Remote Access Controller 4 Firmware Version 1.30 User's Guide

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Dell™ Remote Access Controller 4

Firmware Version 1.30

User’s Guide

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Dell™ Remote Access Controller 4 Firmware Version 1.30 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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Notes, Notices, and Cautions NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. NOTICE: A NOTICE indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, may result in minor or moderate injury. ____________________ Information in this document is subject to change without notice. © 2005 Dell Inc. All rights reserved.
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Contents 1 DRAC 4 Overview What’s New in DRAC 4 in this Release? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Hardware Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Power Requirements Connectors . . . . . DRAC 4 Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 23 23 . . . . . .
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Configuring a Supported Web Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Configuring Internet Explorer to Connect to the Web-Based Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Viewing Localized Versions of the Web-Based Interface Installing the Sun Java Plug-In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Installing the Sun Java Plug-In to Use Console Redirection . Installing the Sun Java Plug-In to Use Mozilla . . . . . . . .
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Connecting to the Managed System Through the Local Serial Port or Telnet Management Station (Client System) Connecting the DB-9 Cable . . . . . . . 51 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Configuring the Management Station Terminal Emulation Software . Configuring Red Hat Enterprise Linux Minicom for Serial Console Emulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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5 Using the DRAC 4 With Microsoft® Active Directory Active Directory Schema Extensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Overview of the RAC Schema Extensions . Active Directory Object Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Configuring and Using Virtual Media Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 . . . . . . . . . . 112 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Operating System Requirements on the Managed System Installing the Virtual Media Plug-In . Using the Virtual Media Feature . Booting From the Virtual Media. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Installing Operating Systems Using Virtual Media . . . . .
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Configuring Multiple DRAC 4s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Configuration File Overview . . . . . Creating a DRAC 4 Configuration File . Configuration File Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 134 136 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using the racadm Utility to Configure the DRAC 4 Before Adding a DRAC 4 User . . . . . . . . . .
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config/getconfig . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Synopsis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . config Subcommand Description . . . getconfig Subcommand Description . Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . coredump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 151 152 153 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 Synopsis. . . . . Description . . . Output Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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ifconfig . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Synopsis. netstat 163 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 Synopsis. ping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 Synopsis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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clrraclog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Synopsis. . Description getsel . 171 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 171 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 Synopsis. . Description Output . . . clrsel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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sslcertview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Synopsis. . . . . Options . . . . . Output Examples testemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 180 180 180 . . . . . . . . . . .
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cfgCurrentLanNetworking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cfgNicCurrentIpAddress (Read Only). . . cfgNicCurrentNetmask (Read Only) . . . cfgNicCurrentGateway (Read Only) . . . cfgNicCurrentDhcpWasUsed (Read Only) cfgDNSCurrentDomainName (Read Only) cfgDNSCurrentServer1 (Read Only) . . . cfgDNSCurrentServer2 (Read Only) . . . cfgRemoteHosts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 190 190 190 191 191 191 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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cfgSerial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cfgSerialBaudRate (Read/Write) . . . . . . cfgSerialConsoleEnable (Read/Write) . . . cfgSerialConsoleQuitKey (Read/Write) . . . cfgSerialConsoleIdleTimeout (Read/Write). cfgSerialConsoleShellType (Read/Write) . . cfgSerialConsoleNoAuth (Read/Write) . . . cfgSerialConsoleCommand (Read/Write) . cfgSerialHistorySize (Read/Write) . . . . . cfgSerialSshEnable (Read/Write). . . . . . cfgSerialTelnetEnable (Read/Write) . . . .
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cfgRacTuneHostCom2BaudRate (Read/Write) . cfgRacTuneConRedirPort (Read/Write) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 213 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213 213 214 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214 ifcRacManagedNodeOs ifcRacMnOsHostname (Read/Write) ifcRacMnOsOsName (Read/Write) . ifcRacMnOsOsType (Read Only) . . cfgRacSecurity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Glossary Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229 Figures Figure 1-1. DRAC 4/I Hardware Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Figure 1-2. DRAC 4/P Hardware Features . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Figure 5-1. Typical Setup for Active Directory Objects . . . . . 87 Figure 5-2. Setting Up Active Directory Objects in a Single Domain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 DRAC 4 Network Configuration Page Settings . . . . 61 Table 4-6. DRAC 4 Network Configuration Page Buttons . . . . 62 Table 4-7. Alert Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Table 4-8. Severity Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Table 4-9. SNMP Alert Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Table 4-10. SNMP Alerts Page Buttons . Table 4-11.
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. . . . . . . . . . . . 78 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Table 4-30. DRAC 4 Network Error Codes Table 4-31. DRAC 4 Log Messages Table 4-32. Managing and Recovering a Remote System: Frequently Asked Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 . . . . . 91 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 Table A-1. Help Command Table A-2. arp Command Table A-3. clearasrscreen Table A-4. config/getconfig Table A-5. config Subcommand Options and Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 . . . . . . . . . . 152 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 . . . . . .
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DRAC 4 Overview The Dell™ Remote Access Controller 4 (DRAC 4) is a systems management hardware and software solution designed to provide remote management capabilities, crashed system recovery, and power control functions for Dell PowerEdge™ systems. By communicating with the system’s baseboard management controller (BMC), the DRAC 4 can be configured to send you email alerts for warnings or errors related to voltages, temperatures, and fan speeds.
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com DRAC 4 Hardware Features Figure 1-1 shows the DRAC 4/I hardware and Figure 1-2 shows the DRAC 4/P hardware. Figure 1-1. DRAC 4/I Hardware Features RJ-45 Connector Figure 1-2.
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Hardware Specifications Power Requirements Table 1-1 lists the power requirements for the DRAC 4. Table 1-1. DRAC 4 Power Requirements System Power 1.2 A on +3.3 V AUX (maximum) 550 mA on +3.3 V main (maximum) 0 mA on+5V main (maximum) Connectors NOTE: Installation instructions for the DRAC 4 hardware can be found in the Installing a Remote Access Card document or the Installation and Troubleshooting Guide that comes with your system.
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com Table 1-2. DRAC 4 Port Numbers (continued) DRAC 4 Port Number Used For Ports that DRAC 4 uses as a client: 25 SMTP (not configurable) 69 TFTP (not configurable) 162 SNMP trap (not configurable) 53 DNS (not configurable) 636 LDAP (not configurable) 3269 LDAP for global catalog (GC) (not configurable) Supported Remote Access Connections Table 1-3 lists the features of each type of connection. Table 1-3.
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• Session time-out configuration (in minutes) through the Web-based interface or racadm CLI • Many of the commonly known DRAC 4 IP ports are configurable • Secure Shell (SSH) that uses an encrypted transport layer for higher security. SSH is available on DRAC 4 firmware 1.30.
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com • 32-bit versions of Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 on Windows • 32-bit versions of Mozilla 1.6 or later on Red Hat Enterprise Linux • 32-bit versions of Mozilla Firefox 1.0.
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Other Documents You May Need In addition to this User’s Guide, the following documents provide additional information about the setup and operation of the DRAC 4 in your system: • DRAC 4 online help provides information about using the Web-based interface. • The Dell OpenManage IT Assistant User’s Guide and the Dell OpenManage IT Assistant Reference Guide provide information about IT Assistant.
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DRAC 4 Overview www.dell.com | support.dell.
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Installing and Setting Up the DRAC 4 This chapter provides information about how to install and setup your DRAC 4 hardware and software. What You Need to Get Started Gather the following items that came with your system prior to installing and configuring the DRAC 4 software.
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com For more information about the DRAC 4 software components, see "Installing the Software on the Managed System." To install your DRAC 4 software, perform the following steps in their numbered order: 1 Update the system BIOS. 2 Install the software on the managed system. See "Installing the Software on the Managed System." 3 Install the software on the management station. See "Installing the Software on the Management Station.
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Depending on the operating system, the DRAC 4 agent consists of either Microsoft® Windows® services, Novell® NLMs, or Red Hat Enterprise Linux agents. The DRAC 4 agent automatically starts when you boot the managed system. If you install only the DRAC 4 agent, you will not have the ability to view the system’s last crash screen or use the Watchdog feature. For more information about the last crash screen, see "Viewing the Last System Crash Screen.
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com Installing the Software on the Management Station Install the software, including Server Administrator, on the management station using the Dell Systems Management Consoles CD. For instructions about installing Server Administrator software, see your Server Administrator User's Guide.
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Viewing Localized Versions of the Web-Based Interface When using Internet Explorer on systems running Microsoft Windows to view localized versions of the DRAC 4 Web-based interface, do the following: 1 Open the Windows Control Panel and double-click the Regional Options icon. 2 Select the desired locale from the Your locale (location) drop-down menu. Installing the Sun Java Plug-In All browsers must have the supported Sun Java plug-in 1.4.2 or later installed to use the DRAC 4 Console Redirection feature.
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com 3 Run the following rpm command to install the packages. This command installs the packages comprising the Java 2 Runtime Environment (J2RE): rpm -iv j2re-1_4-linux-i586.rpm Only one Java plug-in can be registered at a time. If you have never registered a Java plug-in, go to the next step; otherwise, go to step 5. Most Mozilla installations use symbolic links to where the Java plug-in is located. The name of the symbolic link is libjavaplugin_oji.
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Configuring the DRAC 4 Network Settings NOTICE: Changing your DRAC 4 Network settings may disconnect your current network connection. Configure the DRAC 4 network settings using one of the following tools: • Option ROM — See "Configuring the DRAC 4 Network Settings Using the Option ROM." • Web-based Interface — See "Configuring the DRAC 4 NIC." • racadm CLI — See "cfgLanNetworking.
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com Table 2-1. DRAC 4 IDE Option ROM Utility Properties Properties Description NIC Current TCP/IP Configuration Displays the current IP address, netmask, and gateway assigned to the DRAC 4 from the DHCP server.
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Table 2-1. DRAC 4 IDE Option ROM Utility Properties (continued) Properties Description DNS Configuration Options Servers from DHCP The available settings are Disabled and Enabled. Press to toggle the setting. The default setting is Disabled, which indicates that the DRAC 4 is using preset static IP addresses. When this option is selected, the DHCP server provides the DNS server IP addresses.
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com 3 After you have made the changes you want, you can press to save the changes and reboot the DRAC 4, or you can press to cancel all changes and exit the setup menu. If you decide to save your changes, the following message appears: IMPORTANT: In order for your changes to take effect, they need to be saved. Your computer will then continue booting normally.
