Users Guide

80 Advanced Configuration of the DRAC 5

You may encounter one or more of the following errors when using the

racadm commands and subcommands:

• Local racadm error messages — Problems such as syntax, typographical

errors, and incorrect names.

• Remote racadm error messages—Problems such as incorrect IP Address,

incorrect username, or incorrect password.

When I ping the DRAC IP address from my system and then switch my

DRAC 5 card between Dedicated and Shared modes during the ping

response, I do not receive a response.

Clear the ARP table on your system.

Configuring Multiple DRAC 5 Cards

Using RACADM, you can configure one or more DRAC 5 cards with

identical properties. When you query a specific DRAC 5 card using its group

ID and object ID, RACADM creates the racadm.cfg configuration file from

the retrieved information. By exporting the file to one or more DRAC 5 cards,

you can configure your controllers with identical properties in a minimal

amount of time.

NOTE: Some configuration files contain unique DRAC 5 information (such as the

static IP address) that must be modified before you export the file to other DRAC 5

cards.

To configure multiple DRAC 5 cards, perform the following procedures:

Use RACADM to query the target DRAC 5 that contains the appropriate

configuration.

NOTE: The generated .cfg file does not contain user passwords.

Open a command prompt and type:

racadm getconfig -f myfile.cfg

NOTE: Redirecting the RAC configuration to a file using getconfig -f is only

supported with the local and remote RACADM interfaces.

Modify the configuration file using a simple text editor (optional).