Dell OpenManage™ Server Administrator Version 5.0 Command Line Interface User's Guide w w w. d e l l . c o m | s u p p o r t . d e l l .
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Contents 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . What's New for Version 5.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using CLI Commands from Windows Command Prompts . Primary CLI Commands 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Success Messages . Failure Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
omdiag storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . omdiag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 omdiag system -? 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
omreport chassis processors. . . omreport chassis pwrsupplies . . omreport chassis remoteaccess . omreport chassis slots . . . . . . omreport chassis temps . . . . . omreport chassis volts . . . . . . omreport system Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 57 57 57 58 58 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 omreport system . . . . . . . . . Commands for Viewing Logs . . . omreport system alertaction . . . omreport system assetinfo . . . . omreport system events . . . .
omconfig chassis memorymode . omconfig chassis remoteaccess . omconfig chassis temps . . . . . omconfig chassis volts . . . . . . omconfig preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 95 104 105 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 106 107 108 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Adding Outsource Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adding Owner Information . 127 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 . . . . . . . . . . . 128 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 Example Command for Adding Owner Information . Adding Service Contract Information . . . . . . . . . . . 129 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 Example Command for Adding Service Information Adding Support Information . . . . . . . . . .
omconfig rac: Managing the Remote Access Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 Conventions for Parameter Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 omconfig rac Command Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 Help With the omconfig rac Command omconfig rac authentication . . . . . . . . . . . 141 142 omconfig rac dialinusers .
Using the Storage Management Service CLI Command Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 . . . . . . 156 . . . . . . . . 158 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 Syntax for Required, Optional, and Variable Command Elements User Privileges for omreport storage and omconfig storage . omreport Command omreport Storage Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
omconfig Clear Foreign Configuration omconfig Set Patrol Read Mode . . . omconfig Start Patrol Read . . . . . . omconfig Stop Patrol Read . . . . . . omconfig Virtual Disk Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 177 177 178 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
omconfig Clear Array Disk . . . . omconfig Cancel Clear Array Disk omconfig Battery Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196 196 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 198 198 omconfig Connector Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199 omconfig Rescan Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199 omconfig Enclosure Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Introduction Whether you are using the graphical user interface (GUI) or the command line interface (CLI), Server Administrator performs essential systems management tasks. The reporting and viewing features allow retrieval of overall health status for systems on your network. At the component level, you can view information about the voltages, temperatures, current, fan RPM, memory functioning, and many other critical component details.
Do not type command into 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 the CLI. Primary CLI Commands The commands that carry out the functions of Server Administrator are: • omconfig • omdiag • omhelp • omreport The omconfig command writes values that you assign to an object's properties.
NOTE: Omupdate commands are no longer supported in Server Administrator and are replaced by Dell Update Package or Server Update Utility commands. To update the different components, download the Dell Update Package and run /s [/f]. See the Dell Update Packages for Microsoft® Windows Operating Systems User’s Guide, the Dell Update Packages for Red Hat® Enterprise Linux User’s Guide, or the Server Update Utility User’s Guide for more information on corresponding CLI syntax.
Failure Messages CLI failure messages provide reasons why some commands do not succeed. Some common reasons why commands fail include syntax errors and components that are not present. Many error messages provide syntax information that you can use to execute the command successfully. If you try to execute a command for a component or feature that is not present in your system configuration, the error message states that the component is not present.
Scripting and Comparing With the CLI The Server Administrator CLI allows administrators to write batch programs or scripts to be executed by the operating system. For an enterprise with many systems, an administrator could write a configuration script that specified the warning thresholds for each major component of a system and also specified a set of actions that the administrator wants each system to take in case of a warning or failure event.
Some commands have command level 1 and command level 2 and one name=value pair. Consider the following example command that instructs Server Administrator for more details about the environment for Server Administrator: omreport about details=true Command level 1 is omreport, command level 2 is about, and the name=value pair is details=true. Many commands use command level 1, command level 2, and command level 3, but do not require any parameters (name=value pairs). Most omreport commands are of this type.
omhelp: Getting Help With CLI Commands The omhelp command and its equivalent, -?, accesses the CLI's detailed help text interface. You can get help at several levels of detail. Each fully qualified CLI command may have a variable number of distinct parts: the command (command level 1), one or more subcommands (command level 2 and command level 3, if present), and one or more name=value pair(s). By appending -? (space-dash-question mark) to any command, you can get help on the command.
Figure 2-1 shows the levels of help for a command. Figure 2-1. Different Levels of Help for a Command You can also parse the omconfig system assetinfo command as follows: [name=value pair 2] where command levels 1, 2, and 3 are represented by omconfig system assetinfo, name=value pair 1 is represented by info=depreciation, and name=value pair 2 is represented by method=straightline.
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omhelp: Getting Help With CLI Commands
omdiag: Using the Diagnostic Service The omdiag command allows you to test chassis and storage components such as hard drives, physical memory, communications and printer ports, Network Interface Controllers (NICs), CMOS, and more. Most tests described in this section take less than one minute. Some tests can take longer depending on the device being tested. You cannot abort tests you start through the command line interface.
Table 3-1. Command level 1 omdiag Command Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 (continued) Command level 2 Command level 3 system any level 3 command for chassis or storage name=value pair Use Runs the test for specified chassis or storage component. passes= Runs a test n time(s). time= Runs a test for the specified number of minutes . quicktest= Uses a faster algorithm to conduct a specific test if one is available.
Table 3-1. Command level 1 omdiag Command Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 (continued) Command level 2 Command level 3 name=value pair storage cddvd Runs the CD/DVD drive test. floppy Runs the diskette drive test. raidctrl Runs the RAID control and attached device test. idedevdiag Runs the IDE disk tests. sasdevdiag Runs Serial Attached SCSI (SAS), SAS RAID controller, and attached device tests. scsidevdiag Use Runs the SCSI controller and attached tape and hard drive tests.
omdiag about details=true Use the omdiag about details=true command to see information about all of the Server Administrator programs that are installed. The following is an example output from the omdiag about details=true command: Product name : Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version : 5.x.x Copyright : Copyright (C) Dell Inc. 1995-2006. All rights reserved. Company : Dell Inc. Contains : Instrumentation Service 5.x.x Storage Management Service 3.x.x Diagnostic Service 3.x.
omdiag chassis cmos Use the omdiag chassis cmos command to test the system configuration information in the CMOS settings. The following test is performed: • Checksum Test — Performs a checksum test on the CMOS memory to determine if any bytes are corrupt. This test scans the CMOS memory and calculates the checksum of the bytes read from the checksum range. The calculated result is compared with the results stored in the CMOS memory. If they match, the test succeeds; otherwise, the test logs errors.
• Modem Test — Sends a series of AT command set commands to your modem to see if it is working. The AT command set is a series of industry-standard instructions for the modem to perform. NOTE: The correct modem drivers, when required, should be installed for the modem diagnostic tests to run and provide the best results. For systems running Red Hat Enterprise Linux, in some cases, the "setserial" command can be used to configure the modems without drivers.
omdiag chassis network Use the omdiag chassis network command to test the NIC. Three main categories of diagnostic tests available are: • Generic Network Diagnostic Tests • Broadcom NIC Diagnostic Tests • Intel® NIC Diagnostic Tests Generic Network Diagnostic Tests The following two tests are available on all Dell™ supported NICs: – NIC Communication Test — Checks whether the NIC under test is physically connected (wired) to the network. It also checks whether the NIC has a valid IP address.
– BRCMNetwork On Chip CPU Test — Tests the internal processor(s) on the chip. The test will halt all on-chip processors, download an executable binary to the processor memory, and execute the program. – BRCMNetwork LED Test — Blinks the LEDs on the NIC. – BRCMNetwork ASF Test — Tests various processor event registers and SMBus control registers. Exercises ASF related hardware on the chip.
The Intel Online Diagnostics tests and the Intel Offline Diagnostics tests are only available on systems running a supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system. – Intel Online Diagnostics Tests — Performs a limited set of tests without interrupting normal NIC operation during the tests. – Intel Offline Diagnostics Tests — Performs a full set of tests. This test might disrupt the normal operation of the NIC.
• FIFO Test — Configures the parallel port to the FIFO Test Mode. It detects the FIFO's depth, writes different data patterns to the FIFO, and reads the patterns back from the FIFO. If the data written and read are different, the test sends out an appropriate result. • ECP Protocol Test — ECP protocol includes a simple compression scheme (maximum compression of 64:1) called Run-Length Encoding (consecutive repeated bytes are sent as a single byte with a repeatHcount).
omdiag chassis serialport Use the omdiag chassis serialport command to test all 9-pin (AT) and 25-pin (PC, XT, and PS/2) serial ports. The following tests are performed: • Serial Port Register Test — Writes different data-patterns to the read-write registers of the serial port, reads them back, and verifies the data against the written data. If this test detects differences between the written and read data, it logs an error message and the test fails.
omdiag storage Use the omdiag storage commands to perform tests on your system’s storage components, such as the CD drive, DVD drive, diskette drive, hard drive, tape drive, and SCSI or RAID controller. omdiag storage -? Use the omdiag storage -? command to see a list of all storage components on the system. omdiag storage cddvd Use the omdiag storage cddvd command to test CD and DVD drives. The CD or DVD drive test runs several tests on a CD or DVD drive to make sure the drive is working properly.
NOTE: This is the longest test in the CD/DVD diagnostics. NOTE: Multi-session CDs are not supported by this test on supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating systems. If the test fails, insert a different CD without multiple sessions and run the test again. NOTE: Defective CDs may cause CD drive test failures. If an error occurs, insert a different CD and run the test again. omdiag storage floppy Use the omdiag storage floppy command to test the diskette drive.
omdiag storage raidctrl Use the omdiag storage raidctrl command to validate normal operations of Adaptec and LSI RAID controllers and connected hard drives. This command allows a user to test all RAID controllers and attached drives. With more command options, a specific controller and its connected hard drives may be tested. • Adaptec RAID Controller Hardware Test — Performs various tests to validate normal operations of Adaptec RAID controllers. It allows a user to selectively test a specific controller.
• Adaptec and LSI Array Disk Test — Tests the hard drives on your system. You can test hard drives attached to a system through a qualified Adaptec or LSI RAID controller and determine if the drives have failed. This test verifies a drive's ability to respond to commands, return diagnostic information, and ensure data integrity across the entire hard-drive surface. • Identify Connected Disks —Ensures that the SCSI subsystem between the controller and the connected device is intact.
