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New Features and Usability Enhancements to RACADM Commands in iDRAC7
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Contents
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................... 3
The Transformation .................................................................................................................................................. 3
Simple keyword, context-sensitive commands............................................................................................... 3
FQDD based syntax............................................................................................................................................... 3
Group and object syntax ...................................................................................................................................... 3
New RACADM features ............................................................................................................................................ 4
autocomplete ........................................................................................................................................................ 5
get and set .............................................................................................................................................................. 6
hwinventory............................................................................................................................................................ 6
update ...................................................................................................................................................................... 7
jobqueue .................................................................................................................................................................. 7
backup and restore ............................................................................................................................................... 8
license ..................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Configuring iDRAC, System, Lifecycle Controller, NIC, and BIOS using file operations ......................... 11
Summary .................................................................................................................................................................... 11
References ................................................................................................................................................................. 11
Tables
Table 1. iDRAC7 and RACADM features ......................................................................................................... 4
Table 2. RACADM command options ............................................................................................................. 6
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