Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 6.0.1 User Manual

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Page 1 - User's Guide

www.dell.com | support.dell.comDell™ OpenManage™Server Administrator Version 6.0.1Command Line InterfaceUser's Guide

Page 2 - Notes, Cautions, and Warnings

10 Contentsomreport Storage Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151omreport Controller Status. . . . . . . . . . . . . 151omreport Global Inform

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100 omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Serviceipsource=static | dhcp | systemsoftwarestatic: Static if the IP address of the BMC

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omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 101config=serial baudrate=9600 | 19200 | 38400 | 57600 | 1152009600: Sets the connect

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102 omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Serviceconfig=serial (continued)mode=directbasic | directterminal | directbasicterminal |

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omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 103config=serialoverlan enable=true | false true: Enables serial over LAN for the BMC.

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104 omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Serviceconfig=terminalmode (continued)echocontrol=enabled | disabledenabled: Enables chara

Page 8 - Ownership Values 129

omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 105config=user id=number enable=true | falseid=number: ID (in numeric format) of the u

Page 9 - Management Service 147

106 omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Serviceconfig=user (continued)id=number lanaccesslevel=administrator | operator | user| no

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omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 107config=user (continued)id=user id extimpiusergroup=admin | poweruser | custom | non

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108 omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Serviceomconfig chassis temps/omconfig mainsystem tempsUse the omconfig chassis temps or o

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omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 109Setting Minimum and Maximum Warning Threshold ValuesIf you want to set both the upp

Page 13 - Glossary 225

Contents 11omconfig Import Foreign Configuration . . . . . . 175omconfig Import/Recover Foreign Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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110 omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation ServiceValid Parameters for Voltage Warning ThresholdsTable 4-16 shows the valid parameter

Page 15 - Introduction

omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 111When you issue the command and the system sets the values you specify, the followin

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112 omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation ServiceTherefore, for a computer named "myOmsa" running Server Administrator, th

Page 17 - Primary CLI Commands

omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 113The parameters for configuring the SNMP root password are the same whether you conf

Page 18 - Success Messages

114 omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Serviceomconfig preferences useraccessDepending on the policies of your enterprise, you ma

Page 19 - Failure Messages

omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 115For example, if a fan probe on your system reads a fan RPM of 300 and your minimum

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116 omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation ServiceComponents and Events for Which You Can Set Alert ActionsTable 4-22 lists the compo

Page 21 - Command Syntax Overview

omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 117 NOTE: storagectrlbatterywarn and storagectrlbatteryfail events are not available

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118 omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation ServiceExample Current Probe ActionsTo disable system console alert if a current probe det

Page 23 - Using the omhelp Command

omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 119To clear the contents of the alert log, type:omconfig system alertlog action=clearo

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12 Contentsomconfig Physical Disk Commands . . . . . . . . . . . 193omconfig Blink Physical Disk. . . . . . . . . . . . 194omconfig Unblink Physical

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120 omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Serviceomconfig system platformevents/omconfig servermodule platformeventsUse the omconfig

Page 26 - 26 Using the omhelp Command

omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 121Table 4-25 lists the components and the events for which you can set platform event

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122 omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Serviceomconfig system events/omconfig servermodule eventsUse the omconfig system events o

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omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 123SourceAt present, source=snmptraps is a required name=value pair because SNMP is cu

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124 omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Servicethe same system chassis, you can specify whether you want to be notified for event

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omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 125omconfig system webserver/omconfig servermodule webserverUse the omconfig system we

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126 omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation ServiceTo set the amount of time that the system must be hung before a recovery action is

Page 32 - <command level 2> -?

omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 127Example Shutdown CommandsTo set the shutdown action to reboot, type:omconfig system

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128 omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation ServiceExample Thermal Shutdown CommandsTo trigger a thermal shutdown when a temperature p

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omconfig system or servermodule assetinfo: Editing Cost of Ownership Values 1295omconfig system or servermodule assetinfo: Editing Cost of Ownership V

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Contents 13omconfig Set All Temperature Probe Thresholds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214omconfig Reset All Temperature Probe Thresholds

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130 omconfig system or servermodule assetinfo: Editing Cost of Ownership ValuesAdding Acquisition InformationAcquisition refers to the facts about a b

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omconfig system or servermodule assetinfo: Editing Cost of Ownership Values 131Example Commands for Adding Acquisition InformationTo provide a value f