• Enclosure Log Test — Enclosures store all historical events in their memory. This test exports the logs to a readable text file and Comma Separated Value (CSV) files. Entries in the exported log file are intended for Dell technical support personnel. The messages in the log are informational at the user level. Using the text or CSV files, Dell support personnel can analyze the logs to identify any potential failure of the system.
– Tape Drive Insert Test — Verifies the tape drive's ability to load a tape cartridge. This test is not available for autoloader/changer tape drives. This test also writes a small amount of data, verifies the data written, and then ejects the media. NOTE: When the media is ejected from the tape drive, run the Tape Drive Insert Test as an individual test. Do not group this test with any other tests on this device. – Tape Drive Eject Test — Verifies the tape drive's ability to eject a tape cartridge.
omdiag: Using the Diagnostic Service
omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service The omreport command allows you to see detailed information about your system components. You can retrieve summaries for many system components at one time, or you can get details about a specific component. This chapter shows you how to get reports with the level of detail that you want. Commands documented in this chapter vary in whether they define the fields that appear in the results of a particular omreport command.
Table 4-1 is a high-level summary of the omreport command. The column titled "Command level 1" shows the omreport command at its most general. "Command level 2" shows the major objects or components that you can view using omreport (about, chassis, storage, system, and rac). "Command level 3" lists the specific objects and components for which you can view reports. "User privilege required" refers to the type of privilege you need to perform the command, where U=User, P=Power User, and A= Administrator.
Table 4-1. Command level 1 omreport Command Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 (continued) Command Command level 2 level 3 User privilege required Use frontpanel U, P, A Shows whether the front panel button settings, such as for the Power button and/or Nonmasking Interrupt (NMI) button (if present on the system), are enabled or disabled. fru U, P, A Shows the Field Replaceable Unit (FRU) information. info U, P, A Shows a status summary for main system chassis components.
Table 4-1. Command level 1 omreport Command Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 (continued) Command Command level 2 level 3 rac 44 User privilege required Use alertaction U, P, A Shows warning and failure threshold values, as well as actions that have been configured when an essential component detects a warning or failure state. alertlog U, P, A Allows the administrator to show the alert log. assetinfo U, P, A Shows cost of ownership information for your system.
Help With the omreport Command Use the omreport -? command to get a list of the available commands for omreport. Use omreport -? to get help on the level 2 commands about, chassis, and system. The following information on omreport system -? applies equally to getting help for the omreport chassis command.
omreport chassis Commands Use omreport chassis commands to view details for the entire chassis or for a particular component. omreport chassis When you type: omreport chassis Server Administrator displays a general status for your main system chassis components. NOTE: The omreport chassis command does not list the health status of the Diagnostics Service. To view the health of the Diagnostics Service, see the Properties page for the Main System Chassis object on the Server Administrator home page.
Server Administrator displays the following output: AC Failover Switch AC Switch Redundancy Redundancy Status : Full Number of devices required for full redundancy : 2 Redundancy Mode : Redundancy Configuration : Input Source Line 1, upon redundancy restoration, return to Line 1 AC Power Lines Status : Ok Location : AC Power Line 1 AC Present : Power Present Active Source : Active Status : Ok Location : AC Power Line 2 AC Present : Power Present Active Source : Not Active Server Admi
omreport chassis biossetup Use the omreport chassis biossetup command to view BIOS setup parameters that are normally available only during system boot. Type: omreport chassis biossetup Table 4-2 displays the BIOS setup parameters that are available: NOTE: Not all the parameters are displayed. Only those BIOS setup properties that are configured during system boot are displayed. Table 4-2.
Table 4-2. BIOS Setup Parameters (continued) Parameters Description Numlock Displays whether the keypad can be used as number keys. Parallel port address Displays whether the address is located on LPT1, LPT2, and LPT3, or if it is disabled. Parallel port mode Displays the setting associated with the parallel port. Primary SCSI Displays whether the device is on or off.
The output from the omreport chassis bmc command lists each of the valid parameters. Table 4-3 shows the available settings. Table 4-3. omreport chassis bmc name=value pair Description config=advsol Reports advanced BMC information on a serial over local area network (LAN) connection. config=nic Reports BMC information for the LAN. config=serial Reports serial port information for BMC. config=serialoverlan Reports BMC information on a serial over LAN connection.
omreport chassis firmware Use the omreport chassis firmware command to view current firmware properties. When you type: omreport chassis firmware Server Administrator displays a summary of your system’s firmware properties. omreport chassis frontpanel Use the omreport chassis frontpanel command to view whether the front panel button control settings, such as for the Power button and/or Nonmasking Interrupt (NMI) button (if present on the system), are enabled or disabled.
Depending on your configuration, output may resemble the following example: Index : 0 Chassis Name : Main System Chassis Host Name : everglades Baseboard Management Controller Version : 1.80 Primary Backplane Version : 1.01 Sensor Data Record Version : SDR Version 0.
omreport chassis leds Use the omreport chassis leds command to find out whether clear hard drive fault is supported and what severity level lights up the LED. Type: omreport chassis leds index=n The index parameter is optional. If you do not specify the index, Server Administrator displays a summary of LED information for chassis 0. If you specify the index, Server Administrator displays a summary for a specific chassis.
If your system supports redundant memory, the redundancy output may resemble the following: Memory Redundancy Redundancy Status Fail Over State Redundancy Configuration Attributes Memory Array 1 Attributes Memory Array 1 Attributes Memory Array 1 Attributes Memory Array 1 Attributes Memory Array 1 : : : : : : : : : : : : : Full Inactive SpareBank Location Proprietary Add-on Card Use Unknown Installed Capacity 1536 MB Maximum Capacity 12288 MB Slots Available 12 omreport chassis nics Use the omreport chas
Connector Type refers to the type of plug or cable and plug that connects two devices together, in this case, the type of connector that attaches an external device to a system. There are many connector types, each designed to connect a different device type to a system. Examples include DB-9 Male, AT, Access Bus, PS/2, and so on. Maximum Speed is the port speed. Port speed refers to the data transmission rate of an input/output channel, measured in numbers of bits per second.
Fields Reported for Each Cache on a Particular Processor Status reports whether a specific cache on the processor is enabled or disabled. Level refers to primary or secondary cache. Primary-level cache is a memory bank built into the processor. Secondary-level cache is a staging area that feeds the primary cache. A secondary-level cache may be built into the processor or reside in a memory chip set outside the processor. The internal processor cache is referred to as a Level 1 (or L1).
omreport chassis pwrsupplies Use the omreport chassis pwrsupplies command to view properties of your system’s power supplies. Type: omreport chassis pwrsupplies index=n The index parameter is optional. If you do not specify the index, Server Administrator displays properties for all power supplies in your system. If you specify the index, Server Administrator displays properties for a specific processor.
For each slot in the system, values display for the following fields: Index, Slot ID, Adapter, and Data Bus Width. Index is the number of the slot in the system. Slot ID is the silk screen name printed on your system's motherboard next to the slot. Alphanumeric text uniquely identifies each slot in the system. Adapter refers to the name and or type of the card that fits into the slot, for example, a storage array controller, SCSI adapter, or HBA.
If your system has both a main system chassis and at least one direct attached storage device, Server Administrator may display a summary that resembles the following example. NOTE: As with all output shown in this guide, the following output is an example and may vary depending on your system configuration.
omreport system alertaction Use the omreport system alertaction command to see a summary of alert actions that have been configured for warning and failure events on your system components. Alert actions determine how Server Administrator responds when a component has a warning or failure event. The omreport system alertaction command is useful for viewing which alert actions have been specified for components. To set an alert action for a component, you must use the omconfig system alertaction command.
omreport system assetinfo Use the omreport system assetinfo command to see cost of ownership data for the system, such as acquisition, depreciation, and warranty information. To set any of these fields, you must use the omconfig system assetinfo command. See "omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service." omreport system events Use the omreport system events command to view the current enabled or disabled SNMP traps.
Table 4-6. System Events by Component Type name=value pair Description type=accords Reports events for AC power cords. type=battery Reports events for batteries type=currents Reports events for fan amperage probes. type=fanenclosures Reports events for fan enclosures. type=fans Reports events for fans. type=intrusion Reports events for chassis intrusion. type=log Reports events for logs. type=memory Reports events for memory. type=powersupplies Reports events for power supplies.
The output from the omreport system pedestinations command lists each of the valid parameters. NOTE: The actual number of destinations that can be configured on your system may differ. Table 4-7 shows the available settings. Table 4-7. omreport system pedestinations Output Attributes Description Destination List Destination Number: Destination1 destination 1: Displays the first destination. Destination IP Address: 101.102.103.104 101.102.103.104: IP address of the first destination.
omreport system platformevents Use the omreport system platformevents command to view how the system responds for each listed platform event. omreport system recovery Use the omreport system recovery command to see whether there is an action configured for a hung operating system. You can also view the number of seconds that must elapse before an operating system is considered to be hung.
Contains: : Instrumentation Service 5.x.x : Storage Management Service 3.x.x : Diagnostic Service 3.x.x : Sun JRE - OEM Installed Version 3.x.x : Secure Port Server 1.x.x : Dell OpenManage Core Service 1.x.x : Instrumentation Service Integration Layer 1.x.x : Storage Management Service Integration Layer 1.x.
Processor The following are listed for each processor in the system: • Processor manufacturer • Processor family • Processor version • Current speed • Maximum speed • External clock speed • Voltage Memory • Total installed capacity • Memory available to the operating system • Total maximum capacity • Memory array count Memory Array The following details are listed for each memory board or module in the system (for example, the system board or the memory module in a given slot number
Firmware • Name • Version Network Interface Card The following details are listed for each NIC in the system: • IP address • Subnet mask • Default gateway • MAC address Storage Enclosures The following details are listed for each storage enclosure attached to the system: • Name • Product ID omreport system thrmshutdown Use the omreport system thrmshutdown command to view which properties, if any, have been configured for a thermal shutdown action.
omreport system version Use the omreport system version command to list the version numbers of the BIOS, firmware, systems management software, and operating system that are installed on your system. Example Command Output When you type: omreport system version the output that appears in your CLI window depends on the version of the BIOS, RAID controllers, and firmware installed on your system.
omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service The omconfig command allows you to provide values that define warning events, configure alert actions, clear logs, and configure system shutdown, as well as allowing you to perform other systems management tasks.
omconfig Command Summary NOTE: Although this section lists all possible omconfig commands, the commands available on your system depend on your system configuration. If you try to get help or execute a command for a component that is not installed on your system, Server Administrator issues a message that the component or feature is not found on the system. Table 5-1 is a high-level summary of the omconfig command.