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Updating the DRAC 4 Firmware NOTICE: Updating your DRAC 4 firmware may disconnect your current network connection. Use one of the following methods to update your DRAC 4 firmware. NOTE: You must add and configure a DRAC 4 user before using the Web-based interface, racadm CLI, or Serial/Telnet consoles to update your firmware. • Web-based Interface — See "Updating the DRAC 4 Firmware." • racadm CLI — See "fwupdate.
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com Accessing the DRAC 4 Through a Network This section provides information about how to access the DRAC 4 after the hardware is installed and the software is configured. After you configure the DRAC 4, you can remotely access the managed system using one of four remote access interfaces. Table 2-2 describes each of the DRAC 4 interfaces. Table 2-2.
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To access the DRAC 4 remote access interface using Server Administrator, first launch Server Administrator. From the system tree on the left pane of the Server Administrator home page, click System → Main System Chassis → Remote Access Controller. For more information about using Server Administrator remote access features, see your Server Administrator User’s Guide. For information about accessing the DRAC 4 using the racadm CLI, see "Using the serial and racadm Commands.
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com Additional Information Removing the DRAC 4 The removal of expansion cards, such as the DRAC 4, is documented in the Installation and Troubleshooting Guide that came with your system. Removing DRAC 4-Related Applications and Drivers You must uninstall Server Administrator to remove the RAC module that was installed with Server Administrator. Use Add or Remove Programs to uninstall Server Administrator.
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Configuring the DRAC 4 to Use a Serial or Telnet Text Console The DRAC 4 provides serial and telnet command interfaces designed to perform all of the configuration and systems management functions using the DRAC 4 Web-based interface or racadm CLI. The following section provides information about the serial/telnet text console features, and explains how to set up your system so you can perform systems management actions through a serial/telnet console.
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com • Menu-based VT-100 block screen interface that provides easy operation of commonly used commands including reset, power-on, and power-off NOTE: Because the racadm command does not have access to a file system on a serial or telnet console, several options (such as reading or writing a file) are not supported by the racadm command through a serial or telnet console.
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Configuring Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Serial Redirection During Boot NOTE: The following instructions are specific to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux GRand Unified Bootloader (GRUB). Similar changes would be necessary for using a different boot loader. NOTE: In configuring the client VT100 emulation window, you must set the window or application that is displaying the redirected console to 25 rows x 80 columns to ensure proper text display; otherwise, some text screens may be garbled.
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com Additional information for editing the grub.conf: 1 You may need to disable GRUB's graphical interface and use the text-based interface instead; otherwise, the GRUB screen will not be displayed in RAC console redirection. To do so, comment out the line starting with splashimage. 2 If you have multiple options in GRUB and you want all of them to start a console session through the RAC serial connection, you need to add console=ttyS1,57600 to all options.
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Table 3-2. Sample File: /etc/innitab (continued) l0:0:wait:/etc/rc.d/rc 0 l1:1:wait:/etc/rc.d/rc 1 l2:2:wait:/etc/rc.d/rc 2 l3:3:wait:/etc/rc.d/rc 3 l4:4:wait:/etc/rc.d/rc 4 l5:5:wait:/etc/rc.d/rc 5 l6:6:wait:/etc/rc.d/rc 6 # Things to run in every runlevel. ud::once:/sbin/update # Trap CTRL-ALT-DELETE ca::ctrlaltdel:/sbin/shutdown -t3 -r now # When our UPS tells us power has failed, assume we have a few # minutes of power left. Schedule a shutdown for 2 minutes from now.
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com Table 3-3. Sample File: /etc/securetty vc/1 vc/2 vc/3 vc/4 vc/5 vc/6 vc/7 vc/8 vc/9 vc/10 vc/11 tty1 tty2 tty3 tty4 tty5 tty6 tty7 tty8 tty9 tty10 tty11 ttyS0 Enabling the Serial/Telnet Console on the DRAC 4 You can enable the serial/telnet console locally or remotely. Enabling the Serial/Telnet Console Locally NOTE: You (the current user) must have Configure DRAC 4 permission in order to perform the steps in this section.
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Enabling the Serial/Telnet Console Remotely To enable the serial/telnet console remotely, type the following remote racadm commands from a command prompt: racadm -u -p -r config -g cfgSerial cfgSerialConsoleEnable 1 racadm -u -p -r config -g cfgSerial cfgSerialTelnetEnable 1 NOTE: Use the DRAC 4 IP address for your managed system; not 192.168.10.1 as shown in the example. racadm -u root -p calvin -r 192.168.10.
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You can change the SSH port with the command: racadm config -g cfgRacTuning -o cfgRacTuneSshPort 0x For more information on cfgSerialSshEnable and cfgRacTuneSshPort objects, see "DRAC 4 Property Database Group and Object Definitions.
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com The telnet and SSH consoles are available on the DRAC 4 through the DRAC 4 NIC. Up to four telnet client systems and one SSH client may connect at any given time. The management station connection to the managed system serial or telnet console requires the use of management station terminal emulation software (see "Configuring the Management Station Terminal Emulation Software" for more information).
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Configuring the Management Station Terminal Emulation Software Your DRAC 4 supports a serial or telnet text console from a management station running one of the following types of terminal emulation software: • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Minicom in an Xterm • Hilgraeve’s HyperTerminal Private Edition (version 6.3) • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Telnet in an Xterm • Microsoft® Telnet Perform the steps in the following subsections to configure your type of terminal software.
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com 12 To save each blank value, press . 13 When all specified fields are clear, press to exit the Modem Dialing and Parameter Setup menu. 14 Select Save setup as config_name and press . 15 Select Exit From Minicom and press . 16 At the command shell prompt, type minicom . 17 To expand the Minicom window to 80 x 25, drag the corner of the window. 18 To exit Minicom, press , , .
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4 Configure the COM port settings as shown in Table 3-6. 5 Click OK. 6 Click File → Properties → and click the Settings tab. 7 Set the Telnet terminal ID: to ANSI. 8 Click Terminal Setup and set Screen Rows to 26. 9 Set Columns to 80 and click OK. Table 3-6. Management Station COM Port Settings Setting Description Required Setting Bits per second: 115200 Data bits: 8 Parity: None Stop bits: 1 Flow control: Hardware The HyperTerminal window displays a command prompt such as [DRAC 4\root]#.
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com Enabling Microsoft Telnet for Telnet Console Redirection NOTE: Some telnet clients on Microsoft operating systems may not display the BIOS setup screen correctly when BIOS console redirection is set for VT100 emulation. If this issue occurs, you can correct the display by changing BIOS console redirection to ANSI mode. From the BIOS setup menu, select Console Redirection → Remote Terminal Type → ANSI.
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Managing and Recovering a Remote System The DRAC 4 provides a Web-based interface and the racadm CLI (command line interface) that allows you to configure the DRAC 4 properties and users, perform remote management tasks, and troubleshoot a remote (managed) system for problems. For everyday systems management, you will use the DRAC 4 Web-based interface.
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com Logging Out Click Log Out in the upper-right corner of the main window. NOTE: The Log Out button does not appear until you log in. Adding and Configuring DRAC 4 Users and Alerts To manage your system with the DRAC 4, you may want to create unique users with specific administrative permissions (role-based authority). You can also configure alerts to be emailed to different users.
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Table 4-2.
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com Table 4-4. email Alert Severity Severity Description Informational Select the check boxes in this column to cause the DRAC 4 to send an alert if the corresponding event listed under Alert Description occurs with a severity of Informational. Warning Select the check boxes in this column to cause the DRAC 4 to send an alert if the corresponding event listed under Alert Description occurs with a severity of Warning.
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Configuring the DRAC 4 NIC 1 Click the Configuration tab and select Network. 2 Use the Network Configuration page to configure the DRAC 4 NIC settings and configure email alert settings. Table 4-5 describes each setting on the Network Configuration page. Table 4-6 describes the Network Configuration page buttons. NOTE: To change any of the settings on the Network Configuration page, you must have Configure DRAC 4 permission.
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com Table 4-5. DRAC 4 Network Configuration Page Settings (continued) Setting Description DNS DRAC 4 Name Displays the DRAC 4 name only when Register DRAC 4 on DNS is selected. The default DRAC 4 name is RAC-service tag, where service tag is the service tag number of the Dell™ server (for example, RAC-EK00002).
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Adding and Configuring SNMP Alerts NOTE: You must have Configure DRAC 4 permission to add or delete an SNMP alert; otherwise, these options will not be available. 1 Click the Configuration tab and select Alerts. 2 Use the Add/Configure SNMP Alerts page to add, delete, configure, and test SNMP alerts. NOTE: The DRAC 4 supports three severity levels: Informational, Warning, and Severe. Some events support only the informational severity level because they deliver only a message.
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com Table 4-8. Severity Options Option Description Informational Select the check boxes in this column to cause the DRAC 4 to send an alert if the corresponding event listed under Alert Description occurs with a severity of Informational (lowest severity). Warning Select the check boxes in this column to cause the DRAC 4 to send an alert if the corresponding event listed under Alert Description occurs with a severity of Warning (medium severity).
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Table 4-9. SNMP Alert Properties Property Description Enabled? Displays (Yes or No) whether you have enabled SNMP alerts on the Add/Configure SNMP Alerts page. Destination IP Address If the Available link appears under Destination IP Address, click the link to open the Add/Configure SNMP Alerts page, which enables you to configure a new alert. Displays the destination IP address to which the corresponding alert is sent. Click the IP address to open the Add/Configure SNMP Alerts window.
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com Updating the DRAC 4 Firmware Use the Firmware Update page to update the DRAC 4 firmware to the latest revision. The following data is included in the DRAC 4 firmware package: • Compiled DRAC 4 firmware code and data • Expansion ROM image • Web-based interface, JPEG, and other user interface data files • Default configuration files NOTE: The firmware update retains the current DRAC 4 settings.
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Viewing a Server Certificate Use the Server Certificate Information page to view a server certificate for your DRAC 4. Table 4-11 provides information about the server certificate. Table 4-11.
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com Table 4-13. Certificate Management Page Options Option Action Generate a New CSR Click Next to open the Certificate Signing Request Generation page that enables you to generate a CSR to send to a CA to request a secure Web certificate. NOTICE: Each new CSR overwrites any pervious CSR on the firmware. For a CA to accept your CSR, the CSR in the firmware must match the certificate returned from the CA.
