Reference Guide

File Format
The -i and -o options use the .ini file format for system configuration (SYSCFG) options. All name/value
entries that follow the [syscfg] section header in the .ini file belong to the SYSCFG utility. For an
example of the syscfg.ini file, see Sample SYSCFG Utility .ini File Format.
SYSCFG Replication Rules
Not all BIOS and BMC options can be replicated using the .ini file. For example, boot sequence and
device sequence are only replicated if a device name list can be supplied. A numerical device list cannot
be replicated since the index values can change from system to system. In addition, because the service
tag information is static, it is not commented out in the output file or replicated. See the description of
each option for further replication information.
The syscfg.ini file cannot be used across different systems. The file output operation places system
identification information at the beginning of the [syscfg] section. This information is used to
determine if the file can be accepted as input for a system. The following information is used for
system identification:
• System ID Byte(s)
• System Name
• BIOS Version
If these values do not match the values found on the system, the file input operation fails.
The following is the SYSCFG behavior during replication:
• Options not available in SYSCFG are termed invalid options. If SYSCFG encounters an invalid option in
the syscfg.ini file, the SYSCFG utility terminates.
• Unsupported options are options available in SYSCFG but not applicable on certain systems. If
SYSCFG encounters an unsupported option, SYSCFG logs this option and continues to the next
option.
• Unsupported arguments are arguments valid in SYSCFG but not applicable on certain systems. If
SYSCFG encounters an unsupported argument, SYSCFG terminates.
For example, the command syscfg –-embsataraid=ahci is not applicable on some PowerEdge
9G series systems.
• SYSCFG logs a message in the log file for each option processed in the syscfg.ini file. To generate the
log file, use the logfile option.
RAID Replication
The RAID replication feature reads the RAID configuration information from the source system and
creates a raid.ini file. This raid.ini file can be applied to the RAID configurations of the target system. The
RAID replication requires both, the source system and the target system to have similar RAID controllers.
RACADM Replication
The RACREP.BAT sample script applies RAC configuration options to the target system based on the
configuration information that has been saved in a configuration file. User input is optional, depending on
variables set in the RACREP.BAT sample script. This script uses the RACADM.EXE utility to configure the
RAC in the target system using the RAC configuration file, raccfg.ini. The raccfg.ini configuration file is
passed as the first parameter to the RACREP.BAT script. If this parameter is not passed, the default
variable values used in this script are set in the TKENVSET.BAT scripts. An optional second parameter can
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