Reference Guide

Accessing The Windows Command Prompt To Run CLI Commands

If you are running the Microsoft Windows operating system, use the 32-bit command prompt to run a Server

Administrator CLI command. Access the 32-bit command prompt using one of the following methods:

• Click Start → Programs → Accessories → Command Prompt .

• Click Start → Run and type cmd.exe.

NOTE: Do not type command in the Run dialog box to launch a command line window; this activates the MS-DOS

emulator

command.com, which has environment variable limitations that can cause subtle problems with CLI.

Primary CLI Commands

The commands that carry out the functions of Server Administrator are:

• omconfig

• omhelp

• omreport

The omconfig command writes values that you assign to an object's properties. You can specify values for warning

thresholds on components or prescribe actions that the system must perform when a certain warning or failure event

occurs. You can also use the

omconfig command to assign specific values to the system's asset information parameters,

such as the purchase price of the system, the system's asset tag, or the system's location.

The omhelp command displays short-text help for CLI commands. The shorthand equivalent of omhelp is the command

for which you want help followed by -?. For example, to display help for the omreport command, type one of the

following commands:

• omhelp omreport

• omreport -?

The omreport command displays reports of the management information of the system.

NOTE: For an overall summary of the CLI commands, type omhelp.

NOTE: The omupdate commands are no longer supported in Server Administrator and are replaced by Dell Update

Package or the Server Update Utility commands. To update the different components, download the Dell Update

Package and run the <package name> /s [/f command. For more information on the corresponding CLI

syntax, see the

Dell Update Packages for Operating Systems User’s Guide

or the

Dell OpenManage Server Update

Utility User’s Guide

at dell.com/support/manuals.

Related Links: Working With CLI Command Results

CLI Error Checking And Error Messages

When you type CLI commands, the CLI checks these commands for the correct syntax. If you type a command and the

command is executed successfully, a message is displayed, stating that the command is successful.

Success Messages

When you type a successful omconfig command, data for that component is displayed.