Table 5-1. Command level 1 omconfig Command Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 (continued) Command level 2 Command level 3 User privilege Use required events P, A Enables and disables SNMP traps. pedestinations P, A Sets IP addresses for alert destinations. platformevents A Determines the shutdown action, if any, to be taken for a specific platform event. Also, enables and disables platform events filter alert generation.
Table 5-1. Command level 1 omconfig Command Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 (continued) Command level 2 Command level 3 User privilege Use required memorymode A Enables or disables the spare bank and mirroring memory modes, and also specify which mode to use. remoteaccess P, A Configures remote access information. temps P, A Sets warning threshold values by default or value. NOTE: You cannot change threshold values on ESM3 and PowerEdge x8xx systems.
To make a file that contains all of the help for the omconfig system alertaction -? command, type: omconfig system alertaction -? -outa alert.txt where -outa directs the output of the command to a file called alert.txt. To read the help for the alertaction command on a Microsoft® Windows®, Red Hat® Enterprise Linux, or SUSE® LINUX Enterprise Server operating system, type: more alert.
omconfig chassis Use the omconfig chassis commands to default or to set values for current, fan, voltage, and temperature probes, to configure BIOS behavior during system start up, to clear memory error counts, and to enable or disable power button control features where system configuration permits. Use the omconfig chassis -? command to see a list of all omconfig chassis commands. NOTE: When you issue CLI commands to a server module in a modular system, chassis refers only to the server module.
Table 5-2. BIOS Setup (continued) name=value pair 1 attribute= name=value pair 2 setting= Description attribute=crab setting=enable | disable enable: Enable BIOS console redirection after system reboot. disable: Disable BIOS console redirection. NOTE: The command crab is valid for Dell PowerEdge 2900, 2950, 1950, and 1955 systems only. attribute=cpuht setting=enable | disable enable: Enable logical processor hyper threading. disable: Disable logical processor hyper threading.
Table 5-2. BIOS Setup (continued) name=value pair 1 attribute= name=value pair 2 setting= Description attribute=fbr setting=9600 | 19200 | 57600 | 115200 9600: Sets the console redirection failsafe baud rate to 9600 bits per second. 19200: Sets the console redirection failsafe baud rate to 19200 bits per second. 57600: Sets the console redirection failsafe baud rate to 57600 bits per second. 115200: Sets the console redirection failsafe baud rate to 115200 bits per second.
Table 5-2. BIOS Setup (continued) name=value pair 1 attribute= name=value pair 2 setting= Description attribute=nic2 setting=enabled | disabled | enablednonepxe enabled: Enable the second NIC during system boot (with PXE on if the system has PXE). disabled: Disable the second NIC during system boot. enablednonepxe: Enable the second NIC during system boot (with PXE off if the system has PXE). attribute=numlock setting=on | off on: Use the keypad as number keys. off: Use the keypad as arrow keys.
Table 5-2. BIOS Setup (continued) name=value pair 1 attribute= name=value pair 2 setting= Description attribute=romb setting=raid | off | scsi force=true raid: Instructs the BIOS to detect RAID-on-motherboard as a RAID device. off: Disable the device during system boot. scsi: Instructs the BIOS to detect this device as a SCSI device. force=true: Verification of setting change.
Table 5-2. BIOS Setup (continued) name=value pair 1 attribute= name=value pair 2 setting= Description attribute=serialcom setting=off | on |com1 |com2 off: Disables serial communication setting. on: Enables serial communication setting without console redirection. com1: Enables serial communication setting with console redirection via COM 1. com2: Enables serial communication setting with console redirection via COM 2.
Table 5-2. BIOS Setup (continued) name=value pair 1 attribute= name=value pair 2 setting= Description attribute=uausb setting=on | backonly | off on: Enables the user-accessible USB port(s) backonly: Enables only the user accessible USB port(s) at the back of the system. off: Disables the user-accessible USB port(s). attribute=usb setting=enabled | disabled enabled: Enables the USB port(s). disabled: Disables the USB port(s).
Type: omconfig chassis bmc The output from the omconfig chassis bmc command lists each of the available configurations. Table 5-3 shows the valid parameters: Table 5-3. omconfig chassis bmc name=value pair 1 config= name=value pair 2 Description config=advsol characcuminterval=number number: Sets the character accumulate interval in 5 millisecond intervals. charsendthreshold=number number: Sets the number of characters.
Table 5-3. omconfig chassis bmc (continued) name=value pair 1 config= name=value pair 2 Description ipsource=static | dhcp | systemsoftware static: Static if the IP address of the BMC LAN interface is a fixed, assigned IP address. dhcp: DHCP if the source of the IP address of the BMC LAN interface is the dynamic host configuration protocol. systemsoftware: System software if the source of the IP address of the BMC LAN interface is from the system software.
Table 5-3. omconfig chassis bmc (continued) name=value pair 1 config= name=value pair 2 Description vlanenable=true | false true: Enables the virtual LAN identification. false: Disables the virtual LAN identification. config=serial vlanid=number number: Virtual LAN identification in the range of 1 to 4094. vlanpriority=number number: Priority of virtual LAN identification in the range of 0 to 7. baudrate=9600 | 19200 | 38400 |57600 9600: Sets connection speed to 9600 | 115200 bits per second.
Table 5-3. omconfig chassis bmc (continued) name=value pair 1 config= name=value pair 2 Description config=serial (continued) mode=directbasic | directterminal | directbasic: Type of messaging used directbasicterminal | modembasic | for IPMI messaging over a modemterminal | modembasicterminal serial connection. directterminal: Type of messaging that uses printable ASCII characters and allows a limited number of text commands over a serial connection.
Table 5-3. omconfig chassis bmc (continued) name=value pair 1 config= name=value pair 2 Description config=serialoverlan (continued) baudrate=9600 | 19200 | 38400 | 57600 | 115200 9600: Sets the volatile and nonvolatile connection speed to 9600 bits per second. 19200: Sets the volatile and nonvolatile connection speed to 19200 bits per second. 38400: Sets the volatile and nonvolatile connection speed to 38400 bits per second.
Table 5-3. omconfig chassis bmc (continued) name=value pair 1 config= name=value pair 2 Description config=terminalmode deletecontrol=outputdel | outputbkspspbksp outputdel: BMC outputs a character when or is received. outputbkspspbksp: BMC outputs a character when or is received. echocontrol=enabled | disabled enabled: Enables characters to be sent to the screen. disabled: Disables characters to be sent to the screen.
Table 5-3. omconfig chassis bmc (continued) name=value pair 1 config= name=value pair 2 Description config=terminalmode (continued) inputlinesequence=cr | null cr: The console uses as a new line sequence. null: The console uses as a new line sequence. lineediting=enabled | disabled enabled: Enables line editing as a line is typed. disable: Disables line editing as a line is typed. newlinesequence=none | crlf | null | cr none: BMC does not use a | lfcr | lf termination sequence.
Table 5-3. omconfig chassis bmc (continued) name=value pair 1 config= name=value pair 2 Description config=user id=number id=number: ID number of the user being configured. enable=true | false enable=true: Enables user. enable=false: Disables user. id=number | false enableserialoverlan=true id=number: ID number of the user being configured. enableserialoverlan=true: Enables serialoverlan. enableserialoverlan=false: Disables serialoverlan.
Table 5-3. omconfig chassis bmc (continued) name=value pair 1 config= name=value pair 2 Description config=user (continued) id=user id id=user id: User ID of the user being configured. NOTE: Only RAC groups can be configured. The option dracusergroup is available only if DRAC 5 is present on the system. dracusergroup=admin | poweruser | guest | testalert | custom | none dracusergroup=admin: Enables the Administrator User privileges. dracusergroup=poweruser: Enables the Power User privileges.
Table 5-4.
Table 5-5. omconfig chassis currents (continued) name=value pair Description minwarnthresh= Minimum warning threshold (3 decimal places). maxwarnthresh= Maximum warning threshold (3 decimal places). Default Minimum and Maximum Warning Thresholds If you want to set both the upper and lower current warning threshold values to the recommended default value, type: omconfig chassis currents index=0 warnthresh=default You cannot default one value and set another.
Default Minimum and Maximum Warning Thresholds NOTE: Systems that contain ESM3, ESM4, and BMC capabilities do not allow you to set warning threshold values to default values. If you want to set both the upper and lower fan warning threshold values to the recommended default value, type: omconfig chassis fans index=0 warnthresh=default You cannot default one value and set another.
Table 5-8. omconfig chassis frontpanel name=value pair 1 name=value pair 2 Description lcdindex= NA Specify the LCD line number. config=none | default NA | custom none: Set the LCD text to none. default: Set the LCD text to default. custom: Set the LCD text to custom. text= NA Set the custom text for LCD when config=custom. nmibutton enable=true | false true: Enables the NMI button on the system. false: Disables the NMI button on the system.
As with other commands, the CLI issues an error message if you do not have a chassis 2 (the main chassis=0). The CLI allows you to issue commands only for the system configuration you have. omconfig chassis leds Use the omconfig chassis leds command to specify when to flash a chassis fault LED or chassis identification LED and allow you to clear the LED for the system's hard drive. Table 5-10 shows the valid parameters for the command. Table 5-10.
Table 5-11 shows the valid parameters for the command. Table 5-11. omconfig chassis memorymode name=value pair 1 Description index= Number of the chassis where the memory module resides (the default is chassis 0, the main system chassis). redundancy=spare | Spare disables the memory module that has a correctable memory event mirror | disabled | raid5 and copies the failing module’s data to a spare bank.
The output from the omconfig chassis remoteaccess command lists each of the available configurations. Table 5-3 shows the valid parameters: Table 5-12. omconfig chassis remoteaccess name=value pair 1 config= name=value pair 2 Description config=advsol characcuminterval=number number: Sets the character accumulate interval in 5 millisecond intervals. charsendthreshold=number number: Sets the number of characters.
Table 5-12. omconfig chassis remoteaccess (continued) name=value pair 1 config= name=value pair 2 Description config=nic (continued) ipsource=static | dhcp | systemsoftware static: Static if the IP address of the BMC LAN interface is a fixed, assigned IP address. dhcp: DHCP if the source of the IP address of the BMC LAN interface is the dynamic host configuration protocol. systemsoftware: System software if the source of the IP address of the BMC LAN interface is from the system software.
Table 5-12. omconfig chassis remoteaccess (continued) name=value pair 1 config= name=value pair 2 Description config=nic (continued) vlanenable=true | false true: Enables the virtual LAN identification. false: Disables the virtual LAN identification. config=serial vlanid=number number: Virtual LAN identification in the range of 1 to 4094. vlanpriority=number number: Priority of virtual LAN identification in the range of 0 to 7.
