Reference Guide

NOTE:
• The configuration file retrieved using remote RACADM is not interoperable. For
the config racadm -r 192.168.0 -u root -p xxx config -f c:
\config.txt command, use the configuration file retrieved from the same
interface. For example, for the config
racadm -r 192.168.0 -u root -p
xxx config -f c:\config.txt , use the file generated from getconfig
command
racadm -r 192.168.0 -u root -p xxx getconfig -f c:
\config.txt.
• -f is only applicable for remote RACADM.
Input
• -f — The -f <filename> option causes config to read the contents of the file
specified by <filename> and configure iDRAC. The file must contain data in the
format specified in the section Parsing Rules in the
iDRAC User’s Guide available at
www.dell.com/idracmanuals.
NOTE: The -f option is not supported for the Serial or Telnet or SSH console.
• -continue — This option is used with -f option only. If configuration through file is
unsuccessful for a group, then configuration continues with the next group in the
file. If this option is not used, then configuration stops when it is unsuccessful for a
particular group. After the unsuccessful group, the rest of the groups are not
configured.
• -p — This option must be used with the -f option. It directs config to delete the
password entries contained in the config file -f <filename> after the
configuration is complete.
To apply the password, you must remove the preceding Read-Only marker '#' in the
config file before executing the config -f command.
• -g — The -g <groupName>, or group option, must be used with the -o option. The
<group> specifies the group containing the object that is to be set.
• -o — The -o <objectName>, or object option, must be used with the -g option.
This option specifies the object name that is written with the string
• <value> — Value to set to configuration object.
• -i — The -i <index>, or index option, is valid only for indexed groups and can be
used to specify a unique group (used with -g and -o). The <index> is a decimal
integer from 1 through n, where n can vary from 1 to maximum number of indexes a
particular group supports. If
-i <index> is not specified, a value of 1 is assumed for
groups, which are tables that have multiple entries. The index is specified by the
index value, not a named value.
'nx' is allowed for servers.
• -c — This option performs validation but do not configure.
Output
This subcommand generates error output for any of the following reasons:
• Invalid syntax, group name, object name, index or other invalid database members.
• If the RACADM command-line interface is unsuccessful.
Examples
• To configure a single property of a group:
racadm config -g cfgSerial -o cfgSerialBaudRate
• Modify a user password:
racadm config -g cfgUserAdmin -o cfgUserAdminPassword -i 3
newpassword
• Configure a RAC from a configuration file:
racadm config -f config.txt
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