Dell Command Line Interface manual

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Contents 3 Contents 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 What's New for V ersion 5.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Using CLI Commands from Windows Command Prompts . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Primary CLI Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14[...]

4 Contents omreport chassis fancontrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 omreport chassis firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 omreport chassis frontpanel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 omreport chassis fru . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 omreport chassis info [...]

Contents 5 omconfig chassis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 omconfig chassis biossetup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 omconfig chassis bmc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 omconfig chassis currents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 omconfig chassis fan[...]

6 Contents Adding Depreciation Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Example Commands for Adding Depreciation Information . . . . . . . . 103 Adding Extended Wa rranty Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Example Command for Adding Extended W arranty Information . . . . . 104 Adding Lease Information . . .[...]

Contents 7 omreport rac modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 omreport rac remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 omreport rac snmptraps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 omreport rac users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 omre[...]

8 Contents omconfig rac rmsnmptrap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 Example Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 omconfig rac rmuser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 Example Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 omconfig rac reset . [...]

Contents 9 omconfig Enable Controller Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 omconfig Disable Controller Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 omconfig Quiet Controller Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 omconfig T est Controller Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 omconfig Reset Controller [...]

10 Contents omconfig Phy sical Disk Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 omconfig Blink Phy sical Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 omconfig Unblink Phy sical Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 omconfig Prepare to Re move Phy sical Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 omconfig Initialize [...]

Contents 11 9 W orking With CLI Command Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 Output Options for Command Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 Controlling Command Output Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 Writing Command Output to a File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 Selecting a Format for Y o ur CLI[...]

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Introduction 13 Introduction Whether you are using the graphica l user interface (GUI) or t he command line interface (CLI), Dell ™ OpenManage ™ Server Administrator performs essential systems management tasks. The reporting and viewing featur es allow retrieval of overall health sta tus for systems on your network. At the component level, you [...]

14 Introduction Using CLI Commands from Windows Command Prompts If you are running the W indows opera ting system, use the 32-bit co mmand prompt to issue a Server Administrator CLI command. Y ou can access t he 32-bit command prompt by clicking the Start button and pointing to P rograms → Accessories → Command Prompt shortcut, or by clicking t[...]

Introduction 15 T able 1-1 lists the primary CLI commands used by S erver Administrator . This guide contains a section for each primary command. NOTE: omupdate commands are no longer supported in Server Administrator and are replaced by Dell Update Package or Server Update Util ity commands. T o update the different compon ents, download the Dell [...]

16 Introduction Message: BIOS setup configured successfully. Command: omconfig system assetinfo in fo=depreciation duration=6 Message: Asset information set successfully. Failure Messages CLI failure messages provide r easons why some co mmands do not succeed. Some common reasons why commands fail include syntax erro rs and components that are not [...]

Introduction 17 Scripting and Comparing With the CLI The Server Administrator CLI allows administrators to write batch programs or scripts to be ex ecuted by the operating system. F or an enterprise with many sy stems, an administrator could write a configuration script that specified the warning thresholds for ea ch major component of a sy stem an[...]

18 Introduction Command level 1 is omreport , command level 2 is about , and the name=value pair is details=true. Many commands use command level 1, command level 2, and command level 3, but do not requir e any parameters (name=value pairs). Most omreport commands are of this type. F or example: omreport system alertaction causes a list of alert ac[...]

omhelp: Getting Help With CLI Commands 19 omhelp: Getting Help With CLI Commands The omhelp command and its equivalent, <command> -? , accesses the CLI's detailed help text interface. Y ou can get help at several levels of detail. Each fully qualified CLI command may have a variable number of distinct parts: the command (command level 1)[...]

20 omhelp: Getting Help With CLI Commands Figure 2-1. Different Levels of Help for a Command Y ou can also parse the omconfig system assetinfo command as follows: <command level 1 command level 2 command level 3> <name=value pair 1> [name=value pair 2] where command levels 1, 2, and 3 ar e repr esented by omconfig system assetinfo , nam[...]

omreport: Viewing Sy stem Status U sing the Instrumentation Service 21 omreport: V iewing Sy stem Status Using the Instrumentation Service The omreport command allows you to see detailed in formation about your system components. Y ou can retrieve summaries for many system componen ts at one time, or you can get details about a specific component. [...]

22 omreport: Viewing Sy stem Status U sing the Instrumentation Service T able 3-1 is a high-level summary of the omreport command. The column titled "Command level 1" shows the omreport command at its most general. "Command level 2" shows the major objects or components that you can view using omreport (about, chassis, storage, [...]

omreport: Viewing Sy stem Status U sing the Instrumentation Service 23 frontpanel U, P , A Shows whethe r the front panel button settings, such as for the P ower button and/or Nonmasking Interrupt (NMI) button (if present on the system), are enabled or disabled. fru U, P , A Shows the F ield Replaceable Unit (FRU) information. info U, P , A Shows a[...]

24 omreport: Viewing Sy stem Status U sing the Instrumentation Service alertaction U, P , A Shows warning and failur e threshold values, as well as actions that have been configured when an essential component detects a warning or failure stat e. alertlog U, P , A Allows the administrator to show the alert log. assetinfo U, P , A Shows cost of owne[...]

omreport: Viewing Sy stem Status U sing the Instrumentation Service 25 Help With the omreport Command Use the omreport -? command to get a list of the available commands for omreport . Use omreport <command level 2> -? to get help on the level 2 comma nds about, chassis, and system. The following information on omreport system -? applies equa[...]

26 omreport: Viewing Sy stem Status U sing the Instrumentation Service omreport chassis Commands Use omreport chassis commands to view details for the entir e chassis or for a particular component. omreport chassis When you type: omreport chassis Server Administrator displays a general statu s for your main system chassis components. NOTE: When you[...]

omreport: Viewing Sy stem Status U sing the Instrumentation Service 27 Server Administrator reports values for the R e dundancy Status and Redundancy Mode fields. omreport chassis batteries Use the omreport chassis batteries command to view battery properties. omreport chassis bios Use the omreport chassis bios command to view current BIOS informat[...]

28 omreport: Viewing Sy stem Status U sing the Instrumentation Service T able 3-2. BIOS Setup Parameters Parameters Description Bezel Displays whether the bezel remo val intrusion check during system reboot is enabled or disabled. Bootsequence Displays the device that is used to boot the system. Console Redirection Displays if the BIOS screen is r [...]

omreport: Viewing Sy stem Status U sing the Instrumentation Service 29 omreport chassis bmc NOTE: This command will be phased-out in future releases. It will be replaced by the command omreport chassis remoteaccess . Use the omreport chassis bmc command to view baseboard management controller (BMC) general information. Ty p e : omreport chassis bmc[...]

30 omreport: Viewing Sy stem Status U sing the Instrumentation Service omreport chassis currents Use the omreport chassis currents command to view current (ampera ge) probe status and settings. When you type: omreport chassis currents index= n the index parameter is optional. If you do not speci fy the index, Server Administrator displays a summary[...]

omreport: Viewing Sy stem Status U sing the Instrumentation Service 31 omreport chassis firmware Use the omreport chassis firmware command to view current firmwar e properties. When you type: omreport chassis firmware Server Administrator displays a summary of your system’s firmware properties. omreport chassis frontpanel Use the omreport chassis[...]

32 omreport: Viewing Sy stem Status U sing the Instrumentation Service Depending on your configuration, output may resemble the following e xample: If you run this command on a P owerEdge 1655MC syste m, the following addition al information displays: • Server Module Ser vice T ag — The service tag of the server module that you are curr ently l[...]

omreport: Viewing Sy stem Status U sing the Instrumentation Service 33 omreport chassis leds Use the omreport chassis leds command to find out w hether clear hard drive fault is supported and what severity level lights up the LED. T ype: omreport chassis leds index= n The index parameter is optional. If you do not specif y the index, Server Adminis[...]

34 omreport: Viewing Sy stem Status U sing the Instrumentation Service If your system supports redundan t memory , the redundancy outpu t may resemble the following: omreport chassis nics Use the omreport chassis nics command to view NIC properties. T ype: omreport chassis nics index= n The index parameter is optional. If you do not specify the ind[...]

omreport: Viewing Sy stem Status U sing the Instrumentation Service 35 Connector T ype refers to the type of plug or cable and plug that connects two devices together , in this case, the type of connector that attaches an external device to a system. Ther e are many connector types, each designed to connect a different device type to a system. Exam[...]

