Users Guide

Mapping virtual drive................................................................................................................................................239
Unmapping virtual drive...........................................................................................................................................240
Setting boot order through BIOS................................................................................................................................240
Enabling boot once for virtual media.......................................................................................................................... 241
Chapter 16: Installing and using VMCLI utility............................................................................242
Installing VMCLI...............................................................................................................................................................242
Running VMCLI utility.................................................................................................................................................... 242
VMCLI syntax...................................................................................................................................................................242
VMCLI commands to access virtual media ........................................................................................................243
VMCLI operating system shell options ............................................................................................................... 243
Chapter 17: Managing vFlash SD card........................................................................................ 245
Configuring vFlash SD card..........................................................................................................................................245
Viewing vFlash SD card properties.......................................................................................................................245
Enabling or disabling vFlash functionality............................................................................................................246
Initializing vFlash SD card........................................................................................................................................247
Getting the last status using RACADM............................................................................................................... 247
Managing vFlash partitions...........................................................................................................................................248
Creating an empty partition....................................................................................................................................248
Creating a partition using an image file............................................................................................................... 249
Formatting a partition.............................................................................................................................................. 250
Viewing available partitions.................................................................................................................................... 250
Modifying a partition................................................................................................................................................. 251
Attaching or detaching partitions.......................................................................................................................... 251
Deleting existing partitions..................................................................................................................................... 252
Downloading partition contents.............................................................................................................................253
Booting to a partition............................................................................................................................................... 253
Chapter 18: Using SMCLP..........................................................................................................255
System management capabilities using SMCLP..................................................................................................... 255
Running SMCLP commands.........................................................................................................................................255
iDRAC SMCLP syntax....................................................................................................................................................256
Navigating the map address space.............................................................................................................................259
Using show verb..............................................................................................................................................................259
Using the -display option.........................................................................................................................................259
Using the -level option.............................................................................................................................................260
Using the -output option.........................................................................................................................................260
Usage examples...............................................................................................................................................................260
Server power management.................................................................................................................................... 260
SEL management...................................................................................................................................................... 260
Map target navigation..............................................................................................................................................262
Chapter 19: Using iDRAC Service Module...................................................................................263
Installing iDRAC Service Module................................................................................................................................. 263
Supported operating systems for iDRAC Service Module.................................................................................... 263
iDRAC Service Module monitoring features.............................................................................................................263
Using iDRAC Service Module from iDRAC web interface.....................................................................................270
Using iDRAC Service Module from RACADM.......................................................................................................... 270
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