Quick Reference Guide

RACADM 171
RACADM
The RACADM utility provides a scriptable interface that allows you to locally
or remotely configure your remote access controller (RAC).
Using the RACADM utility, you can enter command line options to configure
RAC properties. When you enter command line options, the RACADM
utility sets or retrieves object property values in the RAC properties database.
You can also use the RACADM utility to write scripts that will automatically
configure multiple RACs. For example, when configuring in batch mode, a
series of calls to the RACADM utility can perform actions such as upgrading
RAC firmware, setting a property to a specific value, and reading the
configuration of the RAC. All command switches are case sensitive. For more
information about configuring multiple RACs, see "RAC Configuration File"
in the Dell Remote Access Controller Racadm User's Guide.
NOTICE: Commands and code samples in this section are RAC-specific. Some
commands or samples may not be applicable to your RAC. Also, the -r option for
performing racadm commands remotely is not available for the RACADM utility.
NOTE: In Microsoft
®
Windows
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Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE), you
can find the RACADM utility in \DELL\TOOLKIT\TOOLS. In Linux, you can find it in
/opt/dell/toolkit/bin. The RAC service must be started before issuing racadm
commands. In Linux systems, the RAC service is started by the racsvc3.sh (for
DRAC III, DRAC III/XT, ERA, ERA/O, and ERA/MC RACs) or the racsvc4.sh (for DRAC
4/P and DRAC 4/I RACs) script located at /opt/dell/toolkit/bin. In Windows systems,
the RAC service is called racsvc and is located at \DELL\DRIVERS\RAC 4.
Features
The RAC configuration utility has the following general features:
• Displays help and usage information.
• Configures RAC information.
• Saves RAC configuration information to a configuration file.
• Logs activity to a given filename.
• Returns specific error codes and messages.