36 omreport: Viewing Sy stem Status U sing the Instrumentation Service Fo r A M D ™ Pr o c e s s o r • 64-bit Support • AMD- V ™ • AMD P owerNow! ™ • No Execute (NX) The following fields are defined for a cache pr esent on a particular microprocessor . If the cache is internal to the processor , the fields do not appear in the cache r[...]

omreport: Viewing Sy stem Status U sing the Instrumentation Service 37 • A 2-way set-associative cache directly maps two specific lines of memory to the same two lines of cache. • A 1-way set-associative cache directly maps a specif ic line of memory in the same line of cache. F or example, line 0 of any page in memory must be stor ed in line 0[...]

38 omreport: Viewing Sy stem Status U sing the Instrumentation Service omreport chassis slots Use the omreport chassis slots command to view properties of your system’s slots. Ty p e : omreport chassis slots index= n The index parameter is optional. If you do not specify the index, Server Administrator displays properties for all of the slots in [...]

omreport: Viewing Sy stem Status U sing the Instrumentation Service 39 omreport chassis volts Use the omreport chassis volts command to view properties of your system’s voltage probes. When you type: omreport chassis volts index= n The index parameter is optional. If you do not specify the index, Server Administrator displays a summary of status,[...]

40 omreport: Viewing Sy stem Status U sing the Instrumentation Service T o view the contents of the alert log, type: omreport system alertlog T o view the contents of the command log, type: omreport system cmdlog T o view the contents of the ESM log, type: omreport system esmlog ESM Log Overall Health Status When you type omreport system esmlog , t[...]

omreport: Viewing Sy stem Status U sing the Instrumentation Service 41 • power supply warning • power supply failur e • degraded r edundancy • lost r edundancy • temperatur e warning • temperatur e failure • voltage warning • voltage failur e • processor warning • processor failur e • har dware log warning • har dware log fu[...]

42 omreport: Viewing Sy stem Status U sing the Instrumentation Service --------------- Power Supplies ---------------- Settings Enable: Informational, Warning and Critical Disable: None ----------- Fans ----------- Settings Enable: Critical Disable: Informati onal and Warning The full report lists the setting s for all components in yo ur system fo[...]

omreport: Viewing Sy stem Status U sing the Instrumentation Service 43 Example Command for Event T ype When you type: omreport system events type=fans The following is an e xample output: ----------- Fans ----------- Settings Enable: Critical Disable: Informati onal and Warning omreport sy stem operatingsy stem Use the omreport system operatingsyst[...]

44 omreport: Viewing Sy stem Status U sing the Instrumentation Service omreport sy stem platformevents Use the omreport system platformevents command to view how the system responds for each listed platform event. omreport sy stem recovery Use the omreport system recovery command to see whether there is an action configur ed for a hung operating sy[...]

omreport: Viewing Sy stem Status U sing the Instrumentation Service 45 Example Command Output When you type: omreport system summary the output that appears in your CL I window depends on the systems management software, operating system, and hardwar e components and options th at are installed on your system. The following partial command results [...]

46 omreport: Viewing Sy stem Status U sing the Instrumentation Service The system summary hardwar e info rmation includes data values for installed components of the following types that are pr esent in your system: Sy stem Attributes • Host name • System location Main Sy stem Chassis Chassis • Chassis model • Chassis service tag • Chassi[...]

omreport: Viewing Sy stem Status U sing the Instrumentation Service 47 Memory Array The following details are listed for each memory boar d or module in the system (for example, the system board or the memory module in a given slot number): • Location •U s e • Installed capacity • Maximum capacity • Slots available • Slots used • ECC [...]

48 omreport: Viewing Sy stem Status U sing the Instrumentation Service omreport sy stem thrmshutdown Use the omreport system thrmshutdown command to view which prop erties, if any , have been configured for a thermal shutdown action. The three properties that display for thermal shutdo wn ar e disabled, warning, or failure. If the CLI displays the [...]

omreport: Viewing Sy stem Status U sing the Instrumentation Service 49 --------------- Software --------------- Name : Microsoft Windo ws Server 2003, Enterprise Edition Version : 5.2 <Build 3790 : Service Pack 1> <x86> Updateable : N/A Name : De ll Server Administrator Version : 5.1.0 Updateable : N/A[...]

50 omreport: Viewing Sy stem Status U sing the Instrumentation Service[...]

omconfig: Managing Co mponents Using the Ins trumentation Service 51 omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service The omconfig command allows you to provide values th at define warning events, configure alert actions, clear logs, and configure system shutdown, as well as allow ing you to perform other systems management tasks. Ex[...]

52 omconfig: Managing Components U sing the Instrumentation Service T able 4-1 is a high-level summary of the omconfig command. The columns titled "Command level 2" and "Command level 3" list the major arguments that can be used with omconfig . " Us er privilege requir ed" refers to the type of privilege you need to pe[...]

omconfig: Managing Co mponents Using the Ins trumentation Service 53 platformevents A Determines the shutdown action, if any , to be taken for a specific platform event. Also , enables and disables pl atform events filter alert generation. recovery P , A Determines in advance how your system responds to a hung operating system. shutdown A Allows th[...]

54 omconfig: Managing Components U sing the Instrumentation Service Help With the omconfig Command Use the omconfig -? command to get a list of the available commands for omconfig . Use omconfig <command level 2> -? to get help on the level 2 commands about , chassis , preferences , and system . The following information on omconfig system -?[...]

omconfig: Managing Co mponents Using the Ins trumentation Service 55 T o scroll command output one screen at a time, type: omconfig system al ertaction -? | more where | more allows you to pr ess the spacebar to see the ne xt screen of CLI help output. T o make a file that contains all of the help for the omconfig system alertaction -? command, typ[...]

56 omconfig: Managing Components U sing the Instrumentation Service omconfig chassis Use the omconfig chassis commands to default or to set values fo r current, fan, voltage, and temperatur e probes, to configure BIOS behavior during system start up, to clear memory error counts, and to enable or disable power button control feat ures wher e system[...]

omconfig: Managing Co mponents Using the Ins trumentation Service 57 attribute=crab setting=enable | disable enable : Enable BIOS console redirection after system reboot. disable : Disable BIOS console redir ection. NOTE: The command crab is valid for Dell PowerEdge x 9 xx sy stems only. attribute=cpuht setting=enable | disable enable : Enable logi[...]

58 omconfig: Managing Components U sing the Instrumentation Service attribute=ide setting=on | off force=true on : Enables this device. off : Disables this device. force=true : V erification of setting change. attribute=idepridrv setting=off | auto off : Disables the device. auto : A utomatically detect and enable the device. attribute=intrusion se[...]

omconfig: Managing Co mponents Using the Ins trumentation Service 59 attribute=ppmode setting=at | ps2 | ecp | epp at : Set the parallel port mode to type A T . ps2 : Set the parallel port mode to type PS/2. ecp : Set the parallel port mode to type ECP (extended capabilities port). epp : Set the parallel port mode to type EPP (enhanced parallel por[...]

60 omconfig: Managing Components U sing the Instrumentation Service attribute=secondaryscsi setting=on | off on : Enables this device. off : Disables this device. attribute=serialcom setting=off | on |com1 |com2 off : Disables serial communication setting. on : Enables serial communication setting without console redir ection. com1 : Enables serial[...]

omconfig: Managing Co mponents Using the Ins trumentation Service 61 omconfig chassis bmc NOTE: This command will be phased-ou t in future releases. It will be replaced by the command omconfig chassis remoteaccess . Use the omconfig chassis bmc command to configure: • The BMC on a local area network (LAN) • The serial port for BMC • The BMC o[...]

62 omconfig: Managing Components U sing the Instrumentation Service The output from the omconfig chassis bmc command lists each of the available configurations. T able 4-3 shows the valid parameters: T able 4-3. omconfig chassis bmc name=value pair 1 config= name=value pair 2 Description config=advsol characcuminterval=number number : Sets the char[...]

omconfig: Managing Co mponents Using the Ins trumentation Service 63 config=nic (continued) nicselection=nic1 | teamednic1nic2 | dracnic nic1: Enables NIC 1. teamednic1nic2: Enables NIC teaming functionality . dracnic: Enables DRA C NIC if DRA C 5 is installed. NOTE: The option nicselection is supported only on PowerEdge x 9 xx sy stems. NOTE: If t[...]

