Dell/PowerEdge R410 & R610
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Models
Dell PowerEdge R610 & Dell PowerEdge R410
- 1U rackserver
- 2 3.5" disks or 4 2.5" mini-SAS disks.
Lights Out Management
The DRAC6/e card has a dedicated enterprise addon RJ45 socket which can be used independently from the main NICs.
The drac prompt will either be
/admin1->
or
$
depending on the version.
Common actions
Connecting to serial console
Log in with SSH on the DRAC5/i card as root, and use the command
$ console com2
During system boot, Dell servers show this help screen with key mappings:
Press the spacebar to pause...
KEY MAPPING FOR CONSOLE REDIRECTION:
Use the <ESC><0> key sequence for <F10>
Use the <ESC><!> key sequence for <F11>
Use the <ESC><@> key sequence for <F12>
Use the <ESC><Ctrl><M> key sequence for <Ctrl><M>
Use the <ESC><Ctrl><H> key sequence for <Ctrl><H>
Use the <ESC><Ctrl><I> key sequence for <Ctrl><I>
Use the <ESC><Ctrl><J> key sequence for <Ctrl><J>
Use the <ESC><X><X> key sequence for <Alt><x>, where x is any letter
key, and X is the upper case of that key
Use the <ESC><R><ESC><r><ESC><R> key sequence for <Ctrl><Alt><Del>
Disconnect from the console with Control \
Changing DRAC User Password
Console in to DRAC.
Changing the password:
racadm config -g cfgUserAdmin -o cfgUserAdminPassword -i 2 <newpassword>
Changing the DRAC IP Configuration
Console in to DRAC.
racadm setniccfg -s <ipaddres> <subnetmask> <gateway>
If DRAC fails to connect
when booting go into DRAC settings under Lan settings change from shared to dedicated. Factory direct Dell Motherboard settings are for shared
Also check to make sure DRAC is turned on in the DRAC menu
Power cycling
Log in with SSH on the DRAC5/i card, and use the command:
$ racadm serveraction action
where action is one of the following:
- powerdown - power server off
- powerup - power server on
- powercycle - perform server power cycle
- hardreset - force hard server power reset
- powerstatus - display current power status of server
Alternatively, use the SM CLP shell, after logging in:
$ smclp
Then, use on of the following commands, as suited:
reset /system1
stop /system1
start /system1
PXE booting
racadm config -g cfgServerInfo -o cfgServerBootOnce 1 racadm config -g cfgServerInfo -o cfgServerFirstBootDevice PXE racadm serveraction powercycle console com2
Help screens
$ racadm help
and
$ racadm help command
BIOS settings
The following settings should normally be changed from the defaults & MUST BE CHANGED VIA PHYSICAL CONSOLE:
- Serial communication: On with console redirection via COM2 & set to highest setting (115200)
- Front-panel LCD set to the system hostname
- If system fails pxe boot check the SATA settings in the BIOS if it is set to Auto Disable this setting "only for SAS systems"
You can also find the host's MAC address via the BIOS (for setting up DHCP)