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Table 4-14. Required CSR Fields (continued) Properties Description Locality (L) The city or other location of the entity being certified (for example, Round Rock). Only alphanumeric characters and spaces are valid. Do not separate words using an underscore or some other character. State (S) The state or province where the entity who is applying for a certification is located (for example, Texas). Only alphanumeric characters and spaces are valid. Do not use abbreviations.
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com Viewing System Information The System Summary page displays system information (see Table 4-17 through Table 4-20) and DRAC 4 session information (see Table 4-21). System Information This section provides information about the types of system information. Table 4-17. Types of System Information Field Description DRAC 4 Information Information about the DRAC 4 firmware and hardware. System Information Information about the system on which the DRAC 4 is installed.
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Table 4-18. DRAC 4 Information Fields (continued) Field Description Static Preferred DNS Server Address If Use DHCP to Obtain DNS Server Addresses is FALSE, the IP address of the primary DNS server is used. Static Alternate DNS Server Address If Use DHCP to Obtain DNS Server Addresses is FALSE, IP address of the secondary DNS server is used. System Information To receive OS Type, Host Name, and OS Name information, you must have DRAC 4 services installed on the managed system. Table 4-19.
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com Session Information This section provides information about DRAC 4 sessions. NOTE: Closing the browser without gracefully logging out causes the session to remain open until it times out. It is strongly recommended that you click the logout button to end the session; otherwise, the session remains active until the session time-out is reached. Session Status Table 4-21.
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First Steps to Troubleshoot a Remote System The following questions are commonly used to troubleshoot high-level problems in the managed system: 1 Is the system powered on or off? 2 If powered on, is the operating system functioning, crashed, or just frozen? 3 If powered off, did the power turn off unexpectedly? For crashed systems, you can check the last crash screen (see "Viewing the Last System Crash Screen"), and use console redirection ("Using Console Redirection") and remote power management (see "Man
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com Other Options The Server Control page provides buttons (see Table 4-22) in the top-right corner of the page. Table 4-22. Server Control Page Buttons (Top Right) Button Action Print Prints the Server Control page Refresh Reloads the Server Control page Using the SEL The System Event Log (SEL) page displays system-critical events that occur on the managed system.
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Using the DRAC 4 Log The DRAC 4 Log is a persistent log maintained in the DRAC 4 firmware. The log contains a list of user actions (such as log in and log out) and alerts issued by the DRAC 4. The oldest entries are overwritten when the log becomes full. If the DRAC 4 loses communication with the managed system, all entries that the DRAC 4 would have added to the SEL, such as a power failure, are added to the DRAC 4 Log until communication is re-established.
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com Viewing the Last System Crash Screen NOTICE: To capture the last crash screen, you must have managed system software installed. Use the Last Crash Screen page to view the most recent crash screen, which allows you to obtain information about events leading up to the system crash. Last system crash information is saved in DRAC 4 memory and is remotely accessible. The date of the system crash appears on the last crash screen.
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Table 4-28. Diagnostic Commands Command Description arp Displays the contents of the Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) table. ARP entries may not be added or deleted. ifconfig Displays the contents of the network interface table. netstat Prints the content of the routing table.
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com Troubleshooting Network Problems The internal DRAC 4 Trace Log can be used by administrators to debug alerting or networking from the DRAC 4. The Trace Log can be accessed from the DRAC 4 Web-based interface by clicking the Diagnostics tab, and typing the gettracelog command. The Trace Log will appear and tracks the following information: • DHCP — Traces packets sent to and received from a DHCP server. • IP — Traces IP packets sent and received.
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Table 4-30. DRAC 4 Network Error Codes (continued) Error Code Description 0x5030 EADDRINUSE: Address is already in use. 0x5031 EADDRNOTAVAIL: Address not available. 0x5033 ENETUNREACH: Network is unreachable. 0x5035 ECONNABORTED: The connection has been aborted by the peer. 0x5036 ECONNRESET: The connection has been reset by the peer. 0x5037 ENOBUFS: An internal buffer is required but cannot be allocated. 0x5038 EISCONN: The socket is already connected.
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com Table 4-31. DRAC 4 Log Messages 80 Message ID Description Suggested Action RAC186W DHCP: no response from server, need LAN address. The NIC cannot be enabled until a response is received from the DHCP server. Provides information only. No specific corrective action is indicated. Ensure that the DHCP server is operational. RAC188W DHCP: no response from server, Provides information only. No specific warm starting with . corrective action is indicated.
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Table 4-31. DRAC 4 Log Messages (continued) Message ID Description Suggested Action RAC065A DRAC 4 hard reset, delay was initiated. Provides information only. RAC066A DRAC 4 soft reset, delay was initiated. Provides information only. RAC067A DRAC 4 graceful reset, delay was initiated. Provides information only. RAC068A DRAC 4 cfg2default reset, delay was initiated. Provides information only. RAC069A DRAC 4 shutdown was initiated.
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com Frequently Asked Questions Table 4-32 lists frequently asked questions and answers. Table 4-32. Managing and Recovering a Remote System: Frequently Asked Questions Question Answer The following message is displayed for unknown reasons: As part of discovery, IT Assistant attempts to verify the get and set community names of the device. In IT Assistant, you have the get community name = public and the set community name = private.
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Table 4-32. Managing and Recovering a Remote System: Frequently Asked Questions (continued) Question Answer When accessing the DRAC 4 Web-based interface, I get a security warning stating the hostname of the SSL certificate does not match the hostname of the DRAC 4. DRAC 4 includes a default DRAC 4 server certificate to ensure network security for the Web-based interface and remote racadm features.
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Using the DRAC 4 With Microsoft® Active Directory A directory service is used to maintain a common database of all information needed for controlling users, computers, printers, etc. on a network. If your company uses the Microsoft Active Directory service software, it can be configured to give you access to the DRAC 4, allowing you to add and control DRAC 4 user privileges to your existing users in your Active Directory software.
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com Overview of the RAC Schema Extensions To provide the greatest flexibility in the multitude of customer environments, Dell provides a group of objects that can be configured by the user depending on the desired results. Dell has extended the schema to include an Association, Device, and Privilege object. The Association object is used to link together the users or groups with a specific set of privileges to one or more RAC devices.
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Figure 5-1. Typical Setup for Active Directory Objects Association Object User(s) Group(s) Privilege Object RAC Device Object(s) RAC4 Privilege Object You can create as many or as few association objects as you want or need. However, you must create at least one Association Object, and you must have one RAC Device Object for each RAC (DRAC 4) on the network that you want to integrate with Active Directory for Authentication and Authorization with the RAC (DRAC 4).
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com Figure 5-2. Setting Up Active Directory Objects in a Single Domain AO1 Group1 User1 User2 AO2 Priv1 User3 Priv2 RAC1 RAC2 To set up the objects for the single domain scenario, perform the following tasks: 1 Create two Association Objects. 2 Create two RAC Device Objects, RAC1 and RAC2, to represent the two DRAC 4 cards. 3 Create two Privilege Objects, Priv1 and Priv2, in which Priv1 has all privileges (administrator) and Priv2 has login privileges.
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Figure 5-3. Setting Up Active Directory Objects in Multiple Domains Domain1 Domain2 AO1 Group1 User1 User2 AO2 Priv1 User3 Priv2 RAC1 RAC2 To set up the objects for the multiple domain scenario, perform the following tasks: 1 Ensure that the domain forest function is in Native or Windows 2003 mode. 2 Create two Association Objects, AO1 (of Universal scope) and AO2, in any domain. The figure shows the objects in Domain2.
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com Configuring Active Directory to Access Your DRAC 4 Before you can use Active Directory to access your DRAC 4, you must configure the Active Directory software and the DRAC 4 by performing the following steps in their numbered order: 1 Extend the Active Directory schema (see "Extending the Active Directory Schema"). 2 Extend the Active Directory Users and Computers Snap-in (see "Installing the Dell Extension to the Active Directory Users and Computers Snap-In").
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4 Click Next to run the Dell Schema Extender. 5 Click Finish. The schema is extended. To verify the schema extension, use the Microsoft Management Console (MMC), the Active Directory Schema snap-in to verify the existence of the following classes (listed in Table 5-1, Table 5-2, Table 5-3, Table 5-4, Table 5-5, and Table 5-6) and attributes (listed in Table 5-7). See your Microsoft documentation for more information on how to enable and use the Active Directory Schema snap-in the MMC. Table 5-1.
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com Table 5-4. dellRAC4Privileges Class OID 1.2.840.113556.1.8000.1280.1.1.1.3 Description This class is used to define the privileges (Authorization Rights) for the DRAC 4 device. Class Type Auxiliary Class SuperClasses None Attributes dellIsLoginUser dellIsCardConfigAdmin dellIsUserConfigAdmin dellIsLogClearAdmin dellIsServerResetUser dellIsConsoleRedirectUser dellIsVirtualMediaUser dellIsTestAlertUser dellIsDebugCommandAdmin Table 5-5. dellPrivileges Class OID 1.2.
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Table 5-7. List of Attributes Added to the Active Directory Schema Attribute Name/Description Assigned OID/Syntax Object Identifier Single Valued dellPrivilegeMember 1.2.840.113556.1.8000.1280.1.1.2.1 FALSE List of dellPrivilege Objects that belong Distinguished Name (LDAPTYPE_DN to this Attribute. 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.12) dellProductMembers 1.2.840.113556.1.8000.1280.1.1.2.2 FALSE List of dellRacDevices Objects that Distinguished Name (LDAPTYPE_DN belong to this role.
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com Table 5-7. List of Attributes Added to the Active Directory Schema (continued) Attribute Name/Description Assigned OID/Syntax Object Identifier Single Valued dellIsDebugCommandAdmin 1.2.840.113556.1.8000.1280.1.1.2.11 TRUE TRUE if the user has Debug Boolean (LDAPTYPE_BOOLEAN Command Admin rights on the device. 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.7) dellSchemaVersion 1.2.840.113556.1.8000.1280.1.1.2.
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Opening the Active Directory Users and Computers Snap-In To open the Active Directory Users and Computers snap-in, perform the following steps: 1 If you are on the domain controller, click Start Admin Tools → Active Directory Users and Computers. If you are not on the domain controller, you must have the appropriate Microsoft Administrator Pack installed on your local system. To install this Administrator Pack, click Start → Run, type MMC and press . This opens the Microsoft Management Console (MMC).