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132 omconfig system or servermodule assetinfo: Editing Cost of Ownership ValuesAdding Depreciation InformationDepreciation is a set of methods for com

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omconfig system or servermodule assetinfo: Editing Cost of Ownership Values 133The following message appears:Asset information set successfully.You ca

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134 omconfig system or servermodule assetinfo: Editing Cost of Ownership ValuesExample Command for Adding Extended Warranty InformationTo provide a va

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omconfig system or servermodule assetinfo: Editing Cost of Ownership Values 135Example Command for Adding Lease InformationTo provide a value for a le

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136 omconfig system or servermodule assetinfo: Editing Cost of Ownership ValuesAdding Maintenance InformationMaintenance refers to activities required

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omconfig system or servermodule assetinfo: Editing Cost of Ownership Values 137You can enter more than one omconfig system assetinfo or omconfig serve

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138 omconfig system or servermodule assetinfo: Editing Cost of Ownership ValuesExample Command for Adding Outsource InformationTo provide a value for

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omconfig system or servermodule assetinfo: Editing Cost of Ownership Values 139Example Command for Adding Owner InformationTo provide a value for an o

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140 omconfig system or servermodule assetinfo: Editing Cost of Ownership ValuesExample Command for Adding Service InformationTo provide a value for a

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omconfig system or servermodule assetinfo: Editing Cost of Ownership Values 141Adding Support InformationSupport refers to technical assistance that t

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142 omconfig system or servermodule assetinfo: Editing Cost of Ownership ValuesExample Command for Adding Support InformationTo provide a value for a

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omconfig system or servermodule assetinfo: Editing Cost of Ownership Values 143Adding System InformationSystem information includes the primary user o

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144 omconfig system or servermodule assetinfo: Editing Cost of Ownership ValuesAdding Warranty InformationUse the omconfig system warranty or omconfig

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omconfig system or servermodule assetinfo: Editing Cost of Ownership Values 145The following message appears:Asset information set successfully.You ca

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146 omconfig system or servermodule assetinfo: Editing Cost of Ownership Values

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Using the Storage Management Service 1476Using the Storage Management ServiceThe CLI of Storage Management enables you to perform all of Storage Manag

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148 Using the Storage Management ServiceTable 6-1 describes these command levels. Following the command levels, the omreport and omconfig command synt

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Using the Storage Management Service 149Table 6-2. Syntax For Name=Value Pairs For ParametersSyntax Description controller=id Indicates the controller

Page 57 - Commands for Viewing Logs

Introduction 151IntroductionYou can perform essential systems management tasks using Dell™ OpenManage™ Server Administrator’s graphical user interface

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150 Using the Storage Management ServiceUser Privileges for omreport storage and omconfig storageStorage Management requires Administrator privileges

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Using the Storage Management Service 151omreport Storage Help Table 6-3 provides the omreport storage command syntax. omreport Controller StatusTable

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152 Using the Storage Management Serviceomreport Global Information (Smart Thermal Shutdown Status)Table 6-5 describes the syntax for the omreport Glo

Page 61 - <component name>

Using the Storage Management Service 153omreport Connector Status Table 6-7describes the syntax for the omreport Connector Commands.omreport Enclosure

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154 Using the Storage Management Serviceomreport Temperature Probe StatusTable 6-9 describes the syntax for the omreport Probe CommandsTable 6-9. omre

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Using the Storage Management Service 155omreport Fan StatusTable 6-10 describes the syntax for the omreport Fan CommandsTable 6-10. omreport Fan Statu

Page 64 - Example Command Output

156 Using the Storage Management Serviceomreport Power Supply StatusTable 6-11 describes the syntax for the omreport Power Supply CommandsTable 6-11.

Page 65 - System Attributes

Using the Storage Management Service 157omreport EMM Status NOTE: The status of the EMMs is displayed as degraded if there is a mismatch between the

Page 66 - Memory Array

158 Using the Storage Management Serviceomreport Physical Disk Status Table 6-13 describes the syntax for the omreport Physical Disk CommandsTable 6-1

Page 67 - Firmware

Using the Storage Management Service 159omreport Virtual Disk Status Table 6-14 describes the syntax for the omreport Virtual Disk Commandsomconfig Gl

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16 Introduction• Display of new memory types (DDR3 Registered, DDR3 Unregistered)• Display of new slot types (PCIe Gen1/2)• Enabling/disabling Non-Uni

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160 Using the Storage Management Servicetemperature of 0 or 50° Celsius. Specifying that only the enclosure be shut down during excessive temperatures

