Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit Version 5.3 Command Line Interface Reference Guide February 2021 Rev.
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Contents Chapter 1: Introduction................................................................................................................. 8 What is new in this release................................................................................................................................................8 Supported Systems.............................................................................................................................................................
ovrwrt.............................................................................................................................................................................23 px or pendingxmlfile.................................................................................................................................................... 23 s.............................................................................................................................................................
remflashmedia.............................................................................................................................................................120 serial1............................................................................................................................................................................. 121 serial2..................................................................................................................................................
General Help................................................................................................................................................................158 Enumerating RAID Controllers................................................................................................................................159 Creating Virtual Disks...............................................................................................................................................
UPINIT Windows PE Specific Error Codes And Messages...................................................................................202 RAIDCFG Error Codes And Messages....................................................................................................................... 202 Failure Messages.......................................................................................................................................................202 RACADM Firmware Error Codes And Messages.......
1 Introduction Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit (DTK) includes a set of utilities, sample scripts, and sample configuration files to deploy and configure your Dell system. You can use DTK to build script-based and RPM-based installation for deploying a large number of systems reliably, without changing their current deployment processes. You can use DTK in a Microsoft Windows Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE) or a Linux environment.
● Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Foundation, Essentials, and Standard editions ● Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Essentials, Standard, and Datacenter editions For Linux, the DTK utilities support deploying the following operating systems in BIOS and UEFI mode: ● SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 (64-bit) ● Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 (64-bit) ● Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
File Format The -i and -o options use the .ini file format for system configuration (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 the .ini file. For example, boot sequence and device sequence are only replicated if a device name list can be supplied.
● The Dell OpenManage Installation Guide provides additional information about performing an unattended installation of Dell OpenManage Server Administrator on systems running supported Windows, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and Citrix Xen Server operating systems. ● The Dell OpenManage Server Administrator User's Guide provides information on using Server Administrator on supported operating systems.
2 Command Syntax Overview Syntax refers to the way a command and its parameters are entered. Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit (DTK) Command Line Interface (CLI) commands can be arranged in any order as long as they conform to the basic command line syntax.
The DTK command line switches, configuration file formatting, and error reporting follow similar style and behavior. However, individual DTK utilities can sometimes differ from one another in significant ways. You must familiarize yourself with the command line syntax and utility-specific options and arguments for each utility before using DTK. NOTE: Some of the command line options in DTK are followed by an asterisk. Such options are used for reporting purposes only.
Case Sensitivity ● Command line options, pre-defined and user-defined arguments, and filenames given as arguments are all case-sensitive on PowerEdge systems prior to PowerEdge 12G systems. ● Unless specified otherwise, enter all commands, options, arguments, and command line switches in lowercase letters. Command Line Option Delimiters The following table lists some examples of valid and invalid DTK command lines. Table 3.
Table 4. Other delimiters (continued) Delimiter A string surrounded by double quotation marks regardless of the white space contained within, is interpreted as a single SYSCFG argument. Example syscfg --option="argument1 argument2" Description considers argument1 and argument2 a single argument. A double quotation mark preceded by a backslash (\") is interpreted as a literal double quotation mark ("). Backslashes are interpreted literally, unless they immediately precede a double quotation mark.
● Specify the file output using the -o command, where is the name of the output file. Log Files If the log file already exists, information is appended to the file. This allows multiple tools to use the same log file to record information. Use the -l option to record the output of a utility. The log duplicates all standard output and error information to the specified file. Each log file begins with a time stamp and utility name.
3 DTK Seamless package The DTK Seamless package is a single installer package that carries Linux DTK RPMs (RHEL, SLES) and its dependency. Topics: • Seamless package — Downloading and Installing Seamless package — Downloading and Installing This section describes the downloading and installing of DTK seamless package. The seamless package auto recognizes the OS type and its respective dependency during the installation and installs SYSCFG, RAIDCFG, and RACADM tools on post Linux operating system.
The seamless package uninstalls the older DTK tool set version, and upgrades it to a newer version if Server Administrator is not present in the system.
4 SYSCFG This section documents the Deployment Toolkit (DTK) system configuration utility. It describes the command line parameters, configuration file format, and individual executables used to configure server BIOS and Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) settings, DTK state settings, and system information including PCI device detection.
NOTE: The SYSCFG arguments are applicable to some generations. Run the help Syscfg -h to view the list of arguments supported. No Option Table 6. No Option Valid Arguments NA Description The SYSCFG utility displays the usage information. envar Table 7. SYSCFG General — envar Valid Arguments Description Stores the environment variable data to a file when used with the – s option. This file can be called from other scripts to set the environment variable.
Table 8. SYSCFG General — h or help (continued) Example: A:>syscfg -h lanchannelaccess lanchannelaccess: Reports LAN channel access information. Sub-options: pefalerting: Enable or disable PEF (Platform Event Filter)alerting. Arguments: enable | disable ipmioverlan: Enable or disable IPMI over LAN access. Arguments: disable | alwaysavail channelprivlmt: Sets the maximum privilege level that can be accepted on the LAN channel. Arguments: user | operator |administrator i or infile Table 9.
Table 10. SYSCFG General — ix or inxmlfile (continued) option is dependent on any other option, they are applied in the order in which they appear in the xml file. Example: A:>syscfg --ix filename.xml NOTE: You can modify or use the BIOS configuration captured in xml format from a PowerEdge server for large scale deployment configurations using RACADM or WS-MAN.
Table 13. SYSCFG General — ox or outxmlfile (continued) Example: A:>syscfg --ox filename.ini ovrwrt Table 14. SYSCFG General — ovrwrt Valid Arguments NA Description Used with the -o option to cause the output file to be overwritten if a file of the same name already exists. This option cannot be replicated. Example: A:>syscfg -o=filename.ini --ovrwrt The file filename has been overwritten. px or pendingxmlfile Table 15.
Table 17. SYSCFG General version (continued) Example: A:>syscfg --version syscfg Version 4.4 P01(Windows - Jan 29 2014,16:48:48) Copyright (c) 2002-2014 Dell Inc. SYSCFG For BIOS Configuration SYSCFG uses BIOS interfaces to manipulate boot order and BIOS settings. It configures all options available on the BIOS setup screen, including boot order, embedded device configuration, and asset tag management.
Table 18. BIOS options with equivalent RACADM options (continued) Group Option on 12G and Later systems Option on Systems Prior to 12G Systems Equivalent RACADM Option --SetBootOrderFqddn NOTE: The option is supported only on 13G and later systems. N/A BIOS.BiosBootSettings.SetBootOrderFqddn -SetLegacyHddOrderFqdd n NOTE: The option is supported only on 13G and later systems. N/A BIOS.BiosBootSettings.SetLegacyHddOrderFq dd --EmbVideo --embvideoctrl BIOS.IntegratedDevices.
Table 18. BIOS options with equivalent RACADM options (continued) Group Option on 12G and Later systems Option on Systems Prior to 12G Systems Equivalent RACADM Option --CorrEccSmi N/A N/A --DynamicCoreAllocation N/A N/A --MemOpMode --memoperatingmode BIOS.MemSettings.MemOpMode --MemOpVoltage --dimmvoltage BIOS.MemSettings.MemOpVoltage --MemTest --memtest BIOS.MemSettings.MemTest --NodeInterleave --nodeinterleave BIOS.MemSettings.NodeInterleave --RedundantMem --redmem BIOS.
Table 18. BIOS options with equivalent RACADM options (continued) Group Network Settings NOTE: The option is supported only on 13G and later systems. One-Time Boot Option on 12G and Later systems Option on Systems Prior to 12G Systems Equivalent RACADM Option --ReportKbdErr NOTE: The option is not supported on 13G and later systems. --rptkeyerr BIOS.MiscSettings.ReportKbdErr --PxeDevnEnDis N/A BIOS.NetworkSettings.PxeDevnEnDis --PxeDevnInterface N/A BIOS.PxeDevice1Settings.
Table 18. BIOS options with equivalent RACADM options (continued) Group SATA Settings 28 SYSCFG Option on 12G and Later systems Option on Systems Prior to 12G Systems Equivalent RACADM Option --Proc3Id* N/A BIOS.ProcSettings.Proc3Id --Proc3L2Cache* N/A BIOS.ProcSettings.Proc3L2Cache --Proc3L3Cache* N/A BIOS.ProcSettings.Proc3L3Cache --Proc3NumCores* N/A BIOS.ProcSettings.Proc3NumCores --Proc4Brand* N/A BIOS.ProcSettings.Proc4Brand --Proc4Id* N/A BIOS.ProcSettings.
Table 18. BIOS options with equivalent RACADM options (continued) Group Option on 12G and Later systems Option on Systems Prior to 12G Systems Equivalent RACADM Option --SataPortA --sata0 BIOS.SataSettings.SataPortA --SataPortACapacity* N/A BIOS.SataSettings.SataPortACapacity --SataPortADriveType* N/A BIOS.SataSettings.SataPortADriveType --SataPortAModel* N/A BIOS.SataSettings.SataPortAModel --SataPortB --sata1 BIOS.SataSettings.SataPortB --SataPortBCapacity* N/A BIOS.SataSettings.
Table 18. BIOS options with equivalent RACADM options (continued) Group Option on 12G and Later systems Option on Systems Prior to 12G Systems Equivalent RACADM Option --SataPortH NOTE: The option is supported only on Dell PowerEdge 13G and later systems. --sata7 BIOS.SataSettings.SataPortH --SataPortHCapacity* NOTE: The option is supported only on Dell PowerEdge 13G and later systems. N/A BIOS.SataSettings.
Table 18. BIOS options with equivalent RACADM options (continued) Group Option on 12G and Later systems Option on Systems Prior to 12G Systems Equivalent RACADM Option --SataPortJCapacity NOTE: The option is supported only on Dell PowerEdge 13G and later systems. N/A BIOS.SataSettings.SataPortJCapacity --SataPortJDriveType NOTE: The option is supported only on Dell PowerEdge 13G and later systems. N/A BIOS.SataSettings.
Table 18. BIOS options with equivalent RACADM options (continued) Group Option on 12G and Later systems Option on Systems Prior to 12G Systems Equivalent RACADM Option System Profile Settings -CollaborativeCpuPerfCtrl N/A BIOS.SysProfileSettings.CollaborativeCpuPerf Ctrl --MemFrequency --memorypowermode BIOS.SysProfileSettings.MemFrequency --MemPatrolScrub N/A BIOS.SysProfileSettings.MemPatrolScrub --MemRefreshRate N/A BIOS.SysProfileSettings.MemRefreshRate --MemVolt N/A BIOS.
Table 18. BIOS options with equivalent RACADM options (continued) Group Option on 12G and Later systems Option on Systems Prior to 12G Systems Equivalent RACADM Option --SysPassword --syspwd BIOS.SysSecurity.SysPassword --SystemCpldVersion* N/A N/A --TcmActivation NOTE: The option is not supported on Dell PowerEdge 13G and later systems. --tcmactivation BIOS.SysSecurity.TcmActivation --TcmClear NOTE: The option is not supported on Dell PowerEdge 13G and later systems. --tcmclear BIOS.
Table 18. BIOS options with equivalent RACADM options (continued) Group Option on 12G and Later systems Option on Systems Prior to 12G Systems Equivalent RACADM Option N/A BIOS.BiosBootSettings.UefiBootSeq NOTE: The option is supported only on Dell PowerEdge 13G and later systems. UEFI Boot Settings --UefiBootSeq BIOS Option Settings You can manage the BIOS start settings using the options in this group. BootSeq or bootseq Table 19.
