scadm Commands

The scadm commands provide equivalent functionality to that of the ALOM commands.

How to Use the scadm Commands

Make sure that you have set your path to the scadm utility and have logged in to the host system as root, or use the cd command to move to the /usr/platform/platform-name/sbin directory, where platform-name is the platform name for your host server.

To use a command, type the following at the host system's superuser prompt. Substitute the command you want to use for command.

# scadm command

The following list describes the commands for the scadm utility.

Command	Description
help	Displays a list of scadm commands and brief descriptions and syntax for each command.
date	Displays the date and time.
shownetwork	Displays the current network configuration information.
show	Displays the current value of the specified ALOM configuration variable.
loghistory	Displays the events logged in the ALOM event buffer.
resetrsc [-s]	Resets ALOM immediately. The -s option specifies a soft reset.
set	Sets the specified ALOM configuration variable to the assigned value.
download	Downloads main or bootmon firmware to the ALOM flash PROM.
modem_setup	Communicates with the modem on supported platforms.
send_event [-c]	Sends a custom message as an event. The -c option assigns a critical level to the event.
version [-v]	Displays ALOM version information. The -v option provides verbose output.
useradd	Adds an ALOM user account.
userdel	Deletes an ALOM user account.
usershow	Shows the information for an ALOM user account.
userpassword	Sets or changes a user's password.
userperm	Sets or changes a user's permissions.