64 omconfig: Managing Components U sing the Instrumentation Service config=serial baudrate=960 0 | 19200 | 38400 |57600 | 115200 9600: Sets connection sp eed to 9600 bits per second. 19200 :Sets connection speed to 19200 bits per second. 38400 : Sets connection speed to 38400 bits per second. 57600 : Sets connection speed to 57600 bits per second. [...]

omconfig: Managing Co mponents Using the Ins trumentation Service 65 config=serial (continued) mode=directbasic | directterminal | directbasicterminal | modembasic | modemterminal | modembasicterminal directbasic : T ype of messaging used for IPMI messaging over a serial connection. directtermina l: T ype of messaging that uses printable ASCII char[...]

66 omconfig: Managing Components U sing the Instrumentation Service config=serialoverlan enable=true | false true : Enables serial over LAN for the BMC. false : Disables serial over LAN for the BMC. baudrate=9600 | 19200 | 38400 | 57600 | 115200 9600 : Sets the volatile and nonvolatile connection speed to 9600 bits per second. 19200 : Sets the vola[...]

omconfig: Managing Co mponents Using the Ins trumentation Service 67 config=terminalmode deletecontrol=outputdel | outputbkspspbksp outputdel : BMC outputs a <del> character when <bksp> or <del> is received. outputbkspspbksp : BMC outputs a <bksp><sp><bksp> character when <bksp> or <del> is r eceived.[...]

68 omconfig: Managing Components U sing the Instrumentation Service config=user id=number enable=true | false id=number : ID number of the user being configured. enable=true : Enables user . enable=false : Disables user . id=numberenableserialoverlan=true | false id=number : ID number of the user being configured. enableserialoverlan=true : Enables[...]

omconfig: Managing Co mponents Using the Ins trumentation Service 69 config=user (continued) id=user id dracusergroup=admin | poweruser | guest | testalert | custom | none id=user id : User ID of the user being configured. NOTE: Only RAC groups can be configured. The option dracusergroup is available only if DRAC 5 is present on the sy stem. dracus[...]

70 omconfig: Managing Components U sing the Instrumentation Service omconfig chassis currents Use the omconfig chassis currents command to set amperage probe warning thresholds. As with o the r components, you can view both warning and failure thr e shold values, but you cannot set failure t hre sh o ld s. Y our system's manufacturer sets the [...]

omconfig: Managing Co mponents Using the Ins trumentation Service 71 Default Minimum and Maximum Warning Thresholds If you want to set both the upper and lower c urrent warning thr eshold values to the recommended default value, type: omconfig chassis currents index=0 warnthresh=default Y ou cannot default one value and set another . In ot her word[...]

72 omconfig: Managing Components U sing the Instrumentation Service Y ou cannot default one value and set another . In ot her words, if you defaul t the minimum warning threshold value, you ar e also selecting the defa ult value for the maximum warning threshold value. Specify a Va lue for Minimum and Maximum Warning Thresholds NOTE: Minimum and ma[...]

omconfig: Managing Co mponents Using the Ins trumentation Service 73 omconfig chassis info Use the omconfig chassis info command to enter an asset tag name for your system and a chassis name for your system. If your system is a modular one, you can enter asset tag names for modular components as well. T able 4-9 shows the val id parameters for the [...]

74 omconfig: Managing Components U sing the Instrumentation Service As with other commands, the CLI issues an error me ssage if you do not have a chassis 2 (the main chassis=0). The CLI allows you to issue command s only for the system configuration you have. omconfig chassis leds Use the omconfig chassis leds command to specify when to flash a cha[...]

omconfig: Managing Co mponents Using the Ins trumentation Service 75 omconfig chassis remoteaccess NOTE: This command is appli cable to PowerEdge x 8 xx and x 9 xx sy stems only. Use the omconfig chassis remoteaccess command to configure: • Remote access on a local area network (LAN). • The serial port for BMC or RA C, whichever is installed. ?[...]

76 omconfig: Managing Components U sing the Instrumentation Service The output from the omconfig chassis remoteaccess command lists each of the available configurations. T able 4-3 shows the valid parameters: T able 4-12. omconfig chassis remoteaccess name=value pair 1 config= name=value pair 2 Description config=advsol characcuminterval=number num[...]

omconfig: Managing Co mponents Using the Ins trumentation Service 77 config= nic (continued) ipsource=static | dhcp | systemsoftware static : Static if the IP addr ess of the BMC LAN interface is a fixed, assigned IP addr ess. dhcp : DHCP if the source of the IP address of the BMC LAN interface is the dynamic host configuration protocol. systemsoft[...]

78 omconfig: Managing Components U sing the Instrumentation Service config= nic (continued) vlanenable=true | false true : Enables the virtual LAN identification. false : Disables the virtual LAN identification. vlanid=number number : V irtual LAN identification in the range of 1 to 4094. vlanpriority=number number : P riority of virtua l LAN ident[...]

omconfig: Managing Co mponents Using the Ins trumentation Service 79 config=serial (continued) mode=directbasic | dir ectterminal | directbasicterminal | modembasic | modemterminal | modembasicterminal directbasic : T ype of messaging used for IPMI messaging over a serial connection. directtermina l: T ype of messaging that uses printable ASCII cha[...]

80 omconfig: Managing Components U sing the Instrumentation Service config=serialoverlan enable=true | false true : Enables serial over LAN for the BMC. false : Disables serial over LAN for the BMC. baudrate=9600 | 19200 | 38400 | 57600 | 115200 9600 : Sets the volatile and nonvolatile connection speed to 9600 bits per second. 19200 : Sets the vola[...]

omconfig: Managing Co mponents Using the Ins trumentation Service 81 config=terminalmode (continued) echocontrol=enabled | disabled enabled : Enables characters to be sent to the screen. disabled : Disables characters to be sent to the screen. handshakingcontrol=enabled | disabled enabled : Dir ects the BMC to output a character sequence that indic[...]

82 omconfig: Managing Components U sing the Instrumentation Service config=user id=number enable=true | false id=number : ID number of the user being configured. enable=true : Enables user . enable=false : Disables user . id=numberenableserialoverlan=true | false id=number : ID number of the user being configured. enableserialoverlan=true : Enables[...]

omconfig: Managing Co mponents Using the Ins trumentation Service 83 config=user (continued) id=number lanaccesslevel= administrator | operator | user| none id=number: ID number of the user being configured. lanaccesslevel=administrator : User with an ID has access privileges of an Administrator for the LAN channel. lanaccesslevel=operator : User w[...]

84 omconfig: Managing Components U sing the Instrumentation Service omconfig chassis temps Use the omconfig chassis temps command to set warning thresholds for temperatur e probes. As with other components, you can view both warning and fail ure thr eshold values, but you cannot set failure thresholds. Y our system's manufactur er sets the min[...]

omconfig: Managing Co mponents Using the Ins trumentation Service 85 Default Minimum and Maximum Warning Thresholds NOTE: The capabilities for managing sensors vary by sy stems. If you want to set both the upper and lower temp erature warning thr eshold values to the recommended default value, type: omconfig chassis temps index=0 warnthresh=default[...]

86 omconfig: Managing Components U sing the Instrumentation Service Default Minimum and Maximum Warning Thresholds NOTE: Sy stems that contain ESM3 capabilities do not allow you to s et warning threshold va lues to default values. If you want to set both the upper and lower voltage warning threshold values to the r ecommended default value, type: o[...]

omconfig: Managing Co mponents Using the Ins trumentation Service 87 Therefor e, for a computer named "myOmsa" running S erver Administrator , the default name would be "myOmsa–omsa". This is the name of Server Administ rator defined in Active Directory by using the snap–in tool. This name must match the name for t he applic[...]

88 omconfig: Managing Components U sing the Instrumentation Service When you type omconfig preferences snmp setting=rootpw , the system prompts you to supply values for the requir ed parameters. When you type omconfig preferences snmp , you must supply all of t he parameters in the initial command line. F or example: omconfig preferences snmp setti[...]

omconfig: Managing Co mponents Using the Ins trumentation Service 89 omconfig sy stem Use the omconfig system commands to clear logs, determine how various shutdown actions occur , set initial values or edit values for co st of ownership information, and det ermine how to respond to a hung operating system. omconfig sy stem alertaction Y ou can use[...]