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com 4 Select Privilege Object. 5 Click OK. 6 Right-click the privilege object that you created, and select Properties. 7 Click the RAC 4 Privileges tab and select the DRAC 4 privileges that you want the user to have (for more information, see Table 4-2). Creating an Association Object The Association Object is derived from a Group and must contain a Group Type. The Association Scope specifies the Security Group Type for the Association Object.
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To add a privilege: 1 Select the Privileges Object tab and click Add. 2 Type the Privilege Object name and click OK. Click the Products tab to add one or more RAC devices to the association. The associated devices specify the RAC devices connected to the network that are available for the defined users or user groups. NOTE: You can add multiple RAC devices to an association object. To add RAC devices or RAC device groups: 1 Select the Products tab and click Add.
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com Exporting the Domain Controller Root CA Certificate NOTE: The following steps may vary slightly if you are using Windows 2000. 1 Go to the domain controller on which you installed the Microsoft Enterprise CA service. 2 Click Start → Run. 3 Type mmc and click OK. 4 In the Console 1 (MMC) window, click File (or Console on Windows 2000 systems) and select Add/Remove Snap-in. 5 In the Add/Remove Snap-In window, click Add.
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4 Click Next and browse to the SSL certificate file. 5 Install the RAC SSL Certificate in each domain controller’s Trusted Root Certification Authority. If you have installed your own certificate, ensure that the CA signing your certificate is in the Trusted Root Certification Authority list. If the Authority is not in the list, you must install it on all your Domain Controllers.
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com Configuring the DRAC 4 Active Directory Settings Using the racadm CLI Using the following commands to configure the DRAC 4 Active Directory Feature using the racadm CLI instead of the Web-based interface.
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Frequently Asked Questions Table 5-8 lists frequently asked questions and answers. Table 5-8. Using the DRAC 4 With Active Directory: Frequently Asked Questions Question Answer Can I log into the DRAC 4 using Active Directory The DRAC 4’s Active Directory querying algorithm across multiple forests? only supports a single tree in a single forest.
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com Table 5-8. Using the DRAC 4 With Active Directory: Frequently Asked Questions (continued) Question Answer I created and uploaded a new RAC certificate and If you use Microsoft Certificate Services to generate now the Web-based interface does not launch. the RAC certificate, one possible cause of this is you inadvertently chose User Certificate instead of Web Certificate when creating the certificate.
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Using Console Redirection Overview The DRAC 4 console redirection feature allows you to access the local server console remotely in either graphic or text mode. Today with the power of networking and the Internet, you do not have to sit in front of each server to perform all the routine maintenance. You can manage the servers from another city or even from the other side of the world from your desktop or laptop computer. You can also share the information with others—remotely and instantly.
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com To open a console redirection session, perform the following steps: 1 Open a Web browser on your management station. Connect and log into the DRAC 4. 2 Click Console in the left pane to bring you to the Console Redirection page. Read and follow the instructions on this page for starting a console redirection session. 3 Examine the information provided on the Console Redirection page (see Table 6-1) to ensure that a console redirection session is currently available.
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Table 6-2. Console Redirection Page Buttons Button Action Keyboard Macros Enables you to select and type one of the following keystroke combinations that cannot be typed using your local keyboard without affecting your local system. <(Left) Shift><(Right) Shift> Send Sends the selected keystroke macro.
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com Table 6-3. Other Console Redirection Page Buttons Button Action Print Prints the Console Redirection page. Refresh Reloads the Console Redirection page. Frequently Asked Questions Table 6-4 lists frequently asked questions and answers. Table 6-4.
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Table 6-4. Using Console Redirection: Frequently Asked Questions (continued) Question Answer Why aren’t the vKVM keyboard and mouse working? You must set the USB controller to On with BIOS support in the BIOS settings of the managed system. Restart the managed system and press to enter setup. Select Integrated Devices, and then select USB Controller. Save your changes and restart the system. Why does the managed system The managed system does not have the correct ATI video driver.
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com Table 6-4. Using Console Redirection: Frequently Asked Questions (continued) Question Answer How can I set the server display To set the server display to 256 colors: to 256 colors on Windows 2003? • Right-click desktop. • Select Properties. • Click the Settings tab. • Click the Advanced button. • Click the Adapter tab. • Click the List All Modes... button. • Select, for example:1024x768, 256 Colors, 60 Hertz.
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Table 6-4. Using Console Redirection: Frequently Asked Questions (continued) Question Answer Is there a way to verify that the ATI video driver update is installed on Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 2.1? Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 3 update 3 or greater and Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 2.1 update 5 or greater already have suitable video drivers.
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com Table 6-4. Using Console Redirection: Frequently Asked Questions (continued) Question Answer Why can't I use a keyboard or mouse while installing a Microsoft operating system remotely by using DRAC 4 console redirection? When you remotely install a supported Microsoft operating system on a system with Console Redirection enabled in the BIOS, you receive an EMS Connection Message that requires that you select OK before you can continue.
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Configuring and Using Virtual Media Overview The Virtual Media feature provides the managed system with a virtual floppy diskette drive and a virtual CD drive, which can use standard media from anywhere on the network. (Figure 7-1 shows the overall architecture of virtual media.) With this feature, administrators can remotely boot their managed systems, install applications, update drivers, or even install new operating systems remotely from the virtual CD/floppy diskette drives. Figure 7-1.
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com The managed system has a DRAC 4 card installed. The virtual CD and floppy drives are two electronic devices embedded in the DRAC 4 and are controlled by the DRAC 4 firmware. NOTE: These two devices are present on the managed system’s operating system and BIOS at all times, whether virtual media is connected or not. Connecting virtual media is just like inserting media into virtual devices. The management station provides the physical media or image file across the network.
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Installing the Virtual Media Plug-In To use the virtual media feature, you must successfully install the browser plug-in. After you have launched the virtual media page from within the DRAC 4 user interface, the browser automatically attempts to download the plug-in if it was not previously installed. If the plug-in is successfully installed, the virtual media page displays a list of floppy and CDs that the virtual drive can connect to.
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com Booting From the Virtual Media On supported systems, the system BIOS allows you boot from virtual CD or virtual floppy drives. You need to enter the BIOS setup window to ensure that the virtual drives are enabled in the boot sequence menu and that bootable devices are in the correct order. To change the BIOS setting, perform the following steps: 1 Boot the managed system. 2 Press to enter the BIOS setup window. 3 Scroll to the boot sequence and press .
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Using Virtual Media When the Server’s Operating System Is Running On Windows systems, the virtual media drives are mounted and given a drive letter. Using the virtual drives from within Windows is similar to using your physical drives. Once connected to the media at a management station, then the media is available at the system by simply clicking the drive and browsing its content. On a Red Hat Enterprise Linux system, the virtual drives must be mounted before the drives can be accessed.
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com To disable the virtual media feature, type the following command: racadm config -g cfgRacVirtual -o cfgVirMediaDisable 1 Virtual Media can also be enabled or disabled in the Option ROM as described in Table 2-1. Configuring the Virtual Floppy Feature For Your Operating System The DRAC 4 configures the virtual floppy device as a removable media disk.
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racvmcli The major capabilities of the Virtual Media command line interface (VM-CLI) utility are: • Support for removable media devices or image files, consistent with the VM plugins. • Support for command line option(s) to control/interact with the VM-CLI utility. • Support for multiple, simultaneously active instances of the utility (with read-only image files only, not when actual floppy/CD devices are used). • Optional feature: Support for a configuration file containing common options.
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com Administrator level access (or VM-CLI group membership) is required to successfully run the VM-CLI utility where the operating system defines and supports it. The client system’s administrator specifies the name of the VM-CLI group required for nonadministrator access to the utility. The client system’s administrator can create this group specifically for VM-CLI access, or it can be the name of an existing user group.
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is a valid IP address, in standard numbers-and-dots notation, or (if DRAC 4 support for DDNS is available and active) the DRAC 4 DDNS name. If an invalid value is detected, an error message displays and the command terminates. DRAC 4 User Name -u This parameter provides the name of the DRAC 4 user under whose authority the Virtual Media tasks will be performed. • The user name must be valid. • The user must have DRAC Virtual Media User permission.
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com CD/DVD Device or Image File -c | This parameter specifies the device or file to supply the virtual CD/DVD-ROM media: • is the filename (including path) of a valid ISO-9660 image file Example: Windows operating system: -c c:\temp\mydvd.img Linux operating system: -c /tmp/mydvd.
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VM-CLI Operating System Shell Options Features of the operating system shell can be used on the VM-CLI command line: • stderr/stdout redirection: Redirects any printed output of the utility to a file. For example, the greater-than character (>), followed by a filename, overwrites the specified file with the printed output of the VM-CLI utility. NOTE: The VM-CLI utility does not read from standard input (stdin), so there is no need to use stdin redirection.
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com Frequently Asked Questions Table 7-1 lists frequently asked questions and answers. Table 7-1. Using Virtual Media: Frequently Asked Questions Question Answer When I boot my system, the following messages appear during POST: • The Dell™ Virtual Media devices may have been disabled.
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Table 7-1. Using Virtual Media: Frequently Asked Questions (continued) Question Answer Why does the Eject command fail to work? The Eject command fails to work with Virtual CD devices if no Virtual Media client was connected at the time the Red Hat Enterprise Linux host was booted. To eject CD media from a Virtual CD device in this situation, ensure that the CD is not mounted, and then press the Eject button on the client CD drive.
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com Table 7-1. Using Virtual Media: Frequently Asked Questions (continued) Question Answer When I have a floppy drive or USB key open through Windows Explorer and I try to establish a Virtual Media connection on Windows for the same drives, I get a connection failure and I am asked to retry. Why? You cannot establish a connection until you close the Windows Explorer that is accessing the floppy drive or USB key.
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Table 7-1. Using Virtual Media: Frequently Asked Questions (continued) Question Answer How can I make my USB key bootable? Dell provides a Windows utility for formatting its USB Solid State devices as bootable devices on the Dell Resource CD that ships with a Dell system. You can use this utility to make the Memory Key bootable. You can also use the utility to format the Memory Key, to add an active partition, and to transfer basic MS-DOS® system files to the Memory Key.
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com Table 7-1. Using Virtual Media: Frequently Asked Questions (continued) Question Answer How do I find my device names on Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems so I can mount them? You can look at the /etc/fstab file which lists the device names for all your devices. When you know the device name, then you can use the mount and umount commands to mount and unmount your CD or floppy drives.