Table 19. SYSCFG Options Supported BootSeq or bootseq (continued) NOTE: The asterisk indicates that the device is enabled in the BIOS. Device Name Examples: Example of device names: nic.slot.1 (network adapter 1 in PCI slot) nic.emb.1 (network adapter 1 on system board) hdd.emb.0 (hard drive C:) cdrom.emb.0 (CD drive) Device Name Lists Examples Example 1: #syscfg --bootseq The following devices are set in the boot sequence: Device 2:* cdrom.emb.0 - IDE CD-ROM device Device 3:* hdd.emb.
HddSeq or devseq Table 20. SYSCFG Options Supported — HddSeq or devseq Valid Arguments ● On systems prior to YX2X: numerical list separated by commas or list of device names separated by commas ● On YX2X and later systems: list of device names separated by commas Description Sets the hard-drive sequence for a system. The first hard drive in the system will be the bootable C: drive in DOS/DOS-like operating systems. Without an argument, this option displays the device list.
BootMode or bootmode Table 21. BootMode or bootmode Valid Arguments ● On systems prior to YX2X: uefi, bios ● On YX2X and later systems: Uefi, Bios Description Determines the boot mode of the system. Allows booting to Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) -capable operating systems or ensures compatibility with operating systems that do not support UEFI. NOTE: If boot mode is modified, reboot the system before executing the OS installation scripts.
SetBootOrderFqddn Table 24. SetBootOrderFqddn Valid Arguments ● On systems prior to YX3X: NA ● On YX3X and later systems: Description Displays the list of FQDDs representing the boot list to be applied on the next boot. NOTE: The value of n in SetBootOrderFqddn can be 1–16. Example: A:>syscfg --SetBootOrderFqdd1=xxxx,yyy,zzzz SetBootOrderFqdd1=xxxx,yyy,zzzz SetLegacyHddOrderFqddn Table 25.
Table 26. EmbNic1 or embnic1 (continued) Example: A:>syscfg --embnic1=onnopxe embnic1=onnopxe EmbNic1Nic2 or embnic1nic2 Table 27. EmbNic1Nic2 or embnic1nic2 Valid Arguments ● On systems prior to YX2X: enable, disable ● On YX2X and later systems: Enabled, Disabled, DisabledOs Description Enables or disables the operating system interface of the first and second embedded NIC controllers. Example: A:>syscfg --embnic1nic2=enable --embnic1nic2=enable EmbNic2 or embnic2 Table 28.
Table 29. EmbNic3 or embnic3 (continued) without PXE, it is not found in the boot order. If the NIC is turned on with PXE, it is placed at the end of the boot order. The onnopxe argument is not supported on all systems. The onwithiscsi argument enables the embedded NIC to boot from the iSCSI server. The embnic1 option can be replicated. Example: A:>syscfg --embnic3=onnopxe embnic3=onnopxe EmbNic3Nic4 or embnic3nic4 Table 30.
EmbVideo or embvideoctrl Table 32. EmbVideo or embvideoctrl Valid Arguments ● On systems prior to YX2X: enable, disable ● On YX2X and later systems: Enabled, Disabled Description Enables or disables the BIOS support for the Embedded Video Controller Example: A:>syscfg --embvideoctrl=enable embvideoctrl=enable IoatEngine or ioat Table 33.
Table 35. IntegratedNetwork2 (continued) ● On YX2X and later systems: Enabled, DisabledOs Description Enables or disables Integrated Network 2. NOTE: If set to DisabledOs, the Integrated NICs may still be available for shared network access by the embedded management controller. This function must be configured through the NIC management utilities provided with your system. Example: A:>syscfg --IntegratedNetwork2=Enabled IntegratedNetwork2=Enabled IntegratedRaid or integratedraid Table 36.
Table 38. InternalSdCard or embsdcard (continued) Example: A:>syscfg --embsdcard=off embsdcard=off InternalSdCardRedundancy or embsdcardredundancy Table 39. InternalSdCardRedundancy or embsdcardredundancy Valid Arguments ● On systems prior to YX2X: mirrormode, disable ● On YX2X and later systems: Mirror, Disabled Description Sets the internal SD card port redundancy to Mirror mode or Disabled. When set to Mirror mode, read-write operation occurs on both the secure digital (SD) cards.
Table 41. InternalUsb1 or internalusbport1 (continued) Example: A:>syscfg --internalusbport1=on internalusbport1=on InternalUsb2 or internalusbport2 Table 42. InternalUsb2 or internalusbport2 Valid Arguments ● On systems prior to YX2X: on, off ● On YX2X and later systems: On, Off Description Turns the internal USB port 2 on or off. Example: A:>syscfg --internalusbport2=on internalusbport2=on OsWatchdogTimer or oswatchdogtimer Table 43.
UsbPorts or usbports Table 45. UsbPorts or usbports Valid Arguments ● On systems prior to YX2X: enable, enablebackonly, disable ● On YX2X and later systems: AllOn, OnlyBackPortsOn, AllOff Description Enables or disables USB ports. When set to enable, it enables all user accessible USB ports. When set to enablebackonlyor OnlyBackPortsOn, the front useraccessible ports are disabled. When set to disable or AllOff, both front and back user accessible ports are disabled. This option can be replicated.
CurrentEmbVideoState Table 48. CurrentEmbVideoState Valid Arguments ● On systems prior to YX2X: NA ● On YX2X and later systems: read-only Description Displays the current state of the Embedded Video Controller. Example: A:>syscfg --CurrentEmbVideoState CurrentEmbVideoState=xxx InternalSdCardPrimaryCard Table 49. InternalSdCardPrimaryCard Valid Arguments ● On systems prior to YX3X: NA ● On YX3X and later systems: SdCard1, SdCard2 Description Sets an internal SD card as the primary SD card.
Table 51. PxeDev nInterface (continued) Description Displays the NIC interface used for the PXE device. NOTE: The value of n in PxeDevnInterface can be 1–4. Example: A:>syscfg --PxeDev1Interface PxeDevnProtocol Table 52. PxeDev n Protocol Valid Arguments ● On systems prior to YX2X: NA ● On YX2X and later systems: read-only Description Displays the IP version used for the PXE device. NOTE: The value of n in PxeDevnVlanId can be 1–4. Example: A:>syscfg --PxeDev1Protocol PxeDevnVlanEnDis Table 53.
PxeDevnVlanPriority Table 55. PxeDev n VlanPriority Valid Arguments ● On systems prior to YX2X: NA ● On YX2X and later systems: Description Sets the virtual LAN (VLAN) priority of the PXE device. NOTE: The value of n in PxeDevnVlanPriority can be 1–4. Example: A:>syscfg --PxeDev1VlanPriority=X PxeDev1VlanPriority=X Memory Settings You can manage the memory-related configuration settings using the objects in this group. CorrEccSmi or memprefailurenotify Table 56.
MemOpMode or memoperatingmode Table 58. MemOpMode or memoperatingmode Valid Arguments ● On systems prior to YX2X: optimizer, mirror, advancedecc ● On YX2X and later systems: OptimizerMode, SpareMode, MirrorMode, AdvEccMode, SpareWithAdvEccMode Description Selects the memory operating mode. This feature is active only if a valid memory configuration is detected. When OptimizerMode is enabled, the DRAM controllers operate independently in 64-bit mode and provide optimized memory performance.
Table 60. MemTest or memtest (continued) Example: A:>syscfg --MemTest=Enabled MemTest=Enabled NodeInterleave or nodeinterleave Table 61. NodeInterleave or nodeinterleave Valid Arguments ● On systems prior to YX2X: enable, disable ● On YX2X and later systems: Enabled, Disabled Description Enables node interleaving, if the system is configured with matching memory. If set to disable (default), the system supports Non-Uniform Memory (NUMA) architecture memory configurations.
SysMemSize or mem Table 64. SysMemSize or mem Valid Arguments ● On systems prior to YX2X: read-only ● On YX2X and later systems: read-only Description Displays the amount of main memory in the system. Example: A:>syscfg --mem mem=500 SnoopMode or snoopfilter Table 65. SnoopMode or snoopfilter Valid Arguments ● On systems prior to YX2X: enable, disable ● On YX2X and later systems: Enabled, Disabled Description Enables or disables the snoop filter option from the system BIOS.
Table 67. SysMemType (continued) Example: A:>syscfg --SysMemType SysMemVolt Table 68. SysMemVolt Valid Arguments ● On systems prior to YX2X: NA ● On YX2X and later systems: read-only Description Displays the voltage of the main memory. Example: A:>syscfg --SysMemVolt VideoMem Table 69. VideoMem Valid Arguments ● On systems prior to YX2X: NA ● On YX2X and later systems: read-only Description Displays the total amount of video memory available to the embedded video controller.
AssetTag or asset Table 71. AssetTag or asset Valid Arguments ● On systems prior to YX2X: read-only ● On YX2X and later systems: read-only Description Reports or sets the customer-programmable asset tag number for a system. This value can be replicated. NOTE: The Asset Tag is a string assigned to a system, usually by an administrator, for security or tracking purposes. The Asset Tag can be up to 10 characters long and can contain only printable US-ASCII characters.
NumLock or numlock Table 74. NumLock or numlock Valid Arguments ● On systems prior to YX2X: on, off ● On YX2X and later systems: On, Off Description Turns the keyboard number lock on or off. This option is not replicated. Example: A:>syscfg --numlock=on numlock=on ForceInt10 Table 75.
ReportKbdErr or rptkeyerr Table 77. ReportKbdErr or rptkeyerr Valid Arguments ● On systems prior to YX2X: enable, disable ● On YX2X and later systems: Report, Noreport Description Enables or disables the BIOS to report keyboard errors during POST. This option can be replicated. Example: A:>syscfg --rptkeyerr=disable rptkeyerr=disable One-Time Boot You can manage the one time boot settings using the options in this group. OneTimeBootMode Table 78.
Table 79. OneTimeBootSeqDev or nextboot (continued) Example: A:>syscfg --OneTimeBootSeqDev= 2,3,4,5,1,6 The following devices are set in the boot sequence: Device 2:* usbcdrom.slot.1- USB CD-ROM device Device 3:* virtualcd.slot.1 – VIRTUAL CDROM Device 4:* hdd.emb.0 -Hard drive C: Device 5:* nic.emb.1 - MBA v2.5.12 Slot 0500 Device 1:* virtualfloppy.slot.1 - VIRTUAL FLOPPY Device 6:* usbfloppy.slot.1 - USB Floppy device NOTE: The asterisk indicates that the device is enabled in the BIOS.
OneTimeUefiBootSeqDev Table 81. OneTimeUefiBootSeqDev Valid Arguments ● On systems prior to YX2X: NA ● On YX2X and later systems: numerical list separated by commas or list of device names separated by commas Description Determines the one-time boot device when the One-Time Boot Device List is set to UEFI Boot Sequence Device. If Boot Mode is set to BIOS, the system temporarily switches the Boot Mode to UEFI when attempting a one-time boot to the device.
DcuIpPrefetcher Table 83. DcuIpPrefetcher Valid Arguments ● On systems prior to YX2X: NA ● On YX2X and later systems: Enabled, Disabled Description Enables (default value) or disables DCU IP Prefetcher. Example: A:>syscfg --DcuIpPrefetcher=Enabled DcuIpPrefetcher=Enabled DcuStreamerPrefetcher or dcustreamerprefetcher Table 84.
