Q: PARTCFG cannot enumerate the virtual disks created by RAIDCFG. What must be done?
A: A reboot is required for PARTCFG to enumerate virtual disks after creating a virtual disk using the
RAIDCFG command.
SYSCFG Questions
Q: Can I use the SYSCFG utility to configure Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) over the serial port to
access my RAC?
A: No. The Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) firmware does not support PPP configurations for
the serial port.
Q: The SYSCFG utility --lancfgparams option has suboptions that configure the IP address, Gateway,
and Subnet Mask for the system BMC. There is also a MAC address. Are these the same as the operating
system network parameter of the managed system?
A: No. The Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) has its own IP address, Gateway, Subnet Mask, and
MAC address values.
Q: What is the minimum configuration needed to support BMC Platform Event Filtering?
A: You must enable LAN-channel access pefalerting and ensure that you set the BMC IP address and
Gateway values for alerting.
Q: I installed the factory defaults for the BMC of my system. Then, I enabled BMC user ID 3. What is the
username for this user ID?
A: The default username for user IDs 3 to 10 is NULL.
Q: Can I use this NULL username to remotely log in to a BMC of a system?
A: No. Remote login using a NULL username is not allowed. It is recommended that you always provide a
non-null, valid username for the user ID when you enable a BMC user ID.
Q: Are duplicate usernames allowed in the BMC?
A: No. If you enter a username value that already exists, the SYSCFG utility returns an error code of 89,
which means This username is already in use. Enter a unique username.
Q: In --solcfgparams, when I set the Serial Over LAN (SOL) character send threshold using
solcharsendthreshold to be 225, I get a Hardware subsystem error. Invalid data field in request. What
are the valid values?
A: The range of valid values for --solcfgparams and --solcharsendthreshold are from 1 to 220.
Q: How do I enable console redirection on a modular system?
A: Set the --serialcomm option value to enableconred. For example, syscfg -serialcomm=enableconred.
Embedded Linux Questions
Q: After installing Linux, I am not able to boot to the utility partition by pressing the <F10> key during
reboot.
A: Re-create the utility partition using the upinit.sh script and install grub in the boot partition.
Q: When booting DTK through PXE, my system displays error messages, unknown behavior, and also
leads to a kernel panic sometimes. However, booting from the media causes no problems.
A: Ensure that you specify the correct RAMDISK size in the pxe config file before booting through PXE. A
sample pxe config file is provided in /mnt/cdrom/isolinux/isolinux.cfg.
Q: Can we use the same sample scripts that we have from earlier versions of DTK?
A: The scripts written for the previous versions of DTK do not work in the later versions for embedded
Linux. For the sample scripts, see the directory /opt/dell/toolkit/template/scripts .
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