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Using the Storage Management Service 161Example SyntaxThe omconfig command syntax for disabling thermal shutdown does not require that you specify a c

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162 Using the Storage Management ServiceTable 6-16. omconfig Controller CommandsRequired Command Levels (1, 2, 3) Optional name=value pairs omconfig s

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Using the Storage Management Service 163omconfig Rescan Controller Use the following omconfig command syntax to rescan a controller. See Dell OpenMana

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164 Using the Storage Management Serviceomconfig Enable Controller Alarm Use the following omconfig command syntax to enable the controller alarm. See

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Using the Storage Management Service 165omconfig Quiet Controller Alarm Use the following omconfig command syntax to silence an activated controller a

Page 75 - NOTE: You cannot

166 Using the Storage Management Serviceomconfig Reset Controller Configuration Use the following omconfig command syntax to reset the controller conf

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Using the Storage Management Service 167For SCSI, SATA, and ATA Controllers pdisk=connector:enclosureID:portIDwhere connector:enclosureID:portID is th

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168 Using the Storage Management Service[cachepolicy=<d | c>] Parameter (Optional)[readpolicy=<ra| nra| ara| rc| nrc>] Parameter (Optional

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Using the Storage Management Service 169size=<number | max | min> Parameter (Required) Table 6-18 indicates how to specify the size=<number |

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Introduction 17Using CLI Commands from Windows Command PromptsIf you are running the Microsoft Windows® operating system, use the 32-bit command promp

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170 Using the Storage Management Service[cachepolicy=<d | c>] Parameter (Optional) Different controllers support different cache policies. Table

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Using the Storage Management Service 171[writepolicy=<wb| wt| wc| nwc>] Parameter (Optional) Different controllers support different write polic

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172 Using the Storage Management ServiceExample Syntax For example, you may want to create a RAID-5 virtual disk on a PERC 3/QC controller. See the De

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Using the Storage Management Service 173omconfig Set Background Initialization RateUse the following omconfig command syntax to set the background ini

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174 Using the Storage Management Serviceomconfig Set Check Consistency RateUse the following omconfig command syntax to set the check consistency rate

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Using the Storage Management Service 175Depending on the controller, the log file name will either be afa_<mmdd>.log or lsi_<mmdd>.log whe

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176 Using the Storage Management ServiceExample Syntax To import and recover foreign configurations on controller 1, enter: omconfig storage controlle

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Using the Storage Management Service 177Example SyntaxTo set the patrol read on controller 1 to manual mode, enter:omconfig storage controller action=

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178 Using the Storage Management ServiceExample SyntaxTo stop the patrol read task on controller 1, enter:omconfig storage controller action=stoppatro

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Using the Storage Management Service 179Complete Syntaxomconfig storage vdisk action=replacememberdisk controller=id vdisk=id source=<PDISKID> d

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18 IntroductionTable 1-1 lists the primary CLI commands used by Server Administrator. This guide contains a section for each primary command. NOTE: o

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180 Using the Storage Management Serviceomconfig Virtual Disk Commands The following sections provide the omconfig command syntax required to execute

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Using the Storage Management Service 181omconfig Blink Virtual Disk Use the following omconfig command syntax to blink the physical disks included in

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182 Using the Storage Management Serviceomconfig Initialize Virtual Disk Use the following omconfig command syntax to initialize a virtual disk. Compl

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Using the Storage Management Service 183omconfig Fast Initialize Virtual DiskUse the following omconfig command syntax to fast initialize a virtual di

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184 Using the Storage Management Serviceomconfig Cancel Background Initialize Use the following omconfig command syntax to cancel the background initi

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Using the Storage Management Service 185omconfig Split Mirror Use the following omconfig command syntax to separate mirrored data originally configure

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186 Using the Storage Management ServiceComplete Syntax omconfig storage vdisk action=unmirror controller=id vdisk=id where id is the controller ID an

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Using the Storage Management Service 187Example for SCSI, SATA, and ATA Controllers To assign the dedicated hot spare described in this example, enter

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188 Using the Storage Management ServiceExample for SCSI, SATA, and ATA Controllers To unassign the dedicated hot spare described in this example, ent

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Using the Storage Management Service 189omconfig Cancel Check Consistency Use the following omconfig command syntax to cancel a check consistency whil

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Introduction 19Message:Temperature probe warning threshold value(s) set successfully.Command:omconfig chassis biossetup attribute=speaker setting=on M

