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Command Line Interface Users Guide
 December
 Contents
 Omreport chassis leds
Omreport chassis fru Omreport chassis info
Omreport chassis nics Omreport chassis ports
Omreport chassis temps Omreport chassis volts
 User Level Required for Adding Asset Information 101
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 Example Command for Adding Lease Information 105
Example Commands for Adding Depreciation Information 103
Example Command for Adding Maintenance Information 106
Example Command for Adding Outsource Information 107
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 Omconfig Set Check Consistency Rate 155
Omconfig Reset Controller Configuration 149
Omconfig Reconfiguring Virtual Disks 166
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 Omconfig Unassign Global Hot Spare 173
Omconfig Prepare to Remove Physical Disk 170
Omconfig Cancel Rebuild Physical Disk 174
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Selecting a Format for Your CLI Command Output 189
 Contents
 Introduction
Whats New for Version
 Omconfig Omhelp Omreport
Using CLI Commands from Windows Command Prompts
Primary CLI Commands
 Working With CLI Command Results Glossary
CLI Error Checking and Error Messages
Instrumentation Service Controller Components
Success Messages
 Failure Messages
 Scripting and Comparing With the CLI
Command Syntax Overview
 An example of nine name=value pairs
 About Preferences Chassis System
Example Help Commands
 Optional Parameters Info Value
Different Levels of Help for a Command
 Conventions for Parameter Tables
Omreport Command Summary
 Command User Level Privilege Required Omreport About
Omreport Command Level 1, Level 2, and Level
Server Administrator program
Date last updated
 System, are enabled or disabled
Command User Level Privilege Required Frontpanel
Connector type, and maximum speed
Pwrsupplies Shows properties of power supplies Remoteaccess
 Recovery
Command User Level Privilege Required Alertaction
Failure state
Alertlog
 Omreport about
Help With the omreport Command
 Omreport chassis
Omreport chassis Commands
Omreport chassis acswitch
 Omreport chassis batteries
Omreport chassis bios
Omreport chassis biossetup
 Reboot is enabled or disabled
Bios Setup Parameters Description Bezel
Console Redirection After Boot
Or disabled
 RAID mode, or is disabled
Bios Setup Parameters Description RAID Channel a
Omreport chassis bmc
RAID device or a Scsi device
 Omreport chassis fancontrol
Omreport chassis currents
Omreport chassis fans
 Omreport chassis frontpanel
Omreport chassis firmware
Omreport chassis fru
Omreport chassis info
 8RLNB1S
Omreport chassis intrusion
 Omreport chassis memory
Omreport chassis leds
 Omreport chassis ports
Omreport chassis nics
 Capabilities and Cache Properties for a Specific Processor
Omreport chassis processors
 Fields Reported for Each Cache on a Particular Processor
 Omreport chassis pwrsupplies
Omreport chassis remoteaccess
 Network LAN connection
Omreport chassis slots
Omreport chassis temps
 Commands for Viewing Logs
Omreport system Commands
Omreport chassis volts
Omreport system
 Components and Events for Which You Can View Alert Actions
Omreport system alertaction
ESM Log Overall Health Status
 Omreport system events
Omreport system assetinfo
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 Omreport system operatingsystem
Example Command for Event Type
Omreport system pedestinations
Destination
 Omreport system platformevents
Omreport system recovery
Omreport system shutdown
Omreport system summary
 Example Command Output
 Processor
 Memory Array
Name Version Network Interface Card
Name Product ID
 Omreport system version
Omreport system thrmshutdown
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 Omconfig Command Summary
 Depreciation, lease, maintenance, service
Administrator or not
Cdvformat
Reported in custom delimited format cdv
 Options when shutting down the system
Enables and disables platform events filter
By default or by value
Default or by value
 Help With the omconfig Command
 Omconfig about
 Omconfig chassis biossetup
Omconfig chassis
 Onpxenic2 PXE is enabled on NIC
Onpxenic1 PXE is enabled on NIC
Attribute=extserial Setting=com1 com2 rad
Rad Maps external serial connector to remote
 Boot. If the system also has bezel intrusion
Attribute=intrusion Setting=enable disable
Disable Disables the intrusion check during
Attribute=nic2 Setting=enabled disabled
 Off Disable this device
On Enable this device
Scsi device
Raid Sets the onboard Sata controller to RAID
 On Enables the user-accessible USB ports
