Reference Guide

connect
Description Connects to the switch or server serial console.
Synopsis
racadm connect [-b] —m <module>
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 to 4
server —<nx>: where n = 1 to 4 and x = a to d (lower case)
NOTE: The values 2 and 4 for n are valid only for multi-node sleds.
switch-n: where n = 1 to 2 or <a1 | a2>
Examples
Connect to I/O Module 1 serial console
racadm connect -m switch-1
Connect to server 1 serial console
racadm connect -m server-1
deploy
Table 1. deploy
Description Deploys blade server or IOM by specifying the required properties.
To use this subcommand, you must have the Server Administrator privilege.
NOTE: You can also use setniccfg to congure 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 <prexlen> 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 > — Species the rst 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, 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 — server/switch. Applies options to all modules present in the chassis of the given
module type. Specify the value as server or switch. Default value is server. Switches must
support Ethernet Management.
-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. Required Username
when you are setting IOA values.
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