Reference Guide

● Remote — Supports running RACADM commands from a remote management station such as a laptop or desktop. To run
Remote RACADM commands, install the DRAC Tools utility from the OpenManage software on the remote computer. To run
Remote RACADM commands:
○ Formulate the command as a SSH or Telnet RACADM command.
For more information about the options, see RACADM Subcommand Details. To download the local RACADM tool from
dell.com/support, click Servers, Storage & Networking in the General Support section. Click PowerEdge, click the
required PowerEdge system, and then click Drivers & downloads.
RACADM Syntax Usage
The following section describes the syntax usage for SSH or Telnet, and Remote RACADM.
SSH, Telnet, or Remote RACADM
racadm -r <racIPAddr> -u username -p password <subcommand>
racadm -r <racIPAddr> -u username -p password getconfig -g <group name> -o <object name>
racadm <subcommand>
Example
racadm getsysinfo
racadm -r 192.168.0.2 -u username -p xxx getsysinfo
racadm -r 192.168.0.2 -u username -p xxx getconfig -g cfgchassispower
Remote RACADM
racadm -r <racIPAddr> -u <username> -p <password> <subcommand>
Example
racadm -r 192.168.0.2 -u root -p xxxx getsysinfo
Security Alert: Certificate is invalid - Certificate is not signed by Trusted Third
Party Continuing execution.
NOTE: The following command does not display a security error:
racadm -r 192.168.0.2 -u noble -p xxx getsysinfo --nocertwarn
Accessing Indexed-Based Device Groups and Objects
● To access any object, run the following syntax:
device.<group name>.[<index>].<object name>
● To display the supported indexes for a specified group, run:
racadm get device.<group name>
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