 For configuring the USB ports
Omconfig chassis bmc
Attribute=usbb Setting=enabled
Enabledwithbios disabled Boot, without Bios support
 Configuration protocol
Installed
5 millisecond intervals
Charsendthreshold=number
 Option to share the BMC management traffic
Administrator
Between them
Be accepted on a LAN channel to User
 Systems that have a Drac 5 installed
Supported on PowerEdge x9xx systems
115200 Second
Per second
 Omconfig chassis bmc Name=value pair
 To Operator
Channel, to Administrator
Systems
 Character sequence that indicates when its
Ready to accept another command
Command
Lineediting=enabled disabled
 Channel
Serial Port channel
Port channel
 Guest testalert custom none
Config= Config=user Id=user id
 Accessconsoleredir= true false
Omconfig chassis currents
Accessvirtualmedia= true false
Valid Parameters for Current Warning Thresholds
 Default Minimum and Maximum Warning Thresholds
Omconfig chassis fans
Valid Parameters for Fan Warning Thresholds
Specify a Value for Minimum and Maximum Warning Thresholds
 Omconfig chassis frontpanel
Omconfig chassis fancontrol
 Omconfig chassis info Name=value pair Description Index=n
Omconfig chassis info
Tag=text
Cannot exceed 10 characters
 Omconfig chassis memorymode
Omconfig chassis leds
Led=fault Severity=warning critical
When a critical event occurs
 Main system chassis
Omconfig chassis remoteaccess
 Characters as soon as this number
Packet that contains this number
Characters or greater has been accepted
From the baseboard serial controller into
 Static Static if the IP address of the BMC
To Administrator
That can be accepted on a LAN channel
Subnet=Subnet Subnet Sets a subnet mask if you have
 To send
Sets connection speed to 9600 bits
115200 Per second
 To User
12. omconfig chassis remoteaccess Name=value pair
Modem
 Channel, to Operator
115200
That can be accepted on a serial over LAN
 Another command
Enabled Directs the BMC to output a
When the BMC writes a new line to
Input buffer is ready to accept
 For the Serial Port channel
Access privileges of a User for
Not have access privileges for
 Lanaccesslevel=user User with an ID has
Access privileges of an Operator for
Dracusergroup=none Does not enable
For the LAN channel
 Valid Parameters for Temperature Warning Thresholds
Omconfig chassis temps
Configuration of users
Accessconsoleredir= true
 Valid Parameters for Voltage Warning Thresholds
Omconfig chassis volts
Specify a Value for Minimum and Maximum Warning Thresholds
 Omconfig preferences dirservice
Omconfig preferences
Omconfig preferences cdvformat
 Present, you can only login to the local machine accounts
Omconfig preferences snmp
Server Administrator, it is omsa
 Omconfig preferences useraccess
 Omconfig system alertaction
Omconfig system
Syntax for Setting Alert Actions
Administrators
 Components and Events for Which You Can Set Alert Actions
Available Alert Actions
 Example Set Alert Action Commands
 Omconfig system pedestinations
Commands for Clearing Logs
False Disables an individual platform event filter
Has been set
 Omconfig system platformevents
 Event=powerabsent
Event=powerwarn
That the power supply is absent
Event=powerfail
 Source Type Severity Index
Omconfig system events
Type=battery Configures events for battery Type=all
 Omconfig system webserver
 Example Recovery Commands
Omconfig system recovery
Omconfig system shutdown
 Example Shutdown Commands
Omconfig system thrmshutdown
 Omconfig system thrmshutdown severity=disabled
Example Thermal Shutdown Commands
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 Omconfig system assetinfo info=acquisition
Omconfig System Asset Info Overview
Adding Acquisition Information
User Level Required for Adding Asset Information
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Example Commands for Adding Acquisition Information
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Example Commands for Adding Depreciation Information
Adding Depreciation Information
 Example Command for Adding Extended Warranty Information
Adding Extended Warranty Information
Omconfig system assetinfo info=extwarranty
Extended warranty service
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Example Command for Adding Lease Information
Adding Lease Information
 Example Command for Adding Maintenance Information
Adding Maintenance Information
Omconfig system assetinfo info=maintenance
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Example Command for Adding Outsource Information
Adding Outsource Information
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Example Command for Adding Owner Information
