Reference Guide

For CMC only:
racadm config -g <group> -o <object> <value> [-m <module>]
Input
NOTE: The -f and -p options are not supported for the Serial/Telnet/SSH console.
• -f — The -f <file name> option causes config to read the contents of the file specified by
<file name> and configure iDRAC. The file must contain data in the format specified in the
section Parsing Rules in the
iDRAC User’s Guide available at www.dell.com/esmmanuals.
• -continue — This option is used with -f option only. If configuration through file is
unsuccessful for a group, then configuration continues with the next group in the file. If this
option is not used, then configuration stops when it is unsuccessful for a particular group. After
the unsuccessful group, the rest of the groups are not configured.
• -p — This option must be used with the -f option. It directs config to delete the password
entries contained in the config file -f <file name> after the configuration is complete.
To apply the password, you must remove the preceding Read-Only marker '#' in the config file
before executing the config -f command.
• -g — The -g <groupName>, or group option, must be used with the -o option. The
<groupName> specifies the group containing the object that is to be set.
• -o — The -o <objectName> <Value>, or object option, must be used with the -g option.
This option specifies the object name that is written with the string <value>.
• -i — The -i <index>, or index option, is valid only for indexed groups and can be used to
specify a unique group. The
<index> is a decimal integer from 1 through n, where n can vary
from 1 to maximum number of indexes a particular group supports. If -i <index> is not
specified, a value of 1 is assumed for groups, which are tables that have multiple entries. The
index is specified by the index value, not a named value.
• -c — The -c or check option, is used with the config subcommand and allows the user to parse
the cfg file to locate syntax errors. If errors are found, the line number and a short description of
what is incorrect are displayed. Write permission does not apply to iDRAC. This option is a check
only.
• For CMC only:
-m — Module must be one of the following values:
– server-n — where n = 1–16
– server-nx — where n = 1–8; x = a to d (lower case)
NOTE: Only available for cfgRemoteHosts, cfgRacTuning, cfgSerial,
cfgSessionManagement, cfgLanNetworking or cfgIPv6LanNetworking.
Output
This subcommand generates error output for any of the following reasons:
• Invalid syntax, group name, object name, index or other invalid database members.
• If the RACADM command-line interface is unsuccessful.
Examples
• To set the cfgNicIpAddress configuration parameter (object) to the value 10.35.10.110. This IP
address object is contained in the group cfgLanNetworking.
racadm config -g cfgLanNetworking -o cfgNicIpAddress
10.35.10.100
• To configure or reconfigure iDRAC. The myrac.cfg file may be created from the getconfig
command. This file may also be edited manually as long as the parsing rules are followed.
racadm config -f myrac.cfg
NOTE: The myrac.cfg file does not contain passwords. To include passwords in the file, you
must enter them manually. If you want to remove password information from the myrac.cfg
file during configuration, use the -p option.
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