Table 5-12. omconfig chassis remoteaccess (continued) name=value pair 1 config= name=value pair 2 Description config=serial (continued) mode=directbasic | directterminal | directbasic: Type of messaging used for IPMI directbasicterminal | modembasic | messaging over a serial connection. modemterminal | modembasicterminal directterminal: Type of messaging that uses printable ASCII characters and that allows a limited number of text commands over a serial connection.
Table 5-12. omconfig chassis remoteaccess (continued) name=value pair 1 config= name=value pair 2 Description config=serialoverlan enable=true | false true: Enables serial over LAN for the BMC. false: Disables serial over LAN for the BMC. baudrate=9600 | 19200 | 38400 | 57600 9600: Sets the volatile and nonvolatile | 115200 connection speed to 9600 bits per second. 19200: Sets the volatile and nonvolatile connection speed to 19200 bits per second.
Table 5-12. omconfig chassis remoteaccess (continued) name=value pair 1 config= name=value pair 2 Description config=terminalmode (continued) echocontrol=enabled | disabled enabled: Enables characters to be sent to the screen. disabled: Disables characters to be sent to the screen. handshakingcontrol=enabled | disabled enabled: Directs the BMC to output a character sequence that indicates when its input buffer is ready to accept another command.
Table 5-12. omconfig chassis remoteaccess (continued) name=value pair 1 config= name=value pair 2 Description config=user id=number id=number: ID number of the user being configured. enable=true | false enable=true: Enables user. enable=false: Disables user. id=number | false enableserialoverlan=true id=number: ID number of the user being configured. enableserialoverlan=true: Enables serial over LAN. enableserialoverlan=false: Disables serial over LAN.
Table 5-12. omconfig chassis remoteaccess (continued) name=value pair 1 config= name=value pair 2 Description config=user (continued) id=number lanaccesslevel= administrator | operator | user| none id=number: ID number of the user being configured. lanaccesslevel=administrator: User with an ID has access privileges of an Administrator for the LAN channel. lanaccesslevel=operator: User with an ID has access privileges of an Operator for the LAN channel.
Table 5-13. omconfig chassis remoteaccess config=user id= dracusergroup=custom name=value pair 1 name=value pair 2 name=value pair 3 Description config=user id=user id logindrac= true | false true/false: Enables/disables logging into DRAC. dracusergroup=custom configuredrac= true | false true/false: Enables/disables configuration of DRAC. configure users= true | false true/false: Enables/disables configuration of users. clearlogs= true | false true/false: Enables/disables log clearance.
Default Minimum and Maximum Warning Thresholds NOTE: The capabilities for managing sensors vary by systems. If you want to set both the upper and lower temperature warning threshold values to the recommended default value, type: omconfig chassis temps index=0 warnthresh=default You cannot default one value and set another. In other words, if you default the minimum warning threshold value, you are also selecting the default value for the maximum warning threshold value.
Default Minimum and Maximum Warning Thresholds NOTE: Systems that contain ESM3 capabilities do not allow you to set warning threshold values to default values. If you want to set both the upper and lower voltage warning threshold values to the recommended default value, type: omconfig chassis volts index=2 warnthresh=default You cannot default one value and set another.
Therefore, for a computer named "myOmsa" running Server Administrator, the default name would be "myOmsa–omsa". This is the name of Server Administrator defined in Active Directory by using the snap–in tool. This name must match the name for the application object in Active Directory in order to find user privileges. NOTE: This command is applicable only on systems running the Windows operating system. Table 5-16 shows the valid parameters for the command. Table 5-16.
Table 5-17. SNMP Root Password Parameters name=value pair Description setting=rootpw Required. oldpw= Enter the old SNMP root password. newpw= Sets the new SNMP root password. confirmnewpw= Confirms the new SNMP root password. When you type omconfig preferences snmp setting=rootpw, the system prompts you to supply values for the required parameters. When you type omconfig preferences snmp, you must supply all of the parameters in the initial command line.
omconfig system Use the omconfig system commands to clear logs, determine how various shutdown actions occur, set initial values or edit values for cost of ownership information, and determine how to respond to a hung operating system. omconfig system alertaction You can use the omconfig system alertaction command to determine how Server Administrator responds when a component has a warning or failure event.
Table 5-19. Alert Actions You Can Set for Warning and Failure Events (continued) Alert Action Setting Description clearall=true Clears all actions for this event. execappath= Sets the fully qualified path and filename of the application you want to execute in case of an event for the component described in this window. execapp=false Disables the executable application.
Table 5-20. Events for Which You Can Set Alert Actions (continued) Event Name Description event=voltwarn Sets actions when a voltage probe detects a warning value. event=voltfail Sets actions when a voltage probe detects a failure value. event=watchdogasr Sets actions that Server Administrator performs on the next system startup after a watchdog Automatic System Recovery (ASR) is performed for a hung operating system.
To clear the contents of the command log, type: omconfig system cmdlog action=clear To clear the contents of the ESM log, type: omconfig system esmlog action=clear omconfig system pedestinations Use the omconfig system pedestinations command to set IP addresses for alert destinations. Table 5-21 shows the valid parameters for the command. NOTE: You can either specify the index and IP address as parameters together OR you can set the community string as a parameter alone. Table 5-21.
Table 5-22. Shutdown Action Shutdown Action Description alert=disable Disables the SNMP alert. alert=enable Enables the SNMP alert to be sent. action=none Takes no action when the system is hung or has crashed. action=powercycle Turns the electrical power to the system off, pauses, turns the power on, and reboots the system. action=poweroff Turns off the electrical power to the system.
Table 5-23. 114 omconfig system platformevents (continued) Event Name Description event=powerabsent Sets action or enables/disables alert generation when a processor probe detects that the power supply is absent. event=powerfail Sets action or enables/disables alert generation when a power device probe detects that the power supply, voltage regulator module, or DC to DC converter has failed.
omconfig system events Use the omconfig system events command to enable and disable SNMP traps for components on your system. NOTE: Not all event types may be present on your system. There are four parameters in the name=value pair component of the omconfig system events command: • source • type • severity • index Source At present, source=snmptraps is a required name=value pair because SNMP is currently the only supported source of event notification for your system’s components.
Severity In the context of configuring events, severity determines how severe an event must be before Server Administrator notifies you of the event for a component type. When there are multiple components of the same type in the same system chassis, you can also specify whether you want to be notified for event severity according to the number of the component by using the index= parameter. Table 5-25 shows the valid severity parameters. Table 5-25.
omconfig system webserver Use the omconfig system webserver command to start or stop the Web server. Table 5-26 shows the valid parameters for the command. Table 5-26. Web Server Configuration Parameters name=value pair Description action=start Starts the Web server. action=stop Stops the Web server. action=restart Restarts the Web server. omconfig system recovery Use the omconfig system recovery command to set the action that is to be taken when the operating system has hung or crashed.
omconfig system shutdown Use the omconfig system shutdown command to determine how the system shuts down. During system shutdown, the default is to shut down the operating system before powering off the system. Shutting down the operating system first closes down the file system before powering the system down. If you do not want to shut down the operating system first, you can use the parameter osfirst=false. Table 5-28 shows the valid parameters for the command. Table 5-28.
omconfig system thrmshutdown Use the omconfig system thrmshutdown command to configure a thermal shutdown action. A thermal shutdown can be configured to occur when a temperature probe detects a temperature probe warning or failure event. Table 5-29 shows the valid parameters for the command. Table 5-29. Thermal Shutdown Parameters name=value pair Description severity=disabled | warning | failure disabled: Disable thermal shutdown. An administrator must intervene.
omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service
omconfig system assetinfo: Editing Cost of Ownership Values omconfig System Asset Info Overview The omconfig system assetinfo command helps you to edit a comprehensive set of parameters that make up your system's total cost of ownership. This section explains the parameters that can be reported and configured under the omconfig system assetinfo command. Using the omconfig system assetinfo command, you can set governing values for configurable objects.
Table 6-1. omconfig system assetinfo info=acquisition (continued) Command Command Command name=value pair 1 name=value pair 2 level 1 level 2 level 3 Use expensed=yes | no Whether the system is charged to a specific purpose or department such as research and development or sales. installdate= Date the system was put into service. ponum= Number of the document that authorized payment for the system. purchasecost= Price the owner paid for the system.
Adding Depreciation Information Depreciation is a set of methods for computing the devaluation of your asset over time. For example, the depreciation of a system that is expected to have a useful life of 5 years would be 20 percent. Use the omconfig system assetinfo=depreciation command to add details about how your system's depreciation is to be computed. Table 6-2 shows the valid parameters for the command. Table 6-2.
Adding Extended Warranty Information Use the omconfig system extwarranty command to assign values for extended warranty information. A warranty is a contract between the manufacturer or dealer and the purchaser of a system. The warranty identifies the components that are covered for repair or replacement for a specified length of time or usage. The extended warranty comes into force after the original warranty expires. For details on how to edit warranty values, see "Adding Warranty Information.
Adding Lease Information A lease is an agreement to pay for the use of a system for a specified period of time. The lessor retains ownership of the system. Table 6-4 shows the valid parameters for the command. Table 6-4. omconfig system assetinfo info=lease Command Command Command name=value pair 1 name=value pair 2 level 1 level 2 level 3 Use omconfig system assetinfo info=lease buyout= Amount of money paid to purchase a system from a lessor.
Adding Maintenance Information Maintenance refers to activities required to keep the system in good working order. Table 6-5 shows the valid parameters for adding maintenance information. Table 6-5. omconfig system assetinfo info=maintenance Command Command Command name=value pair 1 level 1 level 2 level 3 name=value pair 2 Use enddate= Date the extended warranty agreement ends. provider= Business entity providing the maintenance service.
Adding Outsource Information Outsourcing is the practice of contracting with another business to maintain the system in good working order. Table 6-6 shows the valid parameters for adding outsource information. Table 6-6. omconfig system assetinfo info=outsource Command Command Command name=value pair 1 name=value pair 2 level 1 level 2 level 3 Use omconfig system assetinfo info=outsource levels= Levels of service offered by the provider.
Adding Owner Information The owner is the party that holds legal property title to the system. Table 6-7 shows the valid parameters for adding owner information. Table 6-7. omconfig system assetinfo info=owner Command Command Command name=value pair 1 name=value pair 2 level 1 level 2 level 3 Use omconfig system assetinfo info=owner insuranceco= Name of the insurance company that insures the system. ownername= Business entity that owns the system.
