Quick Reference Guide

Introduction 17
RAC Configuration Utility
The RACADM utility reports and sets RAC configuration options for Dell Remote Access Controller
(DRAC) III (Linux only) and DRAC 4.
NOTE: DRAC 5 is configured by SYSCFG.
Disk Partitioning Utility
The UPINIT script creates, formats, and populates a Dell Utility Partition.
Replication
File Format
The -i and -o options use a .ini file format for SYSCFG options. All name/value entries that follow the
[syscfg] section header in the .ini file belong to the SYSCFG utility. For an example of the syscfg.ini
file, see "Sample SYSCFG Utility .ini File Format."
SYSCFG Replication Rules
Not all BIOS and BMC options can be replicated using a .ini file. For example, boot sequence and device
sequence are only replicated if a device name list can be supplied. A numerical device list cannot be
replicated since these index values can change from system to system. In addition, because the service
tag information is static, it is not commented out in the output file or replicated. See the description of
each option for further replication information.
The syscfg.ini file cannot be used across different systems. The file output operation places system
identification information at the beginning of the [syscfg] section. This information is used to
determine if the file can be accepted as input for a system. The following information is used for
system identification:
• System ID Byte(s)
•System Name
• BIOS Version
If these values do not match the values found on the system, the file input operation fails.
RAID Replication
The RAID replication feature reads the RAID configuration information from the source system and
creates a raid.ini file. This raid.ini file can be applied on the RAID configurations of the target system.
The RAID replication requires both, the source system and the target system to have similar
RAID controllers.