Users Guide

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}
● The .cfg parser ignores an index object entry.
You cannot specify which index is used. If the index already exists, it is either used or the new entry is created in the first
available index for that group.
The racadm getconfig -f <filename>.cfg command places a comment in front of index objects, allowing you to
see the included comments.
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