Reference Guide

Controller (RAC). The utility runs on the management station and the

managed system. It is available on the Dell OpenManage Systems

Management and Documentation DVD or at support.dell.com.

The RACADM utility supports the following interfaces:

• Local — Supports running RACADM commands from the managed

server’s operating system. To run local RACADM commands, install the

OpenManage software on the managed server. Only one instance of Local

RACADM can be executed on a system at a time. If you try to open

another instance, an error message is displayed and the second instance

of Local RACADM closes immediately. To download the local RACADM

tool from support.dell.com, select Drivers and Downloads, select a

server, and then select Systems Management → Dell Toolkit.

• SSH or Telnet — Also known as Firmware RACADM. Firmware RACADM is

accessible by logging in to iDRAC using SSH or Telnet. You do not have to

specify the iDRAC IP, user name or password to run Firmware RACADM

commands. Similar to Local RACADM, at the RACADM prompt, directly

run the commands without the RACADM prefix.

• Remote — Supports running RACADM commands from a remote

management station such as a laptop or desktop. To run Remote

RACADM commands, install the DRAC Tools utility from the OpenManage

software on the remote computer. To run Remote RACADM commands:

– Formulate the command as a Local or SSH/Telnet RACADM command.

– In addition, specify –r –i options or the –r –u –p options.

For more information about the options, see RACADM Subcommand

Details. To download the local RACADM tool from dell.com/support, click

Servers, Storage & Networking in the General Support section. Click

PowerEdge, click the required PowerEdge system, and then click Drivers

& downloads.

RACADM Syntax Usage

The following section describes the syntax usage for Local, SSH/Telnet, and

Remote RACADM.

SSH, Telnet, or Local RACADM

racadm get <devicename>.<groupname>.[<index>].

[<objectname>]

racadm set <devicename>.<groupname>.[<index>].<objectname>

<value>

racadm <subcommand>