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• SSH or Telnet — Also known as Firmware RACADM. Firmware RACADM is accessible by logging in to iDRAC using SSH or Telnet.
Similar to Remote RACADM, at the RACADM prompt, directly run the commands without the RACADM prefix.
• Remote — Supports running RACADM commands from a remote management station such as a laptop or desktop. To run Remote
RACADM commands, install the DRAC Tools utility from the OpenManage software on the remote computer. To run Remote
RACADM commands:
• Formulate the command as a SSH or Telnet RACADM command.
For more information about the options, see RACADM Subcommand Details. To download the local RACADM tool from
www.dell.com/support/home, click Servers, Storage & Networking in the General Support section. Click PowerEdge, click the
required PowerEdge system, and then click
Drivers & downloads.
RACADM Syntax Usage
The following section describes the syntax usage for SSH or Telnet, and Remote RACADM.
NOTE: The RACADM command-line interface in CMC does not ignore single or double quotation. When you enter an
open quotation mark, ensure that you enter the close quotation mark too.
SSH, Telnet, or Remote RACADM
racadm -r <racIPAddr><cmcIPAddr> -u username -p password <subcommand>
racadm -r <racIPAddr><cmcIPAddr> -u username -p password getconfig -g <group name> -o <object
name>
racadm <subcommand>
Example
racadm getsysinfo
racadm -r 192.168.0.2 -u username -p xxx getsysinfo
racadm -r 192.168.0.2 -u username -p xxx getconfig -g cfgchassispower
Remote RACADM
racadm -r <racIPAddr><cmcIPAddr> -u <username> -p <password> <subcommand>
Example
racadm -r 192.168.0.2 -u root -p xxxx getsysinfo
Security Alert: Certificate is invalid - Certificate is not signed by Trusted Third Party
Continuing execution.
NOTE:
The following command does not display a security error:
racadm -r 192.168.0.2 -u noble -p xxx getsysinfo --nocertwarn
Accessing Indexed-Based Device Groups and Objects
• To access any object, run the following syntax:
device.<group name>.[<index>].<object name>
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