90 omconfig: Managing Components U sing the Instrumentation Service Available Alert Actions T able 4-20 shows the alert actions for each component that allows you to configure an alert action . Components and Events for Wh ich Y ou Can Set Alert Actions T able 4-21 lists the components and the events for w hich you can set alert actions. Components[...]

omconfig: Managing Co mponents Using the Ins trumentation Service 91 Example Set Alert Action Commands The examples below ar e valid example commands. F o r each successful command issued, the following message appears: Alert action(s) configured successfully. Example Current Probe Actions T o disable system console alert if a c urrent probe detect[...]

92 omconfig: Managing Components U sing the Instrumentation Service Commands for Clearing Logs NOTE: For more information about alert messages, see the Dell OpenManage™ Server Administrator Messages Reference Guide . Y ou can use the omconfig system command to clear three logs: the al ert log, the command log, and the hardwar e, or ESM, log. T o [...]

omconfig: Managing Co mponents Using the Ins trumentation Service 93 omconfig sy stem platformevents Use the omconfig system platformevents command to configure shutdown ac tion, if any , to be taken fo r a specific platform event. Y ou can also enable or disable platform event filter alert generation. NOTICE: If you set a platform event shutdown a[...]

94 omconfig: Managing Components U sing the Instrumentation Service event=fanfail Sets action or enables/disables alert generation when a fan probe detects that the fan is running too slow or not at all. event=hardwar elogfail Enables/disables alert generati on when a har dware log detects a failure value. event=intrusion Sets action or enables/dis[...]

omconfig: Managing Co mponents Using the Ins trumentation Service 95 omconfig sy stem events Use the omconfig system events command to enable and disable SNMP traps for components on your system. NOTE: Not all event types may be present on your sy stem. There ar e four parameters in the na me=value pair component of the omconfig system events comma[...]

96 omconfig: Managing Components U sing the Instrumentation Service Severity In the context of configuring events, severity determ ines how sever e an event must be before Server Administrator notifies you of th e event for a component type. When t here ar e multiple components of the same type in the same system ch assis, you can also specify whet[...]

omconfig: Managing Co mponents Using the Ins trumentation Service 97 omconfig sy stem recovery Use the omconfig system recovery command to set the action that is to be taken when the operating system has hung or crashed. Y ou can also set the numb er of seconds that must pass before the system is considered to have a hung operating system. T able 4[...]

98 omconfig: Managing Components U sing the Instrumentation Service Example Shutdown Commands T o set the shutdown action to reboot, type: omconfig system shut down action=reboot T o bypass operating system shutdown be fore the system is powered off, type: omconfig system shutdown action=reboot osfirst=false omconfig sy stem thrmshutdown Use the om[...]

omconfig: Managing Co mponents Using the Ins trumentation Service 99 Example Thermal Sh utdown Commands T o trigger a thermal shutdown when a temperature probe detects a failure event, type: omconfig system thrmshu tdown severity=failure T o disable thermal shutdown so that an administrator has to initiate an omconfig system shutdown , type: omconf[...]

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omconfig sy stem assetinfo: Ed iting Cost of Ownership Values 101 omconfig sy stem assetinfo: Editing Cost of Ownership V alues omconfig Sy stem Asset Info Overview The omconfig system assetinfo command helps you to edit a comp rehensive set of parameters that make up your system's total cost of ownership. This section e xplains the parameters[...]

102 omconfig sy stem assetinfo: Editing Cost of Ownership Values Example Commands for Adding Acquisition Information T o provide a value for an acquisition pa rameter , type a command of the form: omconfig system assetinfo info=acquisition <name=value pair 2> . F or example , type: omconfig system asse tinfo info=acquisition purchasedate=1221[...]

omconfig sy stem assetinfo: Ed iting Cost of Ownership Values 103 Adding Depreciation Information Depreciation is a set of methods fo r computing the devaluation of your asset over time. F o r e xample, the depreciation of a system that is e x pected to have a useful life of 5 years would be 20 percent. Use the omconfig system assetinfo=depreciatio[...]

104 omconfig sy stem assetinfo: Editing Cost of Ownership Values Adding Extended W arranty Information Use the omconfig system extwarranty command to assign values for extended warranty information. A warranty is a contract between the manufactur er or dealer and the purchaser of a system. The warranty identifies the components that are cov er ed f[...]

omconfig sy stem assetinfo: Ed iting Cost of Ownership Values 105 Adding Lease Information A lease is an agreement to pay for the use of a syst em for a specified period of time. The lessor r etains ownership of the system. T able 5-4 shows the valid parameters for the command. Example Command for Adding Lease Information T o provide a value for a [...]

106 omconfig sy stem assetinfo: Editing Cost of Ownership Values Adding Maintenance Information Maintenance refers to activities r equired to keep the system in good working or der . T able 5-5 shows the valid parameters for addi ng maintenance information. Example Command for Adding Maintenance Information T o provide a value for a maintenance par[...]

omconfig sy stem assetinfo: Ed iting Cost of Ownership Values 107 Adding Outsource Information Outsourcing is the practice of contracting with an other business to maintain the system in good working order . T able 5-6 shows the valid parame ters for adding outsource information. Example Command for Adding Outsource Information T o provide a value [...]

108 omconfig sy stem assetinfo: Editing Cost of Ownership Values Adding Owner Information The owner is the party that holds legal property title to the system. T able 5-7 shows the valid parameters for adding owner information. Example Command for Adding Owner Information T o provide a value for an owner parame ter , type a command of the form: omc[...]

omconfig sy stem assetinfo: Ed iting Cost of Ownership Values 109 Adding Service Contract Information A service contract is an agreement that specifies fees for pr eventive maintenance and repair of the system. T able 5-8 shows the valid parameters for adding contract information. Example Command for Adding Service Information T o provide a value f[...]

110 omconfig sy stem assetinfo: Editing Cost of Ownership Values Adding Support Information Support refers to technical assistance that the sy stem user can seek when the user desire s guidance on the proper use of a system to pe rform tasks. T able 5-9 shows t he valid parameters for adding support information. Example Command for Adding Support I[...]

omconfig sy stem assetinfo: Ed iting Cost of Ownership Values 111 Adding Sy stem Information System information includes the prim ary user of the system, the pho ne number for the primary user , and the system location. T able 5-10 shows the valid parameters for adding system information. Example Command for Adding Sy stem Information T o provide a[...]

112 omconfig sy stem assetinfo: Editing Cost of Ownership Values Adding W arranty Information Use the omconfig system warranty command to assign values for warr anty information. A warranty is a contract between the manufacturer or dealer and the pu rchaser of a system. The warranty identifies the components that are cover ed for repair or r eplace[...]

omreport rac: Viewing Remo te Access Controller Components 113 omreport rac: V iewing Remote Access Controller Components The remote access controller (R AC) is a system com ponent that provides a full set of system management capabilities. Server Administrator in tegrates the R AC features into its interface, allowing users to view and mana ge the[...]

114 omreport rac: Viewing Rem ote Access Controller Components Help With the omreport rac Command Use the omreport rac -? command to get a list of the available commands for omreport rac . omreport rac authentication Use the omreport rac authentication command to determine whet her local operating system authentication of users is enabled or disabl[...]

omreport rac: Viewing Remo te Access Controller Components 115 Example Command for omreport rac authentication When you type: omreport rac authentication the results that display show whet her authentication of users for acce ss to the R AC using the operating system user access definitions is disabled or enabled. F or example: omreport rac authent[...]

116 omreport rac: Viewing Rem ote Access Controller Components omreport rac network Use the omreport rac network command to display the NIC property values. omreport rac modem Use the omreport rac modem command to display the onboard modem property values. omreport rac remote Use the omreport rac remote command to display the r emo te features prop[...]

omreport rac: Viewing Remo te Access Controller Components 117 omreport rac viewcertificate Use the omreport rac viewcertificate command to view the server or cert ificate authority (CA) certificate on the R AC. The only parameter you must specify is whether the certificate you want to view is a CA certificate or a server certificate. T able 6-6 di[...]

