iDRAC Commands

The following commands can be issued from inside the Windows OS to control the iDRAC. OpenManage must be installed on the server.

Get Network Config

racadm getniccfg

Change Network Config

racadm config -g cfgLanNetworking -o cfgNicEnable 1
racadm config -g cfgLanNetworking -o cfgNicIpAddress x.x.x.x
racadm config -g cfgLanNetworking -o cfgNicNetmask 255.255.255.0
racadm config -g cfgLanNetworking -o cfgNicGateway x.x.x.x
racadm config -g cfgLanNetworking -o cfgNicUseDHCP 0
racadm config -g cfgLanNetworking -o cfgDNSServersFromDHCP 0
racadm config -g cfgLanNetworking -o cfgDNSServer1 y.y.y.y
racadm config -g cfgLanNetworking -o cfgDNSServer2 y.y.y.y

Soft reset iDRAC

racadm racreset

Change DRAC to or from Dedicated NIC and Shared NIC

racadm config -g cfgLAnNetworking -o cfgNicSelection 0 or 1 (0 for shared, 1 for dedicated)

Changing root password

racadm config -g cfgUserAdmin -o cfgUserAdminPassword -i 2 newpassword

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