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Using the serial and racadm Commands The DRAC 4 provides serial and racadm commands that allow you to manage and configure the managed system locally or remotely. The serial/telnet console provides a set of serial commands. The serial commands, which include the racadm command, give you access to all of the text-based features supported by the DRAC 4 Web-based interface. The racadm CLI allows you to locally or remotely configure and manage your DRAC 4.
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com To connect to the managed system text console, type connect com2 from the DRAC 4 command prompt (displayed through Minicom or HyperTerminal). NOTE: When accessing a DOS console through connect com2, characters in the output may be dropped during the output of large amounts of data (for example, the dump of large files greater than 30 lines). This can cause incorrect displays in connect com2 over telnet sessions.
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Table 8-1. Serial/Telnet Commands (continued) Command Description getsysinfo Displays general DRAC 4 and system information. serveraction Executes a graceful hard server reset, or power-on, power-off, or power-cycle. getraclog Displays DRAC 4 log entries. clrraclog Clears the DRAC 4 log entries. gettracelog Displays Trace Log entries. getsel Displays System Event Log entries. clrsel Clears the System Event Log entries.
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com Using the racadm CLI Remotely NOTICE: Configure the IP address on your DRAC 4 before using the racadm remote capability. For more information about initially configuring your DRAC 4, including a list of other documents you may need, see "Installing and Setting Up the DRAC 4." The racadm CLI provides a remote capability option (-r) that allows you to connect to the managed system and execute racadm subcommands from a remote console or management station.
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Table 8-3. racadm Command Options (continued) Option Description -l Specifies the log level for debug. NOTE: If you use the -l option without using the -L option, a default log file named racadm.log is created in the current working directory. -v Specifies the verbose level for screen output. -L Specifies a debug log file. If you use the -r option, you must also use the -u and -p options to configure the DRAC 4 to accept racadm commands.
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com racadm Subcommand Descriptions The following subsections provide descriptions of subcommands that you can run under the racadm CLI. Table 8-5 briefly describes each racadm subcommand. For a detailed listing of every racadm subcommand including syntax and valid entries, see the "racadm Subcommand Man Pages." Table 8-5. racadm Subcommands Command Description help Lists DRAC 4 subcommands. help Lists usage statement for the specified subcommand.
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racadm Error Messages For information about racadm CLI error messages, see "Frequently Asked Questions" in this chapter. Configuring Multiple DRAC 4s One of the major features of the racadm CLI is the ability to configure a DRAC 4 using a configuration file. The racadm CLI parses the DRAC 4 configuration file, called racadm.cfg, and then sends individual configuration requests to one or more DRAC 4s. This method may be used to configure multiple DRAC 4 database properties.
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com The initial configuration file, racadm.cfg, is named by the user. In the following example, the configuration file is named myfile.cfg. To obtain this file, type the following command at the command prompt: racadm getconfig -f myfile.cfg NOTICE: It is recommended that you edit this file with a simple text editor; the racadm utility uses an ASCII text parser, and any formatting confuses the parser and might corrupt the racadm database.
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• Use the racresetcfg subcommand to keep all DRAC 4s the same. To keep all DRAC 4s the same, use the racresetcfg subcommand to reset the DRAC 4 to original defaults, and then run the racadm config -f .cfg command. Ensure that the .cfg file has all the desired objects, users, indexes, and other parameters. NOTICE: Use the racresetcfg subcommand to reset the database and the DRAC 4 NIC settings to the original default settings and remove all users and user configurations.
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com • An indexed object entry is ignored by the .cfg parser. The user cannot specify which index is used. If the index already exists, it is used, or else the new entry is created in the first available index for that group. The racadm getconfig -f .cfg command places a comment in front of index objects, which allows the user to see which comments are being used.
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The file contents are as follows: # # Object Group "cfgLanNetworking" # [cfgLanNetworking] cfgNicIpAddress=10.35.10.110 cfgNicGateway=10.35.10.1 This file will be updated as follows: # # Object Group "cfgLanNetworking" # [cfgLanNetworking] cfgNicIpAddress=10.35.9.143 # comment, the rest of this line is ignored cfgNicGateway=10.35.9.1 The command racadm config -f myfile.cfg parses this file and identifies any errors by line number. A correct file will update the proper entries.
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com Before Adding a DRAC 4 User The DRAC 4 allows up to 16 users to be configured into the DRAC 4 property database. Before manually adding the DRAC 4 user, you need to know which, if any, users exist. If the DRAC 4 is new, or the racadm racresetcfg command has been run, then the only user is root with the password calvin. The racresetcfg subcommand resets the DRAC 4 back to the original defaults.
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Example: racadm config -g cfgUserAdmin -o cfgUserAdminUserName -i 2 john racadm config -g cfgUserAdmin -o cfgUserAdminPassword -i 2 123456 A user name "john" with the password of "123456" is created. This user name and password can now be used to log into the Web-based remote access interface. You can verify this using either of the following two commands: racadm getconfig -u john racadm getconfig -g cfgUserAdmin -i 2 Deleting a DRAC 4 User All users must be deleted manually.
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com racadm config -g cfgTraps -o cfgTrapsSnmpCommunity -i 2 public racadm config -g cfgTraps -o cfgTrapsEnable -i 2 1 racadm config -g cfgTraps -o cfgTrapsFilterRacEventMask -i 2 0x0 racadm config -g cfgTraps -o cfgTrapsFilterSysEventMask -i 2 0x0 racadm config -g cfgTraps -o cfgTrapsDestIpAddr -i 2 racadm config -g cfgOobSnmp -o cfgOobSnmpTrapsEnable 1 racadm config -g cfgRemoteHosts -o cfgRhostsSmtpServerIpAddr 143.166.224.
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Configuring DRAC 4 Network Properties Type the following command to get a list of the available network properties: racadm getconfig -g cfgLanNetworking If you want to use DHCP to obtain an IP address, you can use the command to write the object cfgNicUseDhcp to enable it. You may also type a static IP address, netmask, and gateway. The commands provide the same configuration functionality as the option ROM does at boot-up time when you are prompted to type .
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com Frequently Asked Questions Table 8-6 lists frequently asked questions and answers. Table 8-6. Using the serial and racadm Commands: Frequently Asked Questions Question Answer After performing a DRAC 4 reset (using the racadm You must wait until the DRAC 4 completes the racreset command), I issue a command and the reset before issuing another command. following message is displayed: racadm Transport: ERROR: (RC=-1).
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Operating System Deployment Using the DRAC 4 Virtual Media CLI Feature To accomplish remote operating system deployments for multiple target servers, interactive methods are time consuming, and error-prone. The DRAC 4 Virtual Media command line interface (VM-CLI) utility supports cost-effective, scripted methods for accomplishing remote operating system deployments to multiple target servers.
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com 3 A network share, accessible from the remote target servers, which hosts the operating system files and drivers needed during the operating system deployment procedure. This network share may also host the operating system deployment boot image file(s) described in the next requirement.
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4 Create a bootable deployment image file that performs the steps necessary to deploy the operating system. This bootable image file includes programs or scripts that understand the target deployment infrastructure, and use standard network-based installation methods to achieve the installation. For example, to deploy a Microsoft® Windows® server, this image file may include programs that utilize Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) methods to deploy the operating system to the target server.
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com Creating Bootable Deployment Image Files Observe the following guidelines when creating the bootable deployment image files. NOTE: Regardless of the particular method used to create image files, it is recommended that you test the image file by ensuring that you can successfully boot to it before starting a mass deployment.
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Troubleshooting Troubleshooting the DRAC 4 See the following tables for help with troubleshooting the DRAC 4 and the racadm CLI: Table 4-30, "DRAC 4 Network Error Codes" Table 4-32, "Managing and Recovering a Remote System: Frequently Asked Questions" Table 5-8, "Using the DRAC 4 With Active Directory: Frequently Asked Questions" Table 6-4, "Using Console Redirection: Frequently Asked Questions" Table 7-1, "Using Virtual Media: Frequently Asked Questions" Table 8-6, "Using the serial and racadm Commands: Fr
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racadm Subcommand Man Pages This section provides descriptions of the subcommands that you can run in the racadm CLI. help NOTE: To use this command, you must have Log In DRAC 4 permission. Table A-1 describes the help command. Table A-1. Help Command Command Definition help Lists all of the subcommands available to use with racadm and provides a short description for each.
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com arp NOTE: To use this command, you must have Execute Diagnostic Commands permission. Table A-2 describes the arp command. Table A-2. arp Command Command Definition arp Displays the contents of the ARP table. ARP table entries may not be added or deleted. Synopsis racadm arp clearasrscreen NOTE: To use this command, you must have Execute Debug Commands permission. Table A-3 describes the clearasrscreen subcommand. Table A-3.
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Synopsis racadm config [ -p -c] -f racadm config -g -o [-i ] racadm getconfig [-p] -f racadm getconfig -g [-i ] racadm getconfig -u racadm getconfig -h config Subcommand Description The config subcommand allows the user to set DRAC 4 configuration parameters individually or to batch them as part of a configuration file. After the .cfg file has been correctly parsed, each object is read.
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com Output This subcommand generates error output upon encountering either of the following: • Invalid syntax, group name, object name, index, or other invalid database members • racadm CLI transport failures If errors are not encountered, this subcommand returns an indication of how many configuration objects that were written out of how many total objects were in the .cfg file.
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Output This subcommand generates error output upon encountering either of the following: • Invalid syntax, group name, object name, index, or other invalid database members • racadm CLI transport failures If errors are not encountered, this subcommand displays the contents of the specified configuration. Examples • racadm getconfig -g cfgLanNetworking — Displays all of the configuration parameters (objects) that are contained in the group cfgLanNetworking.
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com Description The coredump subcommand displays detailed information, including register values, recorded when the most recent bus error occurred, or the message No CORE dump available (if a previous bus error has not occurred, or if the data has been cleared). This bus error information is persistent across power cycles of the DRAC 4—the data remains in the flash memory of the DRAC 4 until either: • It is cleared using the coredumpdelete subcommand.
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SWI stack Enter stack Current task stack: 'IPEV' -#005e0000 where is the binary information that was generated by the DRAC 4 firmware. Example output (when data is not available): FW d_cmdCoreDump: No CORE dump available. coredumpdelete NOTE: To use this command, you must have Clear Logs or Execute Debug Commands permission. Table A-8 describes the coredumpdelete subcommand. Table A-8.
