Reference Guide

Supported RACADM Interfaces

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

Remote Access Controller (RAC). The utility runs on the management station and the managed system. It is available on

the

Dell OpenManage Systems Management and Documentation

DVD or at support.dell.com.

The RACADM utility supports the following interfaces:

• Local — Supports executing RACADM commands from the managed server’s operating system. You must install

the OpenManage software on the managed server to run local RACADM commands. Only one instance of Local

RACADM can be executed on a system at a time. If the user tries to open another instance, an error message is

displayed and the second instance of Local RACADM closes immediately. To download the local RACADM tool

from support.dell.com, select Drivers and Downloads, select the server, and then select Systems Management

→ Dell Toolkit .

• SSH or Telnet — Also known as Firmware RACADM. Firmware RACADM is accessible by logging in to iDRAC7

using SSH or Telnet. You do not have to specify the iDRAC7 IP, user name, or password to run Firmware

RACADM commands. Similar to Local RACADM, after you enter the RACADM prompt, directly run the

commands without the RACADM prefix.

• Remote — Supports executing RACADM commands from a remote management station such as a laptop or

desktop. You must install the DRAC Tools utility from the OpenManage software on the remote computer to run

Remote RACADM commands. To execute Remote RACADM commands, you must formulate the command like a

Local or SSH/Telnet RACADM command except that you must also use the –r –i options or the –r –u –p options.

For more information on these options, see RACADM Subcommand Details. To download the local RACADM tool

from support.dell.com, select Drivers and Downloads, select the server, and then select Systems Management

→ DRAC Tools .

RACADM Syntax Usage

The following section describes the syntax usage for Local, SSH/Telnet, and Remote RACADM.

Local RACADM

racadm getconfig -g <groupname> [-o <objectname>]

[-i <indexnumber>]

racadm <subcommand>

Example

racadm getconfig -g idracinfo