User's Manual

80 Using the RACADM Command Line Interface
The config subcommand loads the information into other CMCs. The Server
Administrator uses the config command to synchronize the user and
password database.
Creating a CMC Configuration File
The CMC configuration file, <filename>.cfg, is used with the racadm
config -f <filename>.cfg command to create a simple text file. The
command allows you to build a configuration file (similar to an .ini file) and
configure the CMC from this file.
You may use any file name, and the file does not require a .cfg extension
(although it is referred to by that designation in this subsection).
NOTE: For more information about the getconfig subcommand, see the Dell Chassis
Management Controller Firmware Version 2.0 Administrator Reference Guide.
RACADM parses the .cfg file when it is first loaded onto the CMC to verify
that valid group and object names are present and that some simple syntax
rules are being followed. Errors are flagged with the line number that
detected the error, and a message explains the problem. The entire file is
parsed for correctness, and all errors display. Write commands are not
transmitted to the CMC if an error is found in the .cfg file. You must correct
all errors before any configuration can take place.
To check for errors before you create the configuration file, use the
-c option
with the config subcommand. With the
-c option, config only verifies
syntax and does not write to the CMC.
Use the following guidelines when you create a .cfg file:
• If the parser encounters an indexed group, it is the value of the anchored
object that differentiates the various indexes.
The parser reads in all of the indexes from the CMC for that group. Any
objects within that group are modifications when the CMC is configured.
If a modified object represents a new index, the index is created on the
CMC during configuration.
• You cannot specify a desired index in a
.cfg file.
Indexes may be created and deleted. Over time the group may become
fragmented with used and unused indexes. If an index is present, it is
modified. If an index is not present, the first available index is used. This
method allows flexibility when adding indexed entries where you do not