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190 Using the Storage Management Serviceomconfig Resume Check Consistency Use the following omconfig command syntax to resume a check consistency afte

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Using the Storage Management Service 191omconfig Format Virtual Disk Use the following omconfig command syntax to format a virtual disk. Complete Synt

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192 Using the Storage Management ServiceExample for SCSI, SATA, and ATA Controllers In this example, enter: omconfig storage vdisk action=reconfigure

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Using the Storage Management Service 193Example Syntax To change the read policy of virtual disk 4 on controller 1 to no-read-ahead, enter: omconfig s

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194 Using the Storage Management Serviceomconfig Blink Physical Disk You can blink the light (light emitting diode or LED display) on one or more phys

Page 107 - NOTE: extimpiusergroup

Using the Storage Management Service 195Example for SAS Controllers To blink the physical disk described in this example, enter: omconfig storage pdis

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196 Using the Storage Management Serviceomconfig Prepare to Remove Physical Disk Use the following omconfig command syntax to prepare a physical disk

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Using the Storage Management Service 197omconfig Initialize Physical Disk Use the following omconfig command syntax to initialize a physical disk. Com

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198 Using the Storage Management Serviceomconfig Offline Physical Disk Use the following omconfig command syntax to offline a physical disk: Complete

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Using the Storage Management Service 199Example for SCSI, SATA, and ATA Controllers To offline the physical disk described in this example, enter: omc

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Notes, Cautions, and Warnings NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. CAUTION: A CAUTION indica

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20 IntroductionTy p e :omconfig chassis volts index=3 minwarnthresh=3.300When you enter the revised command with three decimal points, you receive ano

Page 114 - Defining Alert Actions

200 Using the Storage Management Serviceomconfig Assign Global Hot Spare Use the following omconfig command syntax to assign a physical disk as a glob

Page 115 - Available Alert Actions

Using the Storage Management Service 201omconfig Unassign Global Hot Spare Use the following omconfig command syntax to unassign a physical disk as a

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202 Using the Storage Management Serviceomconfig Rebuild Physical Disk Use the following omconfig command syntax to rebuild a failed physical disk. Re

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Using the Storage Management Service 203omconfig Cancel Rebuild Physical DiskUse the following omconfig command syntax to cancel a rebuild that is in

Page 118 - Commands for Clearing Logs

204 Using the Storage Management Serviceomconfig Remove Dead Segments Use the following omconfig command syntax to recover unusable disk space. See th

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Using the Storage Management Service 205omconfig Clear Physical DiskUse the following omconfig command to clear data or a configuration from a physica

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206 Using the Storage Management ServiceExample Syntax In this example, you want to cancel the clear of physical disk 3 on connector 0 of controller 1

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Using the Storage Management Service 207omconfig Recondition Battery Use the following omconfig command to recondition a controller battery. See the D

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208 Using the Storage Management Serviceomconfig Delay Battery Learn CycleUse the following omconfig command to delay the battery learn cycle for a sp

Page 123 - Severity

Using the Storage Management Service 209Complete Syntax omconfig storage connector action=rescan controller=id connector=id where id is the controller

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Introduction 21variables such as owner, primary user phone number, asset tag, and so on. Scripts to populate unique values would set all unique variab

Page 125 - Example Recovery Commands

210 Using the Storage Management Serviceomconfig Enclosure Commands The following sections provide the omconfig command syntax required to execute enc

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Using the Storage Management Service 211Example for SCSI, SATA, and ATA Controllers To enable the alarm on the enclosure attached to connector 2 on co

Page 127 - Example Shutdown Commands

212 Using the Storage Management Serviceomconfig Set Enclosure Asset Tag Use the following omconfig command syntax to specify the enclosure’s asset ta

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Using the Storage Management Service 213Example for SCSI, SATA, and ATA Controllers To specify the asset name to encl43 for the enclosure attached to

Page 129 - Ownership Values

214 Using the Storage Management ServiceExample for SCSI, SATA, and ATA Controllers In this example, temperature probe 3 resides in the enclosure atta

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Using the Storage Management Service 215Complete Syntaxomconfig storage enclosure action=setalltempprobes controller=id enclosure=<ENCLOSUREID>

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216 Using the Storage Management ServiceExample Syntax For example, you may want to reset the thresholds for all temperature probes in enclosure 2 on

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Working With CLI Command Results 2177Working With CLI Command ResultsServer Administrator Command Line Interface (CLI) users can use the command outpu

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218 Working With CLI Command ResultsSUSE® Linux Enterprise Server terminal. To display command output with control over scrolling, type the CLI comman

Page 134 - Adding Lease Information

Working With CLI Command Results 219Four hours later, you repeat the command. You have no interest in the 11:00 A.M. snapshot as written to fans.txt.

