You can install Dell OpenManage on CentOS and RHEL by following the instructions here and on Ubuntu by following the instructions here. The attribute that contains this value in the Dell iDRAC7 is read only and cannot be changed by the user as shown with the following command: /admin1-> racadm config -g ifcRacManagedNodeOs -o ifcRacMnOsHostname build01ĮRROR: The specified object is READ ONLY and cannot be modified. If you need to change the Host Name field as reported by command racadm getsysinfo and the System Host Name field as shown in the Dell iDRAC7 web GUI in the following screenshot, you must install Dell OpenManage on the particular server: Racadm config -g cfgServerInfo -o cfgServerFirstBootDevice HDD Racadm config -g cfgServerInfo -o cfgServerFirstBootDevice PXEĬonfigure the server to boot to the local hard drive every time: racadm config -g cfgServerInfo -o cfgServerBootOnce 0 Set Server to PXE Boot Once and Power CycleĬonfigure the server to PXE boot once and reboot immediately: racadm config -g cfgServerInfo -o cfgServerBootOnce 1 Racadm config -g cfgServerInfo -o cfgServerFirstBootDevice VCD-DVD Log in via SSH to the Dell iDRAC: ssh _ADDRESSĬonfigure the server to boot from Virtual CD/DVD once and reboot immediately: racadm config -g cfgServerInfo -o cfgServerBootOnce 1 Set Server to Boot from Virtual CD/DVD Once and Power Cycle This post will be an ever growing list of Dell iDRAC racadm commands, scripts, and ways to automate repetitive tasks. Because of SSH, it is possible to automate actions that would otherwise take a long time to do via the web interface. However, you can log in via SSH to a Dell iDRAC and use the racadm command to perform actions against the physical server. The Dell iDRAC web interface has always been cumbersome to deal with.

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