Table 86. Proc1Brand (continued) Description Displays the brand text provided by the processor manufacturer. Example: A:>syscfg --Proc1Brand Proc1Id Table 87. Proc1Id Valid Arguments ● On systems prior to YX2X: NA ● On YX2X and later systems: read-only Description Displays the family, model, and stepping values of the processor. Example: A:>syscfg --Proc1Id Proc1L2Cache Table 88.
Table 90. Proc1NumCores (continued) Description Displays the number of cores in the processor package. Example: A:>syscfg --Proc1NumCores Proc2Brand Table 91. Proc2Brand Valid Arguments ● On systems prior to YX2X: NA ● On YX2X and later systems: read-only Description Displays the brand text provided by the processor manufacturer. Example: A:>syscfg --Proc2Brand Proc2Id Table 92.
Table 94. Proc2L3Cache (continued) Description Displays the amount of memory in the corresponding processor cache. Example: A:>syscfg --Proc2L3Cache Proc2NumCores Table 95. Proc2NumCores Valid Arguments ● On systems prior to YX2X: NA ● On YX2X and later systems: read-only Description Displays the number of cores in the processor package. Example: A:>syscfg --Proc2NumCores Proc3Brand Table 96.
Table 98. Proc3L2Cache (continued) Description Displays the amount of memory in the corresponding processor cache. Example: A:>syscfg --Proc3L2Cache Proc3L3Cache Table 99. Proc3L3Cache Valid Arguments ● On systems prior to YX2X: NA ● On YX2X and later systems: read-only Description Displays the amount of memory in the corresponding processor cache. Example: A:>syscfg --Proc3L3Cache Proc3NumCores Table 100.
Table 102. Proc4Id (continued) Description Displays the family, model, and stepping values of the processor. Example: A:>syscfg --Proc4Id Proc4L2Cache Table 103. Proc4L2Cache Valid Arguments ● On systems prior to YX2X: NA ● On YX2X and later systems: read-only Description Displays the amount of memory in the corresponding processor cache. Example: A:>syscfg --Proc4L2Cache Proc4L3Cache Table 104.
Table 106. Proc64bit (continued) Description Specifies if the installed processor supports 64-bit extensions or not. Example: A:>syscfg --Proc64bit ProcAdjCacheLine or adjcacheprefetch Table 107.
Table 109. ProcCores or cpucore (continued) Example: A:>syscfg --cpucore=1 cpucore=1 ProcCoreSpeed Table 110. ProcCoreSpeed Valid Arguments ● On systems prior to Dell’s YX2X generation PowerEdge systems: NA ● On Dell’s YX2X generation PowerEdge and later systems: Read-only Description Displays the clock speed of the processors. Example: A:>syscfg --ProcCoreSpeed ProcExecuteDisable or cpuxdsupport Table 111.
Table 112. ProcHwPrefetcher or hwprefetcher (continued) Example: A:>syscfg --hwprefetcher=enable hwprefetcher=enable ProcVirtualization or virtualization Table 113. ProcVirtualization or virtualization Valid Arguments ● On systems prior to Dell’s YX2X systems: enable, disable ● On Dell’s YX2X and later systems: Enabled, Disabled Description Enables or disables virtualization in the CPU. When set to enable, it enables the additional hardware capabilities from Virtualization technology in applicable CPUs.
Table 115. QpiSpeed (continued) Example: A:>syscfg --QpiSpeed=8GTps QpiSpeed=8GTps RtidSetting Table 116. RtidSetting Valid Arguments ● On systems prior to Dell’s YX2X systems: NA ● On Dell’s YX2X and later systems: Enabled, Disabled Description When set to Enabled, it allocates more (Requestor Transaction IDs) RTIDs to the remote socket thereby increasing cache performance between the sockets. Example: A:>syscfg --RtidSetting=Enabled RtidSetting=Enabled ProcnControlledTurbo Table 117.
ProcX2Apic Table 119. ProcX2Apic Valid Arguments ● On systems prior to Dell’s YX2X systems: NA ● On Dell’s YX2X and later systems: Enabled, Disabled Description Enables or disables the x2APIC mode. Example: A:>syscfg --ProcX2Apic=Enabled ProcX2Apic=Enabled SATA Settings You can manage the BIOS SATA settings using the options in this group. EmbSata or embsataraid Table 120.
eSataPort1Capacity Table 122. eSataPort1Capacity Valid Arguments ● On systems prior to Dell’s YX2X systems: NA ● On Dell’s YX2X and later systems: read-only Description Displays the total capacity of a hard-disk drive. This option is undefined for removable-media devices such as optical drives. Example: A:>syscfg --eSataPort1Capacity eSataPort1DriveType Table 123.
SataPortACapacity Table 126. SataPortACapacity Valid Arguments ● On systems prior to Dell’s YX2X systems: NA ● On Dell’s YX2X and later systems: Read-only Description Displays the total capacity of a hard disk drive. This option is undefined for removable-media devices such as optical drives. Example: A:>syscfg --SataPortACapacity SataPortADriveType Table 127.
SataPortBCapacity Table 130. SataPortBCapacity Valid Arguments ● On systems prior to Dell’s YX2X systems: NA ● On Dell’s YX2X and later systems: Read-only Description Displays the total capacity of a hard disk drive. This option is undefined for removable-media devices such as optical drives. Example: A:>syscfg --SataPortBCapacity SataPortBDriveType Table 131.
Table 133. SataPortC or Sata2 (continued) Example: A:>syscfg --sata2=auto sata2=auto SataPortCCapacity Table 134. SataPortCCapacity Valid Arguments ● On systems prior to Dell’s YX2X systems: NA ● On Dell’s YX2X and later systems: Read-only Description Displays the total capacity of a hard disk drive. This option is undefined for removable-media devices such as optical drives. Example: A:>syscfg --SataPortCCapacity SataPortCDriveType Table 135.
Table 137. SataPortD or sata3 (continued) ● On Dell’s YX2X and later systems: Auto, Off Description Turns the SATA port 3 to auto or off. This option can be replicated. Example: A:>syscfg --sata3=auto sata3=auto Description Turns the SATA port 3 to auto or off. This option can be replicated. Example: A:>syscfg --sata3=auto sata3=auto SataPortDCapacity Table 138.
Table 140. SataPortDModel (continued) Example: A:>syscfg --SataPortDModel SataPortE or sata4 Table 141. SataPortE or sata4 Valid Arguments ● On systems prior to Dell’s YX2X systems: auto, off ● On Dell’s YX2X and later systems: Off, Auto Description Turns the SATA port 4 to auto or off. This option can be replicated. Example: A:>syscfg --sata4=auto sata4=auto SataPortECapacity Table 142.
Table 144. SataPortEModel (continued) ● On Dell’s YX2X and later systems: Read-only Description Displays the drive model of the selected device. Example: A:>syscfg --SataPortEModel SataPortF or sata5 Table 145. SataPortF or sata5 Valid Arguments ● On systems prior to Dell’s YX2X systems: auto, off ● On Dell’s YX2X and later systems: Off, Auto Description Turns the SATA port 5 to auto or off. This option can be replicated. Example: A:>syscfg --sata5=auto sata5=auto SataPortFCapacity Table 146.
SataPortFModel Table 148. SataPortFModel Valid Arguments ● On systems prior to Dell’s YX2X systems: NA ● On Dell’s YX2X and later systems: Read-only Description Displays the drive model of the selected device. Example: A:>syscfg --SataPortFModel SataPortG or sata6 Table 149. SataPortG or sata6 Valid Arguments ● On systems prior to Dell’s YX2X systems: auto, off ● On Dell’s YX2X and later systems: Off, Auto Description Turns the SATA port 6 to auto or off. This option can be replicated.
SataPortGModel Table 152. SataPortGModel Valid Arguments ● On systems prior to Dell’s YX2X systems: NA ● On Dell’s YX2X and later systems: Read-only Description Displays the drive model of the selected device. Example: A:>syscfg --SataPortGModel SataPortH or sata7 Table 153. SataPortH or sata7 Valid Arguments ● On systems prior to Dell’s 12th generation PowerEdge systems: auto, off ● On Dell’s 12th generation PowerEdge and later systems: Off, Auto Description Turns the SATA port 7 to auto or off.
Table 155. SataPortHDriveType (continued) Example: A:>syscfg --SataPortHDriveType SataPortHModel Table 156. SataPortHModel Valid Arguments ● On systems prior to Dell’s YX2X systems: NA ● On Dell’s YX2X and later systems: Read-only Description Displays the drive model of the selected device. Example: A:>syscfg --SataPortHModel SataPortI or sata7 Table 157.
Table 159. SataPortIDriveType (continued) ● On Dell’s YX2X and later systems: Read-only Description This option indicates type of device attached to this SATA port. Example: A:>syscfg --SataPortIDriveType SataPortIModel Table 160. SataPortIModel Valid Arguments ● On systems prior to Dell’s YX2X systems: NA ● On Dell’s YX2X and later systems: Read-only Description Displays the drive model of the selected device. Example: A:>syscfg --SataPortHModel SataPortJ or sata7 Table 161.
SataPortJDriveType Table 163. SataPortJDriveType Valid Arguments ● On systems prior to Dell’s YX2X systems: NA ● On Dell’s YX2X and later systems: Read-only Description This option indicates type of device attached to this SATA port. Example: A:>syscfg --SataPortJDriveType SataPortJModel Table 164. SataPortJModel Valid Arguments ● On systems prior to Dell’s YX2X systems: NA ● On Dell’s YX2X and later systems: Read-only Description Displays the drive model of the selected device.
Table 166. ConTermType or conterm (continued) Description Sets the console terminal type. On some systems, vt100 may also set the terminal type to vt220. This option is available on all supported systems that support console redirection. This option can be replicated. Example: A:>syscfg --conterm=vt100 conterm=vt100 ExtSerialConnector or extserial Table 167.
RedirAfterBoot Table 169. RedirAfterBoot Valid Arguments ● On systems prior to Dell’s YX2X systems: NA ● On Dell’s YX2X and later systems: Enabled, Disabled Description Sets the BIOS console redirection to enable or disable when the operating system is loaded. Example: A:>syscfg --RedirAfterBoot=Enabled RedirAfterBoot=Enabled SerialComm or serialcomm Table 170.
Slotn Table 172. Slotn Valid Arguments ● On systems prior to Dell’s YX2X systems: NA ● On Dell’s YX2X and later systems: Enabled, Disabled, BootDriverDisabled Description Controls the configuration of the installed card in the specified slot. NOTE: The value of n in Slotn can be 1–10. Example: A:>syscfg --Slot1=Enabled Slot1=Enabled System Information You can view the system configuration details using the options in this group. SysMfrContactInfo Table 173.
Table 175. SystemManufacturer (continued) Description Displays the name of the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) of this system. Example: A:>syscfg --SystemManufacturer SystemModelName Table 176. SystemModelName Valid Arguments ● On systems prior to Dell’s YX2X systems: NA ● On Dell’s YX2X and later systems: Read-only Description Displays the product name of the system. Example: A:>syscfg --SystemModelName SystemServiceTag or svctag or syssvctag Table 177.
UefiComplianceVersion Table 179. UefiComplianceVersion Valid Arguments ● On systems prior to Dell’s YX2X systems: NA ● On Dell’s YX2X and later systems: Read-only Description Displays the UEFI compliance level of the system firmware. Example: A:>syscfg --UefiComplianceVersion System Profile Settings You can manage the system profile settings using the options in this group. CollaborativeCpuPerfCtrl Table 180.