Adding Service Contract Information A service contract is an agreement that specifies fees for preventive maintenance and repair of the system. Table 6-8 shows the valid parameters for adding contract information. Table 6-8. omconfig system assetinfo info=service Command Command Command name=value pair 1 name=value pair 2 level 1 level 2 level 3 Use omconfig system assetinfo info=service renewed=true | false Whether the service agreement has been renewed.
Adding Support Information Support refers to technical assistance that the system user can seek when the user desires guidance on the proper use of a system to perform tasks. Table 6-9 shows the valid parameters for adding support information. Table 6-9. omconfig system assetinfo info=support Command Command Command name=value pair 1 name=value pair 2 Use level 1 level 2 level 3 omconfig system assetinfo info=support automaticfix= Name of any application used to fix a problem automatically.
Adding System Information System information includes the primary user of the system, the phone number for the primary user, and the system location. Table 6-10 shows the valid parameters for adding system information. Table 6-10. omconfig system assetinfo info=system Command Command Command level 1 level 2 level 3 name=value pair 1 name=value pair 2 Use location= Location of the system. primaryphone= Phone number of the system's primary user.
Adding Warranty Information Use the omconfig system warranty command to assign values for warranty information. A warranty is a contract between the manufacturer or dealer and the purchaser of a system. The warranty identifies the components that are covered for repair or replacement for a specified length of time or usage. For details on how to edit extended warranty values, see "Adding Extended Warranty Information." Table 6-11 shows the valid parameters for adding warranty information. Table 6-11.
omreport rac: Viewing Remote Access Controller Components The remote access controller (RAC) is a system component that provides a full set of system management capabilities. Server Administrator integrates the RAC features into its interface, allowing users to view and manage the controller from within Server Administrator and IT Assistant. NOTE: Some features documented may not be available on your system's RAC. For example, dial-up modem use is supported only on DRAC III.
Table 7-1. Command level 1 omreport rac Command Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 Command level 2 Command level 3 User privilege required Use omreport rac authentication U, P, A Enables or disables user access to the RAC based on how the Administrator has set up each user’s local operating system user account privileges. dialinusers U, P, A Displays the dial-in user properties. dialoutusers U, P, A Displays the dial-out user properties. network U, P, A Displays the onboard NIC properties.
Example Command for omreport rac authentication When you type: omreport rac authentication the results that display show whether authentication of users for access to the RAC using the operating system user access definitions is disabled or enabled. For example: omreport rac authentication localauthenable=true omreport rac dialinusers Use the omreport rac dialinusers command to display the dial-in user property values. Table 7-2 displays the valid parameters for the command. Table 7-2.
omreport rac network Use the omreport rac network command to display the NIC property values. omreport rac modem Use the omreport rac modem command to display the onboard modem property values. omreport rac remote Use the omreport rac remote command to display the remote features property values. omreport rac snmptraps Use the omreport rac snmptraps command to display the SNMP trap property values. Table 7-4 displays the valid parameters for the command. Table 7-4.
omreport rac viewcertificate Use the omreport rac viewcertificate command to view the server or certificate authority (CA) certificate on the RAC. The only parameter you must specify is whether the certificate you want to view is a CA certificate or a server certificate. Table 7-6 displays the valid parameters for the command. Table 7-6.
omreport rac: Viewing Remote Access Controller Components
omconfig rac: Managing the Remote Access Controller The omconfig rac command enables you to configure the operational components of the Remote Access Service (RAS). The CLI command omconfig rac uses the remote access controller (RAC) software interface to configure these operational components. NOTE: Some features documented may not be available on your system's RAC. For example, dial-up modem use is supported only on DRAC III.
Table 8-1 is a high-level summary of the omconfig rac command. The column titled "Command level 3" lists the major arguments that can be used with omconfig rac. "User privilege required" refers to the type of privilege you need to execute the command, where U=User, P=Power User, and A=Administrator. "Use" is a very general statement about the actions that can be performed using omconfig rac. More details about syntax and use of the command appear later in this section. Table 8-1.
Help With the omconfig rac Command Use the omconfig rac -? command to get a list of the available commands for omconfig rac. Use omconfig rac -? to see a list of name=value pairs that you may need to use with dialinusers, dialoutusers, modem, network, remote, and so on. Type: omconfig rac dialinusers -? The following is an excerpt of the Server Administrator response: dialinusers Set dial-in user properties.
Example Command for omconfig rac authentication When you type: omconfig rac authentication localauthenable=true you have configured the RAC to allow access to any user who has Administrator privileges on the operating system. When you type: omconfig rac authentication localauthenable=false you have configured the RAC to allow access only to users with user names and passwords that are defined by the RAC administrator.
Example Commands The following example sets one name=value pair. Type: omconfig rac dialinusers username=jdoe The next example supplies values for all command parameters that you can use with the omconfig rac dialinusers command. Type: omconfig rac dialinusers username=jdoe index=0 password=steven70 callbacknumber=4441022 callbacktype=preset The following message appears: Command Successful.
Example Commands The following example sets one name=value pair. Type: omconfig rac dialoutusers ipaddr=14.16.53.18 The following message appears: Command Successful. Please reset RAC card! The next example supplies values for all command parameters that you can use with the omconfig rac dialoutusers command. Type: omconfig rac dialoutusers ipaddr=14.16.53.18 index=1 username=sustein password=74chaunu phonenumber=4021027 authtype=any The following message appears: Command Successful.
Table 8-4 shows required and optional parameters that are used to generate your CSR. Table 8-4. omconfig rac generatecert name=value pair Description commonname= Enter a unique text string that distinguishes your system from others for which you may be requesting certificates (required). countrycode= Two-letter code representing the country where your system is located. See ISO Standard 3166 (required). emailaddress= The e-mail address of your system.
Use the omconfig rac modem command with the countrycode parameter to specify the code for the country where your system is located, for example: omconfig rac modem countrycode=US Table 8-6 shows the country codes that you must use to set this parameter. Table 8-6.
omconfig rac network Use the omconfig rac network command to specify network parameter values. Table 8-7 shows the valid parameters for the command. Table 8-7. omconfig rac network name=value pair Description ipaddr= Sets the IP address, which must be specified in dotted-decimal notation. subnetmask= Sets the subnet mask, which must be specified in dotted-decimal notation. gateway= Sets the gateway, which must be specified in dotted-decimal notation.
omconfig rac snmptraps Use the omconfig rac snmptraps command to specify the SNMP trap property values. Table 8-8 shows the valid parameters for the command. Table 8-8. omconfig rac snmptraps name=value pair Description ipaddr= Sets the IP address, which must be specified in dotted-decimal notation. index= Sets the SNMP trap index. The index specifies one of the 16 trap "positions" on the RAC.
omconfig rac remote Use the omconfig rac remote command to specify the remote features property values. Table 8-9 shows the valid parameters for the command. Table 8-9. omconfig rac remote name=value pair Description floppytftpenable=true | false true: Enables remote boot. false: Disables remote boot. floppytftpipaddr= Sets the floppy TFTP address. floppytftppath= Sets the floppy TFTP path. fwupdatetftpipaddr= Sets the firmware TFTP address.
Example Command The following example sets one name=value pair. Type: omconfig rac rmdialinuser username=jdoe The following message appears: Command Successful. Please reset RAC card! omconfig rac rmdialoutuser Use the omconfig rac rmdialoutuser command to remove a dial-out user. Table 8-11 shows the valid parameters for the command. Table 8-11. omconfig rac rmdialoutuser name=value pair Description username= Specifies the user name of entry which is to be deleted.
Example Command The following example sets one name=value pair. Type: omconfig rac rmsnmptrap ipaddr=123.199.152.216 The following message appears: Command Successful. Please reset RAC card! omconfig rac rmuser Use the omconfig rac rmuser command to remove a user. Table 8-13 shows the valid parameters for the command. Table 8-13. omconfig rac rmuser name=value pair Description username= Specifies the user name of entry which is to be deleted.
Table 8-14. omconfig rac uploadcert name=value pair Description file= The absolute pathname (including filename and extension) of the certificate to be uploaded to the RAC (required). type=server | ca Indicates whether the certificate you are uploading is a server certificate or a CA certificate. omconfig rac users Use the omconfig rac users command to specify user property values. Table 8-15 shows the valid parameters for the command. Table 8-15.
Table 8-15. omconfig rac users (continued) name=value pair Description alphanumber= Sets the alpha number. alphaprotocol=8N1 | 7E0 Sets the alpha protocol. alphabaudrate= Sets the alpha baud rate. alphapagerid= Sets the alpha pager ID. apphacustommsg= Sets the alpha custom message. alphapagerpassword= Sets the alpha pager password. Example Command The following example sets one name=value pair.
omconfig rac: Managing the Remote Access Controller
Using the Storage Management Service Storage Management has a fully-featured command line interface (CLI) that enables you to perform all of Storage Management’s reporting, configuration, and management functions from an operating system command shell. The Storage Management CLI also enables you to script command sequences. The Storage Management CLI provides expanded options for the Dell OpenManage™ Server Administrator omreport and omconfig commands.
Following the command levels, the omreport and omconfig command syntax may require one or more name=value pairs. The name=value pairs specify exact objects (such as a specific array disk) or options (such as “blink” or “unblink”) that the command will implement.
Table 9-2. Syntax For Name=Value Pairs For Parameters (continued) Syntax Description adisk= Indicates a particular array disk by specifying either connector:targetID or connector:enclosureID:portID. To obtain the values for the connector, enclosure, and array disk (targetID or portID), you would enter omreport storage controller to display the controller IDs and then enter omreport storage adisk controller=id to display the IDs for the array disks attached to the controller.
User Privileges for omreport storage and omconfig storage Storage Management requires Administrator privileges to use the omconfig storage command. User and Power User privileges are sufficient to use the omreport storage command. omreport Command The following sections provide the omreport command syntax required to display the status of various storage components. omreport Storage Help The following table provides the omreport storage command syntax. Table 9-3.
omreport Controller Status Table 9-4. omreport Controller Commands Required Command Levels (1, 2, 3) Optional name=value pairs Use omreport storage controller Displays property information for all controllers attached to the system. controller=id Displays the specified controller where id is the controller number. and all attached components such as enclosures, virtual disks, array For example: controller=0 disks, and so on. omreport Global Information (Smart Thermal Shutdown Status) Table 9-5.
omreport Connector Status Table 9-7. omreport Connector Commands Required Command Levels (1, 2, 3) Optional name=value pairs Use omreport storage connector Displays all connectors present on all controllers on the system. NOTE: This command works only when the controller id is specified. controller=id where id is the controller number. For example: controller=0 controller=id where id is the controller number. For example: controller=0 Displays the connector on the specified controller.
omreport Temperature Probe Status Table 9-9. omreport Temperature Probe Commands Required Command Levels (1, 2, 3) Optional name=value pairs and name=value pair Use omreport storage enclosure Displays property information for all enclosures attached to the system. controller=id enclosure= info=temps Displays the temperature probes for the specified enclosure. where id is the controller number and the enclosure number.
