CLI Guide

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]

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

denitions 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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