connectDescription Connects to the switch or server serial console.Synopsis • racadm connect [-b] <server-n>• racadm connect [-b] <switch-n>Input -b — Connects to the switch or console using the binary mode. This is an optional argument; aserver or a switch must be present.NOTE: If you use the -b option, reset the CMC to terminate the connect operation.• server-n, wheren=1–4• switch-n, wheren=1deployDescription Configures the static IP address, subnet mask, gateway, and password for the rootuser on iDRAC for the specified server.To use this subcommand, you must have the Server Administrator privilege.NOTE: You can also use setniccfg to configure static IP address, subnet mask,gateway, DHCP, speed, and duplex properties.Synopsis • racadm deploy -m <module> -u root -p <password> -s<ipaddress> <subnet> <gateway> -b <device> -o <no|yes>• racadm deploy -m <module> -u root -p <password> -s-6 <ipv6Address> <prefixlen> <gateway> -b <device>-o <no|yes>where <prefixlen> is a number between 0 and 128.• racadm deploy -m <module> -u root -p <password> -d[-6]• racadm deploy -a -u root -p <password>Input • -b <device> — Specifies the first boot device; must be used with -o.• Use with -m <module> to specify for an individual server, or with -a for allserversLegal values: device=None, PXE, HDD, CD-DVD, vFDD, vCD-DVD, iSCSI, SD,FDD, RFS• -o <no|yes> — Indicates if the server should boot from the device once; mustbe used with -o.Use with -m <module> to specify for an individual server, or with -a for allservers• -a — Creates and enables an iDRAC root user if it does not already exist, andis executed on all the existing servers in the chassis• -u root — Indicates that the <password> is supplied for the root user on theserver. root is a constant parameter, the only value that is valid with the ‑uoption.• -m <module> — Specifies the server you want to configure.Legal values: server-n wheren=1–4• -p <password> — Specifies the password for the root user on the server.27