Table 9-10. omreport Fan Status (continued) Required Command Levels (1, 2, 3) Optional name=value pairs and name=value pair controller=id enclosure= info=fans index=n Use Displays the specified fan. where id is the controller number and the enclosure number and “n” is the number of a fan. For example: controller=0 enclosure=2 info=fans index=1 omreport Power Supply Status Table 9-11.
omreport EMM Status Table 9-12. omreport EMM Commands Required Command Levels (1, 2, 3) Optional name=value pairs and name=value pair Use omreport storage enclosure Displays property information for all enclosures attached to the system. controller=id enclosure= info=emms Displays the enclosure management modules (EMMs) for the specified enclosure. where id is the controller number and the enclosure number.
Table 9-13. omreport Array Disk Commands (continued) Required Command Levels (1, 2, 3) and Optional name=value pairs name=value pair Use adisk=connectorID : targetID Displays the specified array disk | connectorID : enclosureID : on the specified connector on slotID the controller. where connectorID:targetID is the connector number and the array disk number and connectorID:enclosureID:slotID is the connector number, enclosure number, and slot number.
omconfig Global Commands The following sections provide the omconfig command syntax required to execute the global commands. When executed, these commands apply to all controllers. These global commands also correspond to the global tasks provided by the Storage tree view object’s Information/Configuration subtab. Table 9-15.
omconfig Global Disable Smart Thermal Shutdown If you have previously enabled smart thermal shutdown using the omconfig command, you can disable smart thermal shutdown and return the system to its default setting. When smart thermal shutdown is disabled, the operating system and the server will shut down when the PV220S and PV221S enclosures reach a critical temperature of 0 or 50° Celsius. Use the following omconfig command syntax to disable smart thermal shutdown.
omconfig Controller Commands The following sections provide the omconfig command syntax required to execute controller tasks. NOTICE: The omconfig storage controller action=resetconfig controller=id resets the controller configuration. Resetting the controller configuration permanently destroys all data on all virtual disks attached to the controller. If the system or boot partition resides on these virtual disks, it will be destroyed. Table 9-16.
Table 9-16. omconfig Controller Commands (continued) Required Command Levels (1, 2, 3) Optional name=value pairs action=setpatrolreadmode controller=id mode=manual | auto | disable action=startpatrolread controller=id action=stoppatrolread controller=id omconfig Rescan Controller Use the following omconfig command syntax to rescan a controller. See the online help for more information about using this command.
Example Syntax For example, to enable the alarm on controller 1, enter: omconfig storage controller action=enablealarm controller=1 omconfig Disable Controller Alarm Use the following omconfig command syntax to disable the controller alarm. See the online help for more information about using this command. Complete Syntax omconfig storage controller action=disablealarm controller=id where id is the controller ID as reported by the omreport storage controller command.
Example Syntax For example, to test the alarm on controller 1, enter: omconfig storage controller action=testalarm controller=1 omconfig Reset Controller Configuration Use the following omconfig command syntax to reset the controller configuration. NOTICE: Resetting a configuration permanently destroys all data on all virtual disks attached to the controller. If the system or boot partition resides on these virtual disks, it will be destroyed.
Complete Syntax omconfig storage controller action=createvdisk controller=id raid= size= adisk= [stripesize=< 2kb| 4kb| 8kb| 16kb| 32kb| 64kb| 128kb>] [cachepolicy=] [readpolicy=] [writepolicy=] [name=] [spanlength=] Parameter Specification for Create and Reconfigure Virtual Disk The following sections indicate how to specify the omconfig storage controller action=createvdisk parame
Table 9-17. Raid Level and Concatenation (continued) RAID Level or Concatenation raid=n Parameter Specification RAID 10 raid=r10 RAID 50 raid=r50 RAID 1-concatenated raid=r1c Concatenation raid=c size= Parameter (Required) The following table indicates how to specify the size= parameter. Table 9-18.
[cachepolicy=] Parameter (Optional) Different controllers support different cache policies. See the online help for more information. The following table indicates how to specify the [cachepolicy=] parameter for each of the cache policies. Table 9-19.
[name=] Parameter (Optional) Use this parameter to specify a name for the virtual disk. For example: name=VirtualDisk1 NOTE: The CERC SATA 1.5/2s controller does not allow you to specify a virtual disk name. The virtual disk will be created with a default name. [spanlength=] Parameter (Required for RAID 50) Use this parameter to specify the number of array disks to be included in each stripe. This parameter only applies to RAID 50 virtual disks.
Example Syntax For example, to set the rebuild rate to 50 on controller 1, enter: omconfig storage controller action=setrebuildrate controller=1 rate=50 omconfig Set Background Initialization Rate Use the following omconfig command syntax to set the background initialization rate. Complete Syntax omconfig storage controller action=setbgirate controller=id rate=<0 to 100> where id is the controller ID as reported by the omreport storage controller command.
Example Syntax For example, to set the check consistency rate to 50 on controller 1, enter: omconfig storage controller action=setcheckconsistency controller=1 rate=50 omconfig Export the Controller Log Use the following omconfig command syntax to export the controller log to a text file. For more information about the exported log file, see the online help.
omconfig Clear Foreign Configuration Use the following omconfig command syntax to clear or delete all virtual disks that reside on array disks that are newly attached to the controller. Complete Syntax omconfig storage controller action=clearforeignconfig controller=id where id is the controller ID as reported by the omreport storage controller command.
omconfig Stop Patrol Read Use the following omconfig command syntax to stop the patrol read task on the controller. Complete Syntax omconfig storage controller action=stoppatrolread controller=id where id is the controller ID as reported by the omreport storage controller command.
Table 9-22.
Example Syntax For example, to blink the array disks in virtual disk 4 on controller 1, enter: omconfig storage vdisk action=unblink controller=1 vdisk=4 omconfig Initialize Virtual Disk Use the following omconfig command syntax to initialize a virtual disk. Complete Syntax omconfig storage vdisk action=initialize controller=id vdisk=id where id is the controller ID and virtual disk ID as reported by the omreport command.
Example Syntax For example, to fast initialize virtual disk 4 on controller 1, enter: omconfig storage vdisk action=fastinit controller=1 vdisk=4 omconfig Slow Initialize Virtualize Disk Use the following omconfig command syntax to slow initialize a virtual disk. Complete Syntax omconfig storage vdisk action=slowinit controller=id vdisk=id where id is the controller ID and virtual disk ID as reported by the omreport command.
Complete Syntax omconfig storage vdisk action=restoresegments controller=id vdisk=id where id is the controller ID and virtual disk ID as reported by the omreport command. To obtain these values, enter omreport storage controller to display the controller IDs and then enter omreport storage vdisk controller=ID to display the IDs for the virtual disks attached to the controller.
Example Syntax For example, to unmirror virtual disk 4 on controller 1, enter: omconfig storage vdisk action=unmirror controller=1 vdisk=4 omconfig Assign Dedicated Hot Spare Use the following omconfig command syntax to assign one or more array disks to a virtual disk as a dedicated hot spare. NOTE: The PERC 2/SC, 2/DC, and CERC SATA 1.5/2s controllers do not support dedicated hot spares.
Complete Syntax omconfig storage vdisk action=assigndedicatedhotspare controller=id vdisk=id adisk= assign=no where id is the controller ID and virtual disk ID. The variable specifies the array disk.
omconfig Cancel Check Consistency Use the following omconfig command syntax to cancel a check consistency while it is in progress. Complete Syntax omconfig storage vdisk action=cancelcheckconsistency controller=id vdisk=id where id is the controller ID and virtual disk ID as reported by the omreport command.
Complete Syntax omconfig storage vdisk action=resumecheckconsistency controller=id vdisk=id where id is the controller ID and virtual disk ID as reported by the omreport command. To obtain these values, enter omreport storage controller to display the controller IDs and then enter omreport storage vdisk controller=ID to display the IDs for the virtual disks attached to the controller.
omconfig Reconfiguring Virtual Disks You can reconfigure a virtual disk in order to change the virtual disk’s RAID level or increase its size by adding array disks. On some controllers, you can also remove array disks. Complete Syntax omconfig storage vdisk action=reconfigure controller=id vdisk=id raid= size= adisk= Example Syntax For example, to reconfigure virtual disk 4 to a size of 800 MB, use RAID 5 and array disks 0 through 3 on connector 0 of controller 1.
Example Syntax For example, to change the read policy of virtual disk 4 on controller 1 to no-read-ahead, enter: omconfig storage vdisk action=changepolicy controller=1 vdisk=4 readpolicy=nra omconfig Rename Virtual Disk Use the following omconfig command syntax to rename a virtual disk. NOTE: On a CERC SATA 1.5/2s controller, you cannot change the default name of a virtual disk.
Table 9-23. omconfig Array Disk Commands (continued) Required Command Levels (1, 2, 3) Optional name=value pairs action=cancelrebuild controller=id adisk= action=removedeadsegments controller=id adisk= omconfig Blink Array Disk You can blink the light (light emitting diode or LED display) on one or more array disks attached to a controller. Use the following omconfig command syntax to blink one or more array disks.
Example Syntax In this example, you want to unblink array disk 0 on connector 0 of controller 1. On a SAS controller, the array disk resides in enclosure 2.
Complete Syntax omconfig storage adisk action=initialize controller=id adisk= where id is the controller ID. The variable specifies the array disk. To obtain these values, enter omreport storage controller to display the controller IDs and then enter omreport storage adisk controller=ID to display the IDs for the array disks attached to the controller. Example Syntax In this example, you want to initialize array disk 3 on connector 0 of controller 1.
omconfig Offline Array Disk Use the following omconfig command syntax to offline an array disk: Complete Syntax omconfig storage adisk action=offline controller=id adisk= where id is the controller ID. The variable specifies the array disk. To obtain these values, enter omreport storage controller to display the controller IDs and then enter omreport storage adisk controller=ID to display the IDs for the array disks attached to the controller.
Example for SAS Controllers: To bring the array disk described in this example back online, enter: omconfig storage adisk action=online controller=1 adisk=0:2:3 omconfig Assign Global Hot Spare Use the following omconfig command syntax to assign an array disk as a global hot spare. Complete Syntax omconfig storage adisk action=assignglobalhotspare controller=id adisk= assign=yes where id is the controller ID. The variable specifies the array disk.
