Users Guide

328 Deploying Your Operating System Using iVMCLI
Command Line Options
The iVMCLI interface is identical on both Windows and Linux systems.
The utility uses options that are consistent with the RACADM utility
options. For example, an option to specify iDRAC6 IP address requires the
same syntax for both RACADM and iVMCLI utilities.
The iVMCLI command format is as follows:
iVMCLI [parameter] [operating_system_shell_options]
Command-line syntax is case-sensitive. See "iVMCLI Parameters" on
page 328 for more information.
If the remote system accepts the commands and iDRAC6 authorizes the
connection, the command continues to run until either of the following
occurs:
• The iVMCLI connection terminates for any reason.
• The process is manually terminated using an operating system control.
For example, in Windows, you can use the Task Manager to terminate
the process.
NOTE: When you are using the iVMCLI command, if the parameter values have
spaces between words, you must use quotes for the complete parameter value. For
example, consider the command to attach a DVD image from your system to the
operating system on the server:
F:\idrac>ivmcli -r 10.35.155.117 -u root -p calvin -c c:\documents and
settings\user\my documents\work\devel\omsa\img_hdd1.iso
where, -c is one of the parameters and c:\documents and settings\user\my
documents\work\devel\omsa\img_hdd1.iso is the parameter value that contain
spaces for ’documents and settings’ and ’my documents’. Therefore, quotes is used
for the complete image file path. Without the quotes, the command will fail. The
following is also invalid:
C:\”documents and settings”\......\
iVMCLI Parameters
iDRAC6 IP Address
-r <iDRAC-IP-address>[:<iDRAC-SSL-port>]