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2. Racadm

The CLI racadm command is equivalent to Redfish API ResetType of RESET_CONFIG.

• racadm racresetcfg

Locked Management Module Configurations

Reset configuration with types of RESET_CONFIG and RESET_ALL will not reset these

management module configuration settings:

• Chassis MAC Addresses

• Chassis Service Tag

• Factory Shipped Default Password

• Identity Certificates

Management Module Configuration Persistence

Management module configuration data persist through system boots and failovers. Some

configuration settings persist through management module card replacement because they are

stored in nonvolatile flash memory located in chassis right control panel. If the right control

panel is replaced, the current management module configuration is lost and the system will

assume the management module configuration in the new right control panel. If the new right

control panel has not been configured or has been performed reset to defaults, new

management module configuration will use the default factory values.

Below configurations persist through management module card replacement:

• Root Password

• Branding ID Module

• Network Configuration Settings (as listed above)

• Other User Configurable Settings (as listed above)

• Hardware Logs

• Chassis MAC Addresses

• Chassis Service Tag

• Factory Shipped Default Password

Conclusion

Periodically it might be necessary to reset a chassis and in this paper we discussed the

methods and interfaces to perform reset to factory defaults, along with a listing of the settings

that are reset, and settings that are not impacted. The retention of some persistent storage of

the critical chassis information on the chassis right control panel, and which settings are

retained in case of management card replacement mean that they reduce risk and increase

chassis availability.