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22 IntroductionMany commands use command level 1, command level 2, and command level 3, but do not require any parameters (name=value pairs). Most omr

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220 Working With CLI Command ResultsFans.txt now reads as follows:You can use a text editor to insert the time that each block of data was captured. I

Page 137 - Adding Outsource Information

Working With CLI Command Results 221The available formats include: •List (lst)• Semicolon-separated values (ssv)•Table (tbl)•Raw XML (xml)• Custom del

Page 138 - Adding Owner Information

222 Working With CLI Command ResultsNo special formatting option is required because list format is the default display format. The network data part

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Working With CLI Command Results 223Semicolon-separated Values (ssv)Use the ssv formatting option to deliver output formatted in semicolon-separated v

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224 Working With CLI Command ResultsCustom Delimited Format (cdv)Use the cdv formatting option to report exported data in custom delimited format. You

Page 141 - Adding Support Information

Glossary 225GlossaryThe following list defines or identifies technical terms, abbreviations, and acronyms used in Dell™user documents.AAbbreviation fo

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226 GlossaryASICAcronym for application-specific integrated circuit.ASPIAdvanced SCSI programming interface.ASRAbbreviation for automatic system recov

Page 143 - Adding System Information

Glossary 227backupA copy of a program or data file. As a precaution, back up your computer's hard drive on a regular basis. Before changing the c

Page 144 - Adding Warranty Information

228 Glossarybootable disketteYou can start your computer from a diskette. To make a bootable diskette, insert a diskette in the diskette drive, type s

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Glossary 229capabilityRefers to the actions that an object can perform, or actions that can be taken on a managed object. For example, if a card is ho

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Using the omhelp Command 232Using the omhelp CommandThe omhelp command and its equivalent, <command> -?, accesses the CLI's detailed help t

Page 147 - Using the Storage Management

230 GlossaryCI/OAcronym for comprehensive input/output.cmAbbreviation for centimeter(s).CMCAcronym for Chassis Management Controller.CMOSAcronym for c

Page 148 - Command Elements

Glossary 231conventional memoryThe first 640 KB of RAM. Conventional memory is found in all computers. Unless they are specially designed, MS-DOS® pro

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232 GlossarycursorA marker, such as a block, underscore, or pointer that represents the position at which the next keyboard or mouse action will occur

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Glossary 233DIPAcronym for dual in-line package. A circuit board, such as a system board or expansion card, may contain DIP switches for configuring t

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234 GlossaryDRAMAcronym for dynamic random-access memory. A computer's RAM is usually made up entirely of DRAM chips. Because DRAM chips cannot s

Page 152 - Commands

Glossary 235• Support for up to two controllers, each with up to two devices attachedEISAAcronym for Extended Industry-Standard Architecture, a 32-bit

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236 GlossaryERA/OAcronym for embedded remote access option.ESDAbbreviation for electrostatic discharge.ESMAcronym for embedded server management.expan

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Glossary 237FCCAbbreviation for Federal Communications Commission.FEPROMAcronym for Flash Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory. Flash memory is a ki

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238 GlossaryGBAbbreviation for gigabyte(s). A gigabyte equals 1,024 megabytes or 1,073,741,824 bytes.graphics coprocessorSee coprocessor.groupAs it re

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Glossary 239hot plugThe ability to remove and replace a redundant part while the system is being used. Also called a "hot spare."HPFSAbbrevi

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24 Using the omhelp Command• thrmshutdown• webserverFigure 2-1 shows the levels of help for a command.Figure 2-1. Different Levels of Help for a Comma

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240 GlossaryIHVAcronym for independent hardware vendor. IHVs often develop their own MIBs for components that they manufacture.interlacingA technique

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Glossary 241ISAAcronym for Industry-Standard Architecture. A 16-bit expansion bus design. The expansion-card connectors in an ISA computer are also co

Page 160 - ° Celsius

242 Glossarykey combinationA command requiring you to press multiple keys at the same time. For example, you can reboot your computer by pressing the

