CLI Guide

NOTE: Local racadm and local racadm proxy runs with root user privilege.

• SSH or Telnet — Also known as Firmware RACADM. Firmware RACADM is accessible by logging in to iDRAC using SSH or Telnet.

Similar to Remote RACADM, at the RACADM prompt, directly run the commands without the RACADM prex.

• Remote — Supports running RACADM commands from a remote management station such as a laptop or desktop. To run Remote

RACADM commands, install the DRAC Tools utility from the OpenManage software on the remote computer. To run Remote RACADM

commands:

– Formulate the command as a SSH or Telnet RACADM command.

For more information about the options, see RACADM Subcommand Details. To download the local RACADM tool from www.dell.com/

support/home, click Servers, Storage & Networking in the General Support section. Click PowerEdge, click the required PowerEdge

system, and then click Drivers & downloads.

RACADM Syntax Usage

The following section describes the syntax usage for SSH or Telnet, and Remote RACADM.

SSH, Telnet, or Remote RACADM

racadm -r <cmcIPAddr> -u username -p password <subcommand>

racadm -r <cmcIPAddr> -u username -p password getconfig -g <group name> -o <object name>

racadm <subcommand>

Example

racadm getsysinfo

racadm -r 192.168.0.2 -u username -p xxx getsysinfo

racadm -r 192.168.0.2 -u username -p xxx getconfig -g cfgchassispower

SSH or Telnet RACADM

racadm getconfig -g <groupname> [-o <objectname>][-i <indexnumber>]

racadm <subcommand>

Example

racadm getconfig -g idracinfo

racadm getsysinfo

Remote RACADM

racadm -r <cmcIPAddr> -u <username> -p <password> <subcommand>

Example

racadm -r 192.168.0.2 -u root -p xxxx getsysinfo

Security Alert: Certificate is invalid - Certificate is not signed by Trusted Third Party

Continuing execution.

NOTE

: The following command does not display a security error:

racadm -r 192.168.0.2 -u noble -p xxx getsysinfo --nocertwarn

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