RACADM Command Line Interface for DRAC

RACADM Command Line Interface for DRAC

Terminology

Managed System- The commandfunctionalityofRACADMprovidesalmostDellPowerEdgeServercontaining the functionalitythatyoucangetthroughiDRACorDRAC,ortheDellBladeChassiscontainingtheChassisManagementController(CMC).

ManagementStation-Acomputerusedforaccessing the iDRACGraphicalUserInterface,DRAC,orCMCremotely.

iDRAC-IntegratedDellRemoteAccessController.AvailableonnewerandcurrentgenerationsofDellPowerEdgeServers (GUI).11Gand12G).

DRAC-DellRemoteAccessController.AvailableonoldergenerationsofDellPowerEdgeServers.

The Dell RACADM (Remote Access Controller Admin) utility is a command line tool that allows for
remote orlocal management of Dell Servers via the iDRAC /or DRAC(DellRemoteAccessController).   RacadmcommandsarealsoavailableforRACADM
providessimilar functionalitytotheiDRAC/DRACGraphicalUserInterface(GUI).The Dell blades Chassis Management Controller (CMC.)

RACADM.EXEallowsCMC)canalsobemanagedremotelywithRACADM.

RACADMcommandscanberunremotelyfromamanagementstationand/orlocallyonthemanagedsystem.

RACADMcommandsallow you to view managed serversystem information, perform power operations on the managed serversystem, perform firmware updates on the DRACiDRAC and server, set system time, and more. Because RACADM is run from a command line interface (CLI), systemssystem administrators can create scripts that control and update Dell systems in a one-to-many fashion.

ThecommandfunctionalityofRACADMprovidesalmostSee the functionalitythatyoucangetthroughlinksto the iDRACGraphicalUserInterface(GUI).

WhereCanIDownload RACADM ?

Youcangetdocumentationat the DellRACADMutilityaspartend of theDellOpenManageDeploymentToolkitthisarticleforacompletelistingoffeaturesforyourproductversion.

ThefollowingRACADMutilities areavailable:

RemoteRACADM- utility canberunisinstalled on either a management stationand/or.

LocalRACADM-utilityisinstalled on the managed system.

SSH/Telnet/SerialRACADM(alsoknownasFirmwareRACADM)-utilityisbuiltintotheiDRAC,DRAC,andCMCfirmware.

NOTES:

LocalRACADMisnotrequiredifyouwillbemanagingyourserverfromamanagementstationviaRemoteRACADM.RemoteRACADMandLocalRACADMcannotbeinstalledatthesametimeonthesame system.

LocatingandInstallingRACADMutilities

RemoteRACADM-SupportsexecutingRACADMcommandsfromaremotemanagement
stationsuchasalaptopordesktopcomputer. It is available on the Dell OpenManage Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD or at support.dell.com.

TheRACADMutilitysupportsthefollowinginterfaces:

• Local—Supportsexecuting

TodownloadRemote RACADM commands from themanagedserver’soperatingsystem.YoumustinstalltheOpenManagesoftwareonthemanagedservertorunlocalRACADMcommands.  Fromsupport.dell.com, choosedriversselectDrivers and downloadsDownloads> choose your
server > selecttheOperatingSystem
ofyourManagementStation> expand ‘systemsmanagement’Systems
Management> select ‘DellToolkit’ 

• SSHtheapplicationthatappliestoDRACTools(forWindowsOperatingSystems) orTelnet—AlsoreferredasFirmwareRacadmLinuxRemoteAccessUtilities(forLinuxOperatingSystems)>DownloadFile.Firmware

Remote RACADM isaccessiblebyloggingintoiDRAC7Installation-WindowsManagement
Station

Ifdownloaded,extractthedownloadedfileandrun<path>\DRAC.msi

-OR-

If using SSHortelnet.Youdonothavetospecify the iDRAC7IPDVD, usernameorpasswordto run FirmwareRACADMcommands.Similar<path>\SYSMGMT\ManagementStation\windows\DRAC\DRAC.msi

Acceptthelicenseagreement>Next>Selectthefolder to LocalRACADMinstall
to>Next>Install>Finish.

Openanadministrativecommand
prompt, aftertyperacadmandpressEnter.
If you enterget the RACADM prompthelpinstructionsitisinstalledcorrectly.

