Users Guide
NOTE: For more information on file naming rules, see Configuring servers and server components using Auto
Config.
• Sharename (-n) — Indicates the name of the network share.
• ShareType (-s) — Indicates the share type. 0 indicates NFS and 2 indicates CIFS.
NOTE: Alongside supporting NFS and CIFS-based file sharing, iDRAC firmware also supports accessing profile
files by using HTTP and HTTPS. The -s option flag is updated as follows: -s (ShareType): type nfs or 0 for NFS;
cifs or 2 for CIFS; http or 5 for HTTP; or https or 6 for HTTPS.
• IPAddress (-i) — Indicates the IP address of the file share.
NOTE: Sharename (-n), ShareType (-s), and IPAddress (-i) are required attributes that must be passed.
• Username (-u) — Indicates the user name required to access the network share. This information is required only for CIFS.
• Password (-p) — Indicates the password required to access the network share. This information is required only for CIFS.
• ShutdownType (-d) — Indicates the mode of shutdown. 0 indicates Graceful shutdown and 1 indicates Forced shutdown.
NOTE: The default setting is 0.
• Timetowait (-t) — Indicates the time the host system waits before shutting down. The default setting is 300.
• EndHostPowerState (-e) — Indicates the power state of the host. 0 indicates OFF and 1 indicates ON. The default setting is 1.
NOTE: ShutdownType (-d), Timetowait (-t), and EndHostPowerState (-e) are optional attributes.
• ProxyDefault (-pd) — Indicates to use default proxy setting (Optional).
• ProxyType (-pt) — type http or socks(default setting http) (Optional).
• ProxyHost (-ph) — IP address of the proxy host (Optional).
• ProxyUserName — (-pu) Indicates the user name that has access to the proxy server (mandatory for proxy support).
• ProxyPassword — (-pp) Indicates the user password that has access to the proxy server (mandatory for proxy support).
• ProxyPort (-po) — port for the proxy server (default setting 80) (Optional).
• Timeout (to) — indicates the retry timeout in minutes for obtaining Profile file (default setting=60)
NOTE:
On DHCP servers running Windows the operating system with iDRAC version prior to 2.20.20.20, make sure
that you add a space before the (–f).
NFS: -f system_config.xml -i 192.168.1.101 -n /nfs_share -s 0 -d 1
CIFS: -f system_config.xml -i 192.168.1.101 -n cifs_share -s 2 -u <USERNAME> -p <PASSWORD> -d 1 -t 400
Configuring option 43 and option 60 on Linux
Update the /etc/dhcpd.conf file. The steps to configure the options are similar to the steps for Windows:
1. Set aside a block or pool of addresses that this DHCP server can allocate.
2. Set the option 43 and use the name vendor class identifier for option 60.
option myname code 43 = text;
subnet 192.168.0.0 netmask 255.255.0.0 {
#default gateway
option routers 192.168.0.1;
option subnet-mask 255.255.255.0;
option nis-domain "domain.org";
option domain-name "domain.org";
option domain-name-servers 192.168.1.1;
option time-offset -18000; # Eastern Standard Time
option vendor-class-identifier "iDRAC";
set vendor-string = option vendor-class-identifier;
option myname "-f system_config.xml -i 192.168.0.130 -u user -p password -n cifs -s 2 -d 0 -t 500";
range dynamic-bootp 192.168.0.128 192.168.0.254;
default-lease-time 21600;
max-lease-time 43200;
}
}
The following are the required and optional parameters that must be passed in the vendor class identifier string:
• Filename (–f) — Indicates the name of the exported Server Configuration Profile XML file. Specifying the filename is optional with
iDRAC version 2.20.20.20 or later.
NOTE:
For more information on file naming rules, see Configuring servers and server components using Auto
Config.
• Sharename (-n) — Indicates the name of the network share.
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