Users Guide

For information about installing Dell OpenManage software components, see the Dell OpenManage

Installation and Security User's Guide available at dell.com/support/manuals. You can also download the

latest version of the Dell DRAC Tools from support.dell.com.

Installing Remote RACADM on a Windows Management Station

If you are using the DVD, run <path>\SYSMGMT\ManagementStation\windows\DRAC\<.msi file name>

If you have downloaded the software from support.dell.com:

1. Extract the downloaded file and execute the .msi file provided.

Depending on the version downloaded, the file will be named DRAC.msi, RACTools.msi, or

RACTools64Bit.msi.

2. Accept the license agreement. Click Next.

3. Select the location where it is to be installed. Click Next.

4. Click Install.

The installing window appears.

5. Click Finish.

Open an administrative command prompt, type racadm and press Enter. If you get the RACADM help

instructions, it implies that the software is installed correctly.

Installing Remote RACADM on a Linux Management Station

1. Log in as root to the system running a supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux or SUSE Linux Enterprise

Server operating system where you want to install the managed system components.

2. Insert the Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD into the DVD drive.

3. To mount the DVD to a required location, use the mount command or a similar command.

NOTE: On the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 operating system, DVDs are auto-mounted with the -

noexec mount

option. This option does not allow you to run any executable from the DVD.

You need to mount the DVD-ROM manually, and then run the commands.

4. Navigate to the SYSMGMT/ManagementStation/linux/rac directory. To install the RAC software,

type the following command:

rpm -ivh *.rpm

5. For help about the RACADM command, type racadm help after you run the previous commands.

For more information about RACADM, see the Chassis Management Controller for Dell PowerEdge

FX2/FX2s RACADM Command Line Reference Guide.

NOTE: When using the RACADM remote capability, you must have the 'write' permission on the

folders where you are using the RACADM subcommands, involving the file operations. For

example, racadm getconfig -f <file name>.

Uninstalling Remote RACADM From a Linux Management Station

1. Log in as root to the system where you want to uninstall the management station features.

2. Run the following rpm query command to determine which version of the DRAC tools is installed:

rpm -qa | grep mgmtst-racadm

3. Verify the package version to be uninstalled and uninstall the feature by using the rpm -e rpm -qa

| grep mgmtst-racadm

command.