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biosscan

Description

Allows iDRAC to scan the BIOS on scheduled intervals or as requested by the user.

Synopsis

  • Schedule: racadm biosscan -s <Frequency Type>
  • Or: racadm biosscan -s <frequency> -t <start-time> -d <start-date>

Input

  • -s — Schedule type:
  • 0: Never schedule and delete existing schedules
  • 1: Schedule now
  • 2: Schedule daily
  • 3: Schedule weekly
  • 4: Schedule monthly
  • 5: Schedule yearly
  • -t <HH:00> — Start time in 24-hour format (minutes must be 00). Default: 23:00
  • -d <YYYY-MM-DD> — Start date. Default: current date

Notes: - -t and -d must be specified together, not applicable for -s 0 and -s 1 - In modular systems, scheduled start time (minutes) may vary based on server slot number

Examples

  • Scan immediately: racadm biosscan -s 1
  • Daily scan: racadm biosscan -s 2
  • Weekly scan at 21:00 from Dec 20, 2020: racadm biosscan -s 3 -t 21:00 -d 2020-12-20
  • Weekly from today at default time: racadm biosscan -s 3