Installation Manual

Configuring vFlash SD Card and Managing vFlash Partitions 275
Before creating a partition from an image file, ensure the following:
• The card is initialized.
• The card is not write-protected.
• An initialize operation is not already being performed on the card.
NOTE: When creating partition from an image file, ensure that the image type
and the emulation type match. iDRAC emulates the image as the image type
specified. There may be issues when the uploaded image and the emulation
type do not match. For example, if the partition is created using an ISO image
and the emulation type is specified as Hard Disk, then the BIOS will not be
able to boot from this image.
To create a vFlash partition using an image file:
1
On the iDRAC6 Web interface, select System  vFlash tab  Create
From Image
subtab. The Create Partition from Image File page is
displayed.
2 Enter the information mentioned in Table 15-3.
3 Click Apply . A new partition is created.
An error message is displayed if:
• The card is write-protected.
• The label name matches the label of an existing partition.
• The size of the image file is greater than 4GB or exceeds the available
space on the card.
• The image file does not exist or the image file extension is neither
.img nor .iso .
• An initialize operation is already being performed on the card.