Users Guide

Using the Serial and racadm Commands 163
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Using the Serial and racadm
Commands
The DRAC 4 provides serial and racadm commands that allow you to manage
and configure the managed system locally or remotely.
The serial/telnet console provides a set of serial commands. The serial
commands, which include the racadm command, give you access to all of the
text-based features supported by the DRAC 4 Web-based interface.
The racadm CLI allows you to locally or remotely configure and manage your
DRAC 4. The racadm CLI runs on the management station and the managed
system, and is available on the Dell Systems Console and Agent CD.
You can use the racadm CLI to write scripts to automatically configure
multiple DRAC 4s. For more information about configuring multiple DRAC
4s, see "Configuring Multiple DRAC 4s."
The following sections provide information about using the serial and racadm
commands (see "Using a Serial or Telnet Console" or "Using the racadm
CLI"). Examples of the racadm command for configuring your DRAC 4 and
information about using the racadm configuration file to configure multiple
DRAC 4s are also provided.
Using a Serial or Telnet Console
The serial commands in Table 8-1 can be run from the serial or telnet console
command prompt or the racadm CLI locally or remotely.
Logging into the DRAC 4
After you have configured your management station terminal emulator
software, perform the following steps to log into the DRAC 4:
1
Connect to the DRAC 4 using your management station terminal
emulation software.
2 Type your DRAC 4 user name and press <Enter>.
3 Type your DRAC 4 password and press <Enter>.
You are now logged into the DRAC 4.