User's Manual
76 omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service
omconfig Command Summary
  NOTE: Although this section lists all possible omconfig commands, the commands available on your system depend 
on your system configuration. If you try to get help or execute a command for a component that is not installed on 
your system, Server Administrator issues a message that the component or feature is not "found on this system."
NOTE: For Microsoft
®
 Windows
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 systems, use Array Manager to configure an external chassis. See the Dell 
OpenManage™ Array Manager User's Guide for instructions.
Table 6-1 is a high-level summary of the omconfig command. The columns titled "Command level 2" 
and "Command level 3" list the major arguments that can be used with omconfig. "User privilege 
required" refers to the type of privilege you need to perform the command, where U=User, P=Power User, 
and A=Administrator. "Use" is a very general statement about the actions that can be performed using 
omconfig. More details about syntax and use of the command appear later in this section.
Table 6-1. omconfig Command Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3
Command 
level 1
Command 
level 2
Command 
level 3
User privilege 
required
Use
omconfig
about U, P, A Shows version number and properties for the 
Server Administrator program.
details=true  U, P, A Displays information for all of the Server 
Administrator programs that are installed.
preferences
cdvformat A Specifies the delimiter for separating data fields 
reported in custom delimited format (cdv).
dirservice A Configures the Active Directory service.
snmp A Sets the SNMP root password.
useraccess A Determines whether users below the 
administrator level are allowed to use Server 
Administrator or not.
system
alertaction P, A Determines in advance what actions are to be 
taken for warning or failure events on 
intrusion, fans, temperatures, voltages, power 
supplies, memory, and redundancy.
alertlog P, A Allows the administrator to clear the log.
assetinfo P, A Enters and edits cost of ownership information 
for your system, including values for depreciation, 
lease, maintenance, service, and support.
cmdlog P, A Allows the administrator to clear the log.










