User's Manual
96 Using the RACADM Command Line Interface
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.
Follow these 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 need to make exact index matches between all the CMCs being
managed. New users are added to the first available index. A
.cfg
file that
parses and runs correctly on one CMC may not run correctly on another
if all indexes are full and you must add a new user.
•Use the
racresetcfg
subcommand to configure both CMCs with
identical properties.
Use the
racresetcfg
subcommand to reset the CMC to original
defaults, and then run the
racadm config -f <filename>.cfg
command. Ensure that the
.cfg
file includes all desired objects, users,
indexes, and other parameters. See the database property chapter of the
Command Line Reference Guide for iDRAC6 and CMC
for a complete
list of objects and groups.
CAUTION: Use the racresetcfg subcommand to reset the database and
the CMC Network Interface settings to the original default settings and remove all
users and user configurations. While the root user is available, other users’
settings are also reset to the default settings.