Reference Guide

To run this subcommand, you must have the Configure iDRAC privilege and configure

user privilege.

To run this subcommand, you must have the Chassis Administrator privilege.

NOTE: Certain firmware processes must be stopped and restarted to complete the

reset to defaults. iDRAC becomes unresponsive for about 30 seconds while this

operation completes.

NOTE: Certain firmware processes must be stopped and restarted to complete the

reset to defaults. CMC becomes unresponsive for about 30 seconds while this

operation completes.

NOTE: There is a 100 percent fan request when the command is issued against the

servers.

Synopsis

• racadm racresetcfg

RAC reset operation initiated successfully. It may take several

minutes for the RAC to come online again.

• racadm racresetcfg -f

• racadm racresetcfg [-m <module>] [-c <feature>]

Input

• -m <module> — Specifies the device to reset the configuration on <module>.

<module> must be one of the following values:

– chassis — Default state if -m is not specified

– server–<n> — where n=1–16

– server–<nx> — where n=1–8; x=a, b, c, d (lower case)

– kvm

• -c <feature> — Must be one of the following values:

– ad — Reset Active Directory properties to default (default is disabled).

– pcap — Reset Power Cap to default.

– flex — Reset flexaddress properties to default (default is disabled).

– dpse — Reset Dynamic Power Supply Engagement to default (default is

disabled).

NOTE: FlexAddress or FlexAddressPlus will be set to enabled on running racadm

racresetcfg (default is enabled without –c option). The server must be turned off

prior to running this command to change the slot state.

NOTE: -c option is valid with <module = chassis> only.

NOTE: If chassis is the target of racresetcfg, CMC resets after the operation.

• -f — Force resetcfg. If any vFlash partition creation or formatting is in progress,

iDRAC returns a warning message. You can perform a force reset using this option.

Example

• Reset the configuration on iDRAC.

racadm racresetcfg

The RAC configuration has initiated restoration to factory defaults.

Wait up to a minute for this process to complete before accessing the RAC again.