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com Table A-9. fwupdate Subcommand Definition fwupdate Updates the firmware on the DRAC 4. Synopsis racadm fwupdate -u [-w] [-D] racadm fwupdate -s racadm fwupdate -g [-u ] [-w][-D] [-a ] [-f ] racadm fwupdate -c racadm fwupdate -p -f [-u] [-w] [-D] Description The fwupdate subcommand allows the caller to update the firmware on the DRAC 4.
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Table A-10. fwupdate Subcommand Options Option Description -u The update option performs a checksum of the firmware update file and starts the actual update process. If this option is typed by itself, it is assumed that a firmware update file has already been loaded into the RAMdisk using the -g or -p options. This option may also be used along with the -g or -p options. After the firmware update file has been loaded, the update process is started within the same call.
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com Output Displays a message indicating which operation is being performed. Examples • racadm fwupdate -g - a 143.166.154.143 -f firmimg.dm1 In this example, the -g option tells the firmware to download the firmware update file from a location (specified by the -f option) on the TFTP server at a specific IP address (specified by the -a option). The update file is then loaded into RAMdisk. Since the -u option is not present, an update does not occur.
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getssninfo NOTE: To use this command, you must have Log In To DRAC 4 permission. Table A-11 describes the getssinfo subcommand. Table A-11. getssinfo Subcommand Subcommand Definition getssninfo Retrieves session information for one or more currently active or pending sessions from the Session Manager's session table.
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com Examples • racadm getssninfo Session table summary status: 1 VALID 3 AVAILABLE Table A-13 provides an example of output from the racadm getssninfo command. Table A-13. getssninfo Subcommand Output Example Type User IP Address Login Date/Time Consoles Web DRAC 4 root 143.166.174.19 Thu, 06 Mar 2004 10:32:39 GMT-06:00 NONE • racadm getssninfo -A 1 3 "Web" "RAC\root" 143.166.174.
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Description The getsysinfo command returns information about watchdog status, depending on the command options. Input Table A-15 describes the getsysinfo subcommand options. Table A-15. getsysinfo Subcommand Options Option Description -d Displays DRAC 4 information -s Displays system information -w Displays watchdog information -A Eliminates the printing of headers/labels -r Displays DRAC 4 information If the -w option is not specified, then the other options are used as defaults.
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com Examples • racadm getsysinfo -A -w -s "123456" "PowerEdge 2800" "A08" "EF23VQ-0023" "" 0x100 "Server1" "Microsoft Windows 2000 version 5.0, Build Number 2195, Service Pack 2" "1.60" "Watchdog Info:" 2 39 40 • racadm getsysinfo -w -s System Information: System ID = 123456 System Model = PowerEdge 2800 BIOS Version = A08 Asset Tag = EF23VQ-0023 Service Tag = 2MP9Z01 Hostname = Server1 OS name = Microsoft Windows 2000 version 5.
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getractime NOTE: To use this command, you must have Log In DRAC 4 permission. Table A-17 describes the getractime subcommand. Table A-17. getractime Subcommand Definition getractime Displays the time from the controller. Synopsis racadm getractime [-u] [-d] Description The getractime subcommand displays the time in one of the following two formats: • u — The UTC hexadecimal value followed by the offset in signed decimal (default). • d — The yyyymmddhhmmss.
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com netstat NOTE: To use this command, you must have Execute Diagnostic Commands permission. Table A-19 describes the netstat subcommand. Table A-19. netstat Subcommand Definition netstat Prints the contents of the routing table. If the optional interface number is provided, then netstat prints additional information regarding the traffic across the interface, buffer usage, and other network interface information.
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Table A-21. setniccfg/getniccfg Subcommand Definition setniccfg Sets the IP configuration for the controller. getniccfg Displays the current IP configuration for the controller. NOTE: The terms NIC and Ethernet management port may be used interchangeably. Synopsis racadm setniccfg -d racadm setniccfg -s [ ] racadm setniccfg -o racadm getniccfg Description for setniccfg The setniccfg subcommand sets the controller IP address.
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com getsvctag NOTE: To use this command, you must have Log In To DRAC 4 permission. Table A-22 describes the getsvctag subcommand. Table A-22. getsvctag Subcommand Definition getsvctag Displays a service tag. Synopsis racadm getsvctag Description The getsvctag subcommand displays the Service Tag for the system. Example Type getsvctag at the command prompt. The output is displayed as follows: Y76TP0G The command returns 0 on success and nonzero on errors.
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Description The racdump subcommand provides a single command to get dump, status, and general DRAC 4 board information. The following commands are executed as a result of the single racdump subcommand: • getsysinfo • coredump • memmap • netstat • getssninfo Output The output of the individual commands are displayed. racreset NOTE: To use this command, you must have Configure DRAC 4 permission. Table A-24 describes the racreset subcommand. Table A-24.
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com Table A-25 describes the racreset subcommand options. Table A-25. racreset Subcommand Options Option Description hard A hard reset resets the entire DRAC 4 and is as close to a power-on reset as can be achieved using software. The DRAC 4 log, database, and selected daemons are shut down gracefully prior to the reset. A hard reset should be considered as a final effort. PCI configuration is lost.
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Description The racresetcfg command removes all database property entries that have been configured by the user. The database has default properties for all entries that are used to restore the card back to its original default settings. After resetting the database properties, the DRAC 4 resets automatically. NOTICE: Before using this command, ensure that you want to restore your database to its original default state with default user root and default password calvin.
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com Output The serveraction command returns without output if successful. getraclog NOTE: To use this command, you must have Log In DRAC 4 permission. Table A-29 describes the getraclog command. Table A-29. getraclog Command Definition getraclog -i Displays the number of entries in the DRAC 4 log. getraclog Displays the DRAC 4 log entries.
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Restrictions The output buffer size is too big for execution across IPMI transport. clrraclog NOTE: To use this command, you must have Clear Logs permission. Synopsis racadm clrraclog Description NOTE: The command name and the racadm subcommand names may be different. This is normal. The clrraclog command completely clears the DRAC 4 log. A single entry is made to indicate the user and time that the log was cleared. getsel NOTE: To use this command, you must have Log In To DRAC 4 permission.
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com -s — Provides the number of records to skip before returning entries (default=0). -v — Provides "verbose" output. -V — Provides "Very verbose" output. -E — Places the 16 bytes of raw SEL at the end of each line of output as a sequence of hex values. -R — Only the raw data is printed. -m — Displays 24 rows at a time, and queries for more (such as the UNIX more command). Output One line of output is displayed for each SEL entry.
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Description The gettracelog -i command displays the number of entries in the DRAC 4 trace log. The gettracelog (without the -i option) command reads entries. The -m option displays 24 rows at a time, and queries for more (such as the UNIX more command). Output One line of output is displayed for each trace log entry. setrac Table A-32 describes the setrac subcommand. Table A-32. setrac Subcommand Definition setrac Sets DRAC 4 parameters from the managed system.
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com Table A-33. setrac Subcommand Options (continued) -T Gets the OS type from the managed system and writes it to the DRAC 4. This parameter is available for viewing using the getsysinfo command and under the object ID interface using config/getconfig as [ifcRacManagedNodeOs] ifcRacMnOsOsType. -d The -d, or display option, allows the user to get the Hostname, OS name, and OS type from the managed system and display these items only. Parameters are not written to the DRAC 4.
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Options NOTE: The -u and -f options are not supported for the serial/telnet console. Table A-35 describes the sslcsrgen subcommand options. Table A-35. sslcsrgen Subcommand Options Option Description -g Generates a new CSR. -s Returns the status of a CSR generation process (generation in progress, active, or none). -u Uploads the CSR to the filename specified by the -f option. -f Specifies the filename of the location, , where the CSR will be downloaded.
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com sslcertupload NOTE: To use this command, you must have Configure DRAC 4 permission. Table A-36 describes the sslcertupload subcommand. Table A-36. sslcertupload Subcommand Description sslcertupload Downloads a CA certificate to the DRAC 4. Synopsis racadm sslcertupload -t [-f ] Options Table A-37 describes the sslcertupload subcommand options. Table A-37.
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sslcertdownload NOTE: To use this command, you must have Configure DRAC 4 permission. Table A-38 describes the sslcertdownload subcommand. Table A-38. sslcertdownload Subcommand Description sslcertupload Downloads a CA certificate to the DRAC 4. Synopsis racadm sslcertdownload -t [-f ] Options Table A-39 describes the sslcertdownload subcommand options. Table A-39.
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com sslcertview NOTE: To use this command, you must have Configure DRAC 4 permission. Table A-40 describes the sslcertview subcommand. Table A-40. sslcertview Subcommand Description sslcertview Displays a CA certificate or server certificate that is located in the DRAC 4. Synopsis racadm sslcertview -t [-A] Options Table A-41 describes the sslcertview subcommand options. Table A-41.
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issuer.C=US issuer.CN=RMC Default Certificate issuer.O=Dell Inc. issuer.OU=BVS issuer.L=Round Rock issuer.S=Texas issuer.E=john@dell.com For the racadm sslcertview -t 1 -A subcommand, you receive output similar to the following example: 1 00 1024 DSU+12:34:31 DSU+15:34:31 US RMC Default Certificate Dell Inc. BVS Round Rock Texas john@dell.com US RMC Default Certificate Dell Inc. BVS Round Rock Texas john@dell.com testemail Table A-42 describes the testemail subcommand. Table A-42.
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com Description The testemail subcommand forces the DRAC 4 to send an email over the DRAC 4 network adapter. Options Table A-43 describes the testemail subcommand options. Table A-43. testemail Subcommand Options Option Description -u Specifies the user who receives the email. The necessary properties must be set up to correctly send email messages. -i Specifies the index of the user. Output None. testtrap NOTE: To use this command, you must have Test Alerts permission.
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vmdisconnect NOTE: To use this command, you must have Access Virtual Media permission. Table A-46 describes the vmdisconnect subcommand. Table A-46. vmdisconnect Subcommand Description vmdisconnect Forces a virtual media connection to close. Synopsis racadm vmdisconnect Description The vmdisconnect subcommand allows a user to forcibly disconnect another user's virtual media session. When disconnected, the user interface will reflect the correct connection status.