MemPatrolScrub Table 182. MemPatrolScrub Valid Arguments ● On systems prior to Dell’s YX2X systems: NA ● On Dell’s YX2X and later systems: Standard, Extended, Disabled Description Sets the Memory Patrol Scrub frequency as Standard Mode, Extended Mode, or Disabled. Example: A:>syscfg --MemPatrolScrub=Standard MemPatrolScrub=Standard MemRefreshRate Table 183.
Table 185. MonitorMwait (continued) Description Enables or disables Monitor/Mwait instructions. You can disable Monitor/Mwait only when C state is disabled in Custom mode. Example: A:>syscfg --MonitorMwait=Enabled MonitorMwait=Enabled PowerSaver Table 186. PowerSaver Valid Arguments ● On systems prior to Dell’s YX3X systems: NA ● On Dell’s YX3X and later systems: Enabled, Disabled Description Enables or disables the power-saving Dell Active Power Controller (DAPC) algorithm.
Table 188. ProcCStates /or cstates (continued) Description Enables or disables the power c states of the processor. When enabled, the processor can operate in all available power states. A:>syscfg --cstates=enable cstates=enable ProcPwrPerf or cpupowermode Table 189.
Table 191. SysProfile or profile (continued) NOTE: On systems prior to Dell’s 12th generation PowerEdge systems, profile is a sub-option of power. Example: A:>syscfg --profile=maxperformance profile=maxperformance EnergyEfficientTurbo Table 192. EnergyEfficientTurbo Valid Arguments ● On systems prior to Dell’s YX3X systems: NA ● On Dell’s YX3X and later systems: Enabled, Disabled Description Enables or disables the Energy Efficient Turbo (EET).
Table 193. EnergyPerformanceBias (continued) Example: A:>syscfg --EnergyPerformanceBias=MaxPower UncoreFrequency Table 194. UncoreFrequency Valid Arguments ● On systems prior to Dell’s YX3X systems: NA ● On Dell’s YX3X and later systems: DynamicUFS, MaxUFS, MinUFS Description Sets the processor uncore frequency. Dynamic mode allows the processor to optimize power resources across the cores and uncore during runtime.
Table 195. AcPwrRcvryDelay (continued) Example: A:>syscfg --AcPwrRcvryDelay=Immediate AcPwrRcvryDelay=Immediate Applicable Systems PowerEdge 12G and later systems AcPwrRcvryUserDelay Table 196. AcPwrRcvryUserDelay Valid Arguments ● On systems prior to 12G: NA ● On 12G and later systems: Description Controls the user defined AC Recovery Delay. The delay must be in the range of 60 seconds to 240 seconds.
Table 198. IntelTxt or inteltxt (continued) Example: A:>syscfg --inteltxt=enable inteltxt=enable NOTE: To enable the Intel TXT option in a supported processor, make sure that the: ● Virtualization technology in Processor setting is enabled. ● TPM module is installed and initialed as OK by BIOS. ● TPM security in System security is set to on with pre-boot measurements. ● User password is not set. NmiButton or nmibutton Table 199.
PwrButton or powerbutton Table 201. PwrButton or powerbutton Valid Arguments ● On systems prior to YX2X: enable, disable ● On YX2X and later systems: Enabled, Disabled Description Enables or disables the power button on the front panel. Example: A:>syscfg --powerbutton=enable powerbutton=enable SetupPassword or setuppwd Table 202. SetupPassword or setuppwd Valid Arguments ● On systems prior to YX2X: read-only ● On YX2X and later systems: read-only Description Sets the setup password for the BIOS.
Table 203. SysPassword or syspwd (continued) Generally, passwords are limited to alphanumeric characters and cannot exceed 32 characters in length. If a current system password is set, it must be given through the oldsyspwd option. This option is not replicated. For more information on delimiters, see Command Line Option Delimiters . Example 1: A:>syscfg --syspwd=password The password has been set. Please use a warm reboot to apply the password to the system.
TcmClear or tcmclear Table 206. TcmClear or tcmclear Valid Arguments ● On systems prior to YX3X: Yes, No ● On YX3X systems: NA Description CAUTION: Clearing the TCM will cause loss of all keys in the TCM. This could affect booting of the operating system. When set to Yes, all the contents of the TCM will be cleared. This field is read-only when TCMSecurity is set to Off. NOTE: The tcmclear option is a sub-option of tcm. Example: A:>syscfg --TcmClear=Yes TcmClear=Yes TcmSecurity or tcmsecurity Table 207.
TpmClear/tpmclear Table 209. TpmClear/tpmclear Valid Arguments ● On systems prior to 12G: NA ● On 12G systems: Yes, No Description CAUTION: Clearing the TPM will cause loss of all keys in the TPM. This could affect booting of the operating system. When set to Yes, all the contents of the TPM will be cleared. This field is read-only when TCMSecurity is set to Off. NOTE: The tpmclear option is a sub-option of tpm.
TpmInfo Table 212. TpmInfo Valid Arguments ● On systems prior to YX3X: NA ● On YX3X and later systems: read-only Description Displays the TPM type and firmware version. Example: A:>syscfg --TpmInfo TpmCommand Table 213. TpmCommand Valid Arguments ● On systems prior to YX3X: NA ● On YX3X and later systems: None, Activate, Deactivate, Clear Description Configures the Trusted Platform Module (TPM). ● None — Commands are not sent to the TPM. ● Activate — TPM is enabled. ● Deactivate — TPM is disabled.
SecureBootPolicy Table 215. SecureBootPolicy Valid Arguments ● On systems prior to YX2X: NA ● On YX2X and later systems: Standard, Custom Description Sets the process to authenticate pre-boot images. When set to Standard, the BIOS uses the system manufacturer keys and certificates to authenticate pre-boot images. When set to Custom, the BIOS uses user-defined keys and certificates. The default value is Standard.
DTKTORACADM The DTK SYSCFG deployment scripts are converted to equivalent RACADM scripts, that helps in migration to utilize RACADM in the deployment solution. The utility has the conversion tool for converting the SYSCFG scripts in both environments: Microsoft Windows and Linux operating systems. Starting 12th generation of PowerEdge servers and later, selected set of SYSCFG commands are a part of the DTK sample scripts. The list of DTK sample scripts are present in \Toolkit\Tools\CONVERTER\windows_scripts
Table 220. SYSCFG equivalent RACADM commands (continued) Group SYSCFG Commands Equivalent RACADM Commands --ipv6address2 iDRAC.IPv6.Address2 --linklocaladdrv6 iDRAC.IPv6.LinkLocalAddress --prefixlengthv6 iDRAC.IPv6.PrefixLength --connectionmode iDRAC.IPMISerial.ConnectionMode --msgcommbitrate iDRAC.IPMISerial.BaudRat --msgcommflowctrl iDRAC.IPMISerial.FlowControl --tmcfghandshakectrl iDRAC.IPMISerial.HandshakeControl --tmcfglineediting iDRAC.IPMISerial.LineEdit --tmcfgnewlineseq iDRAC.
Table 220. SYSCFG equivalent RACADM commands (continued) Group Miscellaneous Settings Processor Settings SATA Settings SYSCFG Commands Equivalent RACADM Commands --sysmemsize BIOS.memsettings.SysMemSize --memoperatingmode BIOS.memsettings.MemOpMode --AssetTag BIOS.MiscSettings.AssetTag --ErrPrompt BIOS.MiscSettings.ErrPrompt --NumLock BIOS.MiscSettings.NumLock --ForceInt10 BIOS.MiscSettings.ForceInt10 --insystemcharacterization BIOS.MiscSettings.
Table 220. SYSCFG equivalent RACADM commands (continued) Group SYSCFG Commands Equivalent RACADM Commands --sata0 BIOS.SataSettings.SataPortA --sata1 BIOS.SataSettings.SataPortB --sata2 BIOS.SataSettings.SataPortC --sata3 BIOS.SataSettings.SataPortD --sata4 BIOS.SataSettings.SataPortE --sata5 BIOS.SataSettings.SataPortF --sata7 BIOS.SataSettings.SataPortH --sataporta BIOS.SataSettings.SataPortA --sataportb BIOS.SataSettings.SataPortB --sataportc BIOS.SataSettings.
Table 220. SYSCFG equivalent RACADM commands (continued) Group System Power SYSCFG Commands Equivalent RACADM Commands --SetupPassword BIOS.SysSecurity.SetupPassword --SysPassword BIOS.SysSecurity.SysPassword --maxpowercap System.Power.Cap.MaxThreshold --minpowercap System.Power.Cap.MinThreshold --capenable System.Power.Cap.Enable --nmibutton BIOS.SysSecurity.NmiButton --powerbutton BIOS.SysSecurity.
Table 223. cmosdefaults (continued) Description Enables or disables the request for a default CMOS value during the next reboot. A:>syscfg --cmosdefaults=enable cmosdefaults=enable conboot Table 224. conboot Valid Arguments enable, disable Description Enables or disables configuring or reporting of console redirection after reboot. This option is available on all supported systems that support console redirection. This option can be replicated.
embhypervisor Table 227. embhypervisor Valid Arguments off, on Description Turns on or off the embedded hypervisor port. Example: A:>syscfg --embhypervisor=on embhypervisor=on embideraid Table 228. embideraid Valid Arguments on, off Description Turns on or off the embedded IDE RAID controller. This option is only valid for supported systems that have IDE ROMB. This option can be replicated. Example: A:>syscfg --embideraid=on embideraid=on embnic1pxe Table 229.
Table 230. embnic2pxe (continued) Example: A:>syscfg --embnic2pxe=enable embnic2pxe=enable embnics Table 231. embnics Valid Arguments enable, disable Description Turns both the embedded NICs on or off. This option is only present on systems that do not support the embnic1 and embnic2 options. This option can be replicated. Example: A:>syscfg --embnics=enable --embnics=enable embscsi1 Table 232. embscsi1 Valid Arguments on, off Description Turns the first embedded SCSI controller.
embscsiraid Table 234. embscsiraid Valid Arguments raid, off, scsi Description Sets the specified value for the SCSI RAID controller. This option is only valid for supported systems that have SCSI ROMB. Some systems do not support the scsi argument. This option can be replicated. CAUTION: If you change the controller from SCSI to RAID mode, data loss may occur. Backup any data you must save before changing modes. Example: A:>syscfg --embscsiraid=raid embscsiraid=raid embscsiraidchb Table 235.
Table 237. embsdcardredundancy (continued) If set to mirrormode, read-write operation occurs on both the secure digital (SD) cards. If one of the SD cards fails and is replaced, on booting, the data is copied to that SD card. If set to disable, read-write operation occurs only on SD card 1. On Blade systems, disable the vflash key to configure this option. Example: A:>syscfg --embsdcardredundancy=mirrormode embsdcardredundancy=mirrormode Applicable Systems This option is degraded. redmem Table 238.
Sub Options And Arguments For power Option Table 242. Sub Options And Arguments For power Option Option Sub-option Arguments Description power --profile Displays the settings similar to the BIOS setup screen for the respective profile. Reboot the system for the settings to take effect. where powerprofile can be maxperformance, osctl, apc If power profiles are not available on the platform, an error message is displayed.
Table 242. Sub Options And Arguments For power Option (continued) Option Sub-option Arguments Description --cap --unit is the limit for power consumption in Watts, or btuphr, or percent. The value of must be between the maximum and minimum threshold values, else an error is displayed. If the value is less than the minimum threshold value, a warning message appears.
Table 243. Sub Options And Arguments For tcm Option (continued) Option Sub-option Arguments Description Example: A:>syscfg tcm --tcmactivation=enabled --tcmclear NA Clears the contents of the TCM chip without erasing the tcmsecurity and tcmactivation settings. Example: A:>syscfg tcm -tcmactivation=enabled --tcmclear -setuppwdoverride --tcmundoclear NA Cancels the result of the tcmclear setting.