Example Syntax In this example, you want to unassign array disk 3 on connector 0 of controller 1 as a global hot spare. On a SAS controller, the array disk resides in enclosure 2.
omconfig Cancel Rebuild Array Disk Use the following omconfig command syntax to cancel a rebuild that is in progress. If you cancel a rebuild, the virtual disk remains in a degraded state. See the online help for more information. Complete Syntax omconfig storage adisk action=cancelrebuild controller=id adisk= where id is the controller ID. The variable specifies the array disk.
Example for SCSI, SATA, and ATA Controllers: To remove dead segments on the array disk described in this example, enter: omconfig storage adisk action=removedeadsegments controller=1 adisk= 0:3 Example for SAS Controllers: To remove dead segments on the array disk described in this example, enter: omconfig storage adisk action=removedeadsegments controller=1 adisk= 0:2:3 omconfig Clear Array Disk Use the following omconfig command to clear data or a configuration from an array disk.
Example Syntax In this example, you want to cancel the clear of array disk 3 on connector 0 of controller 1. On a SAS controller, the array disk resides in enclosure 2. Example for SAS Controllers: To cancel the clear of the array disk described in this example, enter: omconfig storage adisk action=cancelclear controller=1 adisk=0:2:3 omconfig Battery Commands The following sections provide the omconfig command syntax required to execute battery tasks. Table 9-24.
omconfig Start Battery Learn Cycle Use the following omconfig command to start the battery learn cycle. Complete Syntax omconfig storage battery action=startlearn controller=id battery=id where id is the controller ID and battery ID as reported by the omreport command. To obtain this value, enter omreport storage controller to display the controller IDs and then enter omreport storage battery controller=ID to display the ID for the controller battery.
omconfig Connector Commands The following sections provide the omconfig command syntax required to execute connector tasks. Table 9-25. omconfig Connector Commands Required Command Levels (1, 2, 3) Optional name=value pairs omconfig storage connector action=rescan controller=id connector=id omconfig Rescan Connector Use the following omconfig command to rescan a controller connector. This command rescans all connectors on the controller and is therefore similar to performing a controller rescan.
Table 9-26.
omconfig Disable Enclosure Alarm Use the following omconfig command syntax to disable the enclosure alarm. Complete Syntax omconfig storage enclosure action=disablealarm controller=id enclosure= where id is the controller ID. The variable specifies the enclosure.
omconfig Set Enclosure Asset Tag Use the following omconfig command syntax to specify the enclosure’s asset tag: Complete Syntax omconfig storage enclosure action=setassettag controller=id enclosure= assettag= where id is the controller ID. The variable specifies the enclosure. In this syntax, is a user-specified alphanumeric string.
Example for SAS Controllers : For example, to specify the asset name to encl43 for enclosure 2 attached to connector 1 on controller 1, enter: omconfig storage enclosure action=setassetname controller=1 enclosure=1:2 assetname=encl43 omconfig Set Temperature Probe Thresholds Use the following omconfig command syntax to set the minimum and maximum warning temperature thresholds for a specified temperature probe. NOTE: This command is not supported on SAS controllers.
Example Syntax For example, you may want to reset the thresholds for temperature probe 3 to the default values. Example for SCSI, SATA, and ATA Controllers: In this example, temperature probe 3 resides in the enclosure attached to connector 2 on controller 1.
Example Syntax For example, you may want to reset the thresholds for all temperature probes in enclosure 2 on controller 1. Example for SAS Controllers In this example, the temperature probes reside in enclosure 3 attached to connector 2 on controller 1. To reset the thresholds for all temperature probes, enter: omconfig storage enclosure action=resetalltempprobes controller=1 enclosure=2:3 omconfig Blink Use the following omconfig command to blink the light-emitting diodes (LEDs) on the enclosure.
Using the Storage Management Service
Working With CLI Command Results Server Administrator Command Line Interface (CLI) users can use command output in various ways. This section explains how to save command output to a file and how to select a format for your command results that fits different objectives. Output Options for Command Results CLI command output displays to standard output on your system in a command window, in an X-terminal, or on a screen, depending on your operating system type.
Save Command Results to a File That Can Be Overwritten Use the -outc option when you want to overwrite data that is stored in previously written files. For example, at 11:00 A.M. you capture fan probe RPM readings for fan probe 0 on your system and write the results to a file called fans.txt. You type: omreport chassis fans index=0 -outc fans.
Type: omreport chassis fans index=0 -outa fans.txt Fans.
Syntax for the formatting option is: -fmt For example, type: omreport system summary -fmt tbl where -fmt tbl specifies table format. You can combine the formatting option with the option to direct output to a file. For example, type: omreport system summary -fmt tbl -outa summary.txt where -fmt tbl specifies table format and -outa specifies that you append the command results to a file called summary.txt. List (lst) The default format is lst or list format.
The example output displays as follows: -----------------------------Network Interface Card 0 Data -----------------------------| | | | | ATTRIBUTE IP Address Subnet Mask Default Gateway MAC Address | | | | | VALUE 143.166.152.108 255.255.255.0 143.166.152.1 00-02-b3-23-d2-ca Semicolon-separated Values (ssv) Use the ssv formatting option to deliver output formatted in semicolon-separated Value format.
Custom Delimited Format (cdv) Use the cdv formatting option to report exported data in custom delimited format. You can specify this option with any omreport command. For example, to generate a system summary in custom delimited format, type: omreport system summary -fmt cdv You can also set preferences for the custom delimited format with the omconfig command. The valid values for delimiters are: exclamation, semicolon, at, hash, dollar, percent, caret, asterisk, tilde, question, colon, comma, and pipe.
Glossary The following list defines or identifies technical terms, abbreviations, and acronyms used in Dell user documents. A Abbreviation for ampere(s). AC Abbreviation for alternating current. AC power switch A switch with two AC power inputs that provides AC power redundancy by failing over to a standby AC input in the event of a failure to the primary AC input. access Refers to the actions a user can take on a variable value. Examples include read-only and read-write.
the operating system and a separate set of users and accounts for the RAC. If you enable local operating system authentication for the RAC, you enable any user with Administrator status on the operating system to log into the RAC. BIOS Acronym for basic input/output system. Your computer's BIOS contains programs stored on a flash memory chip.
bus An information pathway between the components of a computer. Your computer contains an expansion bus that allows the microprocessor to communicate with controllers for all the various peripheral devices connected to the computer. Your computer also contains an address bus and a data bus for communications between the microprocessor and RAM. CDs are read-only storage devices; you cannot write new data to a CD with standard CD drives.
CMOS COO Acronym for complementary metal-oxide semiconductor. In computers, CMOS memory chips are often used for NVRAM storage. Acronym for cost of ownership. cooling unit Sets of fans or other cooling devices in a system chassis. COMn The device names for the first through fourth serial ports on your computer are COM1, COM2, COM3, and COM4. The default interrupt for COM1 and COM3 is IRQ4, and the default interrupt for COM2 and COM4 is IRQ3.
cursor A marker, such as a block, underscore, or pointer that represents the position at which the next keyboard or mouse action will occur. DAT Acronym for digital audio tape. dB Abbreviation for decibel(s). dBA Abbreviation for adjusted decibel(s). DC Abbreviation for direct current. device driver A program that allows the operating system or some other program to interface correctly with a peripheral device, such as a printer.
DPMS EDO Abbreviation for Display Power Management Signaling. A standard developed by the Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA®) that defines the hardware signals sent by a video controller to activate power management states in a monitor. A monitor is said to be DPMS-compliant when it is designed to enter a power management state after receiving the appropriate signal from a computer's video controller.
EMM expansion-card connector Abbreviation for expanded memory manager. A utility that uses extended memory to emulate expanded memory on computers with an Intel386™ or higher microprocessor. A connector on the computer's system board or riser board for plugging in an expansion card. extended memory Abbreviation for Expanded Memory Specification. RAM above 1 MB. Most software that can use it, such as the Windows operating system, requires that extended memory be under the control of an XMM.
flash memory group A type of EEPROM chip that can be reprogrammed from a utility on diskette while still installed in a computer; most EEPROM chips can only be rewritten with special programming equipment. As it relates to DMI, a group is a data structure that defines common information, or attributes, about a manageable component. GUI format Acronym for graphical user interface. To prepare a hard drive or diskette for storing files. An unconditional format deletes all data stored on the disk.
HPFS interlacing Abbreviation for the High Performance File System option in the Windows NT and later Windows operating systems. A technique for increasing video resolution by only updating alternate horizontal lines on the screen. Because interlacing can result in noticeable screen flicker, most users prefer noninterlaced video adapter resolutions. HTTPS Abbreviation for HyperText Transmission Protocol, Secure. HTTPS is a variant of HTTP used by Web browsers for handling secure transactions.
ISA kHz Acronym for Industry-Standard Architecture. A 16-bit expansion bus design. The expansion-card connectors in an ISA computer are also compatible with 8-bit ISA expansion cards. Abbreviation for kilohertz, 1,000 hertz. LAN Abbreviation for information technology equipment. Acronym for local area network. A LAN system is usually confined to the same building or a few nearby buildings, with all equipment linked by wiring dedicated specifically to the LAN.
LS drive A drive that uses laser servo technology to read LS 120 diskettes that hold up to 120 MB of data as well as standard 3.5-inch diskettes. LSI Acronym for large-scale integration. LUN Acronym for logical unit number, a code used to select a specific device among several that share a SCSI ID. EISA or XT bus architecture, so older cards cannot be used with it. memory A computer can contain several different forms of memory, such as RAM, ROM, and video memory.
MIF mV Acronym for management information format. A MIF file contains information, status, and links to component instrumentation. MIF files are installed into the MIF database by the DMI service layer. The content of a MIF is defined by a DTMF working committee and is published in the form of a MIF definition document. This document identifies the groups and attributes that are relevant to DMI-manageable components. Abbreviation for millivolt(s).
NVRAM PCMCIA Acronym for nonvolatile random-access memory. Memory that does not lose its contents when you turn off your computer. NVRAM is used for maintaining the date, time, and system configuration information. Personal Computer Memory Card International Association. An international trade association that has developed standards for devices, such as modems and external hard drives, that can be plugged into portable computers. OEM Abbreviation for original equipment manufacturer.
PLCC Acronym for plastic leaded chip carrier. The probes provide a snapshot of the measured quantity (such as the temperature at a particular place and time) or state (a chassis intrusion has or has not occurred). Plug and Play An industry-standard specification that makes it easier to add hardware devices to personal computers. Plug and Play provides automatic installation and configuration, compatibility with existing hardware, and dynamic support of mobile computing environments.