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omconfig rac: Managing the Remote Access Controller 119 omconfig rac: Managing the Remote Access Controller The omconfig rac command enables you to configure the operational components of the Remote Access Service (R AS). The CLI command omconfig rac uses the remote access controller (R AC) software interface to configur e these operational compone[...]

120 omconfig rac: Managing the Remote Access Controller T able 7-1 is a high-level summary of the omconfig rac command. The column titled "Command level 3" lists the major arguments that can be used with omconfig rac . "User privilege r equired" r efers to the type of privilege you need to ex ecute the command, w here U=User , P[...]

omconfig rac: Managing the Remote Access Controller 121 Help With the omconfig rac Command Use the omconfig rac -? command to get a list of the available commands for omconfig rac . Use omconfig rac <command level 3> -? to see a list of name=value pair s that you may need to use with dialinusers , dialoutusers , modem , network , remote , and[...]

122 omconfig rac: Managing the Remote Access Controller Example Command for omconfig rac authentication When you type: omconfig rac authentica tion localauthenable=true you have configured the R AC to allow access to any user who has Administrator privileges on the operating system. When you type: omconfig rac authentica tion localauthenable=false [...]

omconfig rac: Managing the Remote Access Controller 123 Example Commands The following example sets one name=value pair . T ype: omconfig rac dialinu sers username=jdoe The next e xample supplies values for all command parameters that you can use with the omconfig rac dialinusers command. T ype: omconfig rac dialinusers userna me=jdoe index=0 passw[...]

124 omconfig rac: Managing the Remote Access Controller Example Commands The following example sets one name=value pair . T ype: omconfig rac dialout users ipaddr=14.16.53.18 The following message appears: Command Successful. Ple ase reset RAC card! The next e xample supplies values for all command parameters that you can use with the omconfig rac [...]

omconfig rac: Managing the Remote Access Controller 125 Once you have generated the CSR, you can up load the certificate to the RA C using the omconfig rac uploadcert command. omconfig rac modem Use the omconfig rac modem command to configure properties for your R AC’s modem, if present. T able 7-5 shows the valid parameters for the command. Use [...]

126 omconfig rac: Managing the Remote Access Controller T able 7-6. Country Codes for countryc ode Parameter of omconfig rac modem Country Country Code Country Country Code Aus tr al ia A U J ap an JA Aus tr ia AS Ko rea K O Belgium BE Lux embourg L U Bulgaria BU Mexico ME Canada CA Netherlands NE China CH New Zealand NW Czech and Slovak Republic C[...]

omconfig rac: Managing the Remote Access Controller 127 omconfig rac network Use the omconfig rac network command to specify network paramet er values. T able 7-7 shows the valid parameters for the command. Example Command The following example sets one name=value pair . T ype: omconfig rac network ippaddr=123.169.555.216 The following message appe[...]

128 omconfig rac: Managing the Remote Access Controller omconfig rac snmptraps Use the omconfig rac snmptraps command to specify the SNMP trap property values. T able 7-8 shows the valid parameters for the command. Example Commands The following example sets one name=value pair . Ty p e : omconfig rac snmptraps ipaddr=123.166.555.216 index=1 commun[...]

omconfig rac: Managing the Remote Access Controller 129 omconfig rac remote Use the omconfig rac remote command to specify the remote featur es property values. T able 7-9 shows the valid parameters for the command. Example Command The following example sets one name=value pair . Ty p e : omconfig rac remote floppytftpenable=true The following mess[...]

130 omconfig rac: Managing the Remote Access Controller Example Command The following example sets one name=value pair . Ty p e : omconfig rac rmdiali nuser username=jdoe The following message appears: Command Successful. Ple ase reset RAC card! omconfig rac rmdialoutuser Use the omconfig rac rmdialoutuser command to remove a dial-out user . T able[...]

omconfig rac: Managing the Remote Access Controller 131 omconfig rac rmsnmptrap Use the omconfig rac rmsnmptrap command to remove an SNMP trap. T able 7-12 shows the valid parameters for the command. Example Command The following example sets one name=value pair . Ty p e : omconfig rac rmsnmptrap ipaddr=123.199.152.216 The following message appears[...]

132 omconfig rac: Managing the Remote Access Controller omconfig rac reset Use the omconfig rac reset command to reset the R AC. omconfig rac uploadcert Use the omconfig rac uploadcert command to upload the server or CA certificate to the RA C. Y ou must enter the fully qualified pathname of the certificate and select the type of certificate to upl[...]

omconfig rac: Managing the Remote Access Controller 133 Example Command The following example sets one name=value pair . T ype: omconfig rac users username=jdoe The following message appears: Command Successful. Ple ase reset RAC card! numericpagingenable=true | false true : Enables numeric paging. false : Disables numeric paging. numericpagernumbe[...]

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Using the Storage Management Service 135 Using the Storage Management Service Storage Management has a fully-featured command line interface (CLI) that enables you to perform all of Storage Management’s reporting, configuration, and management functi ons from an operating system command shell. The Storage Manag ement CLI also enables you to scrip[...]

136 Using the Storage M anagement Service F or example, the following omconfig command syntax for blinking a physical disk has thr ee levels and three name=value pairs: omconfig storage pdisk action=blink controller= id pdisk=<PDISKID> where PDISKID=<connector :enclosureID :portID | connector:tar getID> In this example, the id in contro[...]

Using the Storage Management Service 137 User Privileges for omreport storage and omconfig storage Storage Management requir es Administrator privileges to use the omconfig storage command. User and P ower User privileges are sufficient to use the omreport storage command. omreport Command The following sections provide the omreport command syntax [...]

138 Using the Storage M anagement Service omreport Storage Help The following table provides the omreport storage command syntax. omreport Controller Status T able 8-3. omreport storage help Command Level 1 Command Le vel 2 Command Level 3 Use omreport storage Displays a list of storage components for which omreport commands are available. pdisk Di[...]

Using the Storage Management Service 139 omreport Global Information (Smart Thermal Shutdown Status) omreport Battery Status omreport Connector Status T able 8-5. omreport Global Information Commands Required Command Levels (1, 2, 3) Optional name=value pairs Use omreport storage globalinfo Displays whether smart thermal shutdown is enabled or disa[...]

140 Using the Storage M anagement Service omreport Enclosure Status omreport T emperature Probe Status controller=id where id is the controller number . F or example: controller=0 connector=id where id is the connector number . F or example: connector=0 Displays information for the specified connector on the controller . T able 8-8. omreport Enclos[...]

Using the Storage Management Service 141 omreport Fan Status controller=id enclosure= <ENCLOSUREID> info=temps index=n where id is the controller number and the enclosure number and “n ” is the number of a temperature probe. F or example: controller=0 enclosure=2 info=temps inde x=1 Displays the specified temperature probe. T able 8-10. o[...]

142 Using the Storage M anagement Service omreport Power Supply Status omreport EMM Status T able 8-11. omreport Powe r Supply Commands Required Command Levels (1, 2, 3) and name=value pair Optional name=value pairs Use omreport storage enclosur e Displays property information for all enclosures attached to the system. controller=id enclosure= <[...]

Using the Storage Management Service 143 omreport Phy sical Disk Status controller=id enclosure= <ENCLOSUREID> info=emms index=n where id is the controller number and the enclosure numb er and “n” is the number of an EMM. F or example: controller=0 enclosure=2 info=emms index=1 Displays the specified EMMs. T able 8-13. omreport Phy s ical[...]

144 Using the Storage M anagement Service omreport Virtual Disk Status omconfig Global Commands The following sections provide the omconfig command syntax required to e xecute the global commands. When ex ecuted, these commands apply to all controllers. Thes e global commands also correspond to the global tasks provided by th e Storage tree view ob[...]

Using the Storage Management Service 145 Example Syntax The omconfig command syntax for enabling thermal shutdo wn does not r equire that you specify a controller or enclosure ID. T o enable thermal shutdown, enter the following: omconfig storage glo balinfo action=enablests NOTE: Y ou can use the omreport storage globalinfo command to determine wh[...]

146 Using the Storage M anagement Service Example Syntax The omconfig command syntax for re scanning all controllers on the system does not requir e that you specify a controller ID. T o do a global re scan of all controllers, enter the following: omconfig storage global info action=globalrescan NOTE: Global rescan is not supported on non-RAID SCSI[...]

