Deployment Guide

i or infile

Table 10. SYSCFG General — i or infile

Valid Arguments <filename>

Description Directs the SYSCFG utility to take input from the .ini file. The utility searches the file

for a section heading identical to the utility name. An error is returned if the file or

section is not found. If the section is found, each name/value pair is applied to the

system. The names must match a valid option, and the arguments must be in the

proper format for the option. If an option is not available on a system and it is specified

in a file, the utility ignores the option. If any errors are found in the format of the names

or values, an error is returned and the options are not applied to the system. If this

option is used with other function command options, they are applied in the order in

which they appear on the command line, overriding any previous commands.

Example:

A:>syscfg -i <filename>.ini

ix or inxmlfile

Table 11. SYSCFG General — ix or inxmlfile

Valid Arguments <filename>

Description

Directs the SYSCFG utility to receive input from the xml file. The utility searches the

BIOS option in the file. An error is returned if the file is not found. The provided option

must match a valid option, and the arguments must be in the proper format for the

option. If an option is not available on a system and it is specified in a file, the utility

ignores the option. If any errors are found in the format of the names or values, an

error is returned and the options are not applied to the system. If this option is

dependent on any other option, they are applied in the order in which they appear in

the xml file.

NOTE: It is applicable only on 12G and later systems.

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. For more information on using RACADM and WS-MAN

refer

Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 8 (iDRAC8) RACADM

Command Line Interface Reference Guide

and

Dell Lifecycle Controller-

Remote Services Quick Start Guide

respectively available at dell.com/

support/manuals.

l or logfile

Table 12. SYSCFG General — l or logfile

Valid Arguments <filename>

Description Logs the command line output to a time-stamped file. The utility either appends the

information to an existing log file or creates a new file. The log file contains the same

information as the standard output, plus timestamp information. Users should use this

option instead of redirection for task diagnosis. For more information, see Log Files .