CLI Guide

Table Of Contents
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.
Topics:
DTK Utilities General Usage
Command Line Syntax
Case Sensitivity
Command Line Option Delimiters
Other Delimiters
Read And Write Commands
File Input And Output Commands
Log Files
Help Option
Error Checking And Error Messages
DTK Utilities General Usage
The following table lists the general usage models of the DTK utilities:
Table 2. DTK Utilities
Utilities Usage
SYSCFG
syscfg --option1=[arg1] ... --optionX=[argX]
or
syscfg bmcoption1 --bmcsuboption1=[arg1]...--
bmcsuboptionX=argX]
RAIDCFG
raidcfg [mandatory options] <optional arguments>
RACADM
racadm <options> <subcommand> <subcommand_options>
NOTE: The Command Line Reference Guide for iDRAC6 and CMC available
on dell.com/support/manuals provides information about the RACADM
subcommands, supported interfaces, property database groups and object
definitions for iDRAC6 and CMC.
UPINIT For WinPE:
upinit --disk=0 --size=32 --file=t:\upimage.bin
For Linux:
upinit --disk=/dev/sda --size=32 --file=/tmp/
upimage.bin
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