Using the Storage Management Service 147 omconfig Rescan Controller Use the following omconfig command syntax to rescan a controller . See the online help for more information about using this command. Complete Syntax omconfig storage controlle r action=rescan controller=id where id is the controller ID as r eported by the omreport storage controll[...]

148 Using the Storage M anagement Service omconfig Enable Controller Alarm Use the following omconfig command syntax to enable the cont roller alarm. See the online help for more information about using this command. Complete Syntax omconfig storage controller action=enablealarm controller=id where id is the controller ID as r eported by the omrepo[...]

Using the Storage Management Service 149 omconfig T est Controller Alarm Use the following omconfig command syntax to test the functional ity of the controller alarm. The alarm will sound for about two seconds. See the online hel p for more information about using this command. Complete Syntax omconfig storage controller action=testalarm controller[...]

150 Using the Storage M anagement Service omconfig Create Virtual Disk The online help provides additional infor mation about creating virtual disks. The omconfig syntax for cr eating a virtual disk ha s several parameters. Y ou must specify the following parameters: • Controller (controller=id) • R AID level (raid=<c| r0| r1| r1c| r5| r10| [...]

Using the Storage Management Service 151 controller=id Parameter (Required) Specify the controller ID as reported by the omreport storage controller command. F or example: controller=2 raid=<c| r0| r1| r1c| r5| r10| r50> Parameter (Required) Use the raid=<c| r0| r1| r1c| r5| r10| r50> parameter to specify concatena tion or a RAID level [...]

152 Using the Storage M anagement Service PDISKID=<connector:e nclosureID:portID | connector:targetID> Use this parameter to specify the physical disks that will be includ ed in the virtual disk. When reconfiguring a virtual disk, you must specify all physical disks to be included in the r econfigured virtual disk. The physical disk specifica[...]

Using the Storage Management Service 153 [writepolicy=<wb| wt| wc| nwc>] Parameter (Optional) Different controllers support diffe r ent write policies. See the onl ine help for more information. The following table indicates how to specify the [writepolicy=<wb| wt| wc| nwc | fwb>] parameter for each of the write policies. [name=<stri[...]

154 Using the Storage M anagement Service Example Syntax F or example, you may want to cr eate a RAID 5 virt ual disk on a PERC 3/QC controller . The online help will help you understand which read, write, and cache po licies ar e supported by this controller . In this example, you decide to cr eate a virtual disk with the following read, write, an[...]

Using the Storage Management Service 155 Example Syntax F or example, to set the background initializa tion rate to 50 on controller 1, enter: omconfig storage controller action =setbgirate controller=1 rate=50 omconfig Set Reconstruct Rate Use the following omconfig command syntax to set the reconstruct rate. Complete Syntax omconfig storage contr[...]

156 Using the Storage M anagement Service Complete Syntax omconfig storage controller action=exportlog controller=id where id is the controller ID as r eported by the omreport storage controller command. Example Syntax F or example, to e xport the log on controller 1 , enter : omconfig storage controller action=exportlog controller=1 By default, th[...]

Using the Storage Management Service 157 Example Syntax F or example, to import and r ecover foreig n configurations on controller 1, enter: omconfig storage controller act ion=importrecoverforeignconfig controller=1 omconfig Clear Foreign Configuration Use the following omconfig command syntax to clear or delete all virtual disks that reside on ph[...]

158 Using the Storage M anagement Service Example Syntax F or example, to start the patrol read task on controller 1, enter : omconfig storage controller act ion=startpatrolread controller=1 NOTE: T o be able to start patrol re ad, the current patrol read mode should be set to "Manual." omconfig Stop Patrol Read Use the following omconfig[...]

Using the Storage Management Service 159 omconfig Blink Virtual Disk Use the following omconfig command syntax to blink the physic al disks included in a virtual disk. Complete Syntax omconfig storage vdisk action=b link controller=id vdisk=id where id is the controller ID and virtual disk ID as r e ported by the omreport command. T o obtain these [...]

160 Using the Storage M anagement Service where id is the controller ID and virtua l disk ID as r eported by the omreport command. T o obtain these values, enter omreport storage controller to display the controller IDs and then enter omreport storage vdisk controller=ID to display the IDs for the virtual disks attached to the controller . Example [...]

Using the Storage Management Service 161 Complete Syntax omconfig storage vdisk action=f astinit controller=id vdisk=id where id is the controller ID and virtua l disk ID as r eported by the omreport command. T o obtain these values, you would enter omreport storage controller to display the cont roller IDs and then enter omreport storage vdisk con[...]

162 Using the Storage M anagement Service omconfig Restore Dead Segments Use the following omconfig command syntax to re cover data from a R A ID 5 virtual disk that has been corrupted. This task attempts to reconstruct data fr om a corrupt portion of a ph ysical disk included in a R A ID 5 virtual disk. Complete Syntax omconfig storage vdisk actio[...]

Using the Storage Management Service 163 Complete Syntax omconfig storage vdisk action=u nmirror controller=id vdisk=id where id is the controller ID and virtua l disk ID as r eported by the omreport command. T o obtain these values, enter omreport storage controller to display the contro ller IDs and then enter omreport storage vdisk controller=ID[...]

164 Using the Storage M anagement Service omconfig Unassign Dedicated Hot Spare Use the following omconfig command syntax to unassign one or more physical disks that wer e previously assigned as a hot spare to a virtual disk. Complete Syntax omconfig storage vdisk action=assi gndedicatedhotspare controller=id vdisk=id pdisk=<PDISKID> assign=n[...]

Using the Storage Management Service 165 omconfig Cancel Check Consistency Use the following omconfig command syntax to cancel a check co nsistency while it is in progress. Complete Syntax omconfig storage vdisk action=canc elcheckconsistency controller=id vdisk=id where id is the controller ID and virtua l disk ID as r eported by the omreport comm[...]

166 Using the Storage M anagement Service Example Syntax F or example, to r esume a check consistency on virtual disk 4 on controller 1, enter: omconfig storage vdisk action=r esumecheckconsisten cy controller=1 vdisk=4 omconfig Delete Virtual Disk Use the following omconfig command syntax to delete a virtual disk. NOTICE: Deleting a virtual disk d[...]

Using the Storage Management Service 167 Example Syntax F or example, to reconfigur e virtual disk 4 to a size of 800 MB, use RAID 5 and physical disks 0 through 3 on connector 0 of controller 1. On a SAS controller , the physical disks reside in enclosure 2. Example for SCSI, SA T A, and A T A Controllers: In this example, enter : omconfig storage[...]

168 Using the Storage M anagement Service Complete Syntax action=rename controlle r=id vdisk=id name=<string> where id is the controller ID and virtual disk ID as r eported by the omreport command and <string> i s t h e new name for the virtual disk. T o obtain the values for controller ID and virtual disk ID, enter omreport storage con[...]

Using the Storage Management Service 169 Complete Syntax action=blink controller=ID action=blink controller=id pdisk=<PDISKID> where id is the controller ID. The <PDISK> variable specifies the physical disk. T o obtain these values, enter omreport storage controller to display the controller IDs and then enter omreport storage pdisk con[...]

170 Using the Storage M anagement Service Example for SAS Controllers: T o unblink the physical disk de scribed in this example, enter: omconfig storage pdisk action=unbl ink controller=1 pdisk=0:2:0 omconfig Prepare to Remove Phy sical Disk Use the following omconfig command syntax to prepar e a physical disk for removal: Complete Syntax omconfig [...]

Using the Storage Management Service 171 Example for SCSI, SA T A, and A T A Controllers: T o initialize the physical disk described in this example, enter: omconfig storage pdisk action=i nitialize controller=1 pdisk=0:3 Example for SAS Controllers: T o initialize the physical disk described in this example, enter: omconfig storage pdisk action=in[...]

172 Using the Storage M anagement Service Example for SCSI, SA T A, and A T A Controllers: T o offline the physical disk described in this example, enter: omconfig storage pdisk action=o ffline controlle r=1 pdisk=0:3 Example for SAS Controllers: T o offline the physical disk described in this example, enter: omconfig storage pdisk action=offl ine [...]

