Reference Guide

RACADM Subcommand Details

This section provides detailed description of the RACADM subcommands including the syntax and valid entries.

Guidelines to Quote Strings Containing Special Characters When Using

RACADM Commands

When using strings that contain special characters, use the following guidelines:

Strings containing the following special characters must be quoted using double quotation marks:

• $ (dollar sign)

• " (double quotation mark)

• ` (backward quotation mark)

• \ (backward slash)

• ~ (tilde)

• | (vertical bar)

• ( (left parentheses)

• ) (right parentheses)

• & (ampersand)

• > (greater than)

• < (less than)

• # (pound)

• ASCII code 32 (space)

There are different escaping rules for double quotation marks.

For using double quotation marks:

The following characters must be escaped by prepending a backward slash:

• $ (dollar sign)

• " (double quotation mark)

• ` (back quotation mark)

help and help subcommand

Table 3. help and help subcommand

Description

Lists all the subcommands available for use with RACADM and provides a short description about each

subcommand. You may also type a subcommand, group, object or Fully Qualified Descriptor (FQDD) name

after help.

Synopsis

• racadm help

• racadm help <subcommand>

Input

• <subcommand> — specifies the subcommand for which you need the help information.

• <device name> — specifies the device name such as iDRAC, BIOS, NIC, LifecycleController, FC,

system, or Storage.