the < password > is supplied for the root user on the
server. root is a constant parameter, the only value that is valid with the ‑u
option.
• -m < module > — Specifies the server you want to configure.
Legal values: server-n where n =1–4
• -p < password > — Specifies the password for the root user on the server.
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