Users Guide

• iDRAC.vflashsd.AvailableSize
• iDRAC.vflashsd.Health
• iDRAC.vflashsd.Licensed
• iDRAC.vflashsd.Size
• iDRAC.vflashsd.WriteProtect
For more information about these objects, see the iDRAC RACADM Command Line Interface Reference Guide available at
dell.com/idracmanuals.
Viewing vFlash SD card properties using iDRAC settings utility
To view the vFlash SD card properties, in the iDRAC Settings Utility, go to Media and USB Port Settings. The Media and USB
Port Settings
page displays the properties. For information about the displayed properties, see the iDRAC Settings Utility Online
Help.
Enabling or disabling vFlash functionality
You must enable the vFlash functionality to perform partition management.
Enabling or disabling vFlash functionality using web interface
To enable or disable the vFlash functionality:
1. In the iDRAC web interface, go to Overview → Server → vFlash.
The SD Card Properties page is displayed.
2. Select or clear the vFLASH Enabled option to enable or disable the vFlash functionality. If any vFlash partition is attached, you
cannot disable vFlash and an error message is displayed.
NOTE: If vFlash functionality is disabled, SD card properties are not displayed.
3. Click Apply. The vFlash functionality is enabled or disabled based on the selection.
Enabling or disabling vFlash functionality using RACADM
To enable or disable the vFlash functionality using RACADM:
racadm set iDRAC.vflashsd.Enable [n]
n
=0 Disabled
n=1 Enabled
NOTE: The RACADM command functions only if a vFlash SD card is present. If a card is not present, the following
message is displayed: ERROR: SD Card not present .
Enabling or disabling vFlash functionality using iDRAC settings utility
To enable or disable the vFlash functionality:
1. In the iDRAC Settings utility, go to Media and USB Port Settings.
The iDRAC Settings . Media and USB Port Settings page is displayed.
2. In the vFlash Media section, select Enabled to enable vFlash functionality or select Disabled to disable the vFlash functionality.
3. Click Back, click Finish, and then click Yes.
The vFlash functionality is enabled or disabled based on the selection.
Initializing vFlash SD card
The initialize operation reformats the SD card and configures the initial vFlash system information on the card.
NOTE: If the SD card is write-protected, then the Initialize option is disabled.
Initializing vFlash SD card using web interface
To initialize the vFlash SD card:
1. In the iDRAC Web interface, go to Overview → Server → vFlash.
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