CLI Guide

Introduction

This document provides information about the RACADM subcommands, supported RACADM interfaces, and property database groups

and object definitions for the following:

• iDRAC for Blade Servers

• iDRAC on Rack and Tower Servers

Most of the commands mentioned in this document are applicable for multi-generation servers. That is, the commands are applicable for

iDRAC6, iDRAC7, and iDRAC8. For more information on the commands applicable for a particular iDRAC version, see the iDRAC RACADM

Support Matrix available atwww.dell.com/esmmanuals

NOTE:

• From iDRAC version 2.00.00.00, the guide provides information specific to iDRAC. For information specific to

Chassis Management Controller (CMC) M1000e, refer to

Chassis Management Controller M1000e Version 6.2

RACADM Command Line Reference Guide

available at www.dell.com/cmcmanuals.

• The appendix section in the guide provides:

• List of deprecated sub-commands.

• List of legacy groups and objects with the equivalent new groups and objects.

Topics:

• New in this release

• Supported RACADM Interfaces

• RACADM Syntax Usage

• Proxy parameters

• Supported RACADM Subcommands

• Other Documents You May Need

• Accessing documents from the Dell EMC support site

• Contacting Dell

New in this release

• Added support for advanced settings for ciphers string.

• Added new features for storage subcommand to support migration from Deployment Tookit (DTK) raidcfg command to RACADM.

• Added JSON support for Server Configuration Profile files.

• Added support for get and set of user interface title bar information.

• Added support to remoteimage for HTTP/S based image files.

Supported RACADM Interfaces

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

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 www.dell.com/support/home.

The RACADM utility supports the following interfaces:

• Local — Supports running RACADM commands from the managed server’s operating system. To run local RACADM commands,

install the OpenManage software on the managed server. Only one instance of Local RACADM can be executed on a system at a time.

If you try 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 www.dell.com/support/home, select Drivers and Downloads, select a server, and then

select Systems Management > Dell Toolkit.

NOTE:

Local racadm and local racadm proxy runs with root user privilege.

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