Users Guide

NOTE: Redirecting the CMC configuration to a file using getconfig -f is only supported with

the remote RACADM interface.

3. Modify the configuration file using a plain-text editor (optional). Any special formatting characters in

the configuration file may corrupt the RACADM database.

4. Use the newly created configuration file to modify a target CMC. At the command prompt, type:

racadm config -f myfile.cfg

5. Reset the target CMC that was configured. At the command prompt, type:

racadm reset

The getconfig -f myfile.cfg subcommand requests the CMC configuration for the CMC and

generates the myfile.cfg file. If required, you can rename the file or save it to a different location.

You can run the getconfig command to perform the following actions:

• Display all configuration properties in a group (specified by group name and index).

• Display all configuration properties for a user by user name.

The config subcommand loads the information into other CMCs. The Server Administrator uses the

config command to synchronize the user and password database.

Parsing rules

• Lines that start with a hash character (#) are treated as comments.

A comment line must start in column one. A "#" character in any other column is treated as a #

character.

Some modem parameters may include # characters in their strings. An escape character is not

required. You may want to generate a .cfg from a racadm getconfig -f <filename> .cfg

command, and then perform a racadm config -f <filename> .cfg command to a different

CMC, without adding escape characters.

For example:

# This is a comment

[cfgUserAdmin]

cfgUserAdminPageModemInitString= <Modem init # not

a comment>

• All group entries must be surrounded by open- and close-brackets ([ and ]).

The starting [ character that denotes a group name must be in column one. This group name must be

specified before any of the objects in that group. Objects that do not include an associated group

name generate an error. The configuration data is organized into groups as defined in the database

property chapter of the RACADM Command Line Reference Guide for iDRAC and CMC. The following

example displays a group name, object, and the object’s property value:

[cfgLanNetworking] -{group name}

cfgNicIpAddress=143.154.133.121 {object name}

{object value}

• All parameters are specified as "object=value" pairs with no white space between the object, =, or

value. White spaces that are included after the value are ignored. A white space inside a value string

remains unmodified. Any character to the right of the = (for example, a second =, a #, [, ], and so on)

is taken as-is. These characters are valid modem chat script characters.

[cfgLanNetworking] -{group name}

cfgNicIpAddress=143.154.133.121 {object value}