Page 161 - Complete Syntax

Glossary 243LOMAcronym for LAN on Motherboard.LPTnThe device names for the first through third parallel printer ports on your computer are LPT1, LPT2,

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244 GlossaryMbpsAbbreviation for megabits per second.MBRAbbreviation for master boot record.MCAAbbreviation for Micro Channel Architecture, which is d

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Glossary 245MIDIAbbreviation for musical instrument digital interface.MIFAcronym for management information format. A MIF file contains information, s

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246 GlossarymVAbbreviation for millivolt(s).nameThe name of an object or variable is the exact string that identifies it in an SNMP Management Informa

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Glossary 247NVRAMAcronym for non-volatile random-access memory. Memory that does not lose its contents when you turn off your computer. NVRAM is used

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248 GlossaryPCIAbbreviation for Peripheral Component Interconnect. A standard for local-bus implementation developed by Intel Corporation.PCMCIAPerson

Page 167 - For SAS Controllers

Glossary 249Plug and PlayAn industry-standard specification that makes it easier to add hardware devices to personal computers. Plug and Play provides

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Using the omhelp Command 25For one info value, specify one or more optional parameter(s). Table 2-1 displays the optional parameters for info=acquisit

Page 169 - Table 6-18. Size Parameter

250 Glossaryprotected modeAn operating mode supported by 80286 or higher microprocessors, protected mode allows operating systems to implement:• A mem

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Glossary 251RAMAcronym for random-access memory. The computer's primary temporary storage area for program instructions and data. Each location i

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252 Glossaryreadme fileA text file included with a software package or hardware product that contains information supplementing or updating the docume

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Glossary 253RTCAbbreviation for real-time clock. Battery-powered clock circuitry inside the computer that keeps the date and time after you turn off t

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254 Glossaryservice tag numberA bar code label on the computer that identifies it when you call Dell for customer or technical support.SGRAMAcronym fo

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Glossary 255SMTPAcronym for Simple Mail Transfer Protocol, a method for exchanging e-mail over the internet.SNMPAbbreviation for Simple Network Manage

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256 GlossaryTwo common DIP switches are used on system boards: slide switches and rocker switches. The names of the switches are based on how the sett

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Glossary 257system.ini fileA start-up file for the Windows operating system. When you start Windows, it consults the system.ini file to determine a va

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258 Glossary• LowerThresholdNon-critical• LowerThresholdCritical• LowerThresholdFataltime-outA specified period of system inactivity that must occur b

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Glossary 259unicodeA fixed width, 16-bit world wide character encoding, developed and maintained by the Unicode Consortium.upper memory areaThe 384 KB

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260 GlossaryvariableA component of a managed object. A temperature probe, for example, has a variable to describe its capabilities, its health or stat

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Glossary 261video driverA program that allows graphics-mode application programs and operating systems to display at a chosen resolution with the desi

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262 GlossaryVLSIAbbreviation for very-large-scale integration.VLVESAAcronym for very low voltage enterprise system architecture.vppAbbreviation for pe

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Glossary 263win.ini fileA start-up file for the Windows operating system. When you start Windows, it consults the win.ini file to determine a variety

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264 Glossary

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Index 265IndexSymbols-?omconfig, 77omconfig chassis, 79omreport, 32request for help, 23Aaboutomconfig, 78acquisitioninformation, 130optional parameter

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Index 266biosomreport chassis, 36biossetupomconfig chassis, 79omreport chassis, 37blinkomconfig, 216blink physical diskomconfig, 194bmcomconfig chassi

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Index 267cmdlogomconfig system, 119omreport system, 57command levels 1,2, and 3omconfig, 72command levels 1,2,3omreport, 29command syntax overview, 21

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Index 268defining alert actions, 114delay battery learn cycleomconfig, 208delete virtual diskomconfig, 190delimitersdata fields, 111depreciation infor

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Index 269fancontrolomconfig chassis, 89omreport chassis, 40fansomconfig chassis, 88omreport chassis, 40firmwareomreport chassis, 41format virtual disk

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omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service 273omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation ServiceThe omreport com

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Index 270maximum warning threshold, 109memoryarrays, 30, 66omreport chassis, 44memorymodeomconfig chassis, 93minimum warning threshold, 109Nname=value

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Index 271rescan controller, 163reset controller configuration, 166reset temperature probe thresholds, 214-215restore dead segments, 184resume check co

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Index 272omconfig enclosure commands, 210omconfig global commands, 159omconfig physical disk commands, 193omconfig preferences, 111cdvformat, 111dirse

