How to configure a Dell iDRAC card without rebooting
First of all download the Racadm tool from the this link. It is included in Dell OpenManage DRAC Tools. The Dell Remote Access Controller (DRAC) console is management station software designed to provide remote management capabilities for the Dell systems. You can remotely connect to the DRAC hardware and access the DRAC features either by using a web browser or the RACADM Command Line Interface (CLI). RACADM CLI is the command line user interface to the DRAC.
Syntax Usage
The following shows an example of a simple RACADM subcommand, getsysinfo, used with each RACADM utility. See the end of this article for links to documentation containing the full list of RACADM commands.
Remote RACADM
Remote RACADM commands must include the ip address or hostname of the idrac, and the idrac username and password.
racadm -r <ip address or hostname> -u <username> -p <password> <subcommand>
racadm -r 10.1.1.1 -u root -p calvin getsysinfo
NOTE: Remote racadm uses the web server SSL certificate of the iDRAC to authenticate the session. You will receive a warning message if certificates have not been configured or if the certificate is invalid. However, the command will execute normally following the message. If you wish to halt the command on certificate errors, use the -S option in the command. For information on configuring certificates on the iDRAC, see the user’s guide for your iDRAC linked at the end of this article.
Local RACADM
You do not have to specify the ip address, username, or password in Local RACADM commands.
racadm <subcommand> eg. racadm getsysinfo
racadm getniccfg
racadm setniccfg –s 172.17.2.124 255.255.252.0 172.17.0.5racadm getconfig -g cfgLanNetworkingracadm config -g cfgLanNetworking -o cfgNicIpAddress 172.17.2.124racadm config -g cfgLanNetworking -o cfgNicNetmask 255.255.252.0racadm config -g cfgLanNetworking -o cfgNicGateway 172.17.0.7racadm config -g cfgLanNetworking -o cfgDNSServer1 172.17.0.6racadm config -g cfgLanNetworking -o cfgDNSServer2 172.17.0.5racadm config -g cfgLanNetworking -o cfgDNSRacName ServerName-DRACracadm config -g cfgLanNetworking -o cfgDNSDomainName corp.company.comSSH/Telnet/Serial (Firmware) RACADM
You do not have to specify the ip address, username, or password in Firmware RACADM commands.
racadm <subcommand> eg. racadm getsysinfo
or
racadm <Enter> – takes you to a racadm>> prompt eg. racadm>>getsysinfo