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DRAC 4 Property Database Group and Object Definitions The DRAC 4 property database contains the configuration information for the DRAC 4. Data is organized by associated object, and objects are organized by object group. The IDs for the groups and objects that the property database supports are listed in this section. Use the group and object IDs with the racadm utility to configure the DRAC 4. The following sections describe each object and indicate whether the object is readable, writable, or both.
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com Description A text description of the RAC type. idRacVersionInfo (Read Only) Legal Values String of up to 63 ASCII characters. Default RAC Firmware Version x.x Description A string containing the current firmware version of the product, where x is the current revision. idRacName (Read/Write) NOTE: To modify this property, you must have Configure DRAC 4 permission. Legal Values String of up to 15 ASCII characters.
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idRacType (Read) Default 5 Description Identifies the remote access controller type as the DRAC 4. cfgLanNetworking This group contains parameters to configure the DRAC 4 NIC. One instance of the group is allowed. All objects in this group will require the DRAC 4 NIC to be reset, which may cause a brief loss in connectivity. Objects that change the DRAC 4 NIC IP address settings will close all active user sessions and require users to reconnect using the updated IP address settings.
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com Default MYDOMAIN Description The DNS domain name. This parameter is only valid if cfgDNSRegisterRac is set to 1 (TRUE) and if cfgDNSDomainNameFromDHCP is set to 0 (FALSE). When cfgDNSRacName is not the default name and the firmware repair utility diskettes are used to update the DRAC 4, two RAC names (the original and the default) with the same IP address may be seen on the DNS server. Other DRAC 4 firmware update methods do not display this behavior.
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cfgDNSServersFromDHCP (Read/Write) NOTE: To modify this property, you must have Configure DRAC 4 permission. Legal Values Boolean, either 1 or 0 (TRUE or FALSE). Default 0 Description Retrieves DNS server addresses from the DHCP server. cfgDNSServer1 (Read/Write) NOTE: To modify this property, you must have Configure DRAC 4 permission. Legal Values Any legal IP address. Default 192.168.0.5 Description Retrieves the IP address for DNS server 1.
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com Description Retrieves the IP address for DNS server 2. This parameter is only valid if cfgDNSServersFromDHCP is set to 0 (FALSE). NOTE: cfgDNSServer1 and cfgDNSServer2 may be set to identical values while swapping addresses. cfgNicEnable (Read/Write) NOTE: To modify this property, you must have Configure DRAC 4 permission. Legal Values Boolean, either 1 or 0 (TRUE or FALSE). Default 1 Description 0=Disable. 1=Enable the DRAC 4 NIC.
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Description The network mask used by the DRAC 4 NIC. cfgNicGateway (Read/Write) NOTE: To modify this property, you must have Configure DRAC 4 permission. Legal Values A string of "." separated numeric fields containing the static gateway. Default 192.168.0.120 Description The gateway used by the DRAC 4 NIC. cfgNicUseDhcp (Read/Write) NOTE: To modify this property, you must have Configure DRAC 4 permission.
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com cfgNicCurrentIpAddress (Read Only) Legal Values A string of "." separated numeric fields containing the IP address Default None Description The current IP address of the DRAC 4 NIC. cfgNicCurrentNetmask (Read Only) Legal Values A string of "." separated numeric fields containing the network mask. Default None Description The current network mask used by the DRAC 4 NIC. cfgNicCurrentGateway (Read Only) Legal Values A string of ".
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Description Indicates whether or not DHCP was used to configure the NIC. 0 = IP address is static 1 = IP address was obtained from a DHCP server. cfgDNSCurrentDomainName (Read Only) Description Current DNS domain name. cfgDNSCurrentServer1 (Read Only) Description Current IP address used for DNS Server 1. cfgDNSCurrentServer2 (Read Only) Description Current IP address used for DNS Server 2.
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com cfgRhostsSmtpServerIpAddr (Read/Write) NOTE: To modify this property, you must have Configure DRAC 4 permission. Legal Values A string of "." separated numeric fields containing the IP address. Default 127.0.0.1 Description The IP address of the server used in email alerts. cfgRhostsFwUpdateTftpEnable (Read/Write) NOTE: To modify this property, you must have Configure DRAC 4 permission. Legal Values Boolean either 1 or 0 (TRUE or FALSE).
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cfgRhostsFwUpdatePath (Read/Write) NOTE: To modify this property, you must have Configure DRAC 4 permission. Legal Values String of up to 255 ASCII characters that designate a valid path name. Default "" Description The path name pointing to the firmware update binary file. If this is a file name only, then the path needs to be specified in the TFTP server. Otherwise, the entire path can be specified here. NOTE: The server may still require you to specify the drive (for example, C).
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com Table B-1. Bit Masks for User Privileges User Privilege Bit Mask Log In To DRAC 4 0x80000001 Configure DRAC 4 0x80000002 Configure Users 0x80000004 Clear Logs 0x80000008 Execute Server Control Commands 0x80000010 Access Console Redirection 0x80000020 Access Virtual Media 0x80000040 Test Alerts 0x80000080 Execute Debug Commands 0x80000100 cfgUserAdminUserName (Read/Write) NOTE: To modify this property, you must have Configure Users permission.
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Description The password for this user. The user passwords are encrypted and cannot be seen or displayed after this property is written. cfgUserAdminAlertFilterRacEventMask (Read/Write) NOTE: To modify this property, you must have Configure Users permission. Legal Values See "DRAC 4-Generated Event Mask Definitions." Default 0x777777 Description See "DRAC 4-Generated Event Mask Definitions." (Type hexadecimal values.
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com cfgUserAdminEmailAddress (Read/Write) NOTE: To modify this property, you must have Configure Users permission. Legal Values A string of up to 63 ASCII characters. Default "" Description Standard email address, such as john_doe@mycompany.com. cfgUserAdminEmailCustomMsg (Read/Write) NOTE: To modify this property, you must have Configure Users permission. Legal Values A string of up to 31 ASCII characters.
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Legal Values A string of "." separated numeric fields containing the IP. Default "" Description IP address of an SNMP trap daemon. NOTE: This object is the anchor for this indexed group. cfgTrapsEnable (Read/Write) NOTE: To modify this property, you must have Configure DRAC 4 permission. Legal Values Boolean, either 1 or 0 (TRUE or FALSE). Default 1 Description 0=Disabled, 1=Enabled for this indexed entry.
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com Legal Values See "DRAC 4-Generated Event Mask Definitions." Default 0x300000 Description See "DRAC 4-Generated Event Mask Definitions." (Type hexadecimal values.) cfgTrapsFilterSysEventMask (Read/Write) NOTE: To modify this property, you must have Configure DRAC 4 permission. Legal Values See "DRAC 4-Generated Event Mask Definitions." Default 0x77777 Description See "DRAC 4-Generated Event Mask Definitions." (Type hexadecimal values.
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cfgSsnMgtMaxSessions (Read/Write) NOTE: To modify this property, you must have Configure DRAC 4 permission. Legal Values 0x1 through 0x4 Default 0x4 Description The maximum number of simultaneous sessions that are allowed at one time from the DRAC 4 Web-based remote access interface. (Type hexadecimal values.) cfgSsnMgtMaxSessionsPerUser (Read/Write) NOTE: To modify this property, you must have Configure DRAC 4 permission.
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com Description Defines the Secure Shell idle time-out. This property sets the amount of time in seconds that a connection is allowed to remain idle (there is no user input). The session is cancelled if the time limit set by this property is reached. Changes to this setting do not affect the current session (you must log out and log in again to make the new settings effective).
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cfgSerialConsoleQuitKey (Read/Write) NOTE: To modify this property, you must have Configure DRAC 4 permission. Legal Values A string of 3 or less characters. Default The <~><.> key combination The key represents a carriage return; press as a substitute for . Description This key sequence terminates text console redirection when using VT-100. cfgSerialConsoleIdleTimeout (Read/Write) NOTE: To modify this property, you must have Configure DRAC 4 permission.
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com cfgSerialConsoleNoAuth (Read/Write) NOTE: To modify this property, you must have Configure DRAC 4 permission. Legal Values 0 – Login prompt is Enabled on the serial shell. 1 – Login prompt is Disabled on serial shell. Default 0 Description Allows you to disable authentication on the serial shell. cfgSerialConsoleCommand (Read/Write) NOTE: To modify this property, you must have Configure DRAC 4 permission.
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cfgSerialSshEnable (Read/Write) NOTE: To modify this property, you must have Configure DRAC 4 permission. Legal Values 0=disabled, 1=enabled Default 1=enabled Description Enables/disables secure shell on the DRAC 4. cfgSerialTelnetEnable (Read/Write) NOTE: To modify this property, you must have Configure DRAC 4 permission.
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com cfgSerialTelnet7flsBackspace (Read/Write) NOTE: To modify this property, you must have Configure DRAC 4 permission. Description When enabled, the DRAC 4 will interpret 0x7f characters as backspaces from a telnet session. Some telnet clients send 0x7f characters when you press . Normally, when you press , 0x08 characters are sent.
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Default 1 Description Sets the DRAC 4 link speed to 100 Mbit (1) or 10 Mbit (0). cfgNetTuningNicFullDuplex (Read/Write) NOTE: To modify this property, you must have Configure DRAC 4 permission. Legal Values 1 or 0 Default 1 Description Sets the duplex to full duplex(1) or half duplex (0). cfgNetTuningNicMtu (Read/Write) NOTE: To modify this property, you must have Configure DRAC 4 permission. Legal Values Integer from 576 to 1500. Default 0x5dc (1500).
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com Description The maximum IP packet time to live in seconds. (Type hexadecimal values.) cfgNetTuningIpReassTtl (Read/Write) NOTE: To modify this property, you must have Configure DRAC 4 permission. Legal Values Integer from 60 to 240. Default 0x3c (60) Description The maximum IP packet fragment reassembly time in ½ second units. (Type hexadecimal values.) cfgNetTuningTcpSrttBase (Read/Write) NOTE: To modify this property, you must have Configure DRAC 4 permission.
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Description The smoothed round trip time-out base default value for TCP retransmission round trip time in ½ second units. (Type hexadecimal values.) cfgNetTuningTcpReXmtMin (Read/Write) NOTE: To modify this property, you must have Configure DRAC 4 permission. Legal Values Integer from 2 to 1024. Default 0x2 (2) Description The minimum number of TCP retransmission time in ½ second units. (Type hexadecimal values.