Table 244. Sub Options And Arguments For tpm Option (continued) Option Sub-option Arguments Description NOTE: After setting tpmactivation to enabled or disabled, if you reboot your system, DTK displays the TPM Configuration Honoured system will reset and the system reboots again message and reboots. NOTE: When you set tpmactivation to enabled or disabled, DTK displays the value of tpmactivation as nochange. However, the TPM feature is activated/deactivated when you reboot the system.
NOTE: Some of the following options or arguments might not be available on all systems. NOTE: For options that use text strings such as username, password, hostname, and community string, using some characters such as , <, >, | , or = on the command line can be misinterpreted by the command line parser and cause errors. NOTE: The following options or arguments are also applicable to DRAC 5.
clearsel Table 247. clearsel Option Sub-option Valid Arguments Description --clearsel* NA NA Clears the System Event Log (SEL). This option cannot be replicated. Example: A:>syscfg -- clearsel Clearing SEL... controlpanelaccess Table 248. controlpanelaccess Option Sub-option Valid Arguments Description --controlpanelaccess NA viewandmodify, viewonly, disabled Sets or gets the access level for the Liquid Crystal Display (LCD).
Table 250. encryptkey Option Sub-option Valid Arguments Description Example: A:>syscfg -- encryptkey=abcd encryptkey= ABCD00000000000 000000000000000 0000000000 fiberchannel Table 251. fiberchannel Valid Arguments enable, disable Description Enables or disables embedded fiber channel. This option can be replicated. Example: A:>syscfg --fiberchannel=enable fiberchannel=enable floppy Table 252.
Table 253. formfactor (continued) Example: A:>syscfg --formfactor=fullheight, dualwide formfactor=fullheight, dualwide hddfailover Table 254. hddfailover Valid Arguments off, on Descriptionoff Specifies the device in the Hard Disk Drive Sequence menu that has not been attempted in the boot sequence. When set to on, all devices are attempted in an order in which they are configured. When set to off, only the first device in the hard disk sequence is attempted. This option can be replicated.
Table 256. htassist (continued) Example: A:>syscfg --htassist=enable htassist=enable idecdrom Table 257. idecdrom Valid Arguments auto, off Description Turns the CD drive on or off. This option can be replicated. Example: A:>syscfg --idecdrom=auto idecdrom=auto idracgui Table 258. idracgui Valid Arguments enable, disable Description Enables and disables the iDRAC GUI. This option can be replicated. Example: A:>syscfg --idracgui=disable idracgui=disable lpt Table 259.
memdynamicpower Table 260. memdynamicpower Valid Arguments enable, disable Description Enables or disables the dynamic memory power states. This option can be replicated. Example: A:>syscfg --memdynamicpower=enable memdynamicpower=enable memintleave Table 261. memintleave Valid Arguments enable, disable Description Enables or disables the memory interleave mode. This option can be replicated.
Table 263. mouse (continued) Example: A:>syscfg --mouse=off mouse=off noraidprompt Table 264. noraidprompt Valid Arguments NA Description Specifies that the BIOS must not prompt for confirmation when changing the mode of a RAID controller. This option can only be used with the --embscsiraid or -embscsiraidchb options. Without this option, the user is prompted during POST to confirm the change of a RAID controller from RAID (SCSI) to SCSI (RAID). This option is not replicated.
oldsyspwd Table 266. oldsyspwd Valid Arguments Description Supplies the current system password for the BIOS. This option is only given when setting the new system password. If this password does not match the current system password, the new password is not applied to the system. The system password is required when booting the system. The argument string supplied to this option is the password.
Table 268. remflashmedia (continued) ● Absent — No secure digital media is detected. ● Offline — At boot, card identification signature is different from the non-volatile storage value or card is the destination of a copying operation that is in progress. ● Write Protected — The card is write-protected. Example: A:>syscfg --remflashmedia Internal Dual SD ModuleRedundancy=Lost SD1 status=Absent SD1 status=Active serial1 Table 269.
Table 271. slotname (continued) Description Reports the slot name of the blade. Example: A:>syscfg --slotname slotname=Slot5 sma Table 272. sma Valid Arguments enable, disable Description Enables or disables processor sequential memory access. Example: A:>syscfg --sma=disable sma=disable sysrev Table 273. sysrev Valid Arguments read-only Description Reports the system revision. usb Table 274. usb Valid Arguments on, legacy, off Description Sets or reports the status of the USB port.
Table 275. usbflash (continued) Description Sets or reports the emulation for an USB flash device. The USB flash device can be set to emulate a hard drive (HDD) or a diskette drive (FDD). This option can be replicated. Example: A:>syscfg --usbflash=auto usbflash=auto vflash Table 276. vflash Valid Arguments enable, disable Description Enables or disables vflash on iDRAC. Example: A:>syscfg --vflash=enable vflash=enable identify Table 277.
Table 278. idracversion (continued) Option Sub-option Valid Arguments Description --majorfwversion NA Reports the major firmware revision of iDRAC. --minorfwversion NA Reports the minor firmware revision of iDRAC. A:>syscfg --idracversion devid=32 devrevision=0 majorfwversion=0 minorfwversion=40 kvmstatusonlcd Table 279.
Table 280. lancfgparams (continued) Option Sub-option Valid Arguments Description destination specified with the alertdest sub-option. The destipaddr sub-option is dependent on the alertdest sub-option. If the alertdest sub-option is not specified on the command line, the first alert destination (alertdest=1) is set with this IP address or FQDN. This sub-option can be replicated. NOTE: FQDN is applicable only for destipaddr option and is supported only on PowerEdge 12G systems.
Table 280. lancfgparams (continued) Option Sub-option Valid Arguments Description not applicable on certain systems. due to underlying hardware. NOTE: This option is applicable on PowerEdge 12G systems. NOTE: This option is available only with the appropriate installed license. --fullduplex enable, disable Enables or disables full duplex on the RAC network interface. --autoneg enable, disable Enables or disables autonegotiation. --speed 10,100 Sets the network interface speed to 10 or 100 Mbps.
Table 280. lancfgparams (continued) Option Sub-option Valid Arguments Description Example 2 (to set the LAN configuration parameters): A:>syscfg --lancfgparams --destipaddr=192.168.100.15 --vlantag=enable --vlanid=1000 --vlanpriority=7 --macaddress=0:6:5b:fb:c8:a7 --commstring=public --ipaddrsrc=static --ipaddress=192.168.100.10 --subnetmask=255.255.255.0 --gateway=192.168.100.1 lanchannelaccess Table 281.
lanchannelinfo Table 282. lanchannelinfo Option Sub-option lanchannelinfo or NA lci Valid Arguments Description NA Displays media and protocol information about the LAN channel. This option cannot be replicated. lanuseraccess Table 283. lanuseraccess Option Sub-option Valid Arguments Description Configures the privilege level and channel accessibility associated with a specified User ID for the LAN channel.
lcd2 Table 285. lcd2 Option Sub-option Valid Arguments Description --lcd1 NA Sets the second line of user-defined text on the system LCD. This option can be replicated. For more information on delimiters, see Command Line Option Delimiters. loaddefaults Table 286. loaddefaults Option Sub-option Valid Arguments Description --loaddefaults* NA NA Restores the BMC to the defaults originally loaded on the controller. This option is used to return the BMC to a known-good state.
Table 287. nextboot Option Sub-option Valid Arguments Description Example 1: A:>syscfg --bootseq Device 1: floppy.emb.0 Diskette Drive A: Device 2: cdrom.emb.0 - CD-ROM device Device 3: hdd.emb.0 - Hard Drive C: Device 4: nic.emb.1 - Intel Boot Agent Version 4.0.17 Device 5: nic.emb.2 - Intel Boot Agent Version 4.0.17 Example 2: A:>syscfg --nextboot=nic.emb.1 nextboot=nic.emb.1 nmibutton Table 288.
Table 289. passwordaction (continued) Option Sub-option Valid Arguments Description --userid 2–16, if your system Specifies the BMC User ID. This sub-option has a DRAC 5 controller cannot be replicated. --action setpassword, testpassword Sets or tests the password for the specified User ID. This sub-option cannot be replicated. --password Sets the password (maximum of 16 printable ASCII characters) for the specified BMC User ID. This sub-option cannot be replicated.
Table 290. pefcfgparams (continued) Option Sub-option Valid Arguments Description --hostname Sets the host name (maximum of 62 printable ASCII characters) for the BMC. This suboption can be replicated. The hostname string must comprise only the followig characters: hyphen (-) , underscore (_) , and period (.) . --filteralert enable, disable Enables or disables alerts for the filter specified using the filter sub-option. This suboption is dependent on the filter sub-option.
Table 291. powerbutton Option Sub-option Valid Arguments Description Example: A:>syscfg --powerbutton=enable powerbutton=enable powerctl Table 292. powerctl Option Sub-option Valid Arguments Description --powerctl NA powerdown Performs a chassis powerdown and controls the reset of the system. Powerdown turns off the system. powercycle Turns off the system and automatically turns on your system after a few seconds. reset Resets the system.
Table 294. serialcfgparams (continued) Option Sub-option Valid Arguments Description --msgcommdtrhangup NA Reports the IPMI message communication DTR hang-up. This suboption cannot be replicated. --msgcommbitrate 9600, 19200, 57600, 115200 Sets the IPMI message communication baud rate in bits per second (bps). This sub-option can be replicated. --tmcfglineediting enable, disable Sets the line editing value for terminal mode configuration. This sub-option can be replicated.
serialchannelaccess Table 295. serialchannelaccess Option Sub-option Valid Arguments Description Sets or displays the channel access settings for the serial channel. This option can be replicated. --serialchannelaccess or sca --ipmioverserial disable, alwaysavail Sets the serial channel access mode. This sub-option can be replicated. --channelprivlmt user, operator, administrator Sets the maximum privilege level accepted for the serial channel. This sub-option can be replicated.
Table 296. serialchannelinfo (continued) Option Sub-option Valid Arguments Description Example: A:>syscfg serialchannelinfo --mediumtype mediumtype= asynch serialuseraccess Table 297. serialuseraccess Option Sub-option Valid Arguments Description Configures the privilege level and channel accessibility associated with a specified User ID for the serial channel. This option can be replicated. serialuseraccess or sua --userid 2–16, if your system Sets the User ID.
Table 297. serialuseraccess (continued) Option Sub-option Valid Arguments Description --userid=4 -usrprivlmt=user userid=4 usrprivlmt=user status=enable solaction Table 298. solaction Option Sub-option Valid Arguments solaction Description This option enables or disables Serial-Over- LAN (SOL) access for a particular user. This option can be replicated.
Table 299. solcfgparams (continued) Option Sub-option Valid Arguments Description transmitting a partial SOL character data packet. This option can be replicated. --solcharsendthreshold 1–255 Specifies that the BMC automatically sends an SOL character data packet containing this number of characters in increments of 5 (1– 255) as soon as this number of characters (or greater) has been accepted from the baseboard serial controller into the BMC. This option can be replicated.
Table 300. ssninfo (continued) Option Sub-option Valid Arguments Description --maxactivessns NA Displays the maximum possible active BMC sessions. This sub-option cannot be replicated. --currentactivessns NA Displays the number of currently active sessions on all channels of the BMC. This sub-option cannot be replicated.