Adding Owner Information
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Adding Service Contract Information
Example Command for Adding Service Information
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Example Command for Adding Support Information
Adding Support Information
 10. omconfig system assetinfo info=system Command
Example Command for Adding System Information
Command Name=value name=value pair
Adding System Information
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Adding Warranty Information
Example Command for Adding Warranty Information
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Omreport rac Command Summary
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Help With the omreport rac Command
Omreport rac authentication
 Omreport rac dialinusers
Example Command for omreport rac authentication
Omreport rac dialoutusers
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 Omreport rac modem
Omreport rac network
Omreport rac remote
Omreport rac snmptraps
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Omreport rac viewcertificate
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Omconfig rac Command Summary
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Omconfig rac Managing the Remote Access Controller
 Omconfig rac authentication
Help With the omconfig rac Command
Local Operating System Authentication
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Omconfig rac dialinusers
Example Command for omconfig rac authentication
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Omconfig rac dialoutusers
Example Commands
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Omconfig rac generatecert
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Omconfig rac modem
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Omconfig rac network
Example Command
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Omconfig rac snmptraps
 Omconfig rac rmdialinuser
Omconfig rac remote
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User name is specified, an index must be specified
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Omconfig rac rmdialoutuser
 Omconfig rac rmuser
Omconfig rac rmsnmptrap
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Specified, an index must be specified
 Omconfig rac uploadcert
Omconfig rac reset
Omconfig rac users
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CLI Command Syntax
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User Privileges for omreport storage and omconfig storage
Omreport Command
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Omreport Storage Help
Omreport Controller Status
 Omreport Connector Status
Omreport Battery Status
Omreport Global Information Smart Thermal Shutdown Status
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Omreport Temperature Probe Status
Omreport Enclosure Status
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Omreport Fan Status
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Omreport Power Supply Status
Omreport EMM Status
 Pdisk=connectorID targetID ConnectorID enclosureID slotID
13. omreport Physical Disk Commands
Omreport Physical Disk Status
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 Omconfig Global Enable Smart Thermal Shutdown
Omconfig Global Commands
Omreport Virtual Disk Status
Complete Syntax
 Omconfig Global Rescan Controller
Omconfig Global Disable Smart Thermal Shutdown
Example Syntax
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Omconfig Controller Commands
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Omconfig Rescan Controller
 Omconfig Disable Controller Alarm
Omconfig Enable Controller Alarm
Omconfig Quiet Controller Alarm
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Omconfig Test Controller Alarm
Omconfig Reset Controller Configuration
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Omconfig Create Virtual Disk
Pdisk=connectortargetID
 Raid=c r0 r1 r1c r5 r10 r50 Parameter Required
Controller=id Parameter Required
Size=number max min Parameter Required
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 Cachepolicy=d c Parameter Optional
PDISKID=connectorenclosureIDportID connectortargetID
Readpolicy=ra nra ara rc nrc Parameter Optional
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 Name=string Parameter Optional
Writepolicy=wb wt wc nwc Parameter Optional
Spanlength=n Parameter Required for RAID
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 Omconfig Set Background Initialization Rate
Omconfig Set Controller Rebuild Rate
Read-ahead Write-through caching Cache I/O
