CLI Guide

connect

Table 14. Details of connect

Description Connects to the switch or server serial console.

Synopsis

• racadm connect [-b] —m <module>

• racadm connect [-b] <server-n>

• racadm connect [-b] <switch-n>

Input -b — Connects to the switch or console using the binary mode. This is an optional argument; a server or a switch

must be present.

NOTE: If you use the -b option, reset the CMC to terminate the connect operation.

• server-n, where n=1–4

• switch-n, where n=1

NOTE: The values 2 and 4 for n are valid only for multi-node sleds.

• switch-n: where n = 1 to 2 or <a1 | a2>

Example

• Connect to I/O Module 1 serial console

racadm connect -m switch-1

• Connect to server 1 serial console

racadm connect -m server-1

deploy

Table 15. deploy

Description

Congures the static IP address, subnet mask, gateway, and password for the root user on iDRAC

for the specied server.

To use this subcommand, you must have the Server Administrator privilege.

NOTE: You can also use setniccfg to congure static IP address, subnet mask, gateway,

DHCP, speed, and duplex properties.

Synopsis

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

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

where <prexlen> is a number between 0 and 128.

• racadm deploy -m <module> -u root -p <password> -d [-6]

• racadm deploy -a -u root -p <password>

• racadm deploy —q —e 1

• racadm deploy —q --qd

Input

• -b <device> — Species the rst boot device; must be used with -o.

• Use with -m <module> to specify for an individual server, or with -a for all servers.

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