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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.

For commands that begin with the same letter, autocomplete lists the possible commands that begin

with that letter. For example, if you type i then press Tab, autocomplete lists the following:

ifconfig

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To use autocomplete to execute a command, type part of the command that is unique, press Tab, and

then press Enter. For example, to use autocomplete to execute the ifconfig command, type the first

two letters of the command:

Press Tab to display the command:

ifconfig

And press Enter to execute the command.

Using autocomplete command options

The racadm shell now provides auto completion of subcommand options. If you know the command,

but need to know the options available, you can enter the command and press Tab for autocomplete.

For example, see the following syntax for the racadm license export command:

racadm license export -f license_a.xml -u administrator -p Hello1$ -l

//10.194.181.221/DUPS -c idrac.embedded.1

Typically, if you didn't know what to enter after export, you could use the help command to find the

answer. An easier way to find the answer is by using autocomplete. Simply press Tab after export, and

autocomplete will enter the next necessary option for the command. For example, entering:

racadm>>license export <tab>

will display

racadm>>license export -f