Installation Manual

272 Configuring vFlash SD Card and Managing vFlash Partitions
Resetting the vFlash or Standard SD Card
Open a telnet/SSH/Serial console to the server, log in, and enter:
racadm vflashsd initialize
For more information about vflashsd, see the RACADM Command Line
Reference Guide for iDRAC6 and CMC available on the Dell Support website
at dell.com/support/manuals.
NOTE: The racadm vmkey reset command is deprecated from 1.5 release
onwards. The functionality of this command is now covered by vflashsd
initialize
. While execution of the vmkey reset command will be
successful, it is recommended to use the
vflashsd initialize
command. For more information, see "Initializing the vFlash or Standard SD Card" on
page 271.
Managing vFlash Partitions Using iDRAC6 Web
Interface
You can perform the following:
• Create an empty partition
• Create a partition using an image file
• Format a partition
• View available partitions
• Modify a partition
• Attach/Detach a partition
• Delete existing partitions
• Download the contents of a partition
• Boot to a partition
Creating an Empty Partition
An empty partition is similar to an empty USB key. You can create empty
partitions on a vFlash or standard SD card. You can choose to create partition
of type Floppy or Hard Disk. The partition type CD is not supported for
creating empty partitions.
NOTE: You must have Access Virtual Media privilege to create empty partitions.