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Deploying Your Operating System Using VMCLI 243
If your operating system supports administrator privileges or an operating
system-specific privilege or group membership, administrator privileges are
also required to run the VMCLI command.
The client system’s administrator controls user groups and privileges, thereby
controlling the users who can run the utility.
For Windows systems, you must have Power User privileges to run the
VMCLI utility.
For Linux systems, you can access the VMCLI utility without administrator
privileges by using the sudo command. This command provides a centralized
means of providing non-administrator access and logs all user commands.
To add or edit users in the VMCLI group, the administrator uses the visudo
command. Users without administrator privileges can add the sudo command
as a prefix to the VMCLI command line (or to the VMCLI script) to obtain
access to the iDRAC6 in the remote system and run the utility.
Installing the VMCLI Utility
The VMCLI utility is located on the Dell Systems Management Tools and
Documentation DVD, which is included with your Dell OpenManage System
Management Software Kit. To install the utility, insert the Dell Systems
Management Tools and Documentation DVD into your system’s DVD drive
and follow the on-screen instructions.
The Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD contains the
latest systems management software products, including storage
management, remote access service, and the IPMItool utility. This DVD also
contains readme files, which provide the latest systems management software
product information.
The Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD includes
vm6deploy—a sample script that illustrates how to use the VMCLI and
IPMItool utilities to deploy software to multiple remote systems.
NOTE: The vm6deploy script is dependent upon the other files that are present in
its directory when it is installed. If you want to use the script from another directory,
you must copy all of the files with it. If the IPMItool utility is not installed, the utility
needs to be copied in addition to the other files.
Command Line Options
The VMCLI interface is identical on both Windows and Linux systems.