Users Guide

NOTE: Redirecting the CMC configuration to a file using getconfig -f is only supported with
the remote RACADM interface.
3. Modify the configuration file using a plain-text editor (optional). Any special formatting characters in
the configuration file may corrupt the RACADM database.
4. Use the newly created configuration file to modify a target CMC. At the command prompt, type:
racadm config -f myfile.cfg
5. Reset the target CMC that was configured. At the command prompt, type:
racadm reset
The getconfig -f myfile.cfg subcommand (step 1) requests the CMC configuration for the
active CMC and generates the myfile.cfg file. If required, you can rename the file or save it to a
different location.
You can use the getconfig command to perform the following actions:
• Display all configuration properties in a group (specified by group name and index)
• Display all configuration properties for a user by user name
The config subcommand loads the information into other CMCs. The Server Administrator uses the
config command to synchronize the user and password database.
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Creating a CMC Configuration File
Creating a CMC Configuration File
The CMC configuration file, <filename>.cfg, is used with the racadm config -f
<filename>.cfgcommand to create a simple text file. The command allows you to build a
configuration file (similar to a .ini file) and configure the CMC from this file.
You may use any file name, and the file does not require a .cfg extension (although it is referred to by that
designation in this subsection).
NOTE: For more information about the getconfig subcommand, see the Chassis Management
Controller for Dell PowerEdge M1000e RACADM Command Line Reference Guide.
RACADM parses the .cfg file when it is first loaded onto the CMC to verify that valid group and object
names are present and that some simple syntax rules are being followed. Errors are flagged with the line
number that detected the error, and a message explains the problem. The entire file is 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.
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