Using the Storage Management Service 173 T o obtain these values, enter omreport storage controller to display the controller IDs and then enter omreport storage pdisk controller=ID to display the IDs for the physical disks attached to the controller . Example Syntax In this example, you want to assign physical disk 3 on connector 0 of controller 1[...]

174 Using the Storage M anagement Service Example for SAS Controllers: T o unassign the physical disk described in this example as a global hot spare, enter : omconfig storage pdisk action=a ssignglobalhotspare controller=1 pdisk=0:2:3 assign=no omconfig Rebuild Phy sical Disk Use the following omconfig command syntax to rebuild a failed phys ical [...]

Using the Storage Management Service 175 Example Syntax In this example, you want to cancel the r ebuild or physical disk 3 on connector 0 of controller 1. On a SAS controller , the physical disk resides in enclosur e 2. Example for SCSI, SA T A, and A T A Controllers: T o cancel the rebuild of the physical disk described in this example, enter : o[...]

176 Using the Storage M anagement Service Complete Syntax omconfig storage pdisk action=clear controller= id pdisk=<PDISKID> where id is the controller ID. The <PDISK> variable specifies the physical disk. T o obtain these values, enter omreport storage controller to display the controller IDs and then enter omreport storage pdisk contr[...]

Using the Storage Management Service 177 omconfig Battery Commands The following sections provide the omconfig command syntax requir ed to execute battery tasks. omconfig Recondition Battery Use the following omconfig command to recondition a control ler battery . F or more information on batteries and the recondition process, see the online help. [...]

178 Using the Storage M anagement Service omconfig Delay Battery Learn Cycle Use the following omconfig command to delay the battery learn cy cle for a specified period of time. The battery learn cycle can be delayed fo r a maximum of seven days or 168 hours. Complete Syntax omconfig storage battery action=de laylearn controller =id battery=id days[...]

Using the Storage Management Service 179 Example Syntax F or example, to r escan connect or 2 on controller 1, enter: omconfig storage connec tor action=rescan cont roller=1 connector=2 omconfig Enclosure Commands The following sections provide the omconfig command syntax requir ed to execute enclosur e tasks. T able 8-26. omconfig Enclosure Comman[...]

180 Using the Storage M anagement Service omconfig Enable Enclosure Alarm Use the following omconfig command syntax to enable the enclosure alarm: Complete Syntax omconfig storage enclosure action=enablealarm controller=id enclosure=<ENCLOSUREID> where id is the controller ID. The <ENCLOSUREID> variable specifies the enclosur e. Example[...]

Using the Storage Management Service 181 omconfig Enable Smart Thermal Shutdown The omconfig storage enclosure action=enablests command was supported in previous r eleases of Storage Management. This command has been replaced by the omconfig storage globalinfo action= enablests command. When enabling smart thermal shutdown an d creating CLI scripts[...]

182 Using the Storage M anagement Service Complete Syntax omconfig storage enclosure a ction=setassetname controller=id enclosure=<ENCLOSUREID> assetname=<string> where id is the controller ID. The <ENCLOSUREID> variable specifies the enclosur e. In this syntax, <string> is a us er -specified alphanumeric string. Example for[...]

Using the Storage Management Service 183 Example for SCSI, SA T A, and A T A Controllers : In this example, temperatur e probe 3 resides in t he enclosure attached to connector 2 on controller 1. T o set the temperature probe thresholds to 10 and 40 ° Celsius, enter : omconfig storage enclosure action=settempprobes controller=1 enclosure=2 index=3[...]

184 Using the Storage M anagement Service Example Syntax F or example, you may want to specify the m inimum and maximum warning thr esholds for all temperature probes to 10 and 40 ° Celsius. Example for SAS Controllers In this example, the temperatur e probes reside in enclosure 3 attached to connector 2 on controller 1. T o set the thresholds for[...]

Using the Storage Management Service 185 Example for SCSI, SA T A, and A T A Controllers : F or example, to blink the LEDs for the enclosur e attached to connector 2 on controller 1, enter : omconfig storage enclosure acti on=blink control ler=1 enclosure=2 Example for SAS Controllers : F or example, to blink the LEDs for enclosur e 3 attached to c[...]

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W orking With CLI Command Results 187 W orking With CLI Command Results Server Administrator Command Line Interface (C LI) users can use command output in various ways. This section explains how to save command outp ut to a file and how to select a format for your command results that fits differ ent objectives. Output Options for Command Results C[...]

188 W orking With CLI Command Results Save Command Results to a F ile That Can Be Overwritten Use the -outc option when you want to overwrite data that is stored in pr eviously written files. F or example, at 11:00 A.M. you captur e fan probe RPM readings for fan pr obe 0 on your system and write the results to a file called fans.txt . Y ou type: o[...]

W orking With CLI Command Results 189 Append Command Results to an Existing File Use the -outa option when you want to append new comma nd results to data stor ed in a previously written file. F or example, at 11 :00 A.M. you captur e fan probe RP M re adings for fan probe 0 on your system and write the results to a file called fans.txt . If you wa[...]

190 W orking With CLI Command Results The available formats include: • List (lst) • Semicolon-separated values (ssv) • T able (tbl) • Raw xml (xml) • Custom delimited format (cdv) Syntax for the formatting option is: <command> -fmt <format option> F or example, type: omreport system su mmary -fmt tbl where -fmt tbl specifies t[...]

W orking With CLI Command Results 191 T able (tbl) Use the tbl or table formatting option to have your data formatted in table rows and columns. T o see the following example command output in table format, type: omreport system su mmary -fmt tbl The e xample output displays as follows: ------------------------------ Network Interface Card 0 Data -[...]

192 W orking With CLI Command Results The e xample output displays as follows: <NICStatus>1</NICStatus><IPAddress>143.166.152.108</IPAddress><Subne tMask>255.255.255.0</SubnetMask><DefaultGateway>143.166.152.1</Defau ltGateway><MACAddr>00-02-b3-23-d2-ca</MACAddr> Custom Delimited Format (c[...]

Glossary 193 Glossary The following list defines or identifies technical terms, abbreviations, and acronyms used in Dell ™ user documents. A Abbreviation for ampere(s). AC Abbreviation for alternating current. AC power switch A switch with two AC power inputs that provides AC power redundancy by failing over to a standby A C in pu t in t he event[...]

194 Glossary backup A copy of a program or data file. As a precaution, you should back up your computer's hard drive on a regular basis. Before making a change to the configuration of your computer, you should back up important start-up files from your operating system. baud rate A measurement of data transmission speed. For example, modems ar[...]

Glossary 195 cache A fast storage area that keeps a copy of data or instructions for quicker data retrieval. For example, your computer's BIOS may cache ROM code in faster RAM. Or, a disk- cache utility may reserve RAM in which to store frequently accessed information from your computer's disk drives; when a program makes a request to a d[...]

196 Glossary config.sy s file The config.sys file is executed when you boot your computer (before running any commands in th e autoexec.bat file). This start-up file contains commands that specify which devices to install and which drivers to use. This file also contains commands that determine how the operating system uses memory and controls file[...]

Glossary 197 DHCP Acronym for dynamic host configuration protocol. A method of configuring a network in which IP addresses are issued by a server, rather than statically assigned to each system. DIMM Acronym for dual in-line memory module. A small circuit board containing DRAM chips that connects to the system board. DIN Acronym for Deutsche Indust[...]

198 Glossary DTE Abbreviation for data terminal equipment. Any device, such as a computer system, that can send data in digital form by means of a cable or communications line. The DTE is connected to the cable or communications line through a data communications equipment (DCE) device, such as a modem. ECC Abbreviation for error checking and corre[...]

Glossary 199 expanded memory A technique for accessing RAM above 1 MB. To enable expanded memory on your computer, you must use an EMM. You should configure your system to support expanded memory only if yo u run application programs that can use (or require) expanded memory. expansion bus Your computer contains an expansion bus that allows the mic[...]

200 Glossary graphics coprocessor See coprocessor . graphics mode A video mode that can be defined as x horizontal by y vertical pixels by z colors. group As it relates to DMI, a group is a data structure that defines common information, or attributes, about a manageable component. GUI Acronym for graphical user interface. h Abbreviation for hexade[...]

