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