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Index 273omconfig virtual disk commands, 180omhelp, 17, 23omreport-?, 32about, 34battery status, 152chassis, 35command levels 1, 2, 3, 29command summa

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Index 274index, 55slot ID, 55omreport modularchassis, 32omreport storagebattery, 152-153controller, 151enclosure, 153-157globalinfo, 152pdisk, 158vdis

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Index 275primary CLI commandomconfig, 17omhelp, 17, 23omreport, 17primary CLI commands, 17processor familyomreport chassis processors, 47processor ver

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Index 276shutdownomconfig system, 126omreport system, 64shutdown actionomconfig system platformevents, 120slot IDomreport chassis slots, 55slotsomrepo

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Index 277unmirroromconfig, 185user access to Server Administratoradministrators only, 114determining, 114least restrictive, 114most restrictive, 114po

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28 omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation ServiceConventions for Parameter TablesWhen listing the parameters that a command can tak

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omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service 29Table 3-2. Command Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 for omreportCommand Level 1Comma

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Contents 3Contents1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15What's New for Version 6.0.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Us

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30 omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Serviceinfo U, P, A Shows a status summary for main system chassis components.intrusion U

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omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service 31storage U, P, A See "Using the Storage Management Service."system/server

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32 omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation ServiceHelp With the omreport CommandUse the omreport -? command to get a list of the ava

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omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service 33Modular Chassis InformationChassis InformationAttribute : ModelValue : Modular Ser

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34 omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Serviceomreport aboutUse the omreport about command to learn the product name and version

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omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service 35omreport chassis/omreport mainsystem CommandsUse the omreport chassis or omreport

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36 omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation ServiceServer Administrator displays the following output:Server Administrator reports va

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omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service 37Server Administrator displays the summary of the BIOS information for your system.

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38 omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation ServiceNIC 1 Displays whether the first NIC is enabled (with or without PXE/iSCSI) or di

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omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service 39Parallel port address Displays whether the address is located on LPT1, LPT2, and L

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4 Contentsomreport modularenclosure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32omreport about . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34omreport chassis/om

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40 omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Serviceomreport chassis bmc/omreport mainsystem bmcThis command is phased-out in this rel

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omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service 41omreport chassis firmware/omreport mainsystem firmwareUse the omreport chassis fir

Page 215 - ° Celsius, enter:

42 omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Serviceomreport chassis hwperformance/omreport mainsystem hwperformanceUse the omreport c

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omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service 43Depending on your configuration, output may resemble the following example:omrepor

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44 omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Serviceomreport chassis leds/omreport mainsystem ledsUse the omreport chassis leds or omr

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omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service 45An unoccupied memory slot still has a connector name. Output for an unoccupied mem

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46 omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Serviceomreport chassis nics/omreport mainsystem nicsUse the omreport chassis nics or omr

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omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service 47Maximum Speed is the port speed. Port speed refers to the data transmission rate o

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48 omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation ServiceThe following fields are defined for the capabilities present on a particular micr

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omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service 49Speed refers to the rate at which the cache can forward data from the main memory

Page 223 - Raw XML (xml)

Contents 5omreport chassis memory/omreport mainsystem memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44omreport chassis nics/omreport mainsystem nics . . .

Page 224 - Custom Delimited Format (cdv)

50 omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation ServiceExternal Socket Name Silk Screen Name is the name printed on the system board next

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omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service 51omreport chassis pwrmonitoring/omreport mainsystem pwrmonitoringUse the omreport c

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52 omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service•Reading •System Peak Power•System Peak Amperage NOTE: The omreport chassis pwrmo

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omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service 53omreport chassis pwrsupplies/omreport mainsystem pwrsuppliesUse the omreport chass

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54 omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Serviceomreport chassis remoteaccess/omreport mainsystem remoteaccessUse the omreport cha

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omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service 55omreport chassis slots/omreport mainsystem slotsUse the omreport chassis slots or

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56 omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Serviceomreport chassis volts/omreport mainsystem voltsUse the omreport chassis volts or

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omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service 57 NOTE: As with all output shown in this guide, the following output is an example

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58 omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation ServiceHealth: OK means that less than 80 percent of the space allotted for the ESM log i

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omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service 59• System Power Probe Detects a Failure• System Peak Power •Power Supply Warning• P

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6 Contentsomreport system pedestinations/omreport servermodule pedestinations . . . . . . 62omreport system platformevents/omreport servermodule pl