Table 302. username (continued) Option Sub-option Valid Arguments Description Example 1( to configure User ID 3 with a user name ): A:>syscfg username --userid=3 -name=bmcmaster username userid=3 name=bmcmaster Example 2 (to display the username for User ID 3): A:>syscfg username --userid=3 -name username userid=3 name=bmcmaster version Table 303. version Option Sub-option Valid Arguments Description --version NA NA Displays the version information for the SYSCFG utility.
Table 305. SYSCFG Options For State Configuration Option Valid Arguments Description -b or --byte Specifies a value to write to state data. The format of the argument must be in decimal format unless the -x option is given. If the -x option is given, the value is interpreted as hexadecimal format. The value can optionally contain 0x. The decimal range is 0–255, and the hexadecimal range is 0x00–0xFF. Example: A:>syscfg -b 1 The state byte has been set to 1.
Table 306. SYSCFG Options and Arguments for System Configuration Option Valid Arguments Description --asset None Reports the customer-programmable asset tag number for a system. This option displays the asset tag for a system. For Blade systems, the SYSCFG utility reports the asset tag for both the server module and the asset tag for its chassis. For more information on delimiters, see Command Line Option Delimiters .
Table 306. SYSCFG Options and Arguments for System Configuration (continued) Option Valid Arguments Description Example: A:>syscfg --envfile sys.ini DELLNIC1=INTEL PRO100 DELLNIC2=INTEL PRO100 DVIDEO1=RAGEXL DIDE1=PEQUR/ROSS IDE DSCSI1=AIC-7899 --mem* None Reports the amount of system memory physically installed in the system, not the amount of memory available to an operating system. If used with the -s option, the environment variable is set to the amount of system memory.
Table 306. SYSCFG Options and Arguments for System Configuration (continued) Option Valid Arguments Description given and the pci.ids file cannot be found, Unknown is printed for all vendor and device codes. For more information, see PCI Reporting. Example 1 (the pci.ids filename is specified in the command line instance ): A:>syscfg -n pci.
Table 306. SYSCFG Options and Arguments for System Configuration (continued) Option Valid Arguments Description None Example 3 (a pci.
Table 306. SYSCFG Options and Arguments for System Configuration (continued) Option Valid Arguments Description Example: A:>syscfg --svctag svctag=113CD1S --sysasset* None Reports the system asset tag on Blade systems. Example: A:>syscfg --sysasset sysasset=ASSET01 --sysid* None Reports the unique system id bytes for a server. Servers contain a unique ID value based on their model.
SYSCFG For IPv6 Configuration The following table lists all valid options and arguments for IPv6 configuration along with a description of each option. These options are applicable only if the DRAC on your system supports IPv6. NOTE: This option is available only if appropriate license is installed. Table 307. SYSCFG For IPv6 Configuration Option Sub-option Valid Arguments Description lancfgparamsv 6 or lcpv6 --ipv6 enable, disable Enables or disables the IPv6 stack.
PCI Reporting The scan of the PCI bus uses a file to resolve PCI vendor and device codes to vendor information strings. The format of the PCI output is as follows: PCI Bus: 2, Device: 4, Function: 0 Vendor: 8086 - Intel Corp. Device: 1229 - 82557/8/9 [Ethernet Pro 100] Sub Vendor:8086 - Intel Corp.
5 RAIDCFG This section documents the Deployment Toolkit (DTK) RAID configuration utility. The RAIDCFG utility provides a single command line tool that can configure all supported RAID controllers. Topics: • • • • • Features Supported RAID Controllers RAIDCFG Options And Arguments RAID Configuration Utility Options And Arguments Quick Reference To RAIDCFG Commands Features The RAID configuration utility: ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Displays help and usage information.
RAIDCFG Options And Arguments Table below lists all of the valid options, parameters, and arguments for the RAIDCFG utility. For more information on valid RAIDCFG options and their specific uses, see RAID Configuration Utility Options and Arguments. Mandatory command line options must be present in the command. Optional command line options can be typed in any order after the mandatory options have been typed. Many options have both a short and long format.
Table 308. RAIDCFG Short and Long Format Options (continued) Option Valid Arguments ctr Short Description Mandatory or Optional Configures the array disk as RAID. See Configuring Array Disk as RAID for specific information. Creates encryption key for the encryption-capable controller. See Creating Encryption Key for specific information. Configures the array disk as JBOD. See Configuring Array Disk as RAID for specific information. Creates a virtual disk.
Table 308. RAIDCFG Short and Long Format Options (continued) Option Valid Arguments eai Short Description Mandatory or Optional Configures the auto import property of the controller. See Configuring Auto Import for specific usage information. Enables the controller Persistent Hot Spare feature for the selected controller. See Enabling and Disabling Persistent Dedicated Hot Spares for specific usage information. Increases the size of the virtual disk by the specified percentage.
Table 308. RAIDCFG Short and Long Format Options (continued) Option Valid Arguments Short Description Mandatory or Optional Erases the encrypted physical disk that is in ready or foreign disk state. See Erasing Encrypted Physical Disk for specific usage information. Imports the foreign configuration of the virtual disks secured with the specified passphrase. See Importing Secured Foreign Configurations for specific usage information.
Table 308. RAIDCFG Short and Long Format Options (continued) Option Valid Arguments Short Description Mandatory or Optional Sets the indicated virtual disk as boot VD on the indicated controller. See Setting A Virtual Disk As Bootable Virtual Disk for specific usage information. Sets the bootmode of the controller to 0 (BIOS stop on error), 1 (BIOS continue on error), or 2 (Headless continue on error) during system startup or reboot. See Setting Boot Mode for specific usage information.
Table 308. RAIDCFG Short and Long Format Options (continued) Option Valid Arguments Short Description Mandatory or Optional NOTE: You can also use pdisk or -pd instead of adisk or -ad to specify an array disk. Specifies a RAID controller. See Enumerating RAID Controllers for specific usage information. -cp or cachepolicy d or e Specifies the cache policy for reads on a specified virtual disk or disk cache policy. Optional.
Table 308. RAIDCFG Short and Long Format Options (continued) Option Valid Arguments Short Description Mandatory or Optional See RAID Replication Options for specific usage information. -r or raid Sets the RAID level for the array. Optional. Valid RAID values are 0, 1, 5, 10, 50. See Creating Virtual Disks for specific usage information. If no value is specified for RAID, 0is taken as the default level.
Table 308. RAIDCFG Short and Long Format Options (continued) Option Valid Arguments Short Description Mandatory or Optional (stripe) size. The units are always listed in KB. NA Displays the virtual disks under all of the See Enumerating Virtual controllers along with the physical array Disks for specific usage disks that make up the virtual disks. information. Displays the specified virtual disk. -ver or version NA Displays the version number of the utility.
● Replacing Physical Disk Of A Virtual Disk ● Consistency Check For Virtual Disk ● Enumerating Array Disks ● Blinking And Unblinking Array Disks ● Configuring Array Disk as RAID ● Configuring Physical Disk State ● Configuring Physical Disk Rebuild ● Erasing Encrypted Physical Disk ● RAID Replication Options ● Miscellaneous Options ● Increasing Virtual Disk Size ● Discarding Preserved Cache ● Displaying Foreign Key Ids ● Creating Encryption Key ● Changing Encryption Key ● Deleting Encryption Key ● Importing
Table 309. General Help Option Parameters Valid Arguments Description optional and can be in any order after mandatory ones. raidcfg -h Provides users with general help options that may be used with this utility. Enumerating RAID Controllers The following table lists the RAIDCFG options, parameters, and pre-defined arguments for enumerating RAID controllers. Table 310.
Table 310. Enumerating RAID Controllers (continued) Mandatory Options and Arguments Optional Parameters Valid Parameters Description Arguments T10 Protection Info Capable: Yes Encryption Capable: Yes Encryption Key Present: Yes RAIDCFG Command successful! Creating Virtual Disks The following table lists the RAIDCFG options, parameters, and predefined arguments for creating virtual disks. NOTE: If you create a virtual disk on Windows PE, reboot the system. Table 311.
Table 311. Creating Virtual Disks (continued) Mandatory Options and Arguments Optional Parameters Valid Parameters Arguments Description For SAS controllers, the value of enclosure can be non-zero, in which case you must specify values for channel, target, and enclosure. -r or -raid 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 Sets the RAID type or level for the virtual disk. NOTE: If this option is not specified for any RAID controller, RAID 0 is taken as the default.
Table 311. Creating Virtual Disks (continued) Mandatory Options and Arguments Optional Parameters Valid Parameters Arguments Description ● ara — (Adaptive Read-Ahead) The controller initiates read-ahead only if the two most recent read requests accessed sequential sectors of the disk. If subsequent read requests access random sectors of the disk, the controller reverts to No-ReadAhead policy.
Table 311. Creating Virtual Disks (continued) Mandatory Options and Arguments Optional Parameters Valid Parameters Arguments ... [or ch:targ:encl,...] each array disk included in the stripe. A valid argument is a number that is less than the size of the virtual disk. The -sszoption is optional and can be added to the command line in any order after the mandatory option combination. However, do not specify a unit for stripe size when creating virtual disks. The unit is always displayed in KB.
Table 311. Creating Virtual Disks (continued) Mandatory Options and Arguments Optional Parameters Valid Parameters Arguments Description ○ RAID 1: 100 MB ○ RAID 5: 100 MB ○ RAID 6: 100 MB ○ RAID 10: 100 MB ○ RAID 50: 100 MB ○ RAID 60: 100 MB ● Software RAID controllers: ○ RAID 0: 100 MB ○ RAID 1: 100 MB ○ RAID 5: 100 MB ○ RAID 10: 100 MB NOTE: If this option is not provided, RAIDCFG determines the maximum virtual disk size and creates it.
Table 311. Creating Virtual Disks (continued) Mandatory Options and Arguments Optional Parameters Valid Parameters Arguments Description ● nwc — No-Write-Caching specifies that the controller does not send a write-request completion signal after the data is written to the disk. ● fwb — Force write-back caching, enables the write cache regardless of whether the controller has a battery.
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Table 312. Enumerating Array Disks (Hard Drives) (continued) Mandatory Options and Arguments Optional Parameters Valid Parameters/ Arguments Description RAIDCFG Command successful! -vd=id or vdisk=id Lists the array disks that make up the virtual disk on the specified RAID controller. This option combination is mandatory.
Blinking And Unblinking Array Disks The following table lists the RAIDCFG options, parameters, and pre-defined arguments for blinking and unblinking array disks (hard drives). NOTE: You can also use pdisk or -pd instead of adisk or -ad to specify an array disk. Table 313. Blinking And Unblinking Array Disks Mandatory Options and Arguments Optional Parameters Valid Parameters Arguments Description NA -ad -ad= ch:targ,ch:targ , ... -ac=blink c=id or adisk adisk= channel:target , channel:target ,. ..
Table 314. Enumerating Virtual Disks (continued) Mandatory Options and Arguments Optional Parameters Valid Parameters Arguments Description -vd or vdisk -c or controller id controllers. Each virtual disk is displayed with the physical disk that comprises it. The -c option is optional and can be added to the command line in any order after the mandatory option.
Table 315. Deleting Virtual Disks (continued) Mandatory Options and Arguments Optional Parameters Valid Parameters Arguments or Description Example: vdisk action=deletevdis k controllerid=id A:>raidcfg -vd -ac=dvd -c=2 RAIDCFG Command successful! -vd -ac=dvd c=id -vd or vdisk or vdisk action=deletevdis k controllerid=id Deletes the indicated virtual disk on the indicated controller. The -vd- ac=dvd -c =id option combination is mandatory.
