Installation Manual

Creating an iDRAC7 Configuration File
The configuration file .cfg can be:
• Created
• Obtained from racadm getconfig -f <filename>.cfg command or racadm get -f
<filename>.cfg
• Obtained from racadm getconfig -f <filename>.cfg command or racadm get -f
<filename>.cfg
, and then edited
For information about the getconfig and get commands, see the RACADM Command Line Reference Guide for
iDRAC7 and CMC
available at dell.com/support/manuals .
The .cfg file is first parsed to verify that valid group and object names are present and the basic syntax rules are being
followed. Errors are flagged with the line number that detected the error, and a message explains the problem. The
entire file is parsed for correctness, and all errors are displayed. Write commands are not transmitted to iDRAC7 if an
error is found in the .cfg file. The user must correct all errors before using the file to configure iDRAC7. Use the -c
option in the config subcommand, which verifies the syntax and does not perform a write operation to iDRAC7.
Use the following guidelines when you create a .cfg file:
• If the parser encounters an indexed group, the index of the group is used as the anchor. Any modifications to the
objects within the indexed group is also associated with the index value.
For example:
– If you have used the getconfig command:
[cfgUserAdmin]
# cfgUserAdminIndex=11
cfgUserAdminUserName=
# cfgUserAdminPassword=******** (Write-Only)
cfgUserAdminEnable=0
cfgUserAdminPrivilege=0x00000000
cfgUserAdminIpmiLanPrivilege=15
cfgUserAdminIpmiSerialPrivilege=15
cfgUserAdminSolEnable=0
– If you have used the get command:
[idrac.users.16]
Enable=Disabled
IpmiLanPrivilege=15
IpmiSerialPrivilege=15
!!Password=******** (Write-Only)
Privilege=0x0
SNMPv3AuthenticationType=SHA
SNMPv3Enable=Disabled
SNMPv3PrivacyType=AES
SolEnable=Disabled
UserName=
• The indexes are read-only and cannot be modified. Objects of the indexed group are bound to the index under which
they are listed and any valid configuration to the object value is applicable only to that particular index.
• A predefined set of indexes are available for each indexed group. For more information, see the RACADM Command
Line Reference Guide for iDRAC7 and CMC available at dell.com/support/manuals .
• Use the racresetcfg subcommand to reset the iDRAC7 to the default setting, and then run the racadm
config -f <filename>.cfg or racadm set -f <filename>.cfg command. Make sure that the .cfg
file includes all required objects, users, indexes, and other parameters.
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