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srvadmin

Introduction​

This cheat sheet provides a quick reference for some common srvadmin commands and concepts. srvadmin is a command-line utility used for managing Dell servers and hardware components.

srvadmin Concepts​

Basic srvadmin Usage​

srvadmin provides various commands for monitoring and managing Dell server hardware.

  • Display the overall hardware status:

    srvadmin-all srvinfo

  • View information about a specific hardware component (e.g., RAID controller):

    srvadmin-all smbios

System Health​

Check the health status of the server and its components.

  • Check overall system health:

    srvadmin-all omreport chassis info

  • Check RAID controller status:

    srvadmin-all storage controller

  • Check hardware sensor information:

    srvadmin-all omreport chassis temps

Hardware Inventory​

Retrieve information about hardware components and their status.

  • View hardware inventory:

    srvadmin-all omreport system summary

  • List all installed hardware components:

    srvadmin-all omreport chassis components

Remote Management​

srvadmin supports remote management of Dell servers.

  • Connect to a remote server:

    srvadmin-all racadm -r hostname -u username -p password

  • Get the power status of a remote server:

    srvadmin-all racadm -r hostname -u username -p password serveraction powerstatus

  • Power on a remote server:

    srvadmin-all racadm -r hostname -u username -p password serveraction powerup

Hardware Alerts​

Monitor hardware alerts and events.

  • View hardware alerts:

    srvadmin-all omreport eventlog list

  • Clear hardware alerts:

    srvadmin-all omconfig eventlog action=clear

srvadmin Command-Line​

  • Display the overall hardware status:

    srvadmin-all srvinfo

  • View information about a specific hardware component (e.g., RAID controller):

    srvadmin-all smbios

  • Check overall system health:

    srvadmin-all omreport chassis info

  • Check RAID controller status:

    srvadmin-all storage controller

  • Check hardware sensor information:

    srvadmin-all omreport chassis temps

  • View hardware inventory:

    srvadmin-all omreport system summary

  • List all installed hardware components:

    srvadmin-all omreport chassis components

  • Connect to a remote server:

    srvadmin-all racadm -r hostname -u username -p password

  • Get the power status of a remote server:

    srvadmin-all racadm -r hostname -u username -p password serveraction powerstatus

  • Power on a remote server:

    srvadmin-all racadm -r hostname -u username -p password serveraction powerup

  • View hardware alerts:

    srvadmin-all omreport eventlog list

  • Clear hardware alerts:

    srvadmin-all omconfig eventlog action=clear

Conclusion​

This cheat sheet covers some common srvadmin commands and concepts. srvadmin is a valuable tool for managing Dell servers and monitoring hardware components, making it essential for system administrators and server maintenance tasks; refer to the Dell OpenManage Server Administrator documentation for more in-depth information and advanced usage.