New Features and Usability Enhancements to RACADM Commands in iDRAC7 This Dell technical brief highlights the newest RACADM commands used with the iDRAC7 version 1.30.
New Features and Usability Enhancements to RACADM Commands in iDRAC7 Contents Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................... 3 The Transformation .................................................................................................................................................. 3 Simple keyword, context-sensitive commands................................................
New Features and Usability Enhancements to RACADM Commands in iDRAC7 Introduction The Dell Remote Access Controller Admin utility (RACADM) is a command-line interface (CLI) used to locally or remotely configure the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) for Dell PowerEdge servers. The previous RACADM commands had long syntaxes, which made them difficult to use, and required training for new administrators.
New Features and Usability Enhancements to RACADM Commands in iDRAC7 New RACADM features In the iDRAC7 firmware releases spanning from 1.00.00 through 1.30.30, the features listed in Table 1 were introduced and supported by RACADM. Table 1.
New Features and Usability Enhancements to RACADM Commands in iDRAC7 autocomplete This feature enhances the usability of the RACADM CLI by displaying all the available RACADM commands in alphabetical order when you press Tab. Using autocomplete for commands To use this feature, press the Tab key to list all the RACADM subcommands in alphabetical order. If you type one or two letters and then press Tab, this feature automatically fills in the command.
New Features and Usability Enhancements to RACADM Commands in iDRAC7 In general, RACADM commands use the set of generic options listed in Table 2. Table 2.
New Features and Usability Enhancements to RACADM Commands in iDRAC7 For Remote RACADM, use: $ racadm –r -u -p hwinventory export -f Use cases To display all server inventory, use: $ racadm hwinventory To view all the NIC devices on a managed server, use: $ racadm hwinventory NIC To display the standard hardware inventory verbose description for the FQDD NIC.Embedded.1-1-2, where NIC.Slot.5-2-2 is the FQDD, use: $ racadm hwinventory NIC.Slot.
New Features and Usability Enhancements to RACADM Commands in iDRAC7 Use cases To view jobs in the current job queue, use: $ racadm jobqueue view To view jobs in the current job queue and display the specific job ID, use: $ racadm jobqueue view –i To delete all possible jobs from the current job queue, use: $ racadm jobqueue delete –all To delete a specific job from the current job queue, use: $ racadm jobqueue delete -i To create a job for the provided FQDD and add to the job queue, use: $
New Features and Usability Enhancements to RACADM Commands in iDRAC7 To back up a system to a NFS share and encrypt the data, use: $ racadm systemconfig backup -f image.img –l 192.168.2.
New Features and Usability Enhancements to RACADM Commands in iDRAC7 To import a new license to a specific device in a known location, use: $ racadm license import -f license.xml -l //shareip/sharename -u -p -c idrac.embedded.1 To import a license from a CIFS share to a device, in this case embedded iDRAC, use: $ racadm license import -u admin -p passwd -f License.xml-l //192.168.2.140/licshare -c idrac.embedded.
New Features and Usability Enhancements to RACADM Commands in iDRAC7 Configuring iDRAC, System, Lifecycle Controller, NIC, and BIOS using file operations The legacy method of using RACADM to configure the iDRAC is commonly called the file operations: $ racadm getconfig –f The output file for this command contains several iDRAC settings.