154
 Omconfig Set Check Consistency Rate
Omconfig Set Reconstruct Rate
Omconfig Export the Controller Log
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Omconfig Import Foreign Configuration
Omconfig Import/Recover Foreign Configuration
 Omconfig Set Patrol Read Mode
Omconfig Clear Foreign Configuration
Omconfig Start Patrol Read
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Omconfig Virtual Disk Commands
Omconfig Stop Patrol Read
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Omconfig Blink Virtual Disk
Omconfig Unblink Virtual Disk
 Omconfig Cancel Initialize Virtual Disk
Omconfig Initialize Virtual Disk
Omconfig Fast Initialize Virtual Disk
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Omconfig Slow Initialize Virtualize Disk
Omconfig Cancel Background Initialize
 Omconfig Split Mirror
Omconfig Restore Dead Segments
Omconfig Unmirror
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Omconfig Assign Dedicated Hot Spare
Example for SCSI, SATA, and ATA Controllers
Example for SAS Controllers
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Omconfig Unassign Dedicated Hot Spare
Omconfig Check Consistency
 Omconfig Pause Check Consistency
Omconfig Cancel Check Consistency
Omconfig Resume Check Consistency
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 Omconfig Format Virtual Disk
Omconfig Delete Virtual Disk
Omconfig Reconfiguring Virtual Disks
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Omconfig Change Virtual Disk Policy
Omconfig Rename Virtual Disk
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Omconfig Physical Disk Commands
Omconfig Blink Physical Disk
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Omconfig Unblink Physical Disk
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Omconfig Prepare to Remove Physical Disk
Omconfig Initialize Physical Disk
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Omconfig Offline Physical Disk
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Omconfig Online Physical Disk
Omconfig Assign Global Hot Spare
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Omconfig Unassign Global Hot Spare
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Omconfig Rebuild Physical Disk
Omconfig Cancel Rebuild Physical Disk
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Omconfig Remove Dead Segments
Omconfig Clear Physical Disk
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Omconfig Cancel Clear Physical Disk
 Omconfig Recondition Battery
Omconfig Battery Commands
Omconfig Start Battery Learn Cycle
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 Omconfig Delay Battery Learn Cycle
Omconfig Connector Commands
Omconfig Rescan Connector
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Omconfig Enclosure Commands
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Omconfig Enable Enclosure Alarm
Omconfig Disable Enclosure Alarm
 Omconfig Disable Smart Thermal Shutdown
Omconfig Enable Smart Thermal Shutdown
Omconfig Set Enclosure Asset Tag
Omconfig Set Enclosure Asset Name
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Omconfig Set Temperature Probe Thresholds
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Omconfig Reset Temperature Probe Thresholds
Omconfig Set All Temperature Probe Thresholds
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Omconfig Reset All Temperature Probe Thresholds
Omconfig Blink
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 Controlling Command Output Display
Output Options for Command Results
Writing Command Output to a File
Working With CLI Command Results
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Save Command Results to a File That Can Be Overwritten
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Selecting a Format for Your CLI Command Output
Append Command Results to an Existing File
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List lst
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Example output displays as follows
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 AGP
ADB
Ascii
Asic
 BGA
Bios
BMC
BTU
 CD-ROM
Cdram
CIM
Cimom
 CPU
COO
CRC
CSR
 Dimm
Dhcp
DIN
DIP
 ECC
DTE
ECP
EDO
 FCC
FAT
Feprom
Fpbga
 HIP
GUI
HMA
Hpfs
 Ipmi
IHV
IPX
IRQ
 LCC
LAN
Ldap
LIF
 MCA
MBR
MIB
Midi
 NIC
Ndis
NIF
NIS
 Pcmcia
PCI
Perc
PGA
 QFP
PXE
RAC
RAID
 RGB
RFI
Rimm
ROM
 SEC
Smbios
Sgram
Simd
 Svga
 TSR
Tqfp
Uart
UDP
 Uuid
UTP
VAC
Vcci
 Vlvesa
Vlsi
Vram
VRM
 XMS
XMM
ZIF
ZIP
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 Index
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CLI
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