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com cfgNetTuningIpSubnetsAreLocal (Read/Write) NOTE: To modify this property, you must have Configure DRAC 4 permission. Legal Values 1 or 0 Default 1 Description Packets addressed to subnets of the local net do not go to the gateway. Tuning the DRAC 4 for Satellite Connectivity The racadm CLI may be used to modify the network tuning properties of the DRAC 4. It is also possible to use the racadm.cfg file to modify these properties (similar to the manner in which .
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Table B-2. DRAC 4 Properties for Satellite Connectivity (continued) Property Normal Value Satellite Value cfgNetTuningTcpReXmtMin 0 0 cfgNetTuningTcpReXmtMax 0x80 0x400 cfgNetTuningTcpMsl 0xf0 0x3c NOTICE: Although you can configure these parameters, it is recommended that you only use the settings described here. Other settings may adversely effect the DRAC 4's ability to communicate with other network nodes.
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com Description 0=Disable, 1=Enable transmission of SNMP traps. cfgOobSnmpAgentEnable (Read/Write) NOTE: To modify this property, you must have Configure DRAC 4 permission. This object requires a DRAC 4 reset before it becomes active. Legal Values Boolean either 1 or 0 (TRUE or FALSE). Default 0 Description 0=Disable, 1=Enable the DRAC 4 SNMP agent. cfgRacTuning The group contains various tuning configuration parameters. One instance of the group is allowed.
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cfgRacTuneHttpsPort (Read/Write) NOTE: To modify this property, you must have Configure DRAC 4 permission. Legal Values 0 – 65535 Default 443 Description Use this property to configure the DRAC 4 HTTPS port. (Type hexadecimal values.) cfgRacTuneSshPort (Read/Write) NOTE: To modify this property, you must have Configure DRAC 4 permission. Legal Values 0 – 65535 Default 22 Description Use this property to configure the DRAC 4 SSH port. (Type hexadecimal values.
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com cfgRacTuneFwUpdateResetDelay (Read/Write) NOTE: To modify this property, you must have Configure DRAC 4 permission. Legal Values Integer from 0 to 600. Default 0x46 or 70 Description The maximum number in seconds to wait between the time that the firmware update file is loaded and the update sequence is started. (Type hexadecimal values.) cfgRacTuneRemoteRacadmEnable (Read/Write) NOTE: To modify this property, you must have Configure DRAC 4 permission.
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cfgRacTuneConRedirPort (Read/Write) NOTE: To modify this property, you must have Configure DRAC 4 permission. Legal Values 0-65535 Default 5900 (0x170c) Description Determines the port used during vKVM sessions with the Console Redirection window. After changing this property, the RAC must be reset prior to opening any new Console Redirection sessions. (Type hexadecimal values.) NOTE: This object requires a DRAC 4 reset before it becomes active.
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com Default "" Description The operating system name of the managed system. ifcRacMnOsOsType (Read Only) Legal Values Not user-writable. Default 0 Description Manage system operating system type. cfgRacSecurity This group contains parameters to configure the DRAC 4 SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) security features. cfgRacSecCsrCommonName (Read/Write) NOTE: To modify this property, you must have Configure DRAC 4 permission.
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Default "" Description The CSR organization name. cfgRacSecCsrOrganizationUnit (Read/Write) NOTE: To modify this property, you must have Configure DRAC 4 permission. Legal Values A string of any ASCII characters. Default "" Description The CSR organization unit. cfgRacSecCsrLocalityName (Read/Write) NOTE: To modify this property, you must have Configure DRAC 4 permission. Legal Values A string of any ASCII characters. Default "" Description The CSR locality name.
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com Description The CSR state. cfgRacSecCsrCountryCode (Read/Write) NOTE: To modify this property, you must have Configure DRAC 4 permission. Legal Values The two-letter country code. Default "" Description The CSR country code. cfgRacSecCsrEmailAddr (Read/Write) NOTE: To modify this property, you must have Configure DRAC 4 permission. Legal Values A string of any ASCII characters. Default "" Description The CSR email address.
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cfgRacVirtual This group contains parameters to configure the DRAC 4 Virtual Media feature. One instance of the group is allowed. The following subsections describe the objects in this group. cfgFloppyEmulation (Read/Write) NOTE: To modify this property, you must have Configure DRAC 4 permission. Legal Values 1 or 0 (True or False) Default 0 Description 0 (False) is the default setting, causing the DRAC 4 IDE Option ROM utility to display DELL VIRTUALS-120 instead of VIRTUALFLOPPY DRIVE.
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com cfgVirAtapiSrvPort (Read/Write) NOTE: To modify this property, you must have Access Virtual Media permission. Legal Values Any unused port number between 0 and 65535 decimal. Default 0E54 in hexadecimal(3668 in decimal) Description Sets the port number or virtual media connection. (Type hexadecimal values). cfgVirtualBootOnce (Read/Write) NOTE: To modify this property, you must have Configure DRAC 4 permission.
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Description Active Directory Domain in which the DRAC resides. cfgADRacName (Read/Write) NOTE: To modify this property, you must have Configure DRAC 4 permission. Legal Values Any printable text string with no white space. Length is limited to 254 characters. Default (blank) Description Name of DRAC as recorded in the Active Directory forest. cfgADEnable (Read/Write) NOTE: To modify this property, you must have Configure DRAC 4 permission.
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com cfgADRootDomain (Read/Write) NOTE: To modify this property, you must have Configure DRAC 4 permission. Legal Values Any printable text string with no white space. The length is limited to 254 characters. Default (blank) Description Root domain of the Domain Forest. Event Filter Operation and Event Mask Properties The DRAC 4 alert filter scans the alert enable database properties before it scans the event masks.
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Table B-3. DRAC 4-Generated Event Mask Bit Definitions Bits Data Type 28–31 DRAC 4 undefined reserved 24–27 DRAC 4 miscellaneous alerts 20–23 DRAC 4 BMC communication alerts where has the following bit definitions: • Bit-0: 1 = Send alert for DRAC 4 communication with BMC and lost or restored communication between the DRAC 4 and BMC. • Bit-1: 1 = Send alert for DRAC 4 lost communication with BMC. • Bit-2: Reserved. • Bit-3: Reserved.
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com Table B-4.
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Table B-5. Alert Filter Property Group and Object IDs (continued) GroupID Object ID Object Default Value cfgOobSnmp cfgOobSnmpTrapsEnable TRUE cfgTraps cfgTrapsDestIpAddr 0.0.0.0 cfgTraps cfgTrapsEnable FALSE cfgTraps cfgTrapsSnmpCommunity "" cfgTraps cfgTrapsFilterRacEventMask 0x777777 cfgTraps cfgTrapsFilterSysEventMask 0x777777 Alert Test Commands You can test alerts using test commands. The racadm command has subcommands that test the different types of alert interfaces.
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com System ID: Bbn Model: Dell PowerEdge 2800 BIOS version: A00 Asset tag: 181676 Service tag: 6X713 Hostname: P2-750-08 OS Name: Linux 7.1 for the Itanium Processor BMC Version: 1.
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Glossary AGP CA Abbreviation for accelerated graphics port, which is a bus specification that allows graphics cards faster access to main system memory. A certificate authority is a business entity that is recognized in the IT industry for meeting high standards of reliable screening, identification, and other important security criteria. Examples of CAs include Thawte and VeriSign. After the CA receives your CSR, they review and verify the information the CSR contains.
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com DHCP GPIO Abbreviation for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, which is a protocol that provides a means to dynamically allocate IP addresses to computers on a local area network. Abbreviation for general purpose input/output. GRUB Acronym for GRand Unified Bootloader, a new and commonly-used Red Hat® Enterprise Linux loader.
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ISO MIB Abbreviation for international standards organization. Abbreviation for management information base. JVM NAS Abbreviation for Java Virtual Machine, which is a system-independent execution environment that converts compiled Java code (byte code) for a system processor so that it can perform a Java program instructions. Abbreviation for network attached storage. NIC Abbreviation for network interface card.
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www.dell.com | support.dell.com RAM disk SSL A memory-resident program which emulates a hard drive. The DRAC 4 maintains a RAM disk in its memory. Abbreviation for secure sockets layer. TAP RAC Abbreviation for remote access controller. Abbreviation for Telelocator Alphanumeric Protocol, which is a protocol used for submitting requests to a pager service. ROM Acronym for read-only memory, which is memory from which data may be read, but to which data cannot be written.
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Index A B configure, users, 58 access, web-based interface, 57 boot, virtual media, 114 active directory, 85, 101 browsers, 32 configuring system setup program, managed system, 44 active directory schema, list of attributes, 93 C configuring the DRAC 4, using the racadm utility, 137 active directory, class definitions, 91 certificate, security, 66 console redirection, 103, 106 CLI, racadm, 129 console, configure, 43 active directory, configuration, 90 configuration, 43 active directory, ad
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Index DRAC 4 security, 24 DRAC 4 users, add, 38 DRAC 4, active directory, 85 drac 4, configuration, 99 DRAC 4, features, 26 DRAC 4, hardware features, 22 DRAC 4, installation and setup, 29 DRAC 4, overview, 21 features DRAC 4, 22 DRAC 4 security, 24 hardware, 22 features, DRAC 4, 26 features, serial console, 43 DRAC4 network error codes, 147 firefox, 32 java, 33 firmware, update, 39 L G last crash screen, 31 getting started, DRAC 4 installation, 29 log messages, 79 H Hardware Installation, 2
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messages, DRAC 4 log, 79 plugin, java, 33 microsoft, telnet, 56 plugin, virtual media, 113 minicom, red hat linux, 53 power requirements, 23 mozilla, 32 properties, DRAC 4, 34 N network, 35 network error codes, 78, 147 network properties, configuration, 141 properties, ide option ROM utility, 36 rac, schema extensions, 86 requirements, 23 racadm cli, red hat linux, 32 return codes, vm-cli, 121 racadm commands, 127 nic, 61 racadm utility, 137 racadm utility, parsing rules, 135 racadm, CLI, 12
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Index serial redirection, red hat linux, 45 telnet, microsoft, 56 serial/telnet commands, 128 terminal emulation software, configuration, 53 settings, 35 the, 147 setup, active directory objects, 87 troubleshooting network problems, 78 snmp alerts, configure, 38 troubleshooting, alerting problems, 79 software basics, red hat linux, 41 software, configuration, 29 troubleshooting, DRAC 4, 147 software, installation, managed system, 30 troubleshooting, managed system, 72 specifications hard