Table 317. Setting A Virtual Disk As Bootable Virtual Disk Mandatory Options and Arguments Optional Parameters Valid Parameters Arguments Description Example: vdisk action= setbootflag controllerid= id A:>raidcfg -vd -ac=sbf -c=2 -vd=0 RAIDCFG Command successful! Blinking And Unblinking Virtual Disks The following table lists the RAIDCFG options, parameters, and pre-defined arguments for blinking or unblinking a physical disk associated with a virtual disk. Table 318.
Table 320. Setting Environment Mandatory Options and Arguments Optional Parameters Valid Parameters Arguments Description -se -envn= NA Sets a user-defined environment variable to the value returned from the getcontrollerslots function call. This option combination is mandatory.
Table 321. Function Calls of the setenvironment Option (continued) Function Call Description Example: A:>raidcfg -se -envn=FIRMWARE -envc= getfirmware -c=2 FIRMWARE=531T RAIDCFG Command successful! getcontrollertype Returns LSI for LSI controllers and ADAP for Adaptec controllers. Example: A:>raidcfg -se -envn=CONTROLLERTYPE -envc= getcontrollertype -c=2 CONTROLLERTYPE=LSI RAIDCFG Command successful! getadisks Returns the array disks attached to the controller.
Table 321. Function Calls of the setenvironment Option (continued) Function Call Description Example: A:>raidcfg -se -envn=HOTSPARES -envc= gethotspares -c=2 HOTSPARES=1:8:1,1:9:1 RAIDCFG Command successful! getfreeadisks Returns the free array disks. A:>raidcfg -se -envn=GETFREEADISKS -envc= getfreeadisks -c=2 GETFREEADISKS=0:3:1,0:4:1 RAIDCFG Command successful! getadiskcount Returns the total number of array disks.
Table 322. RAID Replication Options (continued) Mandatory Options and Arguments Optional Parameters Valid Parameters Arguments Description Example: A:> raidcfg -o=\tmp\raid.ini The contents of the raid.
Table 323. Assigning, Unassigning, and Listing Global Hot Spares (continued) Mandatory Options and Arguments Optional Parameters Valid Parameters Arguments Description Example: A:>raidcfg -ctrl -ac=sghs -c=2 ad=0:1 -force RAIDCFG Command successful! -ad|-pd -ac=lghs NA -c=id or adisk| pdisk action=listglobal hotspare controllerid=id NA Displays the array (physical) disks used for global hot spare for the specified controller.
Table 324. RAIDCFG Options for Foreign Configurations (continued) Mandatory Options and Arguments Optional Parameters Valid Parameters Arguments Description -ctrl -c=id -ac= fgnclr NA NA Clears the foreign configuration detected in the selected controller. This feature is supported on PERC 5 and later controllers and is not supported on SAS controllers..
Displaying Foreign Key Ids The following table lists the RAIDCFG options, parameters, and pre-defined arguments for displaying the foreign key ids of the controller. Table 326. Displaying Foreign Key Ids Mandatory Options and Arguments Optional Parameters Valid Parameters Arguments Description --ctrl -c=id ac=gfki NA NA Displays the foreign key ids present on the specified controller.
Table 328. Changing Encryption Key Mandatory Options and Arguments Optional Parameters Valid Parameters Arguments Description Example: controller controllerid=id action=changesecu ritykey passphrase=passph rase keyid=key oldpassphrase=pas sphrase A:>raidcfg -ctrl -c=2 -ac=chsk -pp=Dell_123 kid=Dell_321 opp=Dell_abc Deleting Encryption Key The following table lists the RAIDCFG options, parameters, and pre-defined arguments for deleting the encryption key of a controller. Table 329.
Table 330. Configuring the Disk Rebuild (continued) Mandatory Options and Arguments Optional Parameters Valid Parameters Arguments Description vdisk action=cancelrebu ild adisk| pdisk=channel:tar get:enclosure controllerid=id Configuring Array Disk As RAID The following table lists the RAIDCFG options, parameters, and pre-defined arguments for configuring the array disk as RAID. Table 331.
Table 332. Configuring Physical Disk State (continued) Mandatory Options and Arguments Optional Parameters Valid Parameters Arguments or Example: adisk action=online adisk| pdisk=channel:tar get:enclosure controllerid=id -ad -ac=offline -ad|-pd= ch:targ:encl c=id Description A:>raidcfg -ad -ac=online ad=0:1 -c=2 NA NA Cancels the rebuild of the physical disk associated with a specified virtual disk.
Table 334. Consistency Check For Virtual Disk (continued) Mandatory Options and Arguments Optional Parameters Valid Parameters Arguments action=consistenc ycheck Description Example: A:>raidcfg -vd -c=2 -vd=2 -ac=cc -vd -c=id -vd=id NA -ac=ccc or vdisk controllerid=id vdisk=id action=cancelcons istencycheck NA Cancels the consistency check for the specified virtual disk. Example: A:>raidcfg -vd -c=2 -vd=2 -ac=ccc NOTE: Consistency check command is not applicable when RAID=0.
Table 336. Discarding Preserved Cache (continued) Mandatory Options and Arguments Optional Parameters Valid Parameters Arguments Description Example: controller controllerid=id action=discardPre servedCache — force A:>raidcfg -ctrl -c=2 -ac=dpc force RAIDCFG Command successful! --ctrl -c=id ac=dpc -force igncfg NA NA Discards the preserved cache on the controller ignoring the foreign configuration.
Table 337. Initializing Virtual Disks (continued) Mandatory Options and Arguments Optional Parameters Valid Parameters Arguments Description Example: A:>raidcfg -vd -c=2 -vd=2 -ac=ci Resetting The Controller The following table lists the RAIDCFG options, parameters, and predefined arguments for resetting the controller. Table 338.
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Setting Boot Mode The following table lists the RAIDCFG options, parameters, and pre-defined arguments for setting the boot mode of the controller. Table 342.
Table 344. Miscellaneous Optional Parameters (continued) Mandatory Options and Arguments Optional Parameters Valid Parameters Arguments Description Example: A:>raidcfg -ctrl -l=log.txt Controller_ID/Slot_ID: Controller_PCI_ID: Controller_Name: PERC 6/E Channels: Virtual_Disks: Firmware Version: V2.8-0[6064] 0 4:2:1 Dell 2 0 RAIDCFG Command successful! -si or silent NA Does not display any information on the terminal console.
Table 345. Quick Reference To RAIDCFG Commands (continued) Purpose Command Description To list all the disks attached to a particular controller raidcfg adisk c=slotid Lists all the disks attached to the controller. The slot ID is obtained from the first command. Record the drive location of the disks for later reference. To create a virtual disk with all the default settings raidcfg -ctrl ac=cvd -c=slotid -ad= x:y,x:y,...
Table 345. Quick Reference To RAIDCFG Commands (continued) Purpose Command Description NOTE: The minimum number of drives required to create a virtual disk of RAID 60 is 8. To view all the virtual disks in a system raidcfg vdisk Lists the virtual disks on a system for all RAID controllers. To view all the virtual disks for a specific controller raidcfg vdisk c=slotid Lists all the virtual disks on a specific controller.
6 UPINIT The UPINIT utility allows to create a utility partition (UP) on a hard drive, format the partition, and extract the partition contents onto the disk. Topics: • • • • Features Creating A Partition Using UPINIT UPINIT Dependencies UPINIT Options And Arguments Features The UPINIT utility: ● Displays help and usage information. ● Returns specific error codes and messages. NOTE: In Microsoft Windows Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE), you can find the UPINIT utility in \DELL\TOOLKIT\TEMPLATES\S
UPINIT Options And Arguments Table below lists the valid options and arguments for the UPINIT utility. Table 346. UPINIT Options and Arguments Option Valid Arguments Description none none If no options are given, the tool outputs usage information. The usage information is printed in the format shown below. Example 1: A:>upinit upinit version 1.0 © 2012 Dell Inc. All rights reserved upinit.sh --disk|-d=disk --size|-s= size --file|-f=file [--overwrite|-o] [--help|-h] --help or -h prints help.
Table 346. UPINIT Options and Arguments (continued) Option Valid Arguments Description --file=file or -f=file --help or -h prints usage. --disk or -d ID of the disk on which to create the Dell Utility Partition. --size or -s Size in MB for the Dell Utility Partition. --file or -f Filename of the Dell Utility Partition Image File. --overwrite or -o Overwrites an existing Dell Utility Partition. Example: upinit --disk=0 --size=32 --file= upimg.
Table 346. UPINIT Options and Arguments (continued) Option Valid Arguments Description disk integer, required (Windows) string, required (Linux) Specifies the disk on which to create a utility partition. This disk is checked to ensure that there are no existing partitions. Utility exits with an error if the disk has partitions other than a utility partition. Use option --overwrite to overwrite an existing utility partition. Example: A:>upinit --disk=0 --size=32 --file= c:\upimage.
7 Messages And Codes This section documents the error messages and codes used in Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit (DTK).
Table 347. SYSCFG Error Codes and Messages (continued) Error Code Message 16 Cannot execute command. Insufficient privilege level. 17 Command illegal for specified sensor or record type. 18 Invalid commstring value. 19 Hardware subsystem error. Invalid data field in Request. 20 Invalid destination IP address. 21 The GUID is invalid. 22 Invalid gateway. 23 Invalid hostname. 24 Invalid IP address. 25 Invalid DNS IP address. 26 Invalid sub net mask. 27 Invalid value for PEF.
Table 347. SYSCFG Error Codes and Messages (continued) Error Code Message 50 Attempt to set the 'set in progress' value when not in the 'set in complete' state. 51 The SOL character ’accumulate interval’ is invalid. 52 The SOL character ’send threshold’ is invalid. 53 The SOL ’retry interval’ is invalid. 54 Command completed successfully. 55 Time-out while processing command. Response unavailable. 56 Unspecified error. 57 The password may only contain printable ASCII characters.
Table 347. SYSCFG Error Codes and Messages (continued) Error Code Message 82 The CPU information is not available. 83 The dependent option required for this subcommand is missing in the command line. 84 Duplicate sub command has been entered. 85 The script file does contain not a valid DTK environment script signature. 86 The format of the environment variable is incorrect. 87 The --envar option can only be used for a single option.
Table 347. SYSCFG Error Codes and Messages (continued) Error Code Message 116 There was an error getting the option. 117 The option is not available or cannot be configured through software. 118 There was an error setting the option. 119 The -n (--namefile) option can only be used with - -pci. 120 The password may only contain alphanumeric characters. 121 The BIOS passwords have been disabled via jumper. 122 The password length must be between 1 and 32.
Table 347. SYSCFG Error Codes and Messages (continued) Error Code Message 150 Invalid Password override. 151 Invalid TPM/TCM set option. 152 There was an error setting the TPM/TCM option. 153 There is no setup password installed on this system. 154 The setup password supplied is incorrect. Please try again. 155 Profile should be custom for setting cpupowermode, memorypowermode and fanmode. 156 There was an error setting the Power Option. 157 The power cap value entered is out of range.
Table 347. SYSCFG Error Codes and Messages (continued) Error Code Message 178 Invalid configuration. Attempting to set cap when hardware does not support setting. 179 Invalid Configuration Option. 180 Cannot execute command. Parameter is illegal because command subfunction has been disabled or is unavailable. 181 Failed to report the removable flash media redundancy status. 182 Failed to report the Internal SD Module status. 183 Error locating the Virtual Media Key on the Modular system.
