Users Guide

166 Using the Serial and racadm Commands
Using the racadm CLI
The racadm CLI commands can be run locally or remotely from the serial or
telnet console command prompt or through a normal DOS or Linux
command prompt.
Use the racadm command to configure DRAC 4 properties, perform remote
management tasks, or recover a crashed system. Table 8-2 lists the racadm
command that you can type into the racadm CLI.
When using the racadm CLI, type racadm help to display the entire
racadm subcommand list, which lists all the commands supported by the
DRAC 4. The following sections provide information about how to use the
racadm commands.
NOTE: MS-DOS version 6.22 is required to use the DOS racadm command-line
feature. To limit DOS racadm output to a single screen, use the MS-DOS more.com
utility. Type the following command at the prompt:
a: racadm help | more.
racadm Command Description
Without options, the racadm command executes the help command, which
displays a list of available commands and a one-line description of each. Type
racadm help <subcommand> to display any syntax and command-line
options for the <subcommand>.
clrsel Clears the System Event Log entries.
connect com1 or
connect com2
Connects the DRAC 4 to the system serial port.
racadm Command line status and configuration utility for the DRAC 4.
Table 8-2. racadm Command
Command Description
racadm Command line status and configuration utility for the
DRAC 4.
Table 8-1. Serial/Telnet Commands (continued)
Command Description