Glossary 201 IHV Acronym for independent hardware vendor. IHVs often develop their own MIBs for components that they manufacture. interlacing A technique for increasing video resolution by only updating alternate horizontal lines on the screen. Because interlacing can result in noticeable screen flicker, most users prefer noninterlace d video adapt[...]

202 Glossary kg Abbreviation for kilogram(s), 1,000 grams. kHz Abbreviation for kilohertz, 1,000 hertz. LAN Acronym for local area network. A LAN system is usually confined to the same building or a few nearby buildings, with all equipment linked by wiring dedicated specifically to the LAN. lb Abbreviation for pound(s). LCC Acronym for leaded or le[...]

Glossary 203 MBR Abbreviation for master boot record. MCA Abbreviation for Micro Channel Architecture, which is designed for multiprocessing. MCA eliminates potential conflicts that arise when installing new peripheral devices. MCA is not compatible with either EISA or XT bus architecture, so older cards cannot be used with it. memory A computer ca[...]

204 Glossary mV Abbreviation for millivolt(s). name The name of an object or variable is the exact string that identifies it in an SNMP Management Information Base (MIB) file, or in a DMI Management Information Format (MIF) file, or in a CIM Management Object File (MOF). NDIS Abbreviation for Network Driver Interface Specification. NIC Acronym for [...]

Glossary 205 PCI Abbreviation for Peripheral Component Interconnect. A standard for local-bus implementation developed by Intel Corporation. PCMCIA Personal Computer Memory Card International Association. An international trade association that has developed standards for devices, such as modems and external hard drives, that can be plugged into po[...]

206 Glossary probe An electronic sensor for measuring a quantity or determining system state at a particular point within a system. Server Administrator can monitor temperature, voltage, fan, memory, current and chassis intrusion probes. The probes provide a snapshot of the measured quantity (such as the temperature at a particular place and time) [...]

Glossary 207 read-only file A read-only file is one that you are prohibited from editing or deleting. A file can have read-only status if: • Its read-only attribute is enabled. • It resides on a physically wr ite-protected disk ette or on a diskette in a write-protected drive. • It is located on a network in a directory to which the system ad[...]

208 Glossary SEC Abbreviation for single-edge contact. serial port An I/O port used most ofte n to connect a modem to your computer. You can usually identify a serial port on your computer by its 9-pin connector. settings Settings are conditions of a manageable object help to determine what happens when a certain value is detected in a component. F[...]

Glossary 209 status Refers to the health or functioning of an object. For example, a temperature probe can have the status normal if the probe is meas uring acceptable temperatures. When the probe begins reading temperatures that exceed limits set by the user, it reports a critical status. SVGA Abbreviation for super video graphics array. VGA and S[...]

210 Glossary text editor An application program for e diting text files consisting exclusively of ASCII charact ers. Windows Notepad is a text editor, for example. Most word processors use proprietary file formats co ntaining binary characters, although some can read and write text files. text mode A video mode that can be defined as x columns by y[...]

Glossary 211 utility A program used to manage system resources— memory, disk drives, or printers, for example. UTP Abbreviation for unshielded twisted pair. UUID Acronym for Universal Unique Identification. V Abbreviation for volt(s). VA C Abbreviation for volt(s) alternating current. varbind An algorithm used to assign an object identifier or OI[...]

212 Glossary video memory Most VGA and SVGA video adapters include memory chips in addition to your co mputer's RAM. The amount of video memory installed primarily influences the number of colors that a program can display (with the appropriate video drivers and monitor capabilities). video mode Video adapters normally support multiple text an[...]

Glossary 213 win.ini file A start-up file for the Windows operating system. When you start Windows, it consults the win.ini file to determine a variety of options for the Windows operating environment. Among other things, the win.ini file records what printer(s) and fonts are installed for Windows. The win.ini file also usually includes sections th[...]

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Index 215 Index Symbols -? omconfig, 5 4 omconfig chassis, 5 6 omconfig rac, 1 2 1 omreport, 25 omreport rac, 1 1 4 request for help, 1 9 A about omconfig, 5 5 acquisition information, 1 0 1 optional parameters, 2 0 acquisition information a d d i n g , 101 acswitch omreport chassis, 2 6 omreport command level 3, 2 6 adapter omreport chassis slots,[...]

216 Index 216 Index certificate authority , 124 certificate signing request, 124 change virtual disk policy omconfig, 1 6 7 chassis omconfig, 5 6 chassis fault LED, 74 chassis identification LED, 74 chassis information summary , 31 check consistency omconfig, 1 6 4 check consistency rate omconfig, 1 5 5 clear foreign configuration omconfig, 1 5 7 c[...]

Index 217 conventions for command parameter tables, 21 core cou nt omreport chassis processors, 3 5 CSR a b o u t , 124 generating parameters, 1 2 4 user access levels, 1 2 0 current speed omreport chassis processors, 3 5 curre nts omconfig chassis, 7 0 omreport chassis, 3 0 D data bus width omreport chassis slots, 3 8 default maximum warning thres[...]

218 Index 218 Index F failure messages, 16 fan status omreport, 1 4 1 fancontrol omconfig chassis, 7 2 omreport chassis, 3 0 fans omconfig chassis, 7 1 omreport chassis, 3 0 firmware omreport chassis, 3 1 format virtual disk, 166 formatting CLI command output, 189 frontpanel omconfig chassis, 7 2 omreport chassis, 3 1 G generatecert omconfig rac, 1[...]

Index 219 network omconfig rac, 1 2 7 omreport rac, 1 1 6 NIC property values, 116 nics omreport chassis, 3 4 NIS, 13 NMI button, 31 O offline physical disk omconfig, 1 7 1 omconfg cancel initialize virtual d i s k , 160 omconfig -?, 5 4 about, 5 5 assign dedicated hot s p a r e , 163 assign global hot spare, 1 7 2 blink physical disk, 1 6 8 blink [...]

220 Index 220 Index omconfig chassis bmc name=value pair , 6 2 , 7 6 omconfig chassis currents name=value pairs, 7 0 omconfig chassis fancontr ol name=value pairs, parameters, 7 2 omconfig chassis fans name=value pairs, parameters, 7 1 omconfig chassis frontpanel name=value pair , parameters, 7 3 omconfig chassis info name=value pair , parameters, [...]

Index 221 omconfig rac users example command, 1 3 3 name=value pairs, parameters, 1 3 2 omconfig rac viewcertificate name=value pair , parameters, 1 1 7 omconfig storage battery , 1 7 7 connector , 1 7 8 controller , 1 4 6 enclosure, 1 7 9 globalinfo , 1 4 4 p d i s k , 135, 168 vdisk, 1 5 8 omconfig system alertaction, 8 9 a l e r t l o g , 19, 52[...]

222 Index 222 Index omreport cha ssis bmc name=value pairs, p a r a m e t e r s , 30, 38 omreport cha ssis fancontrol name=value pairs, parameters, 3 0 omreport chas sis ports base I/O address, 3 4 connector type, 3 5 external name, 3 4 IRQ level, 3 4 maximum speed, 3 5 port type, 3 4 omreport chassis processors cache properties, 3 5 connector name[...]

Index 223 pedestinations omconfig system, 9 2 omreport system, 4 3 Physical disks in each stripe, 153 platformevents omconfig system, 9 3 omreport system, 4 4 port type omreport chassis ports, 3 4 ports omreport chassis, 3 4 prepar e to remove physical disk, 170 primary CLI command omconfig, 1 4 o m h e l p , 14, 19 omreport, 14 primary CLI command[...]

224 Index 224 Index shutdown omconfig system, 9 7 omreport system, 4 4 shutdown action omconfig system platformevents, 9 3 slot ID omreport chassis slots, 3 8 slots omreport chassis, 3 8 smart thermal shutdown status, 139 snmp omconfig prefer ences, 8 7 SNMP trap property values, 116 SNMP traps, 95 disabling, 9 5 enabling, 9 5 snmptraps omconfig ra[...]

Index 225 viewcertificate omreport rac, 1 1 7 viewing alert actions for specific components and events, 40 viewing properties for system temperature probes, 38 viewing properties for system voltage probes, 39 viewing properties of system power supplies, 37 viewing properties of system slots, 38 voltage warning thresholds, 85 volts omconfig chassis,[...]

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