QFP read-only file Acronym for quad flat pack. A read-only file is one that you are prohibited from editing or deleting. A file can have read-only status if: RAC Acronym for remote access controller. Dell OpenManage Server Administrator supports all RACs. These include the DRAC II, DRAC III, DRAC III/XT, ERA, and ERA/O. • Its read-only attribute is enabled. • It resides on a physically write-protected diskette or on a diskette in a write-protected drive.
ROM sec Acronym for read-only memory. Your computer contains some programs essential to its operation in ROM code. Unlike RAM, a ROM chip retains its contents even after you turn off your computer. Examples of code in ROM include the program that initiates your computer's boot routine and the POST. Abbreviation for second(s). ROMB Acronym for RAID on motherboard. When a RAID controller is integrated into a computer’s system board, the system has ROMB technology.
SIP SRAM Acronym for single in-line package, which is a type of housing for electronic components in which the connecting pins protrude from one side. A SIP is also called a Single In-line Pin Package (SIPP). Abbreviation for static random-access memory. Because SRAM chips do not require continual refreshing, they are substantially faster than DRAM chips. state SKU Acronym for stock keeping unit. Refers to the condition of an object that can have more than one condition.
syntax system.ini file The rules that dictate how you must type a command or instruction so that the computer understands it. A variable's syntax indicates its data type. A start-up file for the Windows operating system. When you start Windows, it consults the system.ini file to determine a variety of options for the Windows operating environment. Among other things, the system.ini file records which video, mouse, and keyboard drivers are installed for Windows.
threshold values UART Systems are normally equipped with various sensors that monitor temperature, voltage, current, and fan speed. The sensor's threshold values specify the ranges (min and max values) for determining whether the sensor is operating under normal, noncritical, critical or fatal conditions. Dell-supported threshold values are: Acronym for universal asynchronous receiver transmitter, the electronic circuit that makes up the serial port. UDP Acronym for user datagram protocol.
UTP Abbreviation for unshielded twisted pair. UUID Acronym for Universal Unique Identification. you must install the appropriate video drivers and your monitor must support the resolution. Similarly, the number of colors that a program can display depends on the capabilities of the monitor, the video driver, and the amount of video memory installed for the video adapter. V Abbreviation for volt(s). VAC Abbreviation for volt(s) alternating current.
number of colors that a program can display (with the appropriate video drivers and monitor capabilities). VLSI video mode VLVESA Video adapters normally support multiple text and graphics display modes. Character-based software displays in text modes that can be defined as x columns by y rows of characters. Graphics-based software displays in graphics modes that can be defined as x horizontal by y vertical pixels by z colors. Acronym for very low voltage enterprise system architecture.
Windows application programs that are installed on the hard drive. Running the Control Panel or Windows Setup program may change options in the win.ini file. On other occasions, you may need to change or add options to the win.ini file manually with a text editor such as Notepad. write-protected Read-only files are said to be write-protected. You can write-protect a 3.5-inch diskette by sliding its writeprotect tab to the open position or by setting the write-protect feature in the System Setup program.
Index Symbols -? omconfig, 72 omconfig chassis, 74 omconfig rac, 141 omdiag chassis, 26 omdiag storage, 34 omdiag system, 39 omreport, 45 omreport rac, 134 request for help, 19 A about omconfig, 73 omdiag, 25 acquisition information, 121 optional parameters, 20-21 acquisition information adding, 121 acswitch omreport chassis, 46 omreport command level 3, 46 Adaptec and LSI array disk test omdiag storage raidctrl, 37 Adaptec and LSI blink disk light omdiag storage raidctrl, 37 Adaptec RAID controller hardw
Index biossetup omconfig chassis, 74 omreport chassis, 48 blink omconfig, 205 blink array disk omconfig, 189 blink disk light omdiag storage scsidevdiag, 38 bmc omconfig chassis, 80, 95 omreport chassis, 49, 57 BRCMNetwork ASF test Broadcom network diagnostic test, 30 BRCMNetwork control registers test Broadcom network diagnostic test, 29 BRCMNetwork EEPROM test broadcom network diagnostic test, 29 BRCMNetwork internal memory test Broadcom network diagnostic test, 29 BRCMNetwork interrupt test Broadco
chassis identification LED, 94 chassis information summary, 51 check consistency omconfig, 184 check consistency rate omconfig, 175 check tape changer/library firmware SCSI tape library/changer test, 39 check tape drive firmware SCSI tape drive test, 39 checksum test omdiag chassis cmos, 27 clear array disk omconfig, 196 clear foreign configuration omconfig, 177 CLI clearing logs, 111 error messages, error checking, 15 CLI command levels 1, 2, and 3 defined, 20 CLI command output, 207 appending command outp
Index controller (continued) omreport storage, 159 RAC, 133, 139 RAID, 34, 36-37 SATA, 78 SCSI, 25, 38 tests, 32-33 USB, 24, 33 controlling CLI command output, 207 conventions for command parameter tables, 41 core count omreport chassis processors, 55 CSR about, 144 generating parameters, 145 user access levels, 140 current speed omreport chassis processors, 55 currents omconfig chassis, 90 omreport chassis, 50 delay battery learn cycle omconfig, 198 delete virtual disk omconfig, 186 delimiters data
example command omconfig rac rmdialinuser, 150 omconfig rac rmdialoutuser, 150 omconfig rac rmsnmptrap, 151 omconfig rac rmuser, 151 omconfig rac snmptraps, 148 example help commands, 19 extended warranty information, 124 external clock speed omreport chassis processors, 55 external name omreport chassis ports, 54 FIFO test adapter, 30 omdiag chassis parallelport, 32 firmware omreport chassis, 51 extwarranty omconfig system, 124 F failure messages, 16 fan status omreport, 161 fancontrol omconfig chassis,
Index IP address alert destinations, 112 maximum speed omreport chassis ports, 55 IRQ level omreport chassis ports, 54 maximum warning threshold, 91, 105 L memory arrays, 43, 66 omdiag chassis, 27 omreport chassis, 53 lease information, 125 leds omconfig chassis, 94 omreport chassis, 53 memory diagnostics, 27 levels of help for a CLI command, 20 minimum warning threshold, 91, 105 linear seek test omdiag storage floppy, 35 modem omconfig rac, 145 omreport rac, 136 local operating system aut
omconfig (continued) delete virtual disk, 186 disable controller alarm, 169 disable enclosure alarm, 201 disable smart thermal shutdown, 201 enable controller alarm, 168 enable enclosure alarm, 200 enable smart thermal shutdown, 201 format virtual disk, 186 getting help, 72 global disable smart thermal shutdown, 166 global enable smart thermal shutdown, 165 global rescan controller, 166, 168 initialize array disk, 190 initialize virtual disk, 180 offline array disk, 191 online array disk, 192 pause check co
Index omconfig enclosure commands, 199 omconfig global commands, 165 omconfig preferences, 106 cdvformat, 106 dirservice, 106 snmp, 107-108 useraccess, 108 omconfig preferences dirservice name=value pair, parameters, 107 omconfig preferences snmp name=value pairs, parameters, 108 omconfig rac -?, 141 authentication, 141 command summary, 139 dialinusers, 142 dialoutusers, 143 generatecert, 144 getting help, 141 modem, 145 network, 147 remote, 149 reset, 151 rmdialinuser, 149 rmdialoutuser, 150 rmsnmptr
omconfig system assetinfo (continued) info=owner, 128 info=service, 129 info=support, 130 info=system, 131 info=warranty, 132 omconfig system events, 115 omconfig system extwarranty, 124 omconfig system pedestinations name=value pairs, parameters, 112 omconfig system recovery name=value pairs, parameters, 117 omconfig system shutdown name=value pairs, parameters, 118 omconfig system warranty, 132 omconfig system webserver name=value pairs, parameters, 117 omconfig virtual disk commands, 178 omdiag, 23 about
Index omdiag storage scsidevdiag, 38 blink disk light, 38 SCSI channel communication test, 38 SCSI tape drive tests, 38 SCSI tape library/changer tests, 39 SCSIdisk test, 38 omdiag system -?, 39 omhelp, 14, 19 omreport -?, 45 about, 45 array disk status, 163 battery status, 159 chassis, 46 command levels 1, 2, 3, 42 command summary, 41 connector status, 160 controller status, 159 EMM status, 163 enclosure status, 160 fan status, 161 getting help, 45 global information, 159 power supply status, 162 sys
omreport storage adisk, 163 battery, 159-160 controller, 159 enclosure, 160-163 globalinfo, 159 vdisk, 164 omreport system alertaction, 60 alertlog, 59 assetinfo, 61 cmdlog, 59 esmlog, 59 events, 61 operatingsystem, 62 pedestinations, 62 platformevents, 64 postlog, 59 recovery, 64 shutdown, 64 summary, 64 thrmshutdown, 67 version, 68 outsource information, 127 owner information, 128 P parallel port diagnostics, 31 parallel port register test omdiag chassis parallelport, 31 parameters for fan warning thres
Index reconstruct rate omconfig, 175 restore dead segments omconfig, 181 recovery omconfig system, 117 omreport system, 64 resume check consistency omconfig, 185 recovery from a hung operating system, 64 remote omconfig rac, 149 omreport rac, 136 remote access controller, 133 remote features property values, 136 remove a dial-in user, 149 rmdialinuser omconfig rac, 149 rmdialoutuser omconfig rac, 150 SCSI tape library/changer tests omdiag storage scsidevdiag, 39 tape device self test, 39 separat
SNMP traps, 115 disabling, 115 enabling, 115 T table format for CLI command output, 210 snmptraps omconfig rac, 148 omreport rac, 136 tape changer automation test SCSI tape library/changer test, 39 specify remote features property values for your RAC, 149 tape device self test SCSI Tape Library/Changer Tests, 39 specify user property values, 152 tape device self-test SCSI tape drive test, 38 split mirror omconfig, 182 S-registers test omdiag chassis modem, 28 start battery learn cycle omconfig, 198
Index uploadcert omconfig rac, 145, 151 uploading a certificate to a RAC, 144 uploading a certificate to your RAC, 151 USB node detection test omdiag chassis usbctrl, 33 user access to Server Administrator administrators only, 108 determining, 108 least restrictive, 108 most restrictive, 108 power users and administrators only, 108 viewing alert actions for specific components and events, 60 viewing properties for system temperature probes, 58 viewing properties for system voltage probes, 58 viewing
