Reference Guide

Command Syntax Overview

Syntax refers to the way a command and its parameters are entered. Dell OpenManage Deployment

Toolkit (DTK) Command Line Interface (CLI) commands can be arranged in any order as long as they

conform to the basic command line syntax.

DTK Utilities General Usage

The following table lists the general usage models of the DTK utilities:

Table 1. DTK Utilities

Utilities Usage

SYSCFG

syscfg --option1=[arg1] ... --optionX=[argX]

syscfg bmcoption1 --bmcsuboption1=[arg1]...--

bmcsuboptionX=argX]

RAIDCFG

raidcfg [mandatory options] <optional arguments>

RACADM

racadm <options> <subcommand> <subcommand_options>

NOTE: The Command Line Reference Guide for iDRAC6 and

CMC available on dell.com/support/manuals provides

information about the RACADM subcommands, supported

interfaces, property database groups and object definitions for

iDRAC6 and CMC.

UPINIT For WinPE:

upinit --disk=0 --size=32 --file=t:\upimage.bin

For Linux:

upinit --disk=/dev/sda --size=32 --file=/tmp/

upimage.bin

The DTK command line switches, configuration file formatting, and error reporting follow similar style

and behavior. However, individual DTK utilities can sometimes differ from one another in significant ways.

You must familiarize yourself with the command line syntax and utility-specific options and arguments

for each utility before using DTK.

NOTE: Some of the command line options in DTK are followed by an asterisk. Such options are

used for reporting purposes only.