Concept Guide

• Provide diverse and useful deployment tools that can be utilized in different ways.

• Manage RAID configuration.

For complete information, see the Dell Deployment Toolkit User’s Guide available at dell.com/support/

manuals.

Remote Access Controller Administration CLI

The RACADM command-line utility provides a scriptable interface that allows you to locally or remotely

configure iDRAC, BIOS, NIC/CNA/FC-HBA, RAID, and non-RAID storage, perform FW update, get

inventory, and component status.. The RACADM utility runs on the management station and the

managed system.

You must install DRAC Tool to use RACADM. For complete information, see the RACADM Command Line

Reference Guide for iDRAC and CMC available at dell.com/support/manuals.

Web Services API Tools and Data Model Profiles

iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller technology provides a Web Services API by using the Web Services For

Management (WSMAN) management protocol. The API is organized into Dell Common Information

Model (DCIM) Profile specification that includes various system and component inventory, configuration,

update, and monitor functionality. For more information on the management capabilities provided by the

iDRAC, and also the CMC in M1000e and VRTX products, see delltechcenter.com/lc.

For more information on DCIM Profiles (API documentation) and Dell Whitepapers, see http://

en.community.dell.com/techcenter/systems-management/w/wiki/1906.dcim-library-profile.

Several python and shell or batch scripting infrastructures and examples are available to assist automating

system management tasks and simplify API integration. For more information on python, Powershell, and

scripting tools available from Dell, see http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/systems-

management/w/wiki/1981.scripting-the-idrac-and-lifecycle-controller.

Dell IPMITool

The Dell IPMITool are scriptable-console-application programs used to control and manage remote

systems using the IPMI version 2.0 protocol.

For complete information, see the Dell Baseboard Management Controller Management Utilities User’s

Guide available at dell.com/esmmanuals.

OpenManage Server Administrator Command Line Interface

Dell OpenManage Server Administrator provides a comprehensive, one-to-one systems management

solution by using a command line interface (CLI). Server Administrator CLI has the following primary

commands:

• omconfig — Allows you to configure the system's hardware and direct attached storage.

• omhelp — Displays short text help for CLI commands.

• omreport — Displays reports of the management information of a system.