Reference Guide

deploy

Description Configures the static IP address, subnet mask, gateway, and password for

the root user on iDRAC for the specified server.

To use this subcommand, you must have the Server Administrator

privilege.

NOTE: You can also use setniccfg to configure static IP address,

subnet mask, gateway, DHCP, speed, and duplex properties.

Synopsis

• racadm deploy -m <module> -u root -p <password> -s

• racadm deploy -m <module> -u root -p <password> -s -6

<ipv6Address> <prefixlen> <gateway> -b <device> -o

<no|yes>

where <prefixlen> 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> — Specifies the first 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, hard disk drive (HDD), CD-DVD, vFDD,

vCD-DVD, iSCSI, 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 — Creates and enables an iDRAC root user if it does not exist, and is

executed on all the existing servers in the chassis

• -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.

• -m <module> — Specifies the server you want to configure.

Legal value must be one of the following values:

– server-<n> where n=1 to 4

– switch-<n> where n=1

• -p <password> — Specifies the password for the root user on the

server.

• -s <ipaddress subnet gateway> — Sets the IP address, subnet mask, and

gateway for the specified server, separated by single spaces.

– ipaddress — A string representing a valid IP address. For example,

192.168.0.20.

– subnet — A string representing a valid subnet mask. For example,

255.255.255.0.

– gateway — A string representing a valid gateway address. For

example, 192.168.0.1.

• -d — Enables DHCP for the specified server.

The -s and -d options cannot be used together in the same command.