Users Guide

Using the RACADM Command Line Interface 209

Using the RACADM Command Line

Interface

The serial/telnet/ssh console provides a set of racadm commands. The racadm

commands provide access to the text-based features supported by the DRAC 5

Web-based interface.

RACADM enables you to locally or remotely configure and manage your

DRAC 5. RACADM runs on the management station and the managed

system. RACADM is included on the Dell Systems Console and Agent CD.

You can use RACADM to write scripts to automatically configure multiple

DRAC 5s. For more information about configuring multiple DRAC 5s, see

"Configuring Multiple DRAC 5 Cards" on page 215.

This section provides the following information:

•Using the

serial

and

racadm

commands. See "Using a Serial or Telnet

Console" on page 209 or "Using RACADM" on page 210

• Configuring your DRAC5 using the

racadm

command

• Using the racadm configuration file to configure multiple DRAC 5 cards

Using a Serial or Telnet Console

You can run the serial commands in Tab le 9- 1 rem ot el y u s in g RACA D M o r

from the serial/telnet/ssh console command prompt.

Logging in to the DRAC 5

After you have configured your management station terminal emulator software

and managed node BIOS, perform the following steps to log into the DRAC 5:

Connect to the DRAC 5 using your management station terminal

emulation software.

Type your DRAC 5 user name and press <Enter>.

You are logged into the DRAC 5.