Parsing Rules - Dell EMC PowerEdge VRTX User Manual

a complete list of objects and groups, see the Chassis Management Controller for PowerEdge VRTX RACADM Command Line
Reference Guide.
CAUTION: Use the racresetcfg subcommand to reset the database and the CMC Network Interface settings to
the original default settings and remove all users and user configurations. While the root user is available, other users'
settings are also reset to the default settings.
• If you type racadm getconfig -f <filename> .cfg, the command builds a .cfg file for the current CMC configuration.
This configuration file can be used as an example and as a starting point for your unique .cfg file.

Parsing Rules

• Lines that start with a hash character (#) are treated as comments.
A comment line must start in column one. A "#" character in any other column is treated as a # character.
Some modem parameters may include # characters in their strings. An escape character is not required. You may want to
generate a .cfg from a racadm getconfig -f <filename> .cfg command, and then perform a racadm config -f
<filename> .cfg command to a different CMC, without adding escape characters.
For example:
#
# This is a comment
[cfgUserAdmin]
cfgUserAdminPageModemInitString= <Modem init # not
a comment>
• All group entries must be surrounded by open- and close-brackets ([ and ]).
The starting [ character that denotes a group name must be in column one. This group name must be specified before any of the
objects in that group. Objects that do not include an associated group name generate an error. The configuration data is
organized into groups as defined in the database property chapter of the Chassis Management Controller for PowerEdge VRTX
RACADM Command Line Reference Guide. The following example displays a group name, object, and the object's property value:
[cfgLanNetworking] -{group name}
cfgNicIpAddress=143.154.133.121 {object name}
{object value}
• All parameters are specified as "object=value" pairs with no white space between the object, =, or value. White spaces that are
included after the value are ignored. A white space inside a value string remains unmodified. Any character to the right of the =
(for example, a second =, a #, [, ], and so on) is taken as-is. These characters are valid modem chat script characters.
[cfgLanNetworking] -{group name}
cfgNicIpAddress=143.154.133.121 {object value}
• The .cfg parser ignores an index object entry.
You cannot specify which index is used. If the index already exists, it is either used or the new entry is created in the first
available index for that group.
The racadm getconfig -f <filename>.cfg command places a comment in front of index objects, allowing you to see
the included comments.
NOTE: You may create an indexed group manually using the following command:
racadm config -g <groupname>
name>
• The line for an indexed group cannot be deleted from a .cfg file. If you do delete the line with a text editor, RACADM stops when
it parses the configuration file and alert you of the error.
You must remove an indexed object manually using the following command:
racadm config -g <groupname>
NOTE: A NULL string (identified by two " characters) directs the CMC to delete the index for the specified group.
To view the contents of an indexed group, run the following command:
racadm getconfig -g <groupname> -i <index 1-4>
• For indexed groups the object anchor must be the first object after the [ ] pair. The following are examples of the current indexed
groups:
[cfgUserAdmin]
cfgUserAdminUserName= <USER_NAME>
-o <anchored object> -i <index 1-4> <unique anchor
-o <objectname> -i <index 1-4> ""
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