Users Guide

The parser reads in all of the indexes from the CMC for that group. Any objects within that group are
modifications when the CMC is configured. If a modified object represents a new index, the index is
created on the CMC during configuration.
• You cannot specify a desired index in a .cfg file.
Indexes may be created and deleted. Over time, the group may become fragmented with used and
unused indexes. If an index is present, it is modified. If an index is not present, the first available index
is used.
This method allows flexibility when adding indexed entries where you do not need to make exact
index matches between all the CMCs being managed. New users are added to the first available index.
A .cfg file that parses and runs correctly on one CMC may not run correctly on another, if all indexes
are full and you must add a new user.
• Use the racresetcfg subcommand to configure both the CMCs with identical properties.
Use the racresetcfg subcommand to reset the CMC to original defaults, and then run the racadm
config -f <filename>.cfg command. Make sure that the .cfg file includes all desired objects,
users, indexes, and other parameters. For a complete list of objects and groups, see the Chassis
Management Controller for PowerEdge VRTX RACADM Command Line Reference Guide.
CAUTION: Use the racresetcfg subcommand to reset the database and the CMC Network
Interface settings to the original default settings and remove all users and user configurations.
While the root user is available, other users’ settings are also reset to the default settings.
• If you type racadm getconfig -f <filename> .cfg, the command builds a .cfg file for the
current CMC configuration. This configuration file can be used as an example and as a starting point
for your unique
.cfg file.
Parsing Rules
• Lines that start with a hash character (#) are treated as comments.
A comment line must start in column one. A "#" character in any other column is treated as a #
character.
Some modem parameters may include # characters in their strings. An escape character is not
required. You may want to generate a .cfg from a racadm getconfig -f <filename> .cfg
command, and then perform a racadm config -f <filename> .cfg command to a different
CMC, without adding escape characters.
For example:
#
# This is a comment
[cfgUserAdmin]
cfgUserAdminPageModemInitString= <Modem init # not
a comment>
• All group entries must be surrounded by open- and close-brackets ([ and ]).
The starting [ character that denotes a group name must be in column one. This group name must be
specified before any of the objects in that group. Objects that do not include an associated group
name generate an error. The configuration data is organized into groups as defined in the database
property chapter of the Chassis Management Controller for PowerEdge VRTX RACADM Command
Line Reference Guide. The following example displays a group name, object, and the object’s property
value:
[cfgLanNetworking] -{group name}
cfgNicIpAddress=143.154.133.121 {object name}
{object value}
• All parameters are specified as "object=value" pairs with no white space between the object, =, or
value. White spaces that are included after the value are ignored. A white space inside a value string
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