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
• Configure a RAC from a configuration file and continue if a group fails to get configured:
racadm set -f config.txt --continue
coredump
Description
Displays detailed information related to any recent critical issues that have occurred with iDRAC. The
coredump information can be used to diagnose these critical issues.
If available, the coredump information is persistent across iDRAC power cycles and remains available
until either of the following conditions occur:
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