Table 347. SYSCFG Error Codes and Messages (continued) Error Code Message 211 Unsupported file name extension.Supported file name extension is XML 212 Unsupported file name extension.Supported file name extensions are .ini, .log, .bat, .ids, .lst, and .txt. Failures And Solutions The following table lists the common SYSCFG failures and their solutions. Table 348. SYSCFG Failures and Solutions Failure Messages Solutions Generic failure. Indicates iDRAC is in bad state. Reboot iDRAC.
Table 349. UPINIT Common Error Codes and Messages (continued) Error Code Message 10 Error: Invalid size. Size should be a number between 32 and 2000. 11 Error: sysdrmk failed. 12 System Error. 13 Error: Invalid Argument: 14 Error: Unzip failed. UPINIT Linux-Specific Error Codes And Messages The list of error codes and messages are specific to the Linux environment. Table 350. UPINIT Linux-Specific Error Codes and Messages Error Code Message 31 Error: Invalid disk specified.
Table 352. RAIDCFG Error Codes and Messages (continued) Error Code Message 3 Illegal operation 4 Unsupported operation 5 Device not found. 6 Format boot drive illegal 7 Buffer too small. 8 Virtual Disk contains boot partition. Use force option to delete. 9 Init boot drive failed. 10 Format boot drive failed. 11 Cannot write boot drive. 12 Unsupported RAID value. 13 Invalid RAID configuration. 14 Span depth not in range. 15 RAID 1 failed.
Table 352. RAIDCFG Error Codes and Messages (continued) Error Code Message 40 Cancel of Disk Diagnostic failed. 41 Cancel of Disk Rebuild failed. 42 Cancel of Disk Format failed 43 Assign Hot Spare failed 44 Disk too Small for Hot Spare. 45 Unassign Hot Spare failed. 46 Prepare Disk for Removal failed. 47 Disk Online failed. 48 Disk Offline failed. 49 UnMount Operation failed. 50 Mount Operation failed. 51 Cannot Format Array Disk. 52 Bad chunk size. 53 Invalid disk.
Table 352. RAIDCFG Error Codes and Messages (continued) Error Code Message 73 Virtual disk resynching failed. Controller busy. 74 Flush Virtual disk's cache failed on controller. 75 Virtual disk partition specified not found. 76 Unsupported cache policy value. 77 Unsupported write policy value. 78 Unsupported read policy value. 79 Cancel initialization on virtual disk failed. 80 Cancel reconstruction on virtual disk failed. 81 Cancel resynchronization on virtual disk failed.
Table 352. RAIDCFG Error Codes and Messages (continued) Error Code Message 107 Operations on hidden virtual disks are not allowed. 108 Virtual disk is in use. 109 The virtual disk is in use. It cannot be reconfigured at this time. 110 Virtual disk operation is temporarily unavailable. Initialization in progress. 111 Virtual disk operation is temporarily unavailable. Reconstruction in progress. 112 Virtual disk operation is temporarily unavailable. Rebuild in progress.
Table 352. RAIDCFG Error Codes and Messages (continued) Error Code Message 141 The controller was not able to get the status of the specified mirror set. 142 The controller was not able to set the requested failover space. 143 The controller cannot get the failover space information. 144 Controller cannot unmirror the specified virtual disk. 145 The controller could not split the specified virtual disk. 146 The controller could not lock the specified virtual disk. 147 Controller IO paused.
Table 352. RAIDCFG Error Codes and Messages (continued) Error Code Message 176 Invalid array disks or failover drives selected for reconfigure/create operation. Please make sure that all array disks and failover drives associated with the virtual disk are selected. 177 The maximum number of partitions have already been created on one of the selected array disk(s). Each array disk can hold portions (partitions) of up to 10 virtual disks.
Table 352. RAIDCFG Error Codes and Messages (continued) Error Code Message 204 File is not writable! 205 Setting Environment Variable Command failed! 206 Filename is not provided! 207 Invalid Strict option! Please provide a valid number between 1 and 100. 208 Span depth is not needed for this RAID type. 209 Array disk(s) cannot be part of virtual disk(s) and also be hotspares. 210 Cannot have silent and logfile switch with the same command.
Table 352. RAIDCFG Error Codes and Messages (continued) Error Code Message 230 Invalid VirtualDisk(VD) name specified. VD name can have alphanumeric characters [A-Z,a-z,0-9,_,-] only. Also, VD name size must be less than or equal to 15 characters 231 Error occurred while setting virtual disk as boot disk. 232 Error occurred while setting name for virtual disk. 233 Couldn't get boot virtual disk. 234 PCIe Link Speed could not be set for the RAID controller.
Table 352. RAIDCFG Error Codes and Messages (continued) Error Code Message 1015 Spanlength is not required for creating a RAID10 virtual disk on this controller. 1016 Unsupported operation. RAID 6 and RAID 60 virtual disks which are T10 PI enabled do not support Slow Initialize. 1017 Operation is not supported. The specified controller does not have encryption capability. 1018 Operation is not supported. Encryption key is not present on the specified controller.
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Table 354. RACADM Error Codes and Messages (continued) Error Code Message 533 TFTP read error encountered. 534 TFTP local file write error encountered. 535 TFTP local file read error encountered. 536 TFTP write request failed. 537 TFTP read request failed. 538 Failed to open file. 539 Failed to load socket library. 540 Invalid socket library. 541 Unable to resolve HostName. 542 Failed to create socket. 543 Socket read operation failed. 544 Socket write operation failed.
8 BMC Platform Events Filter Alert Messages All possible Platform Event Filter (PEF) Alert Messages along with a description of each event are listed in the table below Table 355. BMC PEF Alert Events Event Description Fan Probe Failure The fan is running too slow or not at all. Voltage Probe Failure The voltage is too low for proper operation. Discrete Voltage Probe Failure The voltage is too low for proper operation. Temperature Probe The temperature is approaching excessively high or low limits.
9 Sample File Formats This appendix lists the sample SYSCFG utility .ini, RAIDCFG utility .ini, and the RACADM utility .ini files. Topics: • • • Sample SYSCFG Utility .ini File Format Sample RAIDCFG Utility .ini File Format Sample RACADM Utility .ini File Format Sample SYSCFG Utility .ini File Format [syscfg] ;SystemModelName=poweredge r620 ;SystemBiosVersion=0.3.16 ;SystemServiceTag=MDN2345 ;SystemManufacturer=dell inc. ;SysMfrContactInfo=www.dell.com ;SysMemSize=4.
SriovGlobalEnable=disable SerialComm=onnoconredir SerialPortAddress=serial1com1serial2com2 ExtSerialConnector=serial1 FailSafeBaud=115200 ConTermType=vt100vt220 RedirAfterBoot=enable SysProfile=perfperwattoptimizeddapc ;ProcPwrPerf=sysdbpm ;MemFrequency=maxperf ;ProcTurboMode=enable ;ProcC1E=enable ;ProcCStates=enable ;MemPatrolScrub=standard ;MemRefreshRate=1x ;MemVolt=autovolt ;AesNi=enable PasswordStatus=unlocked TpmSecurity=off ;TpmActivation=nochange ;TpmClear=no ;IntelTxt=off LocalBiosUpdateSupport=en
vlanid=1 vlanpriority=0 vlantag=disable lancfgparamsv6 ;dnssrcv6=static ;gatewayv6=:: ;ipv6address1=:: ipv6=disable ;ipaddrv6=:: ;ipsrcv6=auto ;linklocaladdrv6=:: ;prefixlengthv6=0 ;dnsserver1v6=:: ;dnsserver2v6=:: ;ipv6address2=:: lanchannelaccess ipmioverlan=alwaysavail channelprivlmt=administrator pefalerting=disable lanuseraccess userid=2 usrprivlmt=administrator lanuseraccess userid=3 usrprivlmt=noaccess lanuseraccess userid=4 usrprivlmt=noaccess lanuseraccess userid=5 usrprivlmt=noaccess lanuseraccess
alertpolnum=3 alertpolstatus=disable pefcfgparams alertpolnum=4 alertpolstatus=disable pefcfgparams filter=fanfail filteralert=enable filteraction=none pefcfgparams filter=discretevoltfail filteralert=enable filteraction=none pefcfgparams filter=tempwarn filteralert=enable filteraction=none pefcfgparams filter=tempfail filteralert=enable filteraction=none pefcfgparams filter=intrusion filteralert=enable filteraction=none pefcfgparams filter=redundegraded filteralert=enable filteraction=none pefcfgparams fil
filteralert=enable filteraction=none pefcfgparams filter=systempowerfail filteralert=enable filteraction=none pefcfgparams filter=discretesdcardfail filteralert=enable filteraction=none pefcfgparams filter=discretesdcardpresent filteralert=enable filteraction=none pefcfgparams filter=discretesdcardwarn filteralert=enable filteraction=none pefcfgparams filter=ripsfail filteralert=enable filteraction=none pefcfgparams filter=ripsoffline filteralert=enable filteraction=none pefcfgparams filter=ripsredundancylo
userid=11 usrprivlmt=noaccess serialuseraccess userid=12 usrprivlmt=noaccess serialuseraccess userid=13 usrprivlmt=noaccess serialuseraccess userid=14 usrprivlmt=noaccess serialuseraccess userid=15 usrprivlmt=noaccess serialuseraccess userid=16 usrprivlmt=noaccess solaction userid=2 action=enable solaction userid=3 action=disable solaction userid=4 action=disable solaction userid=5 action=disable solaction userid=6 action=disable solaction userid=7 action=disable solaction userid=8 action=disable solaction
useraction userid=3 action=disable useraction userid=4 action=disable useraction userid=5 action=disable useraction userid=6 action=disable useraction userid=7 action=disable useraction userid=8 action=disable useraction userid=9 action=disable useraction userid=10 action=disable useraction userid=11 action=disable useraction userid=12 action=disable useraction userid=13 action=disable useraction userid=14 action=disable useraction userid=15 action=disable useraction userid=16 action=disable username userid
userid=12 name=NULL username userid=13 name=NULL username userid=14 name=NULL username userid=15 name=NULL username userid=16 name=NULL ;uuid=44454C4C4400104E8032CDC04F333435 virtualmedia=auto Sample RAIDCFG Utility .
#idRacProductInfo=Dell Remote Access Controller 5 #idRacDescriptionInfo=This system component provides a complete set of #remote management functions for Dell PowerEdge servers. #idRacVersionInfo=1.20 (Build 01.17) idRacName=DRAC 5 idRacMisc= [cfgLanNetworking] cfgNicEnable=1 cfgNicIpAddress=10.98.8.121 cfgNicNetmask=255.255.255.0 cfgNicGateway=192.168.0.1 cfgNicUseDhcp=0 #cfgNicMacAddress=00:11:43:34:5f:4a cfgDNSServersFromDHCP=0 cfgDNSServer1=192.168.0.5 cfgDNSServer2=192.168.0.
[cfgOobSnmp] cfgOobSnmpTrapsEnable=1 cfgOobSnmpAgentEnable=1 cfgOobSnmpAgentCommunity=public [cfgRacTuning] cfgRacTuneFwUpdateResetDelay=0x46 cfgRacTuneD3debugEnable=1 cfgRacTuneRemoteRacadmEnable=1 cfgRacTuneHostCom2BaudRate=57600 cfgRacTuneHttpPort=0x50 cfgRacTuneHttpsPort=0x1bb cfgRacTuneTelnetPort=0x17 cfgRacTuneConRedirPort=0x170c [ifcRacManagedNodeOs] ifcRacMnOsHostname=(none) ifcRacMnOsOsName=Linux 2.4.21-20.