Reference Guide

To run this subcommand, you must have the Configure iDRAC permission and configure user privilege.
NOTE: After you run the racreset subcommand, iDRAC may require up to two minutes to return to a
usable state.
Synopsis
racadm racreset soft
racadm racreset hard
racadm racreset soft -f
racadm recreset hard -f
Input
● -f — This option is used to force the reset.
Output
racadm racreset
RAC reset operation initiated successfully. It may take up to a minute
for the RAC to come online again.
Example
● iDRAC reset
racadm racreset
racresetcfg
Description
Deletes your current iDRAC configuration and resets iDRAC to the factory default settings. After reset,
the default name and password are root and calvin, respectively, and the IP address is 192.168.0.120. Only
for iDRAC Enterprise on Blade servers, IP address and the number of the slot the server inhabits in the
chassis.
If you run racresetcfg from a network client (for example, a supported web browser, Telnet or SSH,
or Remote RACADM), use the default IP address. The racresetcfg subcommand does not reset the
cfgDNSRacName object.
To run this subcommand, you must have the Configure iDRAC privilege and configure user 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.
Synopsis
● racadm racresetcfg
RAC reset operation initiated successfully. It may take several minutes
for the RAC to come online again.
●
racadm racresetcfg -f
Input
● -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.
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