Users Guide

44 Installing and Setting Up the DRAC 4

Accessing the DRAC 4 Using racadm CLI

See "Using the Serial and racadm Commands" for information about

accessing the DRAC 4 using the racadm CLI.

DRAC 4 Software Basics for Red Hat

Enterprise Linux

The DRAC 4 is supported on precompiled kernels that are a part of the Red

Hat Enterprise Linux distribution. The DRAC 4 is not supported on

recompiled kernels with other configuration options (for example, kernels

configured for performance-tuning purposes).

CAUTION: Red Hat Enterprise Linux may fail to load when started on recompiled

kernels. If this situation occurs, you must either restore the kernel and modules from

backup, or you must reinstall the kernel from the Red Hat Package Manager RPM).

The following list describes basic software information for using a DRAC 4

with the Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system:

• To verify that the DRAC 4 event server for the managed system is loaded,

type the following command:

service racsvc status

• To start, stop, get status of, restart, or reload the racsrvc service, type the

following command:

service racsvc <

action

where

action

start

stop

status

, or

probe

• For additional information on one of the three DRAC 4 services, type the

following command:

man racsvc

. NOTE: All three services (racser, racsrvc, and racvnc) start automatically when

they are installed and when the system is booted. These services stop automatically

when they are uninstalled or when the system is shut down.

• To determine which version of a particular RPM package you have

installed, use a package management tool such as GnoRPM, or use the

RPM query command (

rpm

For example:

rpm -q <

package_name