Users Guide

1. To export the chassis configuration profiles as clone.xml file, type the following:
racadm –r xx.xx.xx.xx –u USERNAMECMC –p PASSWORDCMC set –f clone.xml –t xml
Parsing Rules
You can manually edit properties of an exported XML file of chassis configuration profiles.
An XML file contains the following properties:
● System Configuration, which is the parent node.
● component, which is the primary child node.
● Attributes, which contains name and value. You can edit these fields. For example, you can edit the Asset Tag value as
follows:
<Attribute Name="ChassisInfo.1#AssetTag">xxxxxx</Attribute>
Example of an XML file is as follows:
<SystemConfiguration Model="PowerEdge M1000e
"ServiceTag="NOBLE13"
TimeStamp="Tue Apr 7 14:17:48 2015" ExportMode="2">
<!--Export type is Replace-->
<!--Exported configuration may contain commented attributes. Attributes may be commented
due to dependency,
destructive nature, preserving server identity or for security reasons.-->
<Component FQDD="CMC.Integrated.1">
<Attribute Name="ChassisInfo.1#AssetTag">00000</Attribute>
<Attribute Name="ChassisLocation.1#DataCenterName"></Attribute>
<Attribute Name="ChassisLocation.1#AisleName"></Attribute>
<Attribute Name="ChassisLocation.1#RackName"></Attribute>
….
</Component>
</SystemConfiguration>
Configuring multiple CMCs using RACADM
Using RACADM, you can configure one or more CMCs with identical properties.
When you query a specific CMC card using its group ID and object ID, RACADM creates the racadm.cfg configuration file
from the retrieved information. By exporting the file to one or more CMCs, you can configure your controllers with identical
properties in a minimal amount of time.
NOTE:
Some configuration files contain unique CMC information (such as the static IP address) that must be modified
before you export the file to other CMCs.
1. Use RACADM to query the target CMC that contains the desired configuration.
NOTE:
The generated configuration file is myfile.cfg. You can rename the file. The .cfg file does not contain user
passwords. When the .cfg file is uploaded to the new CMC, you must re-add all passwords.
2. Open a Telnet/SSH text console to the CMC, log in, and type:
racadm getconfig -f myfile.cfg
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.
Configuring CMC
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