Dell iDRAC8 Creating an iDRAC Configuration File

Creating an iDRAC Configuration File
The configuration file .cfg can be:
• Created
• Obtained from racadm getconfig -f <filename>.cfg command or racadm get -f
<filename>.cfg
• Obtained from racadm getconfig -f <filename>.cfg command or racadm get -f
<filename>.cfg, and then edited
For information about the getconfig and get commands, see the iDRAC8 RACADM Command Line
Interface Reference Guide available at dell.com/support/manuals .
The .cfg file is first parsed to verify that valid group and object names are present and the basic syntax
rules are being followed. Errors are flagged with the line number that detected the error, and a message
explains the problem. The entire file is parsed for correctness, and all errors are displayed. Write
commands are not transmitted to iDRAC if an error is found in the .cfg file. The user must correct all
errors before using the file to configure iDRAC. Use the -c option in the config subcommand, which
verifies the syntax and does not perform a write operation to iDRAC.
Use the following guidelines when you create a .cfg file:
• If the parser encounters an indexed group, the index of the group is used as the anchor. Any
modifications to the objects within the indexed group is also associated with the index value.
For example:
– If you have used the getconfig command:
[cfgUserAdmin]
# cfgUserAdminIndex=11
cfgUserAdminUserName=
# cfgUserAdminPassword=******** (Write-Only)
cfgUserAdminEnable=0
cfgUserAdminPrivilege=0x00000000
cfgUserAdminIpmiLanPrivilege=15
cfgUserAdminIpmiSerialPrivilege=15
cfgUserAdminSolEnable=0
– If you have used the get command:
[idrac.users.16]
Enable=Disabled
IpmiLanPrivilege=15
IpmiSerialPrivilege=15
!!Password=******** (Write-Only)
Privilege=0x0
SNMPv3AuthenticationType=SHA
SNMPv3Enable=Disabled
SNMPv3PrivacyType=AES
SolEnable=Disabled
UserName=
• The indexes are read-only and cannot be modified. Objects of the indexed group are bound to the
index under which they are listed and any valid configuration to the object value is applicable only to
that particular index.
• A predefined set of indexes are available for each indexed group. For more information, see the
iDRAC8 RACADM Command Line Interface Reference Guide available at dell.com/support/manuals .
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