Users Guide

● Upload Custom Defaults file — racadm –r <iDracIP> -u <username> -p <Password> set -f <filename>
-t xml --customdefaults
● Save Current Settings as Default settings — racadm –r <iDracIP> -u <username> -p <Password> set
--savecustomdefaults
● Download Custom Default settings — racadm –r <iDracIP> -u <username> -p <Password> get -f
<filename> -t xml --customdefaults
● Reset to Custom Defaults — Racadm –r <iDracIP> -u <username> -p <Password> racresetcfg -custom
Erasing system and user data
NOTE: Erasing system and user data is not supported from iDRAC GUI.
You can erase system component(s) and user data for the following components:
● BIOS reset to default
● Embedded Diagnostics
● Embedded OS Driver Pack
● Lifecycle Controller Data
● iDRAC reset to default
● Overwrite hard drives that do not support Instant Secure Erase (ISE)
● Reset controller cache
● Reset vFLASH
● Erase Hard Drives, SSDs, and NVMes that support ISE
● Clear all OS applications
Before performing system erase, ensure that:
● You have iDRAC Server Control privilege.
● Lifecycle Controller is enabled.
The Lifecycle Controller Data option erases any content such as the LC Log, configuration database, rollback firmware, factory
as-shipped logs, and the configuration information from the FP SPI (or management riser).
NOTE:
The Lifecycle Controller log contains the information about the system erase request and any information generated
when the iDRAC restarts. All previous information is removed.
You can delete individual or multiple system components using the SystemErase command:
racadm systemErase <BIOS | DIAG | DRVPACK | LCDATA | IDRAC >
where,
● bios — BIOS reset to default
● diag — Embedded Diagnostics
● drvpack — Embedded OS Driver Pack
●
lcdata — Clear the Lifecycle Controller Data
● idrac — iDRAC reset to default
● overwritepd — Overwrite hard drives that do not support Instant Secure Erase (ISE)
● percnvcache — Reset controller cache
● vflash — Reset vFLASH
● secureerasepd — Erase Hard Drives, SSDs, and NVMes that support ISE
● allapps — Clears all OS applications
NOTE: While erasing vFlash, ensure that all partitions on the vFlash card are detached before executing the operation.
NOTE: If SEKM is enabled on the server, then disable SEKM using the racadm sekm disable command before using
this command. This can avoid any storage devices being locked out which are secured by iDRAC, if SEKM settings are
erased from iDRAC by executing this command.
For more information, see the iDRAC RACADM CLI Guide available at https://www.dell.com/idracmanuals.
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