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60 omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Serviceomreport system assetinfo/omreport servermodule assetinfoUse the omreport system a

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omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service 61-----------Fans-----------SettingsEnable: CriticalDisable: Informational and Warni

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62 omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation ServiceExample Command for an Event TypeTy p e :omreport system events type=fansoromrepor

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omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service 63Table 3-8 shows the available settings.Table 3-8. Settings for the omreport system

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64 omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Serviceomreport system platformevents/omreport servermodule platformeventsUse the omrepor

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omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service 65The output that appears in your CLI window depends on the systems management softw

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66 omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation ServiceMain System Chassis/Main SystemChassis• Chassis Model• Chassis Service Tag• Chassi

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omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service 67• Slots Available•Slots Used•Ecc TypeBIOS • Manufacturer •BIOS Version• Release Da

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68 omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Serviceomreport system thrmshutdown/omreport servermodule thrmshutdownUse the omreport sy

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omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service 69The output that appears in your CLI window depends on the version of the BIOS, RAI

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Contents 7omconfig chassis frontpanel/omconfig mainsystem frontpanel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90omconfig chassis info/omconfig mainsystem info

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omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 714omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation ServiceThe omconfig command

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72 omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation ServiceConventions for Parameter TablesWhen listing the parameters that a command can take,

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omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 73preferencescdvformat A Specifies the delimiter for separating data fields reported i

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74 omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Servicecmdlog P, A Allows the administrator to clear the command log.esmlog P, A Allows the

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omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 75chassis/ mainsystembiossetup A Configures the behavior of specific system components

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76 omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Serviceleds P, A Specifies when to flash a chassis fault LED or chassis identification LED,

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omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 77Help With the omconfig CommandUse the omconfig -? command to get a list of the avail

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78 omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation ServiceIn the case of the omconfig system alertaction command, you can use various options

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omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 79Server Administrator includes a number of services, each of which has a version numb

Page 256 - • Various ROM chips

8 Contentsomconfig system recovery/omconfig servermodule recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125omconfig system shutdown/omconfig servermodule shu

Page 257 - • UpperThresholdNon-critical

80 omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation ServiceTable 4-3 shows the name=value pairs you can use with this command.Table 4-3. BIOS S

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omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 81attribute=dbs setting=enable | disable enable: Enables Demand Based Power Management

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82 omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Serviceattribute=extserial setting=com1 | com2 | rad com1: Maps external serial connector t

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omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 83attribute=nic1 setting=enabled | enabledwithpxe | disabled | enabledonly | enabledno

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84 omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Serviceattribute=nic3 setting=enabled | enabledwithpxe | disabled | enabledonly | enabledno

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omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 85attribute=ppaddress setting=off | lpt1 | lpt2 | lpt3off: Disables the parallel port

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86 omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Serviceattribute=sata setting=off | ata | raid off: Disables the SATA controller.ata: Sets

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omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 87attribute=serialport2setting=off | auto | com2 |com4off: Disables serial port 2.auto

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88 omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Serviceomconfig chassis bmc/omconfig mainsystem bmc NOTE: This command is phased-out in th

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omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 89You cannot default one value and set another. In other words, if you default the min

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Contents 9Adding Outsource Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137Example Command for Adding Outsource Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

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90 omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Serviceomconfig chassis frontpanel/omconfig mainsystem frontpanelUse the omconfig chassis f

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omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 91omconfig chassis info/omconfig mainsystem infoUse the omconfig chassis info or omcon

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92 omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation ServiceIndex 0 always defaults to the main system chassis. The following command omits inde

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omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 93omconfig chassis memorymode/omconfig mainsystem memorymodeUse the omconfig chassis m

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94 omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation ServiceTable 4-9 shows the valid parameters for the command.omconfig chassis pwrmanagement/

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omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 95unit=watt | btuphr | percentwatt: Displays the unit in Watts.btuphr: Displays the un

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96 omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service NOTE: Reboot your system for the power profiles setup options to take effect.omcon

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omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 97omconfig chassis pwrmonitoring config=probe index=0 warnthresh=settodefaultoromconfi

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98 omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service• Advanced settings for a serial over LAN connection.• Information on a BMC or RAC u

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omconfig: Managing Components Using the Instrumentation Service 99nicselection=sharedwithfailoveronall | nic1 | teamednic1nic2 | dracnicsharedwithfail

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