RemoteRACADMInstallation-LinuxManagement
Station

Ifdownloaded, directlyrunextract the commandswithoutdownloadedfileandcdtothedirectory
containingtherpmfiles:

<path>/linux/rac/<linux
distributionname>/<i386orx86_64>

-OR-

IfusingtheDVD,  cdtothe
directorycontainingtherpmfiles:<path>/SYSMGMT/ManagementStation/linux/rac/<linux_distribution_name>/<i386
orx86_64>

Fromthei386orx86_64directory,run:

rpm-ivh*.rpm

Openashellpromptwithroot
privileges,typeracadmandpressEnter.
Ifyouget the RACADM prefixhelpinstructionsitisinstalledcorrectly.

• Remote—

NOTE:Theracadm
executableislocatedunder/opt/dell/srvadmin/sbin.Youmayneedtologout
andlogbackintoresetthePATHenvironmentvariabletoincludethislocation.

LocalRACADM- Supports executing RACADM commands fromaremotemanagementstationsuchasalaptopordesktop.YoumustinstalltheDRACToolsutility from theOpenManagesoftware
managedsystem’soperatingsystem.Itisavailable on the remotecomputertorunRemoteRACADMcommandsDellOpenManage
SystemsManagementToolsandDocumentationDVDoratsupport.dell.com.   From

TodownloadlocalRACADMfromsupport.dell.com, choosedriversselectDrivers and downloadsDownloads> choose your
server > selectyourOperatingSystem
> expand ‘systemsmanagement’SystemsManagement
> select ‘DRACTools’

RACADMSupportDellOpenManageServer
AdministratorManagedNode>Download
File.

Dothefollowingonthemanagedsystemcontainingthe
iDRAC/DRAC:

Local RACADM supportsDRAC5Installation-Windows

Ifdownloaded, iDRACextractthedownloadedfileandrun<path>\windows\setup.exe

-OR-

IfusingtheDVD, iDRAC6Express/Enterpriserun<path>\SYSMGMT\srvadmin\windows\setup.exe

Aftertheprerequisitechecker
runs, iDRAC7Express/EnterpriseclickServerAdministrator.

ClickNext>Acceptthelicenseagreement>Next>selectCustom>
Next.

Ataminimum, andCMCmakesureRemoteAccessControllerwillbe
installed>Next>Install>Finish.

RACADMsupports32bit

Openanadministrativecommand
prompt,typeracadm and 64bitWindowsOperatingsystems(testedtoworkonWindows2008R2x64)pressEnter.
Ifyougetthe RACADM forLinuxhelpinstructionsit is testedtoworkoninstalledcorrectly.

LocalRACADMInstallation - RedHatEnterprise LinuxServerversion5(32-

Ifdownloaded,extractthedownloadedfile and 64-bit)
-RedHatEnterpriseLinuxServerversion6(64-bit)run<path>/linux/supportscripts/srvadmin-install.sh

-SUSE(R)LinuxEnterpriseServerversion10(64-bit)OR-

IfusingtheDVD,run<path>/SYSMGMT/srvadmin/linux/supportscripts/srvadmin-install.sh

Acceptthelicenseagreementand,ataminimum,selectoption5 - SUSE(R)LinuxEnterpriseServerversion11RemoteAccessCoreComponentfrom
themenu.

Openashellpromptwithroot
privileges,typeracadmandpressEnter.
IfyougettheRACADMhelpinstructionsitisinstalledcorrectly.

NOTE:Theracadm
executableislocatedunder/opt/dell/srvadmin/sbin.Youmayneedtolog
out/logbackintoresetthePATHenvironmentvariabletoincludethis
location.

SSH/Telnet/SerialRACADM (64-bit)Firmware RACADMDocumentation

For)

Onceconnected,typeracadmhelpfortheonlinehelp
instructions.

NOTE:
Onsomeinterfacesif
youtyperacadmandpressEnter,
youwillbetakento a racadm>
prompt.Commandscanthenbeenteredfromthispromptwithoutthe"racadm"prefix.Toexitthe
prompt,typequitoruseCtrl+C.

See
theRACADMCommandLineReferenceGuide
attheappropriatelinkbelow for iDRAC7 (newestwas1.0.0asof25May2012.) iDRAC7detailedinformationonsupportedRACADM
commandsandfeatures.Thisguide is available onforiDRAC7,iDRAC6,and the 12thGenerationDellPowerEdgeServersCMC.
For iDRAC6DRAC5, whichthisinformation is presentoncombinedwith the 11thGenerationUser'sGuide.

See
theReadmefileattheappropriate
linkbelowforacompletelisting of PowerEdgeserverssupportedoperatingsystems.

To
locateaparticulardocument, viewselect the  RACADMDocumentationappropriatelink for yourhardware,
thenselectyourfirmwareversion,thenyourlanguage.

iDRAC7Documentation

iDRAC6 Documentation

DRAC5Documentation

CMCDocumentation