Users 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