Installation Manual

270 Configuring vFlash SD Card and Managing vFlash Partitions
5 Click Initialize . All existing partitions are removed and the card is reset. A
confirmation message is displayed.
6 Click OK . After initialize operation is complete, a successful message is
displayed.
NOTE: Initialize is enabled only if you select the vFlash Enabled option.
If any vFlash partition is attached, the initialize operation fails and an error
message is displayed.
If you click any option on the vFlash pages when an application such as
WSMAN provider, iDRAC6 Configuration Utility, or RACADM is using
vFlash, or if you navigate to some other page in the GUI, iDRAC6 may
display the following message
vFlash is currently in use by another process. Try
again after some time.
Configuring vFlash or Standard SD Card Using
RACADM
You can view and configure the vFlash or standard SD card using RACADM
commands from local, remote, or Telnet/SSH console.
NOTE: You must have Configure iDRAC permission to enable or disable vFlash, and
initialize the card.
Displaying the vFlash or Standard SD Card Properties
Open a telnet/SSH/Serial console to the server, log in, and enter the following
command:
racadm getconfig -g cfgvFlashSD
The following read-only properties are displayed:
• cfgvFlashSDSize
• cfgvFlashSDLicense
• cfgvFlashSDAvailableSize
• cfgvFlashSDHealth