racadm cheatsheet - dell iDRAC | Gineesh Madapparambath

racadm cheatsheet - dell iDRAC

Get all iDRAC settings in a file

racadm get -f config.txt

If you like you can change the contents of config.txt and apply it back to iDRAC racadm set -f config.txt

Set password for root user

racadm set iDRAC.Users.2.Password PASSWORD"

List all ssh keys for root user

racadm sshpkauth -i 2 -v -k all

Add ssh key to root user

racadm sshpkauth -i 2 -k 1 "CONTENTS OF PUBLIC KEY"

Delete ssh key for root user

racadm sshpkauth -i 2 -d -k 1

Get iDRAC IP config

racadm getniccfg
racadm get iDRAC.NIC

Set iDRAC IP Using config command:

racadm config -g cfgLanNetworking -o cfgNicEnable 1
racadm config -g cfgLanNetworking -o cfgNicIpAddress x.x.x.x
racadm config -g cfgLanNetworking -o cfgNicNetmask 255.255.255.0
racadm config -g cfgLanNetworking -o cfgNicGateway x.x.x.x
racadm config -g cfgLanNetworking -o cfgNicUseDHCP 0
racadm config -g cfgLanNetworking -o cfgDNSServersFromDHCP 0
racadm config -g cfgLanNetworking -o cfgDNSServer1 y.y.y.y
racadm config -g cfgLanNetworking -o cfgDNSServer2 y.y.y.y

Using set command:

racadm set iDRAC.Nic.Enable 1
racadm set iDRAC.IPv4.Address x.x.x.x
racadm set iDRAC.IPv4.Netmask 255.255.255.0
racadm set iDRAC.IPv4.Gateway x.x.x.x
racadm set iDRAC.IPv4.DHCPEnable 0
racadm set iDRAC.IPv4.DNSFromDHCP 0
racadm set iDRAC.IPv4.DNS1 y.y.y.y
racadm set iDRAC.IPv4.DNS2 y.y.y.y

Set iDRAC DNS Name

racadm set iDRAC.NIC.DNSRacName iDRACNAME

Set iDRAC domain name

racadm set iDRAC.NIC.DNSDomainName DOMAIN.NAME

Set iDRAC DNS Server

racadm config -g cfgLanNetworking -o cfgDNSServer1 x.x.x.x
racadm config -g cfgLanNetworking -o cfgDNSServer2 y.y.y.y

Set Front LCD to hostname

racadm set System.LCD.Configuration 16

Reset iDRAC to factory defaults

racadm racresetcfg

Reset/Reboot iDRAC

racadm racreset OPTIONS

Options : soft, hard, cold or

racadm serveraction powercycle

Get Serial number (service tag)

racadm getsvctag

Get current system information

racadm getsysinfo

Configure one-time-boot to PXE

racadm set BIOS.OneTimeBoot.OneTimeBootMode OneTimeBootSeq
racadm set BIOS.OneTimeBoot.OneTimeBootSeqDev NIC.Integrated.1-1-1

Configure persistent Boot Device

racadm config -g cfgServerInfo -o cfgServerBootOnce 0
racadm config -g cfgServerInfo -i cfgServerFirstBootDevice HDD

Check boot order list

racadm get BIOS.BiosBootSettings.bootseq

Disable HyperThreading

racadm set BIOS.ProcSettings.LogicalProc Disabled

Disable OS to iDRAC pass-thru for iDRAC service module (automatically create a pseudo NIC in OS)

racadm set iDRAC.OS-BMC.AdminState Disabled

Change SNMP public community string

racadm set iDRAC.SNMP.AgentCommunity NEW STRING

Disable ASR

racadm config -g cfgRacTuning -o cfgRacTuneAsrEnable 0

Configure Serial redirection

racadm config -g cfgSerial -o cfgSerialConsoleEnable 1
racadm config -g cfgSerial -o cfgSerialBaudRate 115200
racadm config -g cfgSerial -o cfgSerialCom2RedirEnable 1
racadm config -g cfgSerial -o cfgSerialTelnetEnable 0
racadm config -g cfgSerial -o cfgSerialSshEnable 1

To access console via ssh console com2

Disable Serial On Lan

racadm config -g cfgImpiSol -o cfgIpmiSolEnable 0

Change Power Profile

racadm set BIOS.SysProfileSettings PerfPerWattOptimizedOs

Set AC Power Recovery

racadm set BIOS.SysSecurity.AcPwdRcvry Last
racadm set BIOS.SysSecurity.AcPwdRcvryDelay Immediate

Get RAID physical Disk information

racadm raid get pdisks
racadm raid get pdisks -o (all information)
racadm raid get pdisks -o -p state,size (specific information)

Get